Software Engineer Behavioral Interview - What's Your Proudest Project? (with Formation CEO)

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We talk with Sophie, the CEO of Formation, to show an example of a bad answer vs. a great answer to the common question "What project are you most proud of and why?". We discuss understanding the company's goals and tailoring your answer to them. Tell a compelling story about how you solved a problem and collaborated with others.
Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) -
00:00 - What project are you most proud of?
00:12 - Sophie introduces Formation, adaptive learning platform for software engineers
00:26 - Sophie's interview tips for engineers
01:40 - Proudest project (bad answer)
03:50 - Key interview context tips for successful responses
08:12 - Proudest project (good answer)
12:50 - Roleplay persona helps interviewees research and performance improvement
13:45 - Personality and inflections in answers
17:38 - Counterintuitive collaboration for solving problems
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[@Pn787]

This was good. When she gave her first answer-- I didn't realize that, that was the bad answer so I was genuinely confused. Once that was over, the follow-up to the answer was really insightful. Thx!

[@alessiotucci0]

She's is very good at explaining and very talkative. This video is helpful 👍🏻

[@tryexponent]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LuccaWang1]

Loved this. Such a genuine guest! Thank you for this video

[@paulah4510]

ty for a great vid! ❤ could you do handle conflict / cross team collaboration next?

[@tryexponent]

We'll pass this request to the team! Here's a similar question from our course: "Handling technical and people challenges" - www.tryexponent.com/courses/software-engineering/swe-behavioral/swe-people-technical-challenges

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[@stirlingcarter1769]

high quality guest / content