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Offline interview
Online interview
➢ time saving;
➢ cost savings;
➢ environment;
➢ psychological comfort.
➢ can check your future working
location;
➢ ability to understand the emotions of
the interviewer;
➢ can’t be any technical difficulties
➢ environment.
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Types of Online interview
HR interview
Tech. interview
Client interview/PMI
ask :
● organizational matters;
● general experience;
● important issues for the project.
tell :
● general information on the project and
the team;
● interview steps and timelines.
ask :
● detailed tech.experience;
● all tech. questions which could be
important for the project;
tell :
● detailed information about tech.stack;
● future responsibilities.
ask :
● total experience;
● work in a team;
tell :
● project history and future plans;
● project culture info.
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Questions
Location, working schedule, salary expectations, working place, interview steps, feedback -
HR/Recruiter;
Technology, detailed responsibility, team composition, test task -
Tech. interviewer;
Career growth, team culture, client’s expectations for this role -
Project Manager;
Project history, future plans, project duration, the main idea of the product- Client.
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Confidential
The man passed out during the interview
True or false
Junior candidate passed senior level
interview
True or false
The interviewer from client’s side was
laying on a bed during the skype-
interview
True or false
true or false
During the interview the candidate pulled
out a wedding ring.
True or false
The first phrase of the candidate was :
“Hi, I am the son of the People’s deputy of
Ukraine”.
True or false
The candidate for office manager position
for the question - “we are planning the
office repair. How can you help us with it?
- I can make windows frames.”
True or false
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you
do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.
Don’t settle." Steve Jobs
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Confidential
• “Star Wars Interviews: The Original
Trilogy and Expanded Universe” by
Dennis Pellegrom.
• “The Answer” by Allan and Barbara
Pease.
• “Creative Personal Branding: The
Strategy to Answer: What's Next” by
Jürgen Salenbacher.
Recommended reading
Some movie
• The Intern 2015
• The Pursuit of Happyness 2006
• Up in the Air 2009