Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions (Cracking the Interview & Career)

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If you are cutting corners in your code, state that out loud to your interviewer, and explain to them what you would do outside of an interview setting (no time constraints). For example, explain that you would write a regex to parse a string rather than using split , which does not cover all cases. Sequence Notes Thank them for taking the time to interview you and that meeting with them re-enforced how much you are looking forward to being part of their team Your goal should be to get comfortable and under the time frame for each question that you work on. Can you do it faster? Now that you’re solving these type of questions within the time limit and understand the concepts of how you’re solving it, can you do it faster? It’s ok to ask for the most important information, but try not to always be asking questions. Show you have the courage to ask what's important, but the self sufficiency to then solve the problem. Start simple

The steps mentioned above can be rehearsed over and over again until you have fully internalized them and they become second nature to you. A good way to practice is by partnering with a friend and taking turns to interview each other. Arslan Ahmad is building a consolidated collection of interview preparation articles on Medium called InterviewNoodle. Just weeks ago, I would have written that this resource is very incomplete, but he has added so much content that I actually think he may now want to divide it into sections. I found this course very useful. It covers all of the important points of facing a technology job interview, even including how to deal with psychological emotions and build a strong growth mindset.” – MH 7. Master the Coding Interview: Algorithms + Data Structures on Udemy and Skillshare

Be honest. If something feels off about your answers, it’s a huge red flag. Be genuine about your answers to any and all questions-even personal ones. Make sure that you give context to your previous experience. “ I did this, which benefited the employer/client like so”. Customize this for something the company would care about. If they ask for specific skills and you have experience at that, then include how and what you did. Bullet points are fine.

Then, if you need more time to learn from there on, you’ll already have a great starting point. You squeezed 3 months into 1 afterall! How much should you practice each day? I know it sounds like it won’t do anything, but tying the exercise and technical practice together makes it a habit, while also improving how you process the information. Hooray for brain and heart reps! Confessions from a Big Tech Hiring Manager" is my single favorite video. It's by "Pragmatic Engineer," and is all about the interview process. Here we’ll look at what you should know before the day, any additional prep to help you stand out, what you should do during the interview, and what you should do after the interview is finished. If your interviewer is happy with the solution, the interview usually ends here. It is also common that the interviewer asks you extension questions, such as how you would handle the problem if the whole input is too large to fit into memory, or if the input arrives as a stream. This is a common follow-up question at Google, where they care a lot about scale.

She has also published a number of coding interview-related articles on the interviewing.io blog. I recommend signing up as early as possible with interviewing.io, even though it's in beta, to increase the likelihood of receiving an invite. Well, probably because applying for a job at a software company is pretty different from any other job application you’ve ever done before. Seriously, it’s so important to get started early that I’m mentioning this now before we even get into the prep work, just so you can mentally prepare yourself for it! How to get started asap I have used interviewing.io, both as an interviewer and an interviewee. The experience was great. Aline Lerner, the CEO and co-founder of interviewing.io, and her team are passionate about revolutionizing the process for coding interviews and helping candidates improve their interview skills. It always bugs me when candidates don't have any questions. Think about it... you are potentially going to work at this company / with this person for 40+ hours a week... how can you not have ANY questions?! It's super easy to come up with a couple questions.

Even if you feel you don’t have enough experience, just apply. Apply to jobs you don't really care about getting first so you can practice. Is it a slog? Yep. But if you don't do it, someone else will. Depends how bad you want that 6-figure salary. We cover other tips to learn more effectively here. How should you study? Trying to get in at one of the top tech companies in the world? This technical interview prep course from Big Machine includes 5 hours of video for you spread over 18 lessons that will teach you the strategies and techniques your peers use to pass tough tech interviews. In reality, meditation helps you focus and breathe better, while also helping you to remove any errant thoughts. It’s like closing those 100 tabs you have open and running a defrag on the brain. Imposter syndrome is common among developers and other high-paid professions, so this will actually help you out long term also. Step #3: Acing the coding interview

What does Google look for in a candidate?

Don't worry about being asked questions about whichever language you're interviewing for. As long as you have:

It could be that the offer they sent through is fantastic and this is your dream company and you want to jump on it right away. There’s nothing wrong with this and I’ve done this myself also. So with the study plan out of the way, let’s start to look at topics you need to learn and common questions. The 13 core topics to learn for your technical coding interviewAlways explain to the interviewer what you are writing or typing. This is not about reading, verbatim, to the interviewer the code you are producing. Talk about the section of the code you are currently implementing at a higher level. Explain why it is written as such, and what it is trying to achieve. Whether it's part-time or full-time, at some point, you’ll probably hit mental burnout. To avoid this, be sure to take breaks, especially if the information just isn’t processing.