CTCI is such a joke for the modern interviewing scene

Apple
eUpd64

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eUpd64
May 8, 2021 10 Comments

It’s incredible the fact that at one point in time, this was recommended reading for actually cracking interviews.

All of these questions are extremely easy and if I ever received a question like this in an interview, I would feel bad because I would assume the interviewer is just using nepotism to hire me because we are the same race or they find me attractive.

Whenever I read people on Blind calling this
Book easy or outdated I thought they were exaggerating.

But I just went through the entire book and could not find any question similar in difficulty to any I’ve actually been asked in an interview.

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  • Google
    fl-vv

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    fl-vv
    Ctci was enough maybe 7-8 years back but now average interviews have gotten way tougher. It's still a good book to get started and build momentum.

    Only relevant book now is elements of programming interviews.
    May 8, 2021 0
  • Google
    !!!1!!!1!

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    !!!1!!!1!
    Honestly I just ramped up to do interviews by doing easy and medium leet-codes. Got offers from FB and SpaceX and some start ups. I think you need to complain less and LC more.
    May 8, 2021 2
  • Amazon
    focus6

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    focus6
    Talk about all the fluff stuff about how interviewers are gauging you and trying to help you in that book. POS that interviewed me at Amazon first time was unpredictable AF - I went in thinking all the good stuff they talk about only to fall flat on my face and try again next year.
    May 8, 2021 2
    • Apple
      eUpd64

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      eUpd64
      OP
      Yeah... “interviewers just want to see your thinking process” “they want to give you problems that are solvable” “they will give you hints and discuss trade offs and ideas”

      Literally none of this shit is true. Interviewer writes question then STFU and I’m left asking 500 questions while they give vague AF answers, even for just clarifying requirements.
      May 8, 2021
    • Alstom
      OcDW88

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      OcDW88
      Lol Apple. Same thing happens to me during interviews. No help or hint whatsoever. LC questions one after the other. Screw up and they make a face or give some fake praise and tell you HR will contact for the next round only to be ghosted.
      May 9, 2021
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  • SoFi
    nwOY38

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    nwOY38
    It's an easier read for people who have a code camp or non CS background, obviously isn't the only thing you need these days.
    May 9, 2021 0