I’ll Help You Pass the Soft Skills and Leadership Interview
summary
Preparation strategies for non-technical 'soft skills' and leadership interviews for software engineering jobs, showing a systematic method to rehearse the common, recurring question types so candidates avoid getting rejected. The talk names practical techniques for treating soft-skill interviews like technical ones, based on the presenter’s 20–30 years in tech and leadership roles at startups and companies like Lyft.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:22Interview format and purpose
- 5:28Common question types
- 9:22Company values and answers
- 12:30Question topic groups
- 17:23STAR response prep
- 20:14Interview tips
- 23:04If unsure how to answer
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