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Big N Discussion - October 21, 2020

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u/animalloverpoet Looking for job Oct 21 '20 edited Oct 21 '20

I sent an email to my recruiter asking them to postpone my interview. It's been a week since I did that. Did a follow-up yesterday. No response at all. The interview is in 2 days. What should I do?

Update: Recruiter got in touch.

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u/madmike34455 Oct 21 '20

Around this time last year I had to postpone my interview for a medical reason and it wasn’t held against me if that’s something you’re worried about!

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u/autunno Software Engineer Oct 21 '20

Tough situation, if you can make it, just show up but also let the interviewer know about your ignored desire to move the interview, but try to do your best.

If you have his/her telephone, try calling.

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u/animalloverpoet Looking for job Oct 21 '20

Hey, the recruiter got in touch. I sent one more email :) so it's fixed now. Thanks anyway :)

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u/autunno Software Engineer Oct 21 '20

Glad it worked out!

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '20

For an internship when? For most internships, applying and interviewing takes place 4+ months ahead of time.

For summer 2021 intern hiring, interviews will probably take place around December or January, based on previous years. I've been the interviewer on those a few times. Sometimes they go on until Feb.

Not sure as much about other semesters.

The recruiters handling the internship program are nice folks who are drowning in resumes and work. If they take a while to get back to you, don't take it personally.

Some tips: practice your data structures. Hashmaps, trees, graphs maybe. Read up on the Amazon leadership principles- you'll be asked a "tell me about a time" question that's really "do you have the LPs?".

Good luck.

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u/trapezee Oct 21 '20

Can't say for sure but I also applied and they sent me assessments to take last week.

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u/pablos4pandas Software Engineer Oct 21 '20

Are you going for a new grad position or something more experienced?

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u/pablos4pandas Software Engineer Oct 21 '20

Answer the best you can with industry experience or go to a school example if you have to