AssessDev Blog

In this blog, you will find simple and actionable tips and tricks for conducting tech interviews, designing and preparing the tech interview process and developing a great candidate experience. Follow us on LinkedIn for daily interviewing best practices.

Kat has prepared 500+ interviews, and has conducted 750+ technical interviews herself. She leads technical interviewer trainings for hiring manager and in-house tech team members who will be the ones interviewing their future colleagues. She was the CTO of 2 startups after having a decade-long career in Machine Learning and software engineering.

Kat Stam

Blog Author and Principal Tech Interviewer

How to help candidates relaxed when nervous during an interview

Here is how to help a nervous candidate relax during the interview

Interviews are stressful, even for the most confident candidates. We, interviewers, though need the candidates to relax and feel comfortable so they shine and make our job easy when selecting the perfect fit for the job opening. Here is how to create a welcoming environment during the interview so the candidates feel like they take part of an interesting conversation.

Posted by Kat Stam | June 6, 2024

3 common tech interview formats

Every single tech candidate passes though an assessment - of their skills and knowledge. Here are the 3 most common formats tech interviewers, or interview engineers, follow to structure the tech assessment.

Posted by Kat Stam | May 29, 2024

Practical tips: design a rock-solid interview process for your tech job openings

Long and impractical interview process cost money and put off the best candidates from applying. Here is how to design a 3-stage light-weight technical interview process which saves money, saves candidates time and finds the right fit for the job.

Posted by Kat Stam | May 27, 2024

The 7 worst mistakes to make as an interviewer while recruiting

When candidates make mistakes during an interview, they don't get the job. When companies make mistakes during an interview, they hire the wrong people, waste their best people's time, decrease productivity, lose money, and maybe, have to replace the new hire 6 months after their start date. Here are the top 7 mistakes to avoid when interviewing candidates.

Posted by Kat Stam | May 22, 2024

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