Landing a MAANG Job: Behavioral Interview Questions
1h 2mBeginner2023-03-31
Authors

Vincent Xu
COO/CFO, Former Googler
Course details
Have you dreamed of landing a job at Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, and other top-tier tech companies? These positions can seem daunting at first to most candidates (even those who ultimately landed offers!), but what most candidates don't know is that there is a highly-structured way to tackle the interview process that will maximize your chances of landing the offers. In this course, Vincent Xu, a former Googler and founder of recruiting powerhouse TalentGeist, demystifies the interview process at top-tier tech companies (MAANG and equivalents like Microsoft and ByteDance), helping you nail kind of interview questions that you'll get regardless of what role you're applying for: behavioral, motivational, resume-based, and company knowledge questions. Get exclusive insights that you can start applying right away to your own interview prep.
Skills covered
Tech Career SkillsJob SearchingCareer DevelopmentCybersecurityCloud ComputingData ScienceSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Acing your MAANG interview
- 02 - Course description and prerequisites
1. Star Projects
- 03 - Analyze the job description (JD)
- 04 - Identify your star projects
2. Resume-Based Interview Questions
- 05 - Know your resume like the back of your hand
- 06 - Walk me through your resume
- 07 - Tell me about your experience at company X
- 08 - Tell me something that's not on your resume
3. Company or Product Knowledge Interview Questions
- 09 - Company or product area research
- 10 - Answering company or product knowledge questions
4. Behavioral Interview Questions
- 11 - Tackle behavioral questions with the CARL method
- 12 - CARL vs. STAR
- 13 - CARL - The A, R, and L
- 14 - Answering different questions with the same star project
5. Motivation Interview Questions
- 15 - Motivation interview questions - Overview
- 16 - Why do you want to work at Google
6. Other Interview Questions
- 17 - What's your greatest strength
- 18 - What's your greatest weakness
- 19 - Do you have any questions for me
7. Researching the Interviewing Team
- 20 - Know your interviewer
- 21 - Connect with team members
Conclusion
- 22 - Next steps on your interview prep journey
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