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

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.

Me: Applies for Python position. Interviewer: How about this Java job?

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

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

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

Interviewer: react lifecycle ? He: speaks Chinese.

I got nervous just by watching you get interviewed

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

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.

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

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

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

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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 planet....... I once got "Who do you look up to?" And i answered Rambo :/

I once applied for a job as a web designer not knowing the salary. They made me go through over 40 design questions first and when they called me in for an interview, she asked me if I have my own laptop I can bring to the office because they don't have the budget for "some" equipment. I told her yes, and then she offered me $14 an hour for the job. I told her no thank you.

If she considers this a preliminary call for an interview then im a little scared to know what the actual interview is like.

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.

Email after this interview....After "thoughtful" consideration, the team has decided to pursue other candidates at this time. 😂😂

To be fair, she called it "React life cycle" which is what confused you. The proper term would have been "component life cycle".

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.

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When interviewing with HR personnel in first round then this Albert Einstein quote applies: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Assume that they know little or nothing because they don't. You will impress the interviewer if you are able to explain technical stuff in a really simple and straight forward way. When you interview with a real developer then you can "talk shop" and get really specific with things. It's important you understand their understanding of how the sausage is made early in the interview. Really this is example of just a simple screening interview. I would have gotten some more information about the coding challenge so you can better understand what its going to involve and what they will be looking for you exhibit. You did a great job. Well done. It is clear that you moved to the next round.

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!

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.

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

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.

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!

Dude this video is amazing. Now that I am getting closer to interviews, this helps a ton :). Appreciate it and subscribed.

Thank you so much for posting this, I thought that you handled the stress very well! Keep up the great vids

That was really cool Josh, great idea for a vid!

Hey there! Enjoyed the video! I don't feel alone in these crazy interviews anymore. You really showed me that there are others who are in the struggle as well. Thanks man:)

interviews are always cringey. thank you for having the courage to put yourself out there for the benefit of others. i really appreciate it

wow man, wonderful video, I always wanted to see what a real interview for a remote job is like, very nice!!!!!

good video - i usually write up my end of interview questions just to pull from them quickly at the end. tends to help me a lot.

What a instructive video! Thank you! And it is clear how difficult it is for the interviewer to cope up with so many technologies! I understand their side as well!

You seem like an honest guy and that good to see these days.

You did well man...I once had an interview for a Technical PM position and I got 100 questions back to back. 50 one session and 50 the next and there were questions that I did not know but like my CIO told me after I onboarded, it's not about your answers so much but more about the confidence in how you answer them.

Thank you for the interview showcase!

Thanks man! so good to see someone else struggle a little bit with some tricky questions. It is quite normal tbh. Well done for putting it out there for us! :) No cringe at all!

Thank you so much for posting this.

I just finished my portfolio and resumé and started applying for jobs 3 days ago. Got my first telephone interview and it's in 4 days! Trying to utilize every helpful resource I can. Thanks for these videos, Joshua! Been a fan for a while!

im a graphic designer and this helped so much man! i had a my phone interview last friday and it was very similar to yours, some questions i feel i answered well and some i was not answering too well, but yeah helps to see not all interviews are smooth as hell.

I love this video, such a great idea. Thank you for creating this! I have a few ideas that may help others when speaking on the phone. Please, answer your phone with your own name when you expect a call from a professional contact. It avoids the need for the caller to confirm they have reached the correct person and avoids some initial awkwardness. Don't be afraid to open with a small story too, nothing too long but enough to deliver some personal tone outside of, "Mondays huh?" or "It sure is hot out lol". Doing so quickly establishes a positive tone and allows you to showcase some of your personality. Finally, people hire others they feel they can get along with! Your personality and work ethic are your most important assets!

Thanks for posting this vid! It really helps to know what to expect in an interview!

Hey Joshua, I want to thank you for this super awesome video. I think you did great on the interview. The experience you shared was so raw and helpful. And I appreciate how real you are. I learned a lot, thanks again!

This was really good, wish i'd seen this before i got an interview for a tech job. I'd only worked retail before that and the interviews were so different. Might just be that it was a remote job too.

