Ask to shadow interviews at your current workplace. You will get a lot of exposure to the process, and will have access to actual feedback about what works and what doesn't (not something a company almost ever provides to an interviewee).
Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
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Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#22Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience. Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience. You can address that up front during the recruiting process.
I couldn't disagree more. If possible, always interview with companies you really want to work at later in the process (its often not possible, but this should be plan A.)
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
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Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#24Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience. Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience. You can address that up front during the recruiting process.
I couldn't disagree more. If possible, always interview with companies you really want to work at later in the process (its often not possible, but this should be plan A.)
Interviewing has a cost to the employer as well. If you are doing it just to practice with zero intention of actually working there, that is dishonest and disingenuous.
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#25Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience. Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience. You can address that up front during the recruiting process.
> Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience.
Sorry if my OP wasn't clear, I'm in a real, permanent job. I meant that I was selected for that through my internship performance, the interview itself was very light. I guess your point still stands though.
> Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience.
I'd also like to avoid that. Thanks!
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I couldn't disagree more. If possible, always interview with companies you really want to work at later in the process (its often not possible, but this should be plan A.)
Interviewing has a cost to the employer as well. If you are doing it just to practice with zero intention of actually working there, that is dishonest and disingenuous.
I'd argue it's hard to know whether you want to work at a company unless you interview. The cost of interviewing is miniscule compared to the cost of hiring.
I agree, always be courteous and professional, but you have to interview when given the opportunity. The wooing and interview goes both ways.
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#27- I don't know if this will work well to you, but try to find someone in the same field to make some Mockup interview [paid] try more than 1 interview with different people.
- Try to know the hiring process of the Corp. Comp. etc. you interested in through asking questions in LinkedIn or even look up through Glassdoor App
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#28Just go for the job you want. Don't burn other companies and waste their time to exercise your experience. Your limited experience - internship as work history - will already allude to the fact that you don't have interview experience. You can address that up front during the recruiting process.
I couldn't disagree more. If possible, always interview with companies you really want to work at later in the process (its often not possible, but this should be plan A.)
Agree with this.
More practice means better. And the best practice is real interviewing.
Also don't take the first offer given unless its one of your goal companies.
Keep interviewing for a bit more like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem.
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#29my approach on this is consider the first 10 to 20 interviews i get as practice interviews.
just throw yourself in the pool, you'll learn to swim.
Re: Ask HN: How to change jobs with almost no interviewing experience?
#30Here are my 2¢: Leverage platforms that offer mock technical interviews (e.g., Pramp, Interviewing.io, probably there are others too). This approach lets you simulate the interview experience in a risk-free environment, getting you accustomed to the format and the pressure. It’s crucial to receive feedback, and these platforms pair you with industry professionals who can provide just that. This method is effective be…
Before paying for mock interviews, it might be a good idea to first get practice with something like https://grow.google/certificates/interview-warmup/
There are also plenty of virtual groups around that offers p2p interviews (each side interviews another).
These might be better for initial warmup as the only cost is an extra hour of your time (but it also allows you to experience the interview from the interviewer's perspective).