Web Rush

Episode 161: Searching for a Job with Laurie Barth

Episode Summary

Laurie Barth joins us to talk about her experience of looking for and applying for a job. What it's like in 2021 to search for a job? How do you know when to say you don't know? How do you figure out if you're a good fit for a job? And should employers care about education?

Episode Notes

Recording date: Nov 11, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Laurie Barth @LaurieOnTech

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

  

• IdeaBlade

Resources:

• Taco Bell
• Baskins Robbins
• Laurie Barth’s blog
• Web Rush Episode 104: Just what the Doc-ter ordered with Laurie Barth
• Web Rush Episode 76: Readable JavaScript
• React coding interview
• CSS Selector alternate table row color
• Laurie Barth tech interviews blog post
• Musk on open ended questions that reveal what you actually know
• Musk on Education Doesn’t Matter “I ‘don’t care if you even graduated high school”
• Cypress IO
• React.js

Timejumps

• 01:27 Our first jobs
• 03:27 Guest introduction
• 06:32 What is it like to search for a job?
• 08:16 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 09:21 Is it a good idea to look around at job options?
• 13:39 Everyone makes mistakes
• 17:17 Elon Musks interview process
• 21:47 Are open ended questions good to ask in interviews?
• 26:18 It really depends on where in your career you are
• 30:31 How do you know when to say you don't know?
• 32:39 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
• 33:37 Getting a job at Netflix
• 37:22 How do you figure out if you're a good fit
• 41:03 Don't ask "why you quit your last job?"
• 43:03 Should we care about education level?
• 44:43 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.