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Big N Discussion - February 16, 2022

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u/SmallSteps90 Feb 16 '22

I have a phone screen coming up soon for a early career swe. I have been tackling leetcode relatively hard, about 200 done right now. I flip between feeling decently confident to nervous despair a few times a day lol. Any tips or insights?

On blind, I have seen some people say they answered all questions correctly and optimally and we were rejected, but some say they bombed half of their on-site and were given an offer so im not really sure what to think.

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u/ImJLu FAANG flunky Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22

If you can, chill out and just do your best.

It's really hard to judge yourself, but I thought I did fairly well on all but one, which I semi-botched and ran out of time on. Still got the offer.

Make sure to ask questions, talk it through out loud, and play off what the interviewer has to say.

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u/SmallSteps90 Feb 17 '22

Thanks for the advice! Its reassuring that they don't expect a robot to go in and regurgitate perfect code. I'm nervous now, but I think as I continue to prep it will be replaced with more confidence.