Still in the throws of learning JavaScript, we had a second round of mock technical interviews today. Our last technical interviews were with the teachers at Tech Elevator and these ones were with people from outside companies.
It certainly put a different spin on it, having someone we don’t know ask us these questions. It was a bit more nerve-wracking, but most likely closer to the scenarios we will soon be experiencing in the non-mock interviews. The same questions were there–object versus class, the three pillars of OOP, describing the MVC method. These queries are beginning to feel familiar.
But one thing was new and one thing was missing from our first interview. There was no white board test. This was nice, I suppose, but I could have used on more (Though, it’s my understanding that getting an actual white board test in an interview is unlikely). The new question was one of architecture. I was told there was a website of real estate properties. They wanted to have users be able to log on, peruse the properties and add favorites to a list which would be remembered for them. On top of that, they should be emailed whenever the properties were updated (price dropped, sale pending, ect).
It was a different way of interviewing and, though I think I did all right, I found it difficult. It would almost be easier to write it down than to simply say it out loud. I think that if I get a situation like that in a real interview that I will write it down and explain it as I do so.
So, the mock interviews are worth it, in that I learned this lesson in a place of no consequences and can apply it in real life. Score.
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