Prepare Yourself

Your resume sets the agenda for the conversation. Make every line count.

• Keep it focused: one page, with the skills the role asks for (RTL, timing, verification, tools) up front.
• For each project, say what you built, which tools and languages you used, and the result.
• Only list what you can explain in depth. Interviewers pick a line and dig in.

Pick one project from work, university, or your own time, and know it end to end.

• Be ready to explain the goal, the architecture, your part in it, and the outcome.
• Prepare a block diagram you can draw on a whiteboard in under two minutes.
• Know the trade-offs you made and what you would do differently today.

Walk in knowing the company, the role, and what to expect.

• Research the company's products and the team's domain.
• During the initial phone call, ask what the interview will look like: will it be technical, and if so, which topics will it cover? Try to learn what they usually ask.
• Get a referral if you can. Before you apply, or during the interview process, find someone who works there, even through a mutual friend, who can put in a good word for you.