Greetings

Pardon the new platform jitters. I should introduce myself. I am a recent graduate of the Flatiron School and I am looking for work So here is what I am doing to prepare for interviews.

Requirements

The Flatiron School has requirements for students post-graduation to remain eligible to receive a money-back guarantee. Although everyone on earth loves receiving money back I believe the purpose of these requirements is to get me employed, which I am happy about! What does it entail thought? There are only three but they are important first being that we have to reach out and apply to 8 positions/people and provide lots of detail in a google document then number 2 is writing a blog post. This helps me practice my communication skills as an engineer. Finally, number three is 5 git commits. Hitting the keyboard and getting your reps in is huge for me. When I was in the program (The Flatiron School full-time software engineer course) I had gotten sick with the flu and its insane how quickly those skills atrophy.

Now the fun stuff

I try to get these requirements done by the latest, Wednesday. So I can focus on interview questions. Everybody and their mother has an opinion on how to find these mythical questions, but I am a beginner at this so I needed some explanation and direction on how things worked. AT the bottom of this blog I will put links to some resources that have helped me thus far.

Road blocks that I have hit

When I think of the things that got me hung up in the interview question realm the first was the approach. Where to even begin. The more exposure you have to these kinds of problems the easier it will get. just like coding, interviewing is all about the reps. Sure, you will still be stressed in the moment but you will have a system to tackle the question, and the more you practice the better your system will be.

Studying in a vacuum

Studying all by yourself is good, but it's not realistic. Interviews are with people, believe it or not. So those reach outs That I have been working on are a positive step with building your interviewer network. Let's say you don't get the job, the contacts that you have made can still help out. If its someone who is just listening to your thought process or asking you cultural questions. They are a powerful resource to land your first job.

in conclusion

Working to land your first job is hard. Doing it in a pandemic is even harder but none of that matters. What matters is your putting in the time to get the results you want. Take the if and throw it out the window. Make interviewing a breeze and make your first job a when NOT an if.

Thanks

resources:
Awesome Udemy

Great Practice Website