Never EVER EVER EVER lie in a interview... this needs to be written several times in capital letters. I have spent several interviews as a interviewer and the moment i saw that the interview is not honest, was the moment when a big shadow of doubt was cast upon him. And usually this was done by candidates that were not experienced and less educated. All those with experience and knowledge were usually straightforward with what they know and what they don't.
It is all depends how good you are talking at. Lie or don't does not matter at all. Play with people nicely, make them believe in you and you are going to be the best one. Never and ever be honest if you are sure that a chance will not be given or dont put yourself in the situation you have to lie.
I was asked in an interview over 13 years ago what my experience in 'Networking' was on a scale of 1-10... I answered honestly, that I'd rate myself a 2 - that I could set up my own LAN but beyond that I'm not sure, and the interviewer responded with, "Well, if you know what a LAN is that's more than enough.". Point is, never be afraid to be honest about your knowledge or skill... it will almost always benefit you, even if you don't feel like it will in the moment (especially when you're in a situation where you feel you need to be impressive).
I burned out working in Windows, when I finally moved to Linux I was too burnt to even start the new job. Now a year later, and a lot of thinking I'm pretty sure I'm still sticking with Linux but still figuring out which direction to go in (probably devops). Thanks for covering the part of burning out too, it seems to be very common in the IT field. :)
One important caveat, not all technical interviews will go like this. It really depends on the company you're interviewing for and the interviewer. Some interviewers will "spare" with you and perform some weird devils advocate ritual to make your solution wrong. Others will have found a problem 15 minutes before you arrived and not understand it themselves. Some others will be completely disconnected from the interview and be doing their own thing during this whole process. Sometimes they will ask you questions completely unrelated to your line of work: ex: interviewing for some kubernetes distributed services and get asked about writing mobile apps. Other times you'll find someone who wants you to solve their current work problem for them as some sort of unpaid contractor. You can do everything right and still fail your interview for these or other reasons. Some companies do them MUCH better than others, the variety of skill of interviewers ranges dramatically especially at large companies.
Yeah, there are lots of things that can happen in an interview. I've had some strange ones as well. There's never been a better time to be looking for a tech job, though -- if a company seems shady or people are behaving strangely, you can always just thank them for the opportunity and leave.
+2 if they are a H-O-T-T-I-E though, amirite? 😇 E: In all seriousness, this was a great video. As someone who has some experience in giving interviews, you captured the thought process behind it, really well. Thanks!
i am always saying the truth ,that i don't have much experience , i think because of that until now i don't have a job , even for unpaid practice work ... all of them they want you already with 7 years experience
A lot of job advertisements exaggerate the 'desired experience.' You will definitely need to apply to more jobs to get interviews, but it can be done. As you gain experience, finding work is easier (not just because of experience, but also because of your expanded social/job network). Be EXTREMELY careful with unpaid work. It can lead down a pretty bad path, psychologically and career wise.
Kubernetes series, is it done, or would be returning to the mini project?, Thank you for the kube series, but not for this, folks are bless with brain cells (99%), like many things out there, they learn, computers are just another tool set out there...
