Creating an Effective Developer Interview Process
Creating an Effective Developer Interview Process
Class Description
In this workshop led by Gayle Laakmann McDowell, former Google software engineer, interviewer and the author of the bestselling book Cracking the Coding Interview, you'll be hands-on, covering all the specifics you'll need to know about coding interviews. It will start with an overview of the hiring process and dive into more detail about types of interview questions (behavioral, knowledge, algorithms/coding, and design). You will learn how to create a hiring process that is efficient, sets a high and consistent bar, and attracts strong candidates.
Although sections of the workshop will be highly technical, non-technical people are encouraged to attend. You will learn:
- Differences between assessing senior candidates and junior candidates
- The goals and limitations of technology-specific questions
- Selecting and asking appropriate algorithm questions
- Mechanisms to evaluate coding skills, including whiteboards, laptops and code assessment tools
In Partnership with Greylock Partners 
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- Core Hiring Philosophy
- Components of an Interview
- Homework And Coding Assessments
- Pooled Hiring And Bar Raisers
- Decision Making
- Behavioral Questions Overview
- Situational Questions
- Self-Description Questions & Recommendations
- Culture Fit Discussion with Airbnb
- Knowledge Questions
- Algorithm Questions
- Coding Questions
- Pair Programming with Ben Adida
- Design Questions
- Go Forth and Hire!
Reviews
Megan
What an awesome opportunity to learn from one of the best on the topic! This course has value for anyone who's looking to hire or work with technical talent! I've attended tons of talent conferences and this course succinctly and tactically address how to effectively interview engineers. Highly recommended.
Kevin Scott
Terrific class with unique eye opening content. This class applies for any Dev. hiring team, whether startups or large, established companies. I recommend this training tool to anyone wanting to help others improve their own interviewing skill set and build dynamic hiring processes / plans.
Ellen
This class was exactly as billed - I received in depth knowledge of how to create great developer interviews. Gayle was very organized and presented her info in a dynamic, inter-active environment. It was really great to be part of the studio audience.