5-10 years ago. If you ask questions not from LC you have to make them easy or no one would make progress. My goal was to have at least something coded up so th

5-10 years ago. If you ask questions not from LC you have to make them easy or no one would make progress. My goal was to have at least something coded up so that candidate wouldn’t feel like they totally bombed, then I would calibrate my score based on quality of solution - basically secondary traits. Not everyone used this strategy =) > have done internships and published papers and didn't even make it to phone screen at every FAANG I recommend finding someone who works there through your network, conferences or open source projects and asking for a referral.