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Interviews in the Age of AI
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Hey Reader! π I took a frontend interview earlier today. I was testing for two things: knowledge depth and AI adaptability. The interviewee was quite comfortable with their toolbelt. In 30 minutes, they were able to understand the requirement and build a screen with an API integration. The things that stood out were:
I also asked them to make changes directly in the codebase without AI and I could see the comfort with which they were able to make changes without getting overwhelmed. I passed them for a junior developer instead of a mid-level dev. I wanted to push for the latter but I couldn't see the product eye in their decisions. Also, they were not able to push AI back on anything - just took in every suggestion AI made. As you grow, you need to be one step ahead of AI - you do the thinking, let AI handle code. In other news, I'm excited to see Project Hail Mary! I read the book 5 years back and loved it. Andy tickles my nerdy bones. See you next week! π, |
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Hey Reader! π I had my 2nd Triple Crown Day today! https://swapnilagarwal.com/posts/triple-crown-day Continuing my observations from the career clarity calls I'm doing: Meet M. M has worked in backend roles for 6+ years now. Now she wants to move into the AI domain. We reviewed her portfolio website and updated her resume to have more impact numbers. From a recruiter perspective, the question in this case becomes this: How can you showcase youβre AI-native so that in a room of 10 candidates,...
Hey Reader! π Grab a copy and get ready for the ride! As a first step, share a picture of your book in the WhatsApp group by the weekend. Skip/skim chapter 1, and start from chapter 2 instead! Count me in! In other news, we have completed 30 weekly meetings to reflect, learn new things, and help each other improve. Our core values are: Volume negates luck. Do the boring work. What gets measured gets improved. Compounding is underrated. Growth happens outside comfort zone. DM to join / see if...
Hey Reader! π It was quite a stressful week. A bunch of last-minute travel involved. Back to scheduled programming from today! If you've applied for a career clarity call recently, I'll reach out to you this week! This happened. 2+ years of experience. Got rejected in 4th round. Cultural. Companies look for intent. A slight signal of you being not excited about the opportunity might indicate you won't be there in the long term. This is important especially when a company is taking a bet on...