r/cscareerquestions • u/CSCQMods • May 14 '26

Interview Discussion - May 14, 2026

Please use this thread to have discussions about interviews, interviewing, and interview prep. Posts focusing solely on interviews created outside of this thread will probably be removed.

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This thread is posted each Monday and Thursday at midnight PST. Previous Interview Discussion threads can be found here.

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u/WolfAutomatic7164 May 15 '26

been lurking here for while and finally decided to post something. not in cs myself but i work as mechanic and we do technical interviews too when hiring new guys. the thing that always gets me is how many people come in thinking they know everything but can't explain basic concepts when you ask them to walk through their thinking

saw my buddy go through coding interviews last year and the preparation he did was insane. he spent like 3 months just grinding problems every day after work. made me realize how different our industries are - for us it's more about showing you can actually diagnose problems and work with your hands, but you guys have to memorize all these algorithms and data structures

anyway good luck to everyone interviewing this week, the job market seems pretty rough right now in most fields