Surviving the Tech Hiring Process

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

We’ll be talking about effective strategies for surviving the challenging technical / software development hiring processes.

Our guest speakers / panelists will discuss:

1. Finding Opportunities:
– How do I find technical roles in the first place?
– What role does networking play and how do I work on that?
– What research should I do in advance of applying?

2. Application / Screening Process:
– What can I do to make this process less painful?
– How many places should I apply?
– How much time should I spend on this?

3. Technical Interview Process
– What does the process look like?
– What are key problem-solving techniques to apply during screening interviews and technical / white-board interviews?

4. Resources
– For #1-3, where can I find resources to help improve my chances of making it through the hiring process?

WHO IS SPEAKING?

Our speakers and panel will include industry folks from a few area companies. The panel will include:

Nadia Bahrami
Software Engineer @ Reddit
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiabahrami

iAsia Brown
Program Manager II @ Microsoft
https://linkedin.com/in/iasia-brown

Samuel No
Software Engineer @ T-Mobile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelio

Gisselle Yang Xie
Data Science Manager @ Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gyxie

Dan Jimenez (He/Him/El)
Sr. Consultant & People Leader @ Slalom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjimenez42

WHAT IS THE FORMAT?

We’ll have a quick introduction followed by guest speakers covering the questions above. The last half or so will be open Q&A for everyone.

DO I HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT? A STUDENT?

No and no. This Meetup is open to all who are interested and is meant to be an introduction to the topic.

WHO IS SPONSORING?

North Seattle College’s Application Development BAS Degree Program is providing our Zoom hosting space:

https://northseattle.edu/programs/bas-application-development

WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE?

Presentations will be live-captioned and presenters will use descriptions for all visual media. Please advise in advance if an interpreter is helpful and we’ll work with our partners.

HOW DO I ATTEND?

Even though things are getting back to somewhat normal here in Seattle, we will be holding this as a virtual Meetup event. We will post information about our Zoom Meeting location. You’ll need to download the appropriate software for your computer, tablet, or mobile device.

Questions for the Q&A will be handled via the Zoom chat functionality, with instructions presented during the Meetup.