Interview Questions

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Walter: Interviewers get the most value from follow-ups, not the initial question
“What I will say, though, about interview questions, by the way, is I don't anchor a lot on the first question. What I find the most value from are the follow-ups.”
Jules Walter Jan 5, 2023 ▶ 1:09:02 Leveraging mentors to uplevel your career | Jules Walter (YouTube, Slack)
Beck: Candidates Script Hypothetical Answers, So Ask Past-Tense Interview Questions
“It's one of my favorite ways to ask interview questions because people tend to know the quote-unquote right answer to a question, and so if you ask for a specific example, you're calling upon them to actually speak to an experience they've had, and it's just g…”
Pia Beck Mar 12, 2021 ▶ 17:32 The 3 Things She Gives Her Team That Nobody Ever Gave Her
Bartram: Interview consistency matters more than which questions companies ask
“So like to come, just like to make sure that you're asking everyone the same question and make sure that you're evaluating them in the same way. And I think that's more important than what you're actually asking, right?”
Ammon Bartram May 17, 2017 ▶ 30:01 Hiring Engineers with Ammon Bartram · Y Combinator

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