#good follow up questions in behavioral

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vague ledge
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little mauve
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Pog

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i usually break the ice with like how long have you been at x company, what are your day to day responsibilities and build from there

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like if they're a tech lead i wanna know what processes they liked coming in and what they didn't and how they changed it

little mauve
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📝

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it's genuinely figuring out what you want to know and less about trying to play the right cards

vague ledge
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"is there a best time to ask questions about code"

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and basically get the interviewer to talk about themselves

little mauve
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Process for things like merging stuff into their main branch, or bringing up stuff during ceremonies (backlog grooming, retro, etc)

cunning elbow
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what are u interested in about the company / the work

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the goal being you want to get the interviewer to talk about their experience and figure out what you would genuinely like about it

cunning elbow
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1 example is work life balance, i always ask about that shit cuz it interests me

strong bronze
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also people love talking about themselves so just getting them to talk about that is good 🙂

vague ledge
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yea work life is good, if they dodge this or joke, youre probably gonna get in a shitty situation

cunning elbow
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yea u can even ask wtf they like about their jobs, itll get em to talk for like 5 mins

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they ask u why their company so u can ask why they like theirs

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also, why is my position open

little mauve
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How long should the you ask then questions part last?

cunning elbow
little mauve
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I don't want to ask too much or little

vague ledge
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yea true

cunning elbow
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its a general position theyre trying to fill for

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you want to ask questions enough to make them sell it

cunning elbow
strong bronze
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i don't think you can ask too much but too little

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dont just be like yup yup yup im onboard

cunning elbow
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u wont be able to ask too much ever lol

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they will be on a time limit

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so have like 3-5 questions id say

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and youll prob get to 3 at least

little mauve
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Ok

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Bet

cunning elbow
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except facebook, mfs willl have 5 mins for questions and take 5 mins to answer 1 fkn question

strong bronze
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with my fb interviews i always went over and we talked a lot lol

vague ledge
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when do i ask questions when i'm stuck, #1 q
if i get tired of my role, can i swap somewhere here?#2 q

cunning elbow
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ive been over like 1 minute and they said bye

vague ledge
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yea fuck em

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if they dont have time for you, you dont have time for them

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have a spine guys, and openly review these terrible people if you encounter them

cunning elbow
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"soandso was 5 minutes late to my interview"

crude shuttle
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@vague ledge What are some future goals at your current org?

little mauve
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Brutal

cunning elbow
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im still in undergrad, but just looking to not be fucked with really

crude shuttle
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@vague ledge How do the best new-hires standout?

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i couldnt answer that really

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dont let them treat you like shit is all im saying

cunning elbow
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know ur worth Praise

strong bronze
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i think he's giving you examples

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looool

cunning elbow
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ohhh

crude shuttle
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dumbass

cunning elbow
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i always ask how is performance evauluated

crude shuttle
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What kind of mentorship can i expect when join your org?

cunning elbow
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@little mauve

crude shuttle
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How's the wlb

cunning elbow
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heres my list

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What is your favorite part about working at X?

How is performance evaluated at X?

What does your typical day look like at X?

How is the work life balance at X?

How are teams formed at X? What is the ideal members on a team and how is that determined?

How is the culture at X?

What is a typical work week at X?

What are your thoughts on the metaverse?
vague ledge
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yea thats good

cunning elbow
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o wait

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that last one

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dont mind that

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its company specific KEKW

vague ledge
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nah its really not

cunning elbow
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i dont thin k id ask any other company that question tbh

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just meta workers cuz they have an inside perspective

vague ledge
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oh kek meta q

cunning elbow
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yuh

crude shuttle
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What do the most successful junior engineer here do differently than everyone else?

cunning elbow
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theyre prob gonna say grind lmao

crude shuttle
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yea gl you guys going for meta, its not my main goal tbh, but im doing my best to keep a pulse on the field for apps

cunning elbow
cunning elbow
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i dont blame you, and the exposure is great

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also to go anywhere id like after yea