Tech Careers & Interviews · Beginner INTERACTIVE

Tech Interview Prep: Questions, Answers & What Not to Do

Walk into your next tech interview prepared. Research the company, sharpen your CV and portfolio, answer "tell me about yourself" and behavioural questions with the STAR method, handle technical and live-coding questions by thinking aloud, ask smart questions, talk salary in KES with confidence, and avoid the mistakes that cost people offers.

3

units

12

lessons

23

challenges

~30

minutes

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Outcomes

What you'll be able to do

Research a company and decode a job advert

Present your CV, GitHub and portfolio as proof

Answer "tell me about yourself" and STAR behavioural questions

Handle technical, scenario and live-coding questions calmly

Know the do's and don'ts for in-person and online interviews

Negotiate salary and follow up professionally

How it works

Learn by doing, a few minutes a day

Every lesson mixes short explanations with hands-on challenges. Get instant feedback, fix mistakes on the spot, and build a daily habit that actually sticks.

Concept cards

Short, clear explanations with real examples

22 in this course

Multiple choice

Pick the right answer, get instant feedback

12 in this course

Fill the blank

Complete formulas, commands and shortcuts

4 in this course

Build it

Arrange tiles into the right sequence

3 in this course

Match pairs

Connect shortcuts, terms and meanings

4 in this course

Daily streaks

Keep the flame alive by learning every day

XP & daily goals

Pick a goal from 10 to 50 XP a day

Hearts

Five per lesson; missed questions come back

Leaderboard

Climb the weekly rankings

Syllabus

Everything you'll encounter

1

Research the company and the job

Know what they need before you walk in.

2 challenges
2

CV, GitHub and portfolio as proof

Show, don't just tell.

2 challenges
3

Your 2-week preparation plan

Practise out loud, not just in your head.

2 challenges
1

"Tell me about yourself"

Present → past → future in 60–90 seconds.

2 challenges
2

Behavioural questions with STAR

Situation, Task, Action, Result.

2 challenges
3

Technical questions by role

Explain simply, give an example.

2 challenges
4

Live coding and practical tasks

Think aloud, clarify, test.

2 challenges
5

Scenario questions: "What would you do if…?"

Show calm, step-by-step thinking.

1 challenges
1

Do's and don'ts

Small things that cost big offers.

2 challenges
2

Questions to ask them

Interviews go both ways.

2 challenges
3

Talking salary

Research the range, anchor with evidence.

2 challenges
4

Follow-up, offers and rejection

Finish professionally, whatever happens.

2 challenges

Finish the course, earn a verifiable certificate

Complete every lesson to receive a Learnix certificate with a unique number anyone can verify online.

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