The Junior Dev Interview Guide
Your’e receiving this because you either attended or signed up for the live event I hosted yesterday about tech interviews.
If you attended, I sincerely hope it was useful and gave you some clarity on how to approach interviews the right way both technically and mentally.
To reiterate - my advice is, by nature, generic. Take what makes sense and ignore what does not! And if you remember NOTHING else - you MUST ask what your interview will consist of and/or research using Glassdoor/TeamBlind.
As promised, here are all the resources, examples, and videos we went over.
Watch the Recording
03:51 — Screening Call Insights
10:15 — Behavioral Interview Strategies
20:12 — Technical Interview Preparation
26:17 — Essential Study Prep Documents
26:56 — JavaScript Trivia Interviews
28:15 — Take-Home Exams: A Hot Take
31:30 — Handling Interview Nerves
35:16 — Advice for Junior Developers
38:03 — Mastering LeetCode and DSA
DSA Basics and Resources
• My article: Don’t Study 500 Leetcode Problems. Do This Instead.
• AlgoExpert
• NeetCode
JavaScript Interview Prep
Expect questions on closures, promises, async/await, and let vs const.
These test your understanding of the language, not your job ability.
Cheat sheets and practice:
JS Interview Cheat Sheet #1
JS Interview Cheat Sheet #2
The React Question You’ll Get
Code Sandbox Example
Video Walkthrough
Behavioral Interview Worksheet
This should help you construct a story to tell when they inevitably ask you “Tell me about a complex project you worked on” 👁️👄👁️
Worksheet Link
If you found this talk helpful and want to go deeper into AI as a full stack software developer, I’m running a 30-Day AI Developer Cohort this January at parsity.io/AIDev
It’s built for full-stack TypeScript developers who want to learn how to practically apply AI: agents, RAG systems, vector databases, LLM-ops, and advanced integration strategies.
IF you are a Parsity student - you will have full access for LIFE to this material so don’t worry about signing up.
Thanks again for showing up and being part of this event. I was honestly shocked how many people registered and attended.
PS - feel free to share these resources with anyone you think it might help and if you use this information to help you land a role, I’d love to interview you on an upcoming podcast. You can reach out via email to set it up!