Grokking the Engineering Management and Leadership Interviews

This is your essential EM interview crash course. Learn strategies from FAANG hiring managers to demonstrate your leadership skills, and experience to interviewers.

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This is your essential EM interview crash course. Learn strategies from FAANG hiring managers to demonstrate your leadership skills, and experience to interviewers.

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Course Overview

Engineering leaders are the backbone of an organization, shaping how a company operates. Companies invest heavily in hiring strong managers through interviews that assess both technical expertise and leadership ability. In this course, you’ll explore the engineering management interview process, the management hierarchy, and the leadership phone screen. You’ll learn about key areas of engineering management—managing people and projects, building organizations, fostering collaboration, and recognizing person...Show More

What You'll Learn

Understanding of the interview process for engineering management and leadership roles

Understanding different engineering leadership levels and their job responsibilities

Ability to articulate concise and emphatic practical answers in response to situational questions in EM interviews

Familiarity with key leadership areas such as people management, project management, organization building, and cross-team and cross-functional collaborations

Understanding key behavioral traits in engineering leaders that are sought out in an interview

What You'll Learn

Understanding of the interview process for engineering management and leadership roles

Course Content

Before We Begin

Prepare for engineering management interviews with real-world scenarios and effective strategies.

About This Course Structure of the Course

Introduction

Master the engineering management interview process and leadership levels for effective hiring.

The Interview Process Engineering Management Levels Leadership/Management Phone Screen Technical Interviews

People Management

Master essential people management skills to enhance team dynamics and performance.

Introduction to People Management Interviews 1:1s with Team Members Building Trust in Relationships with Team Members Managing Low Performers Managing High Performers Supporting Team Growth Conflict Resolution Employee Retention Building Diverse and Inclusive Teams Managing a Team in Difficult Situations Recognition and Reward Delivering Feedback Performance Reviews and Calibrations Managing Distributed Teams Managing ICs vs. Managing Managers

Project Management

Master effective roadmap planning, team vision, and project retrospectives for successful engineering management.

Roadmap Planning and Execution Process Team Mission, Long-Term Vision, and Strategy Project Retrospectives

Organization Building

Master team growth, hiring, reorganization, and effective onboarding strategies for success.

Growing Your Team Hiring and Sourcing Doing a Reorganization Onboarding New Team Members

Managing Collaborations

2 Lessons

Master effective collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams for project success.

Behavioral Interviews

5 Lessons

Master behavioral interviews, conflict resolution, and effective communication for impactful engineering management.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Master essential engineering management skills to excel in interviews and careers.

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