Dude this is awesome. Definitely amps my confidence and gives me idea of what to expect. Keep up the good content!

This helped me a lot Joshua! I'm more of a show me what you got type of coder. I have problems with phone interviews, it scares me, it feels like a death sentence to me, public speaking is not my thing. I Will use this as a guide to building confidence. Thanks again, bro

thank you so much for sharing!!

The lifecycle question was one that everyone here in the comments probably understood what the interviewer was asking and we all cringed for you a bit. But i understand the nerves you get during interviews and sometimes you are so nervous to do good that your brain takes weird tangents when you hear certain words. I bet as soon as you watched it over again you probably knew exactly what she wanted the moment you heard it without the nerves of the interview. For those that are reading this, I also would say that this was a rougher type of interview to have. The person leading the interview (the girl on the phone) didn't do a super good job conducting the interview in my opinion. It was very sterile and you could almost hear her checking off boxes through the phone. I hate interviews like this. A good interviewer will actually create a conversation and find ways to get information of skill and knowledge much more naturally. In fact, interviews like this one cause the person getting interviewed to be much more nervous and trip up more often. As an employer you can miss out on really good talent through a poor interview process like this. Especially in software development because many of the best developers out there are introverted and those types of personalities struggle with this kind of interview. But thanks for making the video. I think the questions are good study questions for developers to think about before an interview. But i think the company that you interviewed with needs to look at training their staff to conduct better interviews.

Props to you for posting this. Great for people to see that haven't been through interviews yet.

Excellent video, thanks for posting. This is very helpful and has shown me that the 1st interview for a development job is really no different from every other field I have been in. One thing that may help viewers with the interview process: most likely, the first person you talk to (phone screen) will be a recruiter that supports the hiring manager's department - as he points out in the end. Ask a few questions about the person's role at the company in the first minute of the conversation to confirm this. The hiring manager gave the recruiter a list of questions to ask and the job here is to give the recruiter enough checks in the boxes to bring you on-site or on a call with the hiring manager. Notice in the video how every time he asks the recruiter if she wants more detail she quickly answers no.

My favorite part of this has to be the massive bomb 7 minutes in, but it's not because I enjoy seeing anyone make mistakes. It's just nice to see a reminder that even the most seemingly confident people can mess up in interviews. My first phone interview for a software engineering company was around 5 years ago and I bombed like this (actually, much worse). The difference is I never actually recovered. So it is nice to see that there is still hope.

I channeled your calmness for my interview this morning. Give thanks for the vid!

This scares me. After school, fucking it all up in an interview lol. But you doing this really was great and hopefully you can make more of these in the future. I am starting my CS degree this Fall after changing majors, and I am scared but excited. You just got a sub!

So relatable. We all trip over ourselves in these situations. Information overload sometimes. We are only human. Well done for nailing this bro!

11:20 - Have you ever shoplifted before? Yeah, of course

This is very real. Except maybe that this interviewer knew a lot more about programming than most. Thanks for sharing this.

Man i'm super glad i found your channel. I'm also a Mechanical engineer changing carrears to web-development, focusing on front end!

Great stuff Joshua, thanks for sharing, it's very helpful.

So.. I've been that course to course to course guy for a long time, and it made me feel pretty good that I knew how to answer every question asked except for the accessibility specific ones. I think I'll start looking for a job now. Thanks Joshua!

Hey Josh! I just want to say that I love your content! I love how you keep it real all the time! I love your channel great job!

its a good thing to know how the interviews are like when somebody is actually in that stage. it boosts confidence when you hear that, you can handle most of the questions. Am now working on portfolio and i hope to land a job soon. thanks for that

Props for putting yourself in an interview, under intense pressure, on display for millions people wow

6:53 you da MVP man this is awesome. Subscribed. I found you from Aaron in Beta.

You're definitely smart and know your shit! Nice job!

Thank you for sharing, and to add subtitles. I had trouble hearing what she said at times

This is extremely interesting. Good for u bro! Im so happy to see u stand up for urself.

You got me with the Witcher signs.

As now everyone shows perfect life in social networks, I really like to watch people showing as humans. Keep the good work!

i really love this video. at first it seem to be a click bait but this was an actual genuine interview. you should do more of those

You made me feel alot better about my interviews. Thanks man.

The part where you bombed it was actually pretty decent. If it was me, I would've probably ended the call and called her back to tell her that my phone had disconnected for some reason in order to get my thoughts back lol.

everything looks inspiring to me, I'm glade I've invested 20 minutes watching your interview, love your Finland flag and I hope you keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. god bless u

loved the vid, be easy my man. currently on html &css, i know them but you showed me terminal and things I didn't know. thanks

Your lack of eye contact bothers me

this is not an interview lol its a screening for an interview...

hey man.. big thank you for this.. this type of content should pop up when people search on how to prepare for interviews.. shows the whole package where we see the good and the bad side of interviews.. you just earned another subscriber cos of this :D

You are so real. I like that!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

Very cool you posted this. I know nothing about the subject but I saw the topic so I clicked to maybe learn something. Phone interviews are never fun nor easy. Incase anyone needs advice, don't worry about forming any kind of connection with them because you're simply taking a test not an interview. They call it an interview but if it's with HR or anyone not in the department you're applying for don't worry about showing your people skills because all they want are answers.

Well, this convinced me not to be a software developer. My eyes glazed over when listening to this. Major props, man.

Thanks, I thought the interview questions would be more daunting

Thank you for making this video, it helped me a lot. You are so brave! Respect!

Thank you very much for making this video. You really are wonderful, cool and casual, and handled the interview bravely. I would like you to make videos on front end too

I used to screen developers like this (hold the first initial call) and can tell you that the interviewer should not be throwing in technical questions into a 'fun chat' (or whatever she said at the start). This is a red flag. If a company starts the call with 'a chat' then starts asking technical questions like this, it doesn't say much how they are treating candidates and therefore how you will be treated further down the line. I'm going through interviews as a developer myself now and have been duped into a '15 minute call to talk about the interview process', which actually turned into a 40 min first stage interview screening call! Major red flag! Any new developers out there, please watch out for things like this. Remember you deserve to be treated with respect regardless of your experience level, you are a HUMAN! Thanks, Joshua for this awesome video, I picked up some great tips, especially how to answer the testing question. Love it!

Thanks for making this video. I’m 4 months in teaching myself coding/web development. Gives me hope to be patient and keep working. Thanks Joshua!

A very helpful video - thank you for sharing!

Love this video showing you actually calling for a job Great stuff keep up the videos 👍

Really glad to find your channel thanks to Aaron in Beta. Some quality content right here!

"Why do you like React?" > It's fast Lmao

Really interesting to hear something like this. Thanks for sharing.

this is the actually JOB interview love it MAN, unlike to other do's and dont's during interview which is boring to listen, i do believe to the fact that actually interview video not just by presentation people will learn and see that interview is not terrify as it sound like, THANKS MAN this is a big help for me! u got one SUB HERE!

14 year software engineer (big data engineering and now ML). I've interviewed approx 80 people in my career - I always pick their resume/CV and quiz them in-depth on their projects and knowledge of what is on their resume/CV. Yes they will have to whiteboard and yes will critique what they whiteboard. And no, I don't ask how to reverse a binary tree. That tells me nothing - that can be googled and implemented easily. Example, tell me how you used Kafka (what was the topology? how many topics), How did you index in ElasticSearch, what loads you had on your DBs, what problems were encountered and how you solved those problems. Why didn't you use this tech over this other tech? Could you use it? Compare these two technologies on your CV, what are the main differences you saw interfacing with them....etc

I always struggle how long should a self-introduction be, in many interviews ppl who care about what you have not what you have been would like you to be more concise on your skills and what projects you have done, I made mistakes before to talk about my experiences in chronological order, and the interviewer got very inpatient

This was really good. Subscribed and venturing through the channel.

Awesome, thanks for showing us!

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god bless you dude

you are damn right about the mindset, which basically keeps me sitting at home and watch videos like these to get prepared for interviews

That was very helpful. Thank you so much for this video :)