An expert guide to technical interviews with Ian Douglas from Postman

<p><b><strong>🎙 About the episode</strong></b></p><p><strong>Meet Ian Douglas 🇺🇸🇨🇦!</strong> Ian has been in the industry for 26 years and in this episode, imparts his wisdom about how stand out then succeed at technical interviews to you. </p><p><b><strong>🔗 Connect with Ian</strong></b></p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736/">👨🏻‍💼 LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://techinterview.guide/">🌐 Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/iandouglas736">🐦 Twitter</a></li> </ul><p><b><strong>⏰ Timestamps</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Introduction (0:00)</li> <li>Removing the stigma from the interview process (01:39)</li> <li>Why technical interviews are kinda broken (3:16)</li> <li>What the heck does culture fit even mean? (08:57)</li> <li>How to answer “What is your biggest weakness?” in an interview (14:04)</li> <li>More on culture fit  (16:08)</li> <li>The truth behind why companies hide salaries in job descriptions (18:52)</li> <li>Your previous salary has nothing to do with your new one (20:50)</li> <li>Ian’s experience interviewing at 27 companies (23:28)</li> <li>How to increase your callback % when applying to jobs, even if you don’t have much experience yet (27:39)</li> <li>Ian’s LinkedIn #drama (31:15)</li> <li>Rejection isn’t personal and you never know what’s happening internally (36:42)</li> <li>It all works out in the end (39:15)</li> <li>How to practice your interview skills in the real world (40:49)</li> <li>Get your foot in the door and the rest will follow (43:14)</li> <li>How much loyalty should you have to a company? (46:06)</li> <li>How Ian botched an interview at Twilio (46:29)</li> </ul><p><b><strong>🧰 Resources mentioned</strong></b></p><ul> <li>Ian’s website, <a href="https://techinterview.guide/">Techinterview.guide</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.rezi.ai/">Rezi.ai</a></li> </ul><p><b><strong>⭐️ Leave a Review</strong></b></p><p><br>If you enjoy this episode please <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scrimba-podcast/id1537632252"><em>lea