What a REAL web developer interview is like (Front End)

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[reallyboringindividual]

As a developer with 11 years of experience, I went through more of those interviews than I can count. Now, I'm in the position where I hire people - and I completely abandoned the industry standard quiz routine. Based on my own personal experience, my belief is that a good software developer will have a certain mindset and good problem solving skills. With enough experience, I really don't care if they used React before or not. Is it a plus? Sure. Besides, we're not robots. We can't possibly remember everything. That's what documentation is for.

[RR-gwuj]

Me: Applies for Python position.

Interviewer: How about this Java job?

[kreatur_]

Why do I get nervous just by watching this I'm not even the one being interviewed lol

[louisesaintmartine]

Josh: "It's always a good Monday". No one hires liars Josh.

[DeusEx]

This makes me feel much better for my interviews. You're one brave dude, putting yourself out there being all human and stuff - thanks.

[tacop]

I have 1 year left of my CS degree and know nothing this guys talking about. This terrifies me.

[binihalex]

I got nervous just by watching you get interviewed

[mgtowindia]

Interviewer: react lifecycle ?
He: speaks Chinese.

[ferdlc]

Good sh1t dude, I've never seen someone do a video like this where the interview is actually real and not fake to the point where everything is perfect. This video gave me confidence about interviews. I realized now that even people with alot of experience like you, Still dont have interviews go 100% right. Everyone is human and we aren't perfect. I hate those fake videos where people make themselves seem like robots

[JimmyRowe-fvcw]

I first watched this video in early 2019 after I’d just had an interview for an entry-level web developer job, and there was so much in this video I didn’t understand. It really got me down. Through sheer luck (and maybe a lack of other applicants) I landed the job. A year and a half later and I’ve watched this video again, and I could’ve answered every single question. I’ve been feeling really down recently because I think I’m really bad at my job and I’m not learning anything, but this video helped me get some perspective.

[epicmetod]

_Tell me what you like about REACT._
me : "yeah i like them video especially elders reacts to cats and GTA 5"

[steppan]

Thanks for sharing Joshua, felt nervous for you. Was so good to see that they are not really much different to a standard interview, besides checking knowledge. Phone interviews are mostly to see if you're likeable and know how to communicate.

[ChicagoJ]

I’ve been a web dev for years and been on my fair share of these types of interviews. One suggestion I would make to anyone preparing, is learn to tell stories. I don’t mean your life story, but take the question you are asked and tie it into an experience you have had on a project if possible. Or anything tech you know where you can tie the question into something you know. You display your level of experience and knowledge this way. Don’t just say yes or no to questions, or simply provide the answer.

Also, some recruiters will ask candidates what questions were asked and can give you a heads up. This is a huge advantage if you can get this information, since you can prep for topic areas before the interview. It’s almost like cheating 😎

And don’t worry about bombing an interview. All it takes is one that gets you a new job.

But cool video. This is definitely what an interview is like.

[ivanpolchenko]

This was totally awesome. glad to know that not everyone sounds like a rockstar and nails every answer on their interview! Thanks for uploading this!

[praxisdev]

This is a great video giving us a view into an important, real-life part of the process. Thanks for being open and vulnerable in sharing this. I could never have done it, lol.

[sethjones]

I freaking love how you don't try to make your voice sound like a youtuber. You're awesome man, keep it up.

[Avean]

Interviews like this seem like a dream where they actually ask you proper questions. Ive gotten "If you could be a superhero, who would you be? And why? " Which have resulted in the cringiest interviews on this I once got "Who do you look up to?" And i answered Rambo :/

[aaac]

hey guys, just had a junior react + node interview, here are some questions: How you handle errors in React? How you keep all NPM packages up to date? How you ensure there're no vulnerabilities within dependencies? How you keep code within Node organized? Walk me through your workflow process when you start a new React project? Which are some of your favorite Node libraries? When is it appropriate to use context in React? State vs props? What is an agile shop? ... hope this helps. good luck to all!

[CodingPhase]

good video there's always a cringy moment in every interview so props for putting it out there is good to show people not everything goes perfect and it's impossible to remember every bullshit keyword in this industry lol too much shit to remember

[KabooM]

I don't like phone interviews. I prefer face to face. Even though I'm introverted and socially anxious, it makes me even more anxious when I can't see their facial expressions in real time lol. I hope I won't have to do many of these unless necessary... Skype interviews are much better.