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Acing the hiring manager interview

Acing the hiring manager interview

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Acing the hiring manager interview

- We have seen that the hiring manager interview can follow multiple formats. It is impossible to know for sure how a hiring manager makes decisions. Please do not assume that this is one interview that will decide your fate. Let me explain why that is. Then I'll explain how to tailor your interview accordingly. When I was starting software engineering in school, they taught us about hardware, software, networking, et cetera, but missed something crucial. How power dynamics work in complex organizations. In the modern workplace, power dynamics work as a network of relationships. Power is not only given in a top-down manner, it is not centralized in an institutionalized position, like a manager. And it comes to those willing to share it. We have already talked about the nature of the modern workplace as defined by three words. Automated, several human actions are driven by algorithms and data. Second, atomized. Very junior engineers often have expertise over defined and specific…

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