People grind leetcode problems for weeks or months ahead of time though. Most take assignments are throwaway code, but once in a while they are things you can

People grind leetcode problems for weeks or months ahead of time though. Most take assignments are throwaway code, but once in a while they are things you can add to a portfolio and expand on. Also if you finish and need to reaapply to another position you’re already done. Definitely a time consuming practice, but i like knowing what I’m getting into versus the mystery of leetcode. Short and sweet is the key though. Someone else mentioned live pair coding on some revelant feature , I think those are ideal