I'm a college student with an on-site interview for a new grad role at Google in 1 month. I really, *really* want this job. I've failed my onsites with other major companies (Microsoft, Bloomberg). How do I go about preparing to maximize my chance of getting an offer?
Do leetcode, than do leetcode and when you are done do leetcode
LeetCode means paper is out? Practice a set of known questions & answers and then become employed. Shame on googlers.
Just doing leetcode won't get you it also your caliber attitude
What is caliber attitude?
Microsoft interview is order of magnitude easier. I think you’d be better off postponing the interview than wasting an onsite.
Practice your power posture. Work on your people skills. Might want to learn Roberts Rules of Order in case they ask you to run a mock meeting.
Do swe interviews really include mock meetings?
Yes, absolutely. Engineers don’t really code at google (all done by AI these days), they mostly sit in meetings so onsite tests their ability to take notes, say buzzwords, nod at the PM, stay awake during brainstorms.
In an honest assessment of yourself, did you fail in soft skills, or were your coding chops just not what you needed them to be?
Leeti