KevySaysBeNice
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Hi all!
So, I'm packing up my stuff and moving with my wife and dog to Berkeley, CA (wife has a new job). I'm hoping to get a job in my field (CS), and in preparation for interviews I was/am hoping to "practice" working through some sample programming problems I might be asked to solve.
My HOPE would be to work through a few problems every few days. I realize then when I'm under pressure, things are a bit different, but I'm going to try to time myself and record myself working through/talking through these problems so I can see what I do well, and what I don't.
Part of the reason I'm doing this is because when I was last looking for a job (about 1.2 years ago), I had an interview that I feel I did well at EXCEPT for the programming bit. I was asked to write a bit of code and I was super nervous, my head felt like it was going to explode, and I wrote bad code that while probably solving the problem, didn't demonstrate any sort of confidence or ability to think quickly/efficiently.
Anyway, my HOPE is that if I work through enough of these problems on a regular basis I'll have a little more confidence going into the interview.
I've also started reading a few CS/programming interview books to help me.
Anyway, if you have any sample questions you would recommend, or if you know of any sites that have good examples, I'd really appreciate it! I might even post a few videos here for you to review/critique.
Thanks again everybody!
So, I'm packing up my stuff and moving with my wife and dog to Berkeley, CA (wife has a new job). I'm hoping to get a job in my field (CS), and in preparation for interviews I was/am hoping to "practice" working through some sample programming problems I might be asked to solve.
My HOPE would be to work through a few problems every few days. I realize then when I'm under pressure, things are a bit different, but I'm going to try to time myself and record myself working through/talking through these problems so I can see what I do well, and what I don't.
Part of the reason I'm doing this is because when I was last looking for a job (about 1.2 years ago), I had an interview that I feel I did well at EXCEPT for the programming bit. I was asked to write a bit of code and I was super nervous, my head felt like it was going to explode, and I wrote bad code that while probably solving the problem, didn't demonstrate any sort of confidence or ability to think quickly/efficiently.
Anyway, my HOPE is that if I work through enough of these problems on a regular basis I'll have a little more confidence going into the interview.
I've also started reading a few CS/programming interview books to help me.
Anyway, if you have any sample questions you would recommend, or if you know of any sites that have good examples, I'd really appreciate it! I might even post a few videos here for you to review/critique.
Thanks again everybody!