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> Another thing to note is that I ended up not really preparing for the interviews. I feel like this is a bit of an arrogant move by me Well written article. T

> Another thing to note is that I ended up not really preparing for the interviews. I feel like this is a bit of an arrogant move by me Well written article. The only part I don't agree with is this though. If I am applying to a company, I do research what the company (and its product) is about. But that's it. I want to know if in my current "shape" and with my current knowledge, I would be a good fit for them. For me, preparing for days or weeks for a tech interview feels like cheating: "Recruiter: design a distributed key-value store. Me thinking: yes! I read how to do that in How to Crack the Coding interview! I'm gonna nail it!... Recruiter after seeing my solution: Wow, let's hire this guy!"

Deltitt 4y ago
Yes and everyone is doing it and everyone who is doi.g it is earning 10k more or perhaps even 50k and more just because they do that. They are not better at the job than you are (at least this alone is not an indication) but they still get hired over the other group of people. So I do prepare for my interviews. I'm increasing my chances. And btw I learn things when preparing for an interview so while I don't like it, I still learn.
- sdevonoes 4y ago
  That's very well. I didn't pretend to say I am doing it right, and others not. > And btw I learn things when preparing for an interview so while I don't like it, I still learn. Well, I'm constantly learning whether or not I'm looking for a job.
  - Deltitt 4y ago
    Yes same as me. But when they want to see I can write a handful of algorithms blind, I'm learning as well just something else than usual.
bradlys 4y ago
This is the modern interview practice though. Realistically - you’re not gonna pass at most of the companies here in SV when you’re getting leetcode hards on the regular like I am. Without a lot of practice, you’re gonna fail spectacularly.
- sdevonoes 4y ago
  I imagine so. Hopefully here over western europe, things are not that bad yet (although, they are getting similar)

Deltitt 4y ago

Yes and everyone is doing it and everyone who is doi.g it is earning 10k more or perhaps even 50k and more just because they do that. They are not better at the job than you are (at least this alone is not an indication) but they still get hired over the other group of people. So I do prepare for my interviews. I'm increasing my chances. And btw I learn things when preparing for an interview so while I don't like it, I still learn.

sdevonoes 4y ago
That's very well. I didn't pretend to say I am doing it right, and others not. > And btw I learn things when preparing for an interview so while I don't like it, I still learn. Well, I'm constantly learning whether or not I'm looking for a job.
- Deltitt 4y ago
  Yes same as me. But when they want to see I can write a handful of algorithms blind, I'm learning as well just something else than usual.

bradlys 4y ago

This is the modern interview practice though. Realistically - you’re not gonna pass at most of the companies here in SV when you’re getting leetcode hards on the regular like I am. Without a lot of practice, you’re gonna fail spectacularly.

sdevonoes 4y ago
I imagine so. Hopefully here over western europe, things are not that bad yet (although, they are getting similar)