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There’s an industry slang expression reserved for people who don’t read documentation. It goes by the letters RTFM—read the #$* manual. The same advice applies to job descriptions. It is advice that many tech job seekers seem to ignore to their own peril. They spam their resume to hundreds of…
Coding interview preparation can seem like an incredibly daunting task. This is especially true if you’ve never done one before, if you are a self-taught developer or bootcamp grad, or if you don’t have much industry experience. Unlocking the coding interview opens the door to top pay, benefits, and perks…
tl;dr: You’re doing it wrong. Use “The Six Steps” any time you practice coding interview questions, preferably with another person. Keep an interview prep journal to track your progress. The struggle is real Have you been tackling coding interview questions but don’t feel like you’re actually getting better in interviews? Feel…
My Interviewing Story Back in 2011, I knew that I wanted to work for Google. I was astounded when I learned from a recruiter that they were interested in having me interview for a highly-coveted Software Engineer position. I knew that if I could just pass the interview, it would…
Congratulations! You’ve scored an interview with your dream tech company. Your interviewer asks you the question: “when will you be available to interview?” You know that whiteboard coding interviews are difficult. They involve lots of tricky algorithms and data structures questions. What should you tell your recruiter? How long does…
