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Iāve interviewed at and gotten offers from Google, Stripe, Facebook, Microsoft, Patreon, and more Here are the 5 best resources I found that helped me prepare for their Coding, Design, and Behavioral interview gauntlets š§µ
For Coding Interviews 1. Cracking the coding interview (the universally loved) Itās a classic for a reason. Read the book, do all the exercises. This one is table stakes <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/cracking-coding-interview-programming-questions/dp/0984782850?&linkcode=ll1&tag=9687293-20&linkid=4bfc2a297b1dc03132591c98851f89ee&language=en_us&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" color="blue">amazon.com/cracking-codinā¦</a>
2. The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven S. Skiena.pdf This one teaches you the advanced stuff. Read each chapter and do *at least* every other exercise problem. This trains your brain to think in the shape of most algorithm Qs <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/algorithm-design-manual-computer-science/dp/3030542556?&linkcode=ll1&tag=9687293-20&linkid=97f2910be1b701625ea4f01fd3da235b&language=en_us&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" color="blue">amazon.com/algorithm-desiā¦</a>
For System Design Interviews: You canāt beat @alexxubyteās System Design Interview books Volume 1 transformed the way I viewed design interviews I havenāt read volume 2 yet but it looks even more focused on designing online services <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/System-Design-Interview-insiders-Second/dp/B08CMF2CQF?&linkCode=ll1&tag=9687293-20&linkId=c8d054b7c9d87b705e35ec1ecc40bd11&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" color="blue">amazon.com/System-Design-ā¦</a>
For Behavioral Interviews: You need to know two things: 1. The STAR method, for how to frame your answers It breaks down your responses into 4 sections to make the story easier to understand - Situation - Task - Action - Result <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-the-star-interview-response-technique-2061629" color="blue">thebalancecareers.com/what-is-the-stā¦</a>
2. A list of questions to prepare for. Amazonās 12 leadership principles work great here <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/about-us/leadership-principles" color="blue">aboutamazon.com/about-us/leadeā¦</a> Dig into your own history to find 12 stories that cover each principles. You can then adapt those stories to answer almost any behavioral question that comes up
Each of these interview types takes a lot of work to prepare for, but you invest the effort once and itāll pay you dividends in interviews for years to come. Itās hard to find a higher ROI activity!
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