Tips for successful interviews for engineering positions
Saying "I don't know" can be a good thing!
Intro
We are living in very unfortunate times with a lot of layoffs happening. I hope this would be helpful to at least some of you that are looking for new engineering positions at this time.
Interviews may seem daunting and stressful, but if you are prepared correctly, they can become quite fun and a good way to talk about tech with like-minded people.
I have interviewed hundreds of engineers throughout my career and here are some tips that can help you to be successful when interviewing.
Tips for successful interviews for engineering positions
Say “I don’t know” if you don’t know
Instead of trying to “wing it” and hope that you get the answer correct, rather say that you don’t know. That will show a sign of seniority. It’s a lot worse if you get the answer wrong but you come out very confident believing it’s correct.
It’s impossible to know all of the things in software engineering. So not knowing something is no issue at all. As long as you show that you can either find the answer or lea…