soft skills over technical skills w/ alex berk, lead engineer
guest: alex berk, lead engineer at shipium
- when you don't have much experience yet, lead with your network and your willingness to ask for help
- research the person interviewing you ahead of time and look for a real connection like hometown, school, or shared interests
- you cannot skip technical skills entirely, you still need enough to get past the first screening round
- keep building your own small projects between jobs, like an app or tool, so you always have something recent to show and talk about
- cold dming people on linkedin or twitter about roles or questions can lead directly to interviews, even without a warm intro