Why do interviewers ask me to walk through my resume projects?
To verify you actually built them. If you can explain the architecture, your role, and your choices, you built it. If you cannot, you may have exaggerated, which breaks trust before any technical question.
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Walk me through this project, why did you choose X over Y, what was the hardest bug, what would you do differently, quantify your impact, and how does state flow in this app. These verify you actually built what you claim.
Do not put it on your resume. If a project is listed, you should be ready to walk through architecture, justify choices, describe a hard bug, and name what you would improve. Listing a project you cannot discuss breaks trust.
To check that the numbers are real. If a bullet says 'reduced load time by 40%', you should be able to explain how you measured it. Inventing numbers backfires when you cannot, so never put a number you cannot justify.
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