I talk on a variety of topics, usually within the tech interview space. Some of my post popular talks are on:
- How to do well in programming interviews.
- How to do well in product management interviews.
- How to be a great technical interviewer and reduce false negatives.
- How to hire developers and product managers.
- Various topics relating to women in tech/female entrepreneurs
(I also do consulting on technical interviewing.)
Contact gayle AT gayle.com for speaking inquiries or sign up to be notified when I am coming to your city.
Upcoming Talks & Events
- Product School - San Francisco | Thurs Oct 26, 2017
Cracking the Product Manager Interview - Product School - Santa Clara | Wed Sept 27, 2017
Cracking the Product Manager Interview - Cracking the Facebook Coding Interview (Recurring twice a week - ask your Facebook recruiter!)
Invite-only for Facebook candidates | slides | handout
Selected Prior Talks & Events
- Udacity Intersect | March 8, 2017
Cracking the Coding Interview | slides - Chicago Booth | Nov 12, 2016
Cracking the PM Interview - Silicon Valley Code Camp | Oct 1 & 2, 2016
Cracking the Coding Interview | register - Silicon Valley Code Camp | Oct 1 & 2, 2016
Be a Better Interviewer: How to Interview Like Google (Or Not) -- But Better! | slides - Talent42 | Tues June 7, 2016
The Architecture of Tech Interviews | slides - University of Pennsylvania, Masters Commencement | Sat May 14, 2016
Engineering Master's Commencement Speaker - Greenhouse Open | Wed May 25 - Fri May 27, 2016
Asking Effective Interview Questions | link to register. - Product School (Mountain View) | Wed May 4, 2016
Cracking the PM Interview | slides - RockIt Recruiting | Wed Oct 14, 2015
How to Hire Engineers - RockIt Recruiting | Sat Oct 10, 2015
Women in Tech Series: Interview Training | slides - Berkeley | Thurs Oct 8, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview | slides - Harvard | Wed Oct 7, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview Workshop | slides - HackerRank | Tues Oct 6, 2015 @ 9am
Online AMA | read write-up - Silicon Valley Code Camp | Sat Oct 3, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview | slides - Silicon Valley Code Camp | Sat Oct 3, 2015
Cracking the PM Interview | slides - Ladies Storm Hackathon | Mon Sept 28, 2015 @ 5pm PST
Online AMA | read write-up - TechCrunch Disrupt | Sun Sept 20, 2015
Judge for Disrupt Hackathon - Hackbright | Tues Sept 15, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview - Facebook NYC | Wed July 15, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview v6 Launch Party - OpenDNS SF | Thurs July 9, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview v6 Launch Party - Facebook Seattle | Wed July 8, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview v6 Launch Party - Hulu Seattle | Mon July 6, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview v6 Launch Party - Talent42 | June 9 and 10
Preventing Disasters Before They Happen: How to Prep Your Candidates to Reduce Your False Negatives | slides - Huffington Post | Thurs April 25, 2015
Video Interview - RockIt Recruiting | Tuesday March 31, 2015
Creating the (Im)Perfect Dev Interview | slides - Product School | Wednesday Feb 4, 2015
Cracking the Product Manager Interview - Hired HQ | Monday Jan 26, 2015
Cracking the Coding Interview - Hackbright | Fri Dec 12, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - Stanford University | Thu Nov 20, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview & HackerRank - AOL Product Manager Bootcamp | Tues Oct 14, 2014
How to Hire Product Managers - Silicon Valley Code Camp (Los Altos, CA) | Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:45pm
Cracking the Coding Interview [slides] - Silicon Valley Code Camp (Los Altos, CA) | Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:15am
Cracking the Product Manager Interview [slides] - Product School (San Francisco, CA) | Thurs Oct 9, 2014
Cracking the PM Interview: How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology [slides] - Hired HQ (San Francisco, CA) | Wed Sept 10, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview [register] - HackNY (New York, NY) | Wed July 30, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - ELEO Conference (San Jose, CA) | Sat Jul 26, 2014
Panelist - LinkedIn (Mountain View, CA) | Thurs July 24
Reverse Engineering Interview Coaching to Reduce False Negatives - HackBright @ SurveyMonkey (Palo Alto, CA) | Tues July 15, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - Talent42 (Seattle, WA) | Tues June 17, 2014
Interviewing A Players: Reverse Engineering Interview Coaching to Create Great Candidates [slides] - OpenDNS (San Francisco, CA) | Thurs June 5, 2014
Transitioning from Engineering to Product Management [slides] - Fullstack (New York, NY) | Tues May 6, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - Fullstack (New York, NY) | Mon May 5, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - Lumosity (San Francisco, CA) | Thurs March 20, 2014
Cracking the Tech Interview: Strategies for Landing a Great Job in Tech [register] - Hackbright (San Francisco, CA) | Thurs March 13, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview: Skills and Strategies for Software Engineers and PMs - Stanford | Mon Feb 24, 2014
Cracking the Coding Interview - University of Washington (Seattle, WA) | Thu Jan 9, 2014
Cracking the Coding & PM Interview - HackReactor (San Francisco, CA) | Thu Jan 16, 2014
Cracking the Coding & PM Interview - Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani, India) | Tues Jan 21, 2014
Cracking the Coding & PM Interview [Webinar] - University of California (Berkeley, CA) | Wed Jan 22, 2014
Cracking the Coding & PM Interview - Coding Dojo (Mountain View, CA) | Thu Jan 23, 2014
Cracking the Coding & PM Interview - MIT Sloan (Cambridge, MA) | Fri Jan 24, 2014
Cracking the Product Management Interview (Webcast) - G+ Webinar | Tues Jan 28, 2014
Cracking the Product Management Interview (Webcast) - Stanford | Wed Jan 29, 2014
Cracking the Product Management Interview - Kellogg MBA (Northwestern University) | Mon Feb 3, 2014
Cracking the Product Management Interview (Webcast) - Silicon Valley Code Camp (Los Altos, CA) | Sat Oct 5
Cracking the Coding Interview - Perkins Coie (Palo Alto, CA) | Mon Oct 7, 2013
Cracking the Coding Interview - Perkins Coie (Palo Alto, CA) | Mon Oct 14, 2013
Cracking the Coding Interview - Hackbright (San Francisco, CA) | Wed July 31, 2013
Cracking the Coding Interview - Hackbright (San Francisco, CA) | Wed Apr 24, 2013
Cracking the Coding Interview - Marriott Renaissance Hotel (Austin, TX) | Wed Nov 14, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - Marriott Renaissance Hotel (Austin, TX) | Thu Nov 15, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - General Assembly (San Francisco, CA) | Thu Nov 29, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - UC Irvine (Irvine, CA) | Wed Oct 24, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - CodeChix (Santa Clara, CA) | Wed Oct 17, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - Palantir (Palo Alto, CA) | Thurs Oct 4, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - Silicon Valley Code Camp (Los Altos, CA) | Sat Oct 6, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - University of Washington - Bothell (Seattle, WA) | Thu Oct 11, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - Evisors (Online Webinar) | Tues Sept 18, 2012
How to Get that Job at Google: Careers in the Tech Industry - Women Who Code (San Francisco, CA) | August 22, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Skills and Strategies for Software Engineers and PMs - Amazon (Seattle, WA) | August 15, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Skills and Strategies for Software Engineers and PMs - TheEasy @ TechStars (Seattle, WA) | August 14, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Skills and Strategies for Software Engineers and PMs - TheEasy @ TechStars (Seattle, WA) | August 13, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Skills and Strategies for Software Engineers and PMs - Girls Exploring Tomorrow's Technology (Malvern, PA) | March 24, 2012
Keynote Speaker | Technology -- Past, Present, Future [speech] [video] - Philadelphia Area Aspirations in Computing Awards Dinner (Philadelphia) | March 21, 2012
Keynote Speaker | Technology -- Past, Present, Future [speech] - Exebit 2012 at IIT (Chennai, India) | March 2nd, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Software Engineers - Pragyan 2012at NIT Tiruchirapalli, India | February 26th, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Software Engineers - UC Irvine | Wed Jan 25, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview - Canadian University Software Engineering Conference (Keynote Speaker) | Fri Jan 20, 2012.
Cracking the Coding Interview - UC San Diego | Wed Oct 12, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview - Brown University | Thur Sept 29, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - Dartmouth College | Wed Sept 28, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - Columbia University | Tues Sept 27, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - University of Pennsylvania | Mon Sept 26, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - Duke University (Masters of Engineering Management) | Fri Sept 23, 2011
The Google Resume: How to Land a Job at the World's Top Tech Companies - Duke University (CS) | Thurs Sept 22, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - NC State University | Thurs Sept 22, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - University of North Carolina, Kener-Flagler Business School (MBA) | September 21, 2011
The Google Resume: How to Land a Job at the World's Top Tech Companies - Columbia University | March 23, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - University of Pennsylvania | February 9, 2011
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - University of Washington | March 8, 2010
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers - University of Pennsylvania | February 4, 2010
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [Post-Lecture Article from Daily Pennsylvanian.com] - University of Pennsylvania | November 18, 2009
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers