Pre-Interview Blues

New / Eng
jaspinder

New Eng

jaspinder
Oct 25, 2021 14 Comments

I am writing this at midnight while not able to sleep. I work at a very small company in Toronto, although i do have good experience but Leetcode is something i heard about a little too late and I struggle with medium level problems.
I am going to interview at Amazon(on-site) SDE2 this Thursday and since i am preparing for the past three weeks, hearing about all of you i know it is not enough.
I am worried sick and want to get a high paying job. I know everyone of you want to shit at Amazon and all but for someone trying to make big and who is earning peanuts, I just want to earn more.
I know i am good engineer, I just need knowledge about more technologies maybe.

And also if anyone can refer me, I am in Toronto, Canada. I am also interested in Remote jobs in US too.

Tc: 🥜

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TOP 14 Comments
  • Cerner / Eng
    $queenb$

    Go to company page Cerner Eng

    PRE
    Amazon
    $queenb$
    All the best dude. Don't take interviews so seriously. Give your best and take failures as learning experiences.
    Oct 25, 2021 2
    • New / Eng
      gareebCodr

      New Eng

      gareebCodr
      Thank You, and yes i shouldn’t since i was fine a month ago and now since i got the interview. I want the job.
      Took a week off from work and I am preparing and just trying to give my best.
      Oct 25, 2021
    • Yeah and u can influence only 60-70% of outcome of an interview
      There are other factors like other candidates who appear , if ur interviewer is a jerk, ur mood , interviewer mood , luck etc
      Give ur best effort
      Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst
      Oct 25, 2021
  • New
    zfTr25

    New

    zfTr25
    Sleep is important for performance! The days leading up to it, you might want to try melatonin, just don’t rely too much on anything like that. Interviews are largely luck. If you have a 1/5 chance of passing each time and you interview 10 times, you have a 90% chance of success. It’s about looking at the bigger picture.
    Oct 25, 2021 1
    • New / Eng
      gareebCodr

      New Eng

      gareebCodr
      Great advice , thanks. I will try to sleep now. With some peace of mind. 🙂🙂
      Oct 25, 2021
  • Oh oh, never go into an interview with the mindset that this has to be it or bounce! A significant portion of an interview is beyond your control and so you need to prepare as best as you can and treat each as a learning experience. Don’t get heartbroken over a job you never had
    Oct 25, 2021 1
    • New / Eng
      gareebCodr

      New Eng

      gareebCodr
      Thank you!! I will try to be positive.
      Oct 25, 2021
  • Here are my learnings (have had offers from FB, Google, Amazon in the past)
    1. Learn to take interview failures in your stride. Accept that they are an inaccurate prediction of your worth as an engineer, and certainly do not have any relationship with your worth as a human. They are still the best "available" way to judge an engineer in "limited" time of 3-4 hours. Once you digest this, give as many interviews as possible. Dont say no to any interview- it will be good practice. And treat each experience as a learning experience
    2. Practice, practice and more practice. Learn to enjoy the practice. Dont focus on the end result
    3. Practice with persistence- its much effective to practice for an hour for 3 months, rather than learn for a straight 90 hours before the interview. Thats just how the brain synapses work
    4. If you have difficulty in finding time to learn- do it as the first thing every morning. This will prevent you from getting side-tracked by the "rest of the day"
    All the best
    Oct 26, 2021 0
  • Amazon
    kindsza

    Go to company page Amazon

    kindsza
    Don’t listen to people shitting on amazon. It might be heart breaking and intense and boring at the same time, but boy does it open the doors. I joined Amazon from a no name company and used it as a trampoline to greener pastures. For some people amazon is a step back but for a lot of us it’s the only way for fang senpais to notice you. I hope you get lucky cause sure it’s the biggest contributor. All the best OP!
    Oct 26, 2021 1
    • New / Eng
      gareebCodr

      New Eng

      gareebCodr
      Thanks alot, i sure hope so i make it.
      Oct 26, 2021