Interview questions: preparing for a tech round

Technical job interviews are quite different from regular job interviews. A typical tech round interview is a specialized, rigorous process to test not only your coding skills but to evaluate your problem-solving abilities, and personality as well.

While the interview for a tech position can be intimidating, it’s a lot easier if you have invested time into preparing for the interview and know what to expect.

That’s why we have created this article to help you ace a technical interview.

Purpose of technical interview questions

The purpose of technical interview questions is to assess your understanding and knowledge of the technical aspects required for a position. Depending on the company, your technical interview can take place in person or virtually over the phone, or via video conferencing. The entire process can be as short as an hour or can span over an entire day consisting of several interview rounds.

Did we make it sound too hard?

Apologies if we did.

All it takes is the right preparation to tackle regular technical proficiency questions, brainteasers, and problem-solving questions to get the job.

We recommend you start with learning the secrets that can help you ace a technical interview in 2022. Whether you are an experienced professional or a fresher, these secrets will help you anticipate the situations you can face during a technical round.  

Practice for the interview

Whatever technical position you applied for, there will be some specific practical elements of the job that you need to know. Usually, the job description details what skills are expected from an ideal candidate.

During a technical interview, you may be given take-home work or an in-person problem-solving assignment. One of the ways to impress interviewers is to let them know your thought process. It is part of, the “enough talking, show me the code” philosophy. If you applied for a coding position, we have some great resources to look into:

Top Interview Questions for Frontend Developers

Tricky Theoretical Data Science Interview Questions & Their Answers

Essential Interview Questions For Backend Developers

Know the Answers to the Top Spring Boot Interview Questions

Behavioral interview questions

Behavioral interview questions are non-technical and focused entirely on you. These questions help the interviewer understand how the candidate used specific skills in specific situations to find solutions.

Fortunately, behavioral interview questions can be prep for in advance. To tackle them, you just need to find the right stories and present them impactfully.

How do you achieve that?

You employ the STAR method.

The STAR (situation, task, action, result) interview technique lets you master a straightforward format to answer any behavioral interview question.

Here’s a complete guide on the STAR method.

Be a conversationalist

Being knowledgeable and showing demonstrable skills are inevitably important but being able to communicate with the team professional is equally valuable. It is not surprising to know that 39% of the candidates get rejected due to overall confidence level, voice quality, or lack of smile. Make sure you are prepared to provide thorough, on-topic answers. Also, asking questions can make a big difference to your candidature. Take some time to review the company and prepare a few questions you’d like to ask the interviewer.

Candidates often get clumsy when faced with tricky interview questions. Such questions are not expected to be answered accurately but help interviewers gauge the ability of the candidate to handle pressure.

We already have a comprehensive guide on how to handle tricky interview questions and answers.

And remember, hold your questions for the end of the interview, it is the polite way to ask your pre-scripted questions.

Take the time you need

The technical interview is more about problem-solving skills than time management. Take your time with questions, whether you are working on take-home coding questions or using a whiteboard in real-time. If you don’t rush to find the solution you will make fewer errors and come across as more confident.

In the end, interviewing is a skill. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t perform as expected, study and practice more.

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