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Book Description

Get ready for interview success

Programming jobs are on the rise, and the field is predicted to keep growing, fast. Landing one of these lucrative and rewarding jobs requires more than just being a good programmer. Programming Interviews For Dummies explains the skills and knowledge you need to ace the programming interview.

Interviews for software development jobs and other programming positions are unique. Not only must candidates demonstrate technical savvy, they must also show that they’re equipped to be a productive member of programming teams and ready to start solving problems from day one. This book demystifies both sides of the process, offering tips and techniques to help candidates and interviewers alike.

  • Prepare for the most common interview questions
  • Understand what employers are looking for
  • Develop the skills to impress non-technical interviewers
  • Learn how to assess candidates for programming roles
  • Prove that you (or your new hires) can be productive from day one

Programming Interviews For Dummies gives readers a clear view of both sides of the process, so prospective coders and interviewers alike will learn to ace the interview.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. How This Book Is Organized
    3. Foolish Assumptions
    4. Icons Used in This Book
    5. Beyond the Book
    6. Where to Go from Here
  3. Part 1: Finding and Hooking Your Next Employer
    1. Chapter 1: What Should You Expect?
      1. Understanding the Interviewing Process Funnel
      2. Finding Companies That Are Hiring
      3. Submitting Your Résumés
      4. A Company Is Interested! Now What?
      5. Dealing with One or (Better Yet) Multiple Offers
    2. Chapter 2: Knowing How the Company Is Preparing
      1. Learning What Each Company Is Doing
      2. Leading Your Interview
      3. Being Prepared Pays Off
    3. Chapter 3: Understanding the Investment a Company Makes
      1. Knowing Why Companies Are Risk-Averse
      2. Discovering What Companies Are Concerned About
      3. Showing How You Can Help the Company
  4. Part 2: Preparing for Your Interview
    1. Chapter 4: Searching High and Low for Companies
      1. Getting Your Ducks in a Row
      2. Deciding Where You Want to Work
      3. Figuring out the Size and Type of Company You Want to Work For
      4. What Type of Job Do You Want?
      5. Learning What’s Available
    2. Chapter 5: Shining Up Your Résumé and Social Media Accounts
      1. Finding Out Who You Are Online
      2. Cleaning Up Your Social Networking Profiles
      3. Making Your Résumé Stand Out
      4. Writing a Cover Letter
    3. Chapter 6: How Your Experience Affects Your Interview
      1. Qualifying for Senior Status
      2. Being More than Just a Junior
      3. Playing in the Majors
    4. Chapter 7: Getting Ready for the First Ring
      1. Preparing for Your Phone Screen
      2. Reviewing the Type of Phone Screen You May Get
      3. Acing Your Phone Screen
  5. Part 3: Everyone’s Testing Time
    1. Chapter 8: Testing Strategies for the Interviewee
      1. Preparing for Questions the Company May Ask You
      2. Leveling Up Your Coding Skills
      3. Canvassing Your Network
      4. Getting Feedback after the Interview
    2. Chapter 9: Working with Data Structures: Garbage In Means Garbage Out
      1. Learning the Basics of Data Structures
      2. Showing You Know Data Structures
      3. Finding More Detailed Information
    3. Chapter 10: Identifying Design Patterns and Using Recursion
      1. Recognizing Design Patterns
      2. Knowing What You Need about Recursion
      3. Understanding Your Recursion Test
    4. Chapter 11: Sorting with Sorting Algorithms
      1. Absorbing Common Sorting Algorithms
      2. Solving Two Sorting Examples
      3. Getting More Examples and Researching Resources
    5. Chapter 12: Solving Puzzles Is Fun
      1. Knowing What Kind of Problems an Interviewer Will Ask
      2. Solving a Programming Puzzle
      3. Realizing What Interviewers Want
      4. Getting Better at Solving Puzzles
  6. Part 4: Sealing the Deal
    1. Chapter 13: Closing the Deal
      1. Scheduling Interviews with Multiple Companies
      2. Managing Multiple Interviews with the Same Company
      3. Understanding When a Company May Contact You
      4. Coming Up Snake Eyes
      5. Receiving Your Offer
      6. Being Clear about Your Benefits
    2. Chapter 14: Honing Your Negotiating Skills
      1. Finding Information from Employees Online
      2. Dealing with Company Salary Information and Expectations
      3. Managing the Negotiation Process
  7. Part 5: The Part of Tens
    1. Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Stand Out
      1. Have a Professional Headshot
      2. Establish a GitHub Profile
      3. Get Plenty of Referrals
      4. Have a Video Résumé on Social Networking Sites
      5. Create Your Own YouTube Channel
      6. Have a Good Blog to Show Your Expertise
      7. Produce a Podcast and/or Vlog
      8. Point to Mobile Apps You’ve Already Developed in App Stores
      9. Write and Self-Publish a Book
      10. Speak at Developer and Business Events
    2. Chapter 16: Ten Non-Technical Questions You May Be Asked
      1. What is your greatest strength?
      2. What is your greatest weakness?
      3. Where do you see yourself in five years?
      4. Why did you leave your last company?
      5. Name a time you got into a conflict with a coworker, and how was that resolved?
      6. What did you like about your last job?
      7. What did you dislike?
      8. Why do you want to work for us (or this company)?
      9. Why should we hire you?
      10. Why are you the best candidate for this job?
    3. Chapter 17: Ten Reasons Your Résumé Will End up in the Round File
      1. Your Résumé Has Typos, Spelling Errors, and Uses Incorrect Grammar
      2. Your Résumé Is Too Long
      3. You Start Your Résumé with an Objective
      4. Your Résumé Layout Looks Sloppy and Is Hard to Read
      5. You Have Inappropriate Material on Social Media
      6. You Lie during the Phone Screen or Interview
      7. You Are Arrogant and/or Argumentative
      8. You Have a Bad Reputation
      9. You Don’t Dress Properly for the Interview
      10. You Give the Impression You’re Hiding Something
    4. Chapter 18: Ten Useful Websites to Check Out
      1. LeetCode
      2. Interview Cake
      3. Reddit Programming Forum
      4. Simple Programmer
      5. Pluralsight Design Patterns Library
      6. Hired.com
      7. 142 Resources for Mastering the Coding Interview
      8. Stack Overflow Careers
      9. Interviewing.io
      10. Information Technology Résumé Services
    5. Chapter 19: Ten Great Books to Read
      1. Cracking the Coding Interview
      2. Never Split the Difference
      3. Programming Pearls
      4. Daily Coding Problem
      5. The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide
      6. The Imposter’s Handbook
      7. How to Win Friends and Influence People
      8. Programming Interviews Exposed
      9. The Passionate Programmer
      10. Head First Design Patterns
  8. Index
  9. About the Authors
  10. Advertisement Page
  11. Connect with Dummies
  12. End User License Agreement
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