What's your secret to cracking interviews?

Apr 18 24 Comments

I personally don't feel like I can do leetcode hards unless I get no sleep and chug a coffee right before the interview. (Google tomorrow wish me luck)

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  • Amazon
    doorime

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    doorime
    Just believe that it’s going to be very easy and your mind will force you to find a easy solution to hard problem as well
    Apr 18 5
    • No one is saying mention to interviewer it’s simple. That’s obvious. It’s about your own mindset. Interviewers also have egos , bruise it and you certainly are fighting a losing battle
      Apr 18
    • Google
      sUpJ83

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      sUpJ83
      @Op Definitely true. I mentioned to my interviewer that I use the same question when I interview people. He made it 5x more confusing and the vibe was weird for the rest of the interview. I ended up not getting an offer after what I felt like I had aced the other rounds. For most of them, I had an extra 10 minutes to chat, but that one interviewer was probably the bar raiser. Just play the your role act like you don't know the question already and the interviewer plays their role and act like they don't know that I've memorized 300 LC questions and we all get what we want.
      Apr 18
  • Google tomorrow for me too. Bank brothers unite
    Apr 18 5
  • Sizmek
    Ba74!-?-

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    Ba74!-?-
    How does no sleep help?
    Apr 18 3
    • Matrox
      hcolbeggar

      Matrox

      hcolbeggar
      you sound a lot like me! Good luck follow coffee brother.

      Got my Meta interview soon and hoping for the best.
      Apr 18
    • New
      IdUr63

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      IdUr63
      For me, the sleep dep fuels some satanic mania that lets me Get Shit Done. No clue why and it only works for a little before the exhaustion is too much
      Apr 18
  • Amazon
    Qkex12

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    Qkex12
    Honestly I don’t worry about leetcode hards and I haven’t seen a single one in the 8 onsites and 10 phone interviews I did recently
    Apr 18 1
  • Oracle
    doJW81

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    doJW81
    Personally for LC if I keep talking to myself out loud about arbitrarily problem, I will eventually get the “trick” problem. Usually only if I talk out loud audibly and not just in my head does it work
    Apr 18 1
    • This helped with my interview. I kept saying I can see the problem here , I know how I have to optimise this but my brain can’t make the right connections. Interviewer gave a very big hint that unblocked me.
      Apr 18