Let’s take a deep dive into how our tech interviews go and find some tips shared by our recruiters!

The first interview: Meeting the recruiter

Upon your application being shortlisted, the process kickstarts with a phone interview with the recruiter. During this session, the recruiter wants to understand your background, your fit for the position, your expectations and aspirations, and the technology stacks you use. From here, the recruiter will be able to decide whether to continue with the interview process.

Top tip: Prepare a "greatest hits" list to showcase your accomplishments and projects that you have been involved in. Ensure that the items in the list are relevant to the job that you applied for. For example, when applying for a Data Scientist role, you must be familiar with data science technology stacks such as Python, k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision trees, etc.

The second interview: Technical interview tips with hiring managers

Whether you are interviewing to become a software developer, information security analyst, or IT manager, the process will likely include a technical interview. During this stage, the interviewer wants to understand your technical capabilities, project involvements, and qualifications.

Depending on the department where this role sits, the technical interview could be a virtual session or an onsite session. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment on the day, or a take-home test or problem set to be completed and sent over on a different day. The technical interview may also be with a panel of interviewers of 2 or more.

Top tip: Research common technical questions for your role and practice by completing related assessments available online. A good tip is to look for skill sets mentioned in the job description and look for available assessments testing those skills online. If the interviewer asks you to work through a problem, make sure to show your process clearly. The interviewer wants to see how you think and solve problems.

The closing interview

The closing interview is typically the final stage in the interview process. At this point in the process, the interviewing team would have narrowed its list to just a few candidates. At this stage, the interview session would most likely be held by the head of the department to have an overall idea of you and to assess your overall fit within the team and organisation. This is where your personality and cultural fit will play a huge role!

Final words from our tech recruiters: We hope these tips have given you an insight into what a tech interview process is like and will help you to be at your very best for your interview. All the best!

Pictured below: Our Tech recruiters Pratap, Dickson and Inder