How to Pass a Coding Interview
Review some computer science fundamentals.. Prepare to use the coding language that the company tells you to.. Work in the language you're most comfortable with if you have a choice.
Steps
Review some computer science fundamentals.
Review some computer science fundamentals.
Prepare to use the coding language that the company tells you to.
Prepare to use the coding language that the company tells you to.
Work in the language you're most comfortable with if you have a choice.
Work in the language you're most comfortable with if you have a choice.
Memorize common algorithms and data structures.
Memorize common algorithms and data structures.
Practice writing out code on a whiteboard.
Practice writing out code on a whiteboard.
Do mock interviews with someone else.
Do mock interviews with someone else.
Research the company you're interviewing with ahead of time.
Research the company you're interviewing with ahead of time.
Stop and think before you start writing.
Stop and think before you start writing.
Repeat and define the problem that the interviewer gives you.
Repeat and define the problem that the interviewer gives you.
Ask relevant questions to understand more about the task.
Ask relevant questions to understand more about the task.
Confirm that the assumptions you're making are correct.
Confirm that the assumptions you're making are correct.
Identify the algorithm or data solution you'll use for the problem.
Identify the algorithm or data solution you'll use for the problem.
Show your whole process of working out the problem.
Show your whole process of working out the problem.
Explain all of your thoughts out loud.
Explain all of your thoughts out loud.
Show enthusiasm for the job and the company you're interviewing with.
Show enthusiasm for the job and the company you're interviewing with.
Give examples of times that you've collaborated with a team.
Give examples of times that you've collaborated with a team.
Remain calm during the interview, even if it gets tough.
Remain calm during the interview, even if it gets tough.
Accept feedback from the interviewer to show that you're a team player.
Accept feedback from the interviewer to show that you're a team player.
Explain how you practice and improve your coding skills.
Explain how you practice and improve your coding skills.
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