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The Whiteboard Interview Is Broken

We have deluded ourselves into thinking that being able to invert a binary tree on a whiteboard is the hallmark of great software engineering. It’s time we look for better ways of evaluating coding skills.

written May 9, 2020 in hiring, interview, interviewing, whiteboard Read on →

How to Prepare for the Silicon Valley Interview - Part 3

This is the third and final post of the [Interviewing in Silicon Valley series][1]. In this last piece I talk about how to make the most of your on-site, how to handle rejection and how to compare competing offers.

written January 23, 2019 in hiring, interview, interview-series, interviewing, job, silicon, tips, valley Read on →

How to Prepare for the Silicon Valley Interview - Part 2

Welcome to the second part of the [Interviewing Series][1]! It’s time to cover the thing that terrifies most candidates[^1]: the technical questions. We’ll see what different types of questions there are, and how we can prepare for them. We have a lot of ground to cover so let’s jump right into it.

written January 10, 2019 in hiring, interview, interview-series, interviewing, job, silicon, tips, valley Read on →

How to Prepare for the Silicon Valley Interview - Part 1

For the past few months, I’ve been interviewing with different companies on the Valley, from some of the well-known giants to promising startups. Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be publishing [a series of articles][1] about the things I learned in the journey. This is Part 1.

written January 6, 2019 in hiring, interview, interview-series, interviewing, job, silicon, tips, valley Read on →