At any stage of your Web Developer career, leadership and communication skills are two important qualities to have. To assess your leadership and communication abilities, employers may ask questions such as:
Explain JavaScript to me in a way that even an inexperienced techie could understand.
JavaScript is a programming language that is used for dynamic content, which refers to animations, graphics, newsfeeds, slideshows, autocomplete suggestions, interactive forms, or anything else on a web page that changes, moves, or shifts without the user hitting refresh. JavaScript is also essential for developing mobile applications, creating browser-based games, and working on a website’s back end. JavaScript is so widely used that major web browsers can render JavaScript without downloading any additional programs or compilers.
- When have you solved a problem that didn’t involve coding?
- How would the Web Developers/Project Managers you have worked with describe you?
- How do you communicate your progress to clients and/or stakeholders?
- Give me an example of how you would describe web development to someone who is completely new to tech.
- Do you like working as part of a team while you’re coding? What do you think contributes to a successful team?
- How do you help your team members improve their coding skills?