I think that, for junior positions, I am more interested in hearing about passion for the craft of software development, and for someone who is excited to learn

I think that, for junior positions, I am more interested in hearing about passion for the craft of software development, and for someone who is excited to learn new things. To exhibit that, I'd expect one to be able to talk about new technologies they've been working with, things that they enjoy about said tech, and projects that they've been working on to help them learn and grow. For interviewing for the remote jobs specifically, as an interviewer I recommend the following: Do everything you can to be in the most quiet environment possible. Do everything that you can to have the best internet connection possible. Got roommates? Ask them to not be home. Have a couple pandora streams going around the house for ambience? Shut them off, they're a waste of bandwidth. Next, you may be asked to share your screen at some point. Clear everything remotely offensive or even noteworthy. Don't have a model posing on a sports car as your background image, don't have a bunch of links to porn sites or torrent sites or whatever in your favorites bar on your browser, and no hugely cluttered messes of files with crazy file names, etc. Last, kill all the distractions: shut off your phone, smart watch, and kill all of the background IM notifications on your computer. Good luck!