Nick Dies - Co-Founder, Partner, Partnerships Director @ Funkhaus
Junior to Senior with David Guttman
English - August 23, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBTechnology Business Careers technology javascript programming web development career Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Talking Points:
Putting yourself in the user's shoes
Doing your work and asking questions
Interview preparation
Culture fit
Quotable Quotes:
“We don't want somebody that is just a doer without asking questions.” - ND
“I want people to always be wanting to improve themselves and challenge themselves.” - ND
“Be willing to...say, "I think this can be done better", but you don't want to dig in so hard that it becomes negative energy.” - ND
“If I'm looking at developer candidates...I'm looking for…do they care about what we're doing? Are they interested in the work.’” - ND
“[preparing for interviews] Do a deep dive on this company and understand what they're about.” - ND
“Even if they might not have a job posting...reach out and say…”I would love to talk.” - ND
“If you've spent the time to care about the company, there's more conversation [in an interview].” - ND
Notes:
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