Developers Should Treat Job Interviews Like a First Date
Every day developers get rejected in interviews, not because of their development skills, but because of their interview skills.
Looks (technical skills) create initial attraction but personality is more important in a long-term relationship. In an interview, you have to show your personality.
Making a good first impression and showing your soft skills and character are as important as technical skills. A developer's character isn’t captured on their CV, you have to show it in the interview and this is where thinking of the interview as a date helps.
Knowledge, CVs, and certifications are no guarantee if a developer can’t write software — which is why interviews are conducted to know their experience.
Developers should approach an interview like a date, leave a good first impression, and make the interviewer want to hire them by following the below steps:
Act confidently, like it’s an event to be enjoyed. How to act confidently, the first step is to avoid looking nervous. To do this, think about presentations you have seen where the person is nervous behavior distracted from their messages.
