Fresh Graduate (0–1 years) · Module D
Working with a Mentor or Buddy Effectively
How to get real value out of a mentorship, rather than letting it stay surface-level.
What this session covers
- Come to check-ins with specific questions, not 'how's it going?' — specificity is what makes a mentor's time worth their while too.
3 more key points, the audio walkthrough and the diagram are in the full session, which unlocks with any paid plan.
What fresh graduate FDE interviews look for
At the fresh-graduate level, FDE interviewers mostly test technical literacy and coachability: can you read API documentation, reason about HTTP and JSON, debug from an error message, and stay clear and honest with a customer when you don't know the answer yet.