<aside> 💡 The goal of a technical interview is to demonstrate the way you think about problems & your problem solving strategies

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<aside> 💡 Leetcode.com is highly recommended for interview practice. They have tons of practice technical interview questions that you can work through.

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How to Prepare

Practice “coding out loud”: when you are practicing coding solutions to a given question, walk through your solution out loud, as you would during an interview.

• Questions you could answer as you code through your solution:
  • How did you interpret the question?
  • What is your initial approach?
  • What are the edge cases?
    • How to address these edge cases
  • What is the runtime of your solution?
  • Can you think of a more efficient solution?
    • How would you implement it?
  • Why are you making the decisions that you are making?
    • Ex. Why did you choose the data structures you are using
• Why should you do this?
  • You show the interview how you think and approach problems
  • Interviews can guide you if you get stuck or misinterpret something

Watch Youtube videos on concepts you are struggling with

• Ex videos on dynamic programming, language syntax, or a walk through of a specific Leetcode question

Make sure you understand Big-O notation / algorithmic runtimes

• The interviewer will likely ask you the runtime of your algorithm
• Practice stating the runtime of your algorithm after the practice questions you work on

Setup an ideal interview environment

• If your room is noisy from roommates, definitely book a study room. The Smith Center and Cabot are good options
• Have minimal to no distractions around you

Be careful of time

• Almost all interviews have a time limit, so make sure you are on track

Know your data structures

• Know which data structures exist and in which ones are good for which scenarios

Confidence

• Be confident in yourself! You made it this far to get the interview :)