I have been practice Leetcode and preparing for the interviews for the past few months. And one days before all my on-sites, I am generally very pumped up and confident of cracking the interview! But, somehow, for my google on-site tomorrow, I am feeling very nervous. And this is weird! And this is a different kind of nervousness. I am not exactly nervous about the possibility of not clearing the on-site but about the possibility of embarrassing myself during the rounds! I feel that I will be completely clueless about the questions that I will be asked! This might have something to do with the fact that google has been one of my dream companies to get into and also, the fact that, so often, while practice sample google on-site questions online, more often than not, I am not able to reach the optimal solution myself. This is a strange feeling because, generally, I am a very positive person (see my username 😛) and I am not used to feeling this way! Has anyone ever felt the same about any of their on-sites?
I just wanted to get it done and the relax. Three onsites in a row early this month.
Yeah, this is my 3rd on-site within the last 15 days and have my last one coming up in 10 days!
They’ll get you in the lunch interview. Don’t eat eggs. Don’t take more than 5 Bread slices. Soup in a small bowl. No fruit. Don’t eat trendy items like kimchi or chorizo. Many people fail at this step. My friend told me to hide a string cheese in my pocket. To excuse myself to the bathroom if I wanted to eat a sandwich. Word is they weigh your food.
This is the truth
Just imagine everyone in their underwear
Rub one out before you leave your house fo the interview. Serious.
The nice thing about a Google onsite in particular, is that even making it to that point in their interview process means that they will seriously consider you for future positions or interviews even if you don't get hired this time. I performed moderately but not great at an onsite there while looking for my first job a couple years ago, but they have done a very good job of staying in touch since.
Wow. That sounds great!! 😄
I am also having Google onsite tomorrow.
New York?
Yes
Just be "postive" 😂
If you are nervous before the start of the interview, just tell them casually with a smile. It helped me and that round with the Googler went out really well.
Don’t get relaxed if the coding problem seems easy. Do it fast so you can move on to the scaling of the problem. Otherwise the interviewer will spare you the pressure after you took too long, and ask you if you have any questions. That’s when you fail.
Totally normal. I feel it before every onsite.
That’s a bit comforting, I guess!