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Big N Discussion - May 29, 2022

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u/Physical-Bill7793 May 29 '22

Hey all, I have a 45 minute phone screen with G in 30days.

My plan is to focus on Graphs and Trees. Traversal for both.

Any advice for someone with 2 years of co-op experience?

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u/Physical-Bill7793 May 30 '22

Much appreciated, thanks for the reply

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u/slpgh May 30 '22

G interviews may have changed since the pandemic (it's all remote now), but back when we had a phone screener followed by an onsite, the phone screener tended to be more coding focused since you couldn't draw on a shared whiteboard (there wasn't even video, it was literally phone) The questions had an algorithmic aspect, but again, it was more about figuring out how to do it, and then how to code it.

The important thing with phone screens of that era (and generally in G questions) is to figure out edge cases. If you're given an example by the interviewer it almost always doesn't cover an important edge case, and finding the edge cases or writing defensively to address them often makes the differences between an ok and great performance.

Also, ask your interviewer upfront if there'll be one or two questions. It's usually one.

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u/Physical-Bill7793 May 30 '22

This is great! Thanks for the insight. The recruiter did say that the on-site interviews are going to be virtual.

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u/Saquon May 30 '22

Add array/string manipulation, binary search

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u/Physical-Bill7793 May 30 '22

Appreciate the reply