Lesson Plan

Interview

The host (usually a mentor) will explain the process and set the agenda for the in-person meeting or call
The first interview will start with a small introduction round just like a real interview
The interviewee will be asked to give a short demo of their submitted work
The interviewers will start asking questions (both general questions and specific questions to the work)
The interviewers should write down the feedback and share the feedback at the end
At last, the interviewee will be asked how this process went, what their input could be
If it’s not the last participant, the interviewee will now switch to the interviewer role and continue the process

General question catalog for the interviewers

What was the most difficult part of the challenge?
- talk about the problem and how you overcame the problem
What was your proudest implementation?
What have you learned in this challenge?
Why did you use the tools you chose for the challenge?
Which part did you spend the most time on and why?
What surprised you the most when you were doing the challenge?
If you have more time, which part would you improve and why?
In your past developer experience, what is the achievement that you are most proud of? What did you do?
What are the most important qualities to be an excellent developer, in your opinion?
What do you want to improve the most?

General question catalog for interviewees

What is the tech stack of your company?
What do the internal processes at your company look like? (workflow, growth, onboarding plan)
What is the team composition? (the team you are interviewing for)
What is the most important trait of the position?
Questions that matter to you (depends on your personal circumstances, maybe you would like to work remotely, maybe you would like to have a mentor, etc)