Interview Preparation again on this beautiful Saturday morning!
Aug 5, 2017
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Anyone who got job at Google/FB or at a pre-IPO startup, did you guys really solve a lot of Leetcode/HackerRank problems and cracked the interview? How did you manage to focus and motivate yourself to prepare for interview along with the ongoing job. What if you are trying too hard and couldn't solve it! I am struggling to prepare for the same from about a year and almost at the verge of giving up! If you can share a little bit more about your experience and planning, it would be really helpful.
I know this is a repetitive question. But even a few lines can give some direction to someone like me who is stuck with interview preparation.
Thanks!
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I was in your shoes and almost gave up. Now I have 2 offers (Google and a startup). Here are my takeaways:
1- practice a lot on paper. Then type in leetcode and see if tests pass
2- do interviews with companies you don't care about first
3- be disciplined and practice daily even on easy problems to keep your muscle working
4- be confident. You got where you are for a reason, don't be intimidated by company you're interviewing with our engineer on other end. Think of them as a coworker you're interacting with to solve a problem. Joke around and have fun
5- practice system design questions. Read articles and watch YouTube videos.
6- use cracking the coding interview and epi books. Solve the honors class problems, I saw a lot of them come in one form or another in interviews
Leetcode (took 1 yr subscription, trust me, its worth it!)
Epi, occasionally ctci
Gainlo blog
Hiredintech.com
All the best!
Anectodally, I agree.
You can take a week or two off to prepare like your life depends on it.