You're thinking of interviews as standardized tests (exam). To some extent, they are, but overall they are closer to a date, than to an exam. In other words, i

You're thinking of interviews as standardized tests (exam). To some extent, they are, but overall they are closer to a date, than to an exam. In other words, it's not sufficient that you be good at algorithms. You also need to get a panel of interviewers with whom you gel well. What interviewers you get at a company, is not in your hands. You can try a few things: 1. Do mock interviews with experienced interviewers. Get used to being judged. Repeatedly. 2. Don't interview with the agony of getting a job. Just go to solve the problems. Listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1WiCGq-PcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1WiCGq-PcY 3. Interview at companies that bias towards take-home tests. If you haven't already, then try triplebyte.com. They can help you find such companies. -- I make these observations based on my experience running a successful bootcamp for interview prep (http://interviewkickstart.com http://interviewkickstart.com) and also being an early engineer and a hiring manager (Director of engineering) at Box prior to that.