What format can interviews take?
Summer of Tech Meet & Greet: not a formal interview, a chance to come and chat to us, find out how we work, let us get to know you. Meet as many people from the team as you can. There’s likely a team involved in hiring interns, get momentum behind you by connecting with as many representatives as you can.
Summer of Tech Speed Interviews: they’re fast! Some companies will ONLY use speed interviews to hire. You should focus on leaving us with a strong impression of YOU. What do you want us to think or feel about you at the end?
Be ready for potentially weird questions, these are to help us quickly identify what type of person you are, your character. Are you curious? Keen to learn? Are you ready to work with new technology?
Technical interview or skills assessment: good, inclusive technical interviews will reflect what you’ll be doing in the job. It’s not actually a technical test. We’ll give you something that you’ll come across in your job, and work it through with you. We want you to ask questions as you go! We might ask for your opinions, your approach, your process. It’s not a test, it’s a way to tailor the interview to YOU.
As an intern candidate, we care more about your collaborative and communication skills. How do you think? How do you learn?
Show your working! Talk us through what you’re doing, how you’d deal with the situation. Show us your underlying thinking. If you get it wrong, admit it! Ask questions, show how you’d deal with it in the job.
