The hottest Interview Prep Substack posts right now

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Breaking Into Data: How to Land A Job in a Competitive Market

SeattleDataGuy’s Newsletter • 459 implied HN points • 28 Jan 25
💼 Business Job search Career development Networking Interview Prep Skills Training
  1. Focus on your skills rather than specific job titles. Job titles change all the time, so search by what you can do instead.
  2. Prepare well for interviews ahead of time. Make a study plan and find out the topics to focus on, so you don’t get stressed last minute.
  3. Build real connections with people in your field. Attend events, follow up with new contacts, and engage on platforms like LinkedIn to create opportunities.

🔐 TPM Microguide On Interview Preparation - v1.0

Building Rome(s) • 9 implied HN points • 11 Feb 25
💼 Business Program Management Interview Prep Technical Skills Career development Professional Growth
  1. Preparation is key for Technical Program Management (TPM) interviews. You should practice personalizing your answers based on your experiences rather than just memorizing them.
  2. Understanding the types of questions you'll face can help a lot. Interviews often include hypothetical scenarios and technical questions, so being ready for these can make you feel more confident.
  3. Having a strong elevator pitch is important. This is your chance to introduce yourself and explain what you bring to the table in a quick and engaging way.

Problem 26: Remove K digits to create smallest number[Microsoft]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 23 Feb 22
🕹 Technology Coding Algorithms Interview Prep
  1. Given a non-negative integer as a string, you can remove k digits to form the smallest number.
  2. Removing specific digits strategically can create the desired smallest number, as illustrated in the examples.
  3. It's important to consider string manipulation, integer typecasting, and a greedy approach when solving this type of problem.

System Design Mock Interview- Design Instagram #1 [Systems Design Sundays]

Technology Made Simple • 19 implied HN points • 30 May 22
🕹 Technology Interview Prep Social media Online Learning
  1. Mock interviews are valuable for interview preparation and can help in improving performance.
  2. Watching experts and observing their approach to defining problems can be beneficial for learning.
  3. When designing systems, it's crucial to consider monetization strategies and not overlook the economic aspects.

Problem 3: Square Elements of Sorted List and return in Sorted Order [Google]

Technology Made Simple • 19 implied HN points • 28 Aug 21
🚌 Education Problem Solving Coding Interview Prep
  1. This post discusses a coding problem posed by Google. It involves squaring the elements of a sorted list of integers and returning them in sorted order.
  2. The problem requires taking a sorted list of integers, squaring each element, and outputting the results in a sorted array.
  3. Sample input given is [-9, -2, 0, 2, 3], which should result in the output [0, 4, 4, 9, 81].
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