Speaking Engagements
Gayle L. McDowell is a former software engineer who has worked for three of the top tech companies: Google, Microsoft, and Apple. She has extensive experience with interviewing and hiring, having interviewed over 150 candidates and served on Google’s hiring committee. She has written two books, Cracking the Coding Interview and The Google Resume, and has spoken to a variety of audiences on these and other topics.
Her most popular talk, “Cracking the Coding Interview” (based off her best-selling book with the same title), is always a hit with college and professional software engineers. It is deeply technical and to-the-point, with tangible advice on how to land one of the very competitive software development or PM roles.
Contact gayle AT technologywoman.com for speaking inquiries.
Upcoming Talks
UC Irvine | Wed Jan 25, 2012. 12pm – 1:30pm.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice and Strategies for Software Engineering and PM interviews [slides]
Pragyan 2012 | NIT Tiruchirapalli, India. February 23rd – 26th, 2012
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Software Engineers and PMs
Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology (Keynote Speaker) | Malvern, PA. March 24, 2012
Prior Talks
Canadian University Software Engineering Conference (Keynote Speaker) | Fri Jan 20, 2012.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Software Engineers and PMs [slides]
UC San Diego | Wed Oct 12, 2011. 10am.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Software Engineers and PMs [slides]
Brown University | Thur Sept 29, 2011. 12pm.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
Dartmouth College | Wed Sept 28, 2011. 4:15pm.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
Columbia University | Tues Sept 27, 2011. 11:30am – 1pm in Mudd Building.
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
University of Pennsylvania | Mon Sept 26, 2011. 6pm in Heilmeier Hall (Moore).
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
Duke University (Masters of Engineering Management) | Fri Sept 23, 4:00pm
The Google Resume: How to Land a Job at the World’s Top Tech Companies [slides]
Duke University (CS) | Thurs Sept 22, 4:30pm
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
NC State University | Thurs Sept 22, 11am
Cracking the Coding Interview: Advice for Programmers [slides]
University of North Carolina, Kener-Flagler Business School (MBA) | September 21, 2011. 7:30pm.
The Google Resume: How to Land a Job at the World’s Top Tech Companies [slides]
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
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