The Uncomfortable Reason Why Devs Fail in Interviews
Your Career Coach
Most devs fail in interviews for an uncomfortable reason to admit.
It's not about algorithms. It's not about English. It's not about recruiters.
It's because they are not yet the person the company is looking for.
Many engineers try to optimize their resume, LinkedIn, interview tricks... but they ignore the most important thing: becoming a truly strong candidate.
When I work with engineers, we don't start with interviews. We start with something much more basic:
- Define where you are today
- Define where you want to be in 2-3 years
- Choose the technologies and the type of company you want to target
And then comes the real work:
- Build personal projects that set you apart
- Master the technologies that the market pays the best for
- Become more of a generalist and understand complete systems
- Tailor your resume and LinkedIn to that profile
- Create content that showcases what you know
It's not rocket science. But it requires something that many devs are not willing to do: prioritize their career over the next few years.
Because if we're honest: if you don't study more than average, if you don't build projects, if you don't work on your personal brand... it's likely that in 5 years you'll still be in the same position.
The interview is not the problem. The problem is arriving at the interview without having yet become the ideal candidate.