Hey, guess what... we launched a podcast!
Now, you're probably thinking, "Hey Aline, everyone in the world and their mother and their dog already has a podcast. STFU."
But, you should listen to our first Spotlight episode. We feature Shawn Strausser, now a Senior MLE at Meta. His path: PhD in physics → 3 years as a professional poker player → 500+ job applications with zero interviews → nearly missing a bizarre Meta recruiting email in his spam folder with the subject: Do you want to be a master of machines?
We'll hear how he went from rejection city to landing at Meta, plus we'll listen to highlights from his ML system design mock interview and ask him to compare it to the real thing.
Links in the comments.
Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview is finally out! It's the official sequel to CtCI, and we wrote specifically for today's difficult job market. It’s a brand new book, NOT a new edition. Here's what's cool & new about it 🧵
amazon.com/dp/195570600X
**Drumroll** The sequel to CtCI is coming... Jan 2025!
Pre-order now -- Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview: Pass Tough Technical Interviews, Get Noticed, and Negotiate Successfully. amazon.com/dp/195570600X
Co-written with @mike_mroczka, @alinelernerLLC and Nil Mamano.
I love meritocracy. It's how hiring should be. I’ll also be the first to admit that DEI is ideologically flawed. But all the recent pro-meritocracy, anti-DEI rhetoric is very bad.
interviewing.io/blog/i-love-me…
The official sequel to Cracking the Coding Interview is now available for pre-orders: amazon.com/dp/195570600X It's written specifically for today's tougher technical interviews and draws on a decade of hiring data & 100k interviews from @interviewingio
Big announcement! Along with @gayle , @mike_mroczka, and Nil Mamano, I’ve written the official sequel to Cracking the Coding Interview—the bible of interview prep. The sequel is fittingly called Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview. Pre-order now: amazon.com/dp/195570600X (1/)
Big announcement! Along with @gayle , @mike_mroczka, and Nil Mamano, I’ve written the official sequel to Cracking the Coding Interview—the bible of interview prep. The sequel is fittingly called Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview. Pre-order now: amazon.com/dp/195570600X (1/)
We looked at ~700 data points to figure out the rship between LeetCoding & interview performance. Is it all about grinding on hundreds of medium-difficulty q's, or is there more to it?
interviewing.io/blog/how-well-…
There are many ways to get into companies, but most of the useful ones are not in your control. Outreach to hiring managers is the best way in. Here's how to do it right.
interviewing.io/blog/how-to-ge…
We surveyed ~500 of our users about how they're getting in the door at companies in today's hard climate. Warm referrals are still best. Agency recruiters are the worst. What's in between may surprise you.
interviewing.io/blog/how-to-ge…
Take-homes suck because they don't value candidate time. But they could be really good. After all, the best way to gauge someone's ability to do the work is to... have them do the work. Here's how to make candidates not hate them.
interviewing.io/blog/why-engin…
Our dedicated coaching sale is back! Between now & July 10th, get $200-$700 off dedicated coaching. This is the best interview prep $$ you'll ever spend. Work w/ a mentor who's made hiring decisions at the exact company you're targeting. Custom curriculum based on your needs.
With chatbots, the technical interview is now open book. Not everyone is pleased.
My latest for @BusinessInsider digs into the raucous debate over the use of copilots in coding assessments.
h/t @kylebrussell whose studying for the exam inspired me
businessinsider.com/silicon-valley… 🙇♂️
In the last decade, there's been an explosion