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My story is the same too. I was a promising junior developer when I went to an interview at Amazon. Got my back handed to me. I was upset, but decided to work o
by mavelikara 10y ago
My story is the same too. I was a promising junior developer when I went to an interview at Amazon. Got my back handed to me. I was upset, but decided to work on it. Read a few books on the topic, and I no longer find these interviews difficult.
- nojvek 10y agoBefore I interview I mention that I am uncomfortable with whiteboards. I prefer pen and paper. It's faster to write and feels a bit natural. Only one company denied me the request and I didn't go ahead for them. Their loss. I've also found having a github profile where you've files issues on projects and made a couple of commits really helps the chances. It gives more data than a resume. At one interview, the interviewer read some of my commits and he said "I don't have any doubts you can code, but I wanna ask you about design". He went on to ask why I did things in a certain way. But seriously. "Say no to coding on whiteboards".
- wry_discontent 10y agoI'm the opposite way. I prefer the whiteboard to pen and paper.