Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code
260: Fixing Broken Tech Interviews with Ian Douglas
01:01 - Ian’s Superpower: Curiosity & Life-Long Learning
- Discovering Computers
- Sharing Knowledge
06:27 - Streaming and Mentorship: Becoming “The Career Development Guy”
12:01 - Tech Interviews (Are Broken)
- techinterview.guide
- Daily Email Series
- Tech vs Behavior Questions
16:43 - How do I even get a first job in the tech industry?
- Tech Careers = Like Choose Your Own Adventure Book
- Highlight What You Have: YOU ARE
- Apply Anyway
24:25 - Interview Processes Don’t Align with Skills Needed
- FAANG Company Influence
- People Can Learn
35:06 - Fixing Tech Interviews: Overhauling the Process
- Idea: “Open Source Hiring Manifesto” Initiative
- Analyzing Interviewing Experiences; Collect Antipatterns
- Community/Candidate Input
- Company Feedback (Stop Ghosting! Build Trust!)
- Language Mapping
Reflections:
Mandy: Peoples’ tech journeys are like a Choose Your Own Adventure book. Keep acquiring skills over life-long learning.
Arty: The importance of 1-on-1 genuine connections. Real change happens in the context of a relationship.
Ian: Having these discussions, collaborating, and saying, “what if?”
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