Top 5 Coding Interview MISTAKES (from a Google Engineer) 

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asked clarifying questions(to which the interviewers looked like reluctant) Explained my thought process, thought out loud while coding, gave optimal solutions to 3 out of 4 problems for the 4th coded up 90% before time expired and the interviewer mentioned he got my thought process, explained why i was using the data structures that i was using.....and yet got rejected, can't tell if its due to any of the other rounds or my work ex.....and they don't give any feedback :) ....terrible....may be its all on whims and fancies of the interviewers...lol

@@yoMisterWhyte you can do well and still got reject because other candidates did better or there is a very strong candidate that's far above others

Now which company do you work for?

@@therealsumitshah I currently work for a government contractor but I'm studying to try to get into big tech now lol

@@mangalegends Good luck in your preperation bossman!

@@KevinBell7 thanks boss man!

Well, I had friends that were lucky from the first time and some that studied so much but failed one interview after another. Luck is also a factor, unfortunately. I got my first developer job because the candidate they liked refused their offer, and I was the second choice and the paycheck was OK for my experience.

Lol, yeah that's pretty accurate

Too good xD

That's great, congratulation 🎉🎉

mcgill?

Was it onsite?

Thanks, I'm glad the channel is helpful! And congrats on your offer!! 🎉

Roughly how many questions did you do a day in that month prep?

This.

Hello, sorry to be a bother but I'd like to know if you can provide me with some more tips on preparing for a developer job (preferably in the c++ domain) I would be glad if I can get a response, thanks.

​@@GospodinStanoje It was something like this: bool IsPrime(int num) { if (num

I hope it went well! 🤞

Same

Also, you got this

@@poggy9635 bro poggy this comment made my day. you go this to man. love u

@@niteshmanem1997 likewise my friend! Love you too. Let’s put in the effort and make it together

Congratulations 🎉

Yees, always go with Python. Easiest language for these situations. If you are proficient with C++ maybe they will look at you with better eyes but go easy imo.

Try to speak what you think and confirm if it makes sense for the interviewer. You have to drive the conversation, the interviewer will follow along.

all in leetcode. if you have built a somewhat decent webapp, or know the difference between monolith vs microservices you should be good for the projects section.

Practice leetcode questions when you want a job, and work on projects when you want to become a better developer. And know that it pains me to point out that those are separate objectives

If you are early on in ur career, definitely go more heavy on leetcode as a majority of tech industry do test data structures and algorithms especially if you are going fot junior roles. U can build the side projects later on after you got a job. Unless ur side project is something impressive and open sourced, I don’t see companies considering side projects as a plus in the interview process. And even then, you still have to pass the data structures and algorithms interview which is usually earlier on in the interview process before you get to the later rounds where you can showcase your software design skills and system design etc..

Learn the fundamentals of all the various core Algos/data structures. When preparing for code interviews, don’t learn the solution to a question, learn the how and why of the approach. Why is DFS used, why is back-tracking used, why dynamic programming, etc. Learning is always hard/slow in the beginning. Once you pick it up, learning becomes much easier and quicker

I guess if u cant land the interview, then maybe make your resume more impressive.. more side project. But if u can get interview I guess go 100% on leetcode...

@@robr4501 I see, I guess more side project then XD

@@robr4501 I would say 10% of the companies

in an earlier video he said he used his school projects on his resume

@@free-palestine000 Yeah, I don't have any school project cuz I major in Stat & ML.

That's definitely true, remote interviews can be more challenging. I've actually seen ppl use pen and paper to explain some things, but it can be hit or miss. Tho, I feel like remote interview have less pressure cause you can just sit at home in your underwear. At this point I'm not sure when in-person interviews will resume.

From what I've heard (from a Google engineer) as long as you are a reasonable normal person you should do well in the googliness

I think you’re fine with asking how many questions they have planned, so that you can manage your time appropriately. for hints, I wouldn’t ask for them directly. think of it like stack overflow, the questions where people just say “pls help” with no context get downvoted or deleted. the questions that get help are ones where the person has clearly made an effort, documented what they’ve tried, and expresses any ideas they might have about how to fix it. You can approach this in an interview by first trying until you’re clearly stuck, and then you can mention that you might be stuck, but throw out some ideas of how to move forward. something like “I can see this time complexity will be inefficient but I don’t see a linear solution immediately” or “I’ve solved a similar problem before but don’t remember the exact way that I approached it”. like this video says, the worst thing you can do is stay silent. just communicate what you’re thinking and what you’ve tried

Yes, you can try learn Django

Practice depends on your deficiencies. Having trouble speaking through solution? Do mock interviews. Having trouble with DS/Alg concepts, leetcode. People get away with 50 lc problems... i know i couldn't, i did 230. Either way, the blind 75 is there for a reason, the blind 150 is there for a reason. Also leetcode most seen helps too. Better to do more than less. Don't just jump into med/hard unless you really understand the underlying concepts. Also, i've seen number in the 400-500s range for leetcode. With the types of problems companies throw, it's better to be prepared...

Don’t give up dude

You ll get used to it. I finished all meta tag questions and passed 4 rounds interviews. Later, they told me “hiring freeze” just started.

Don't worry brother, you'll come back stronger from this. We often don't know what's right for us, trust the universe and you'll be there. Just keep at it without spending too much time thinking about the disappointments. Cause that's what they are, disappointments, not failures, and life's gonna be full of them. Cheers!

@@ishanmamadapur6307 thanks bro much needed

@@mrnobody9822 HEY bro, which level of 2 problem they gave u ? 2 medium or 1 medium 1 easy

They were onsites 3 of them including only 15 min of GOogliness in two of those rounds.

As far as your interviewer is concerned, they'd rather get back to coding ASAP. If you dig your own hole with poor time management, it's not their problem.