Get hired: applications, resume and interviews
Strong candidates lose offers to weak applications all the time. Hiring is a pipeline with a few predictable filters, and each one can be prepared for.
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Lessons
How tech hiring works in 2026
Applicant tracking systems, recruiter screens, online assessments and interview loops, on campus and off.
A resume that gets interviews
What reviewers check first, bullets that show impact, and formatting that parsers and people can read.
Projects and a portfolio that prove something
Pick projects a reviewer can check, write a README that explains them and show your work on GitHub.
Where and how to apply
Timing, targeting, volume and a tracker, so applications turn into interviews.
Referrals and cold outreach
How referrals work and how to write a short message a busy engineer will answer.
Behavioral interviews and your story bank
Build six to eight true stories and adapt them to the questions interviewers actually ask.
Interview day: communication and nerves
Think out loud, recover from mistakes and manage nerves before and during the interview.
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