Interview Practice (Full Stack)

Interview answers are directed to a specific job

• Answers relate back to job duties, referring to specific job requirements in the description
• At least one answer addresses the company's mission (eg: interest in education if applying to an education company like Udacity)

Demonstrate passion for the job

• At least one answer demonstrates enthusiasm for learning new skills or topics in targeted field
• Answers show candidate is ready for the role; the candidate is passionate about the specific job and has the skills to succeed in the role

Communicates short- and long-term goals

• At least one answer refers to candidate's goals within a year
• At least one answer refers to candidate's learning or career goals past one year from now

Answers are positive and strengthen job candidate profile

• Answers contain no negative language
• Answers focus on thought process and how students approaches problems

Technical answers are correct and produce no errors

• Technical answers are correct and produce no errors
• Questions 3 and 5 are correct

Understand full stack concepts, trends, and technologies

• Mentions a specific full stack technology and/or trend
• Explains how it works
• Discusses advantages and disadvantages of it
• Compares technology/trend to alternatives or discusses technology/trend in context

Understand web app vulnerabilities and preventions

• Answer explores at least 2 different web security threats
  • Of each threat, answer offers definition and explanation
  • Of each threat, there is an example given of each threat, such as pseudocode

Python is correct

• Python code is clear and functional; it does what it’s supposed to do
• Provides detailed rationale for the code provided