Cracking the Coding Interview' clip - articulate, authentic, casual, conversational, educational, helpful, narrator, personable
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So tell me about yourself. Many interviewers kick off the session by asking you to tell them a bit about yourself or asking you to walk through your resume. This is essentially a pitch. It's your interviewers. First impression of you. So you want to be sure about this structure? A typical structure that works well for many people is essentially chronological, with the opening sentence describing their current job and the conclusion discussing their relevant and interesting hobbies outside of work. F Any one current role headline only. I'm a software engineer at Micro Works where I've been leading the Android team for the last five years. Two. College. My background is in computer science. I did my undergrad at Berkeley and spent a few summers working at start ups, including one where I attempted to launch my own business. Three post college and onwards after college. I wanted to get some exposure to larger corporations, so I joined Amazon as a developer. It was a great experience. I learned a ton about large system design, and I got to really drive the launch of a key part of a W S that actually showed me that I really wanted to be in a more entrepreneurial environment. Four current role details. One of my old manager's from Amazon recruited me out to join her start up, which was what brought me to micro works here. I did the initial system architecture which was scaled pretty well with our rapid growth. I then took an opportunity to lead the Android team. I do manage a team of three, but my role is primarily with the technical leadership, architecture coating, et cetera, five outside of work. Outside of work, I've been participating in some hackathons, mostly doing IOS development there as a way to learn it more deeply. I'm also activism Moderator on online forums around Android development. Six wrap up. I'm looking now for something new and your company caught my eye. I've always loved the connection with the user, and I really want to get back to a smaller environment too. This structure works well for about 95% of candidates for candidates with more experience, you might condense part of it 10 years from now. The candidates initial statement might become just after my C s degree from Berkeley. I spent a few years at Amazon and then joined a startup where I led the Android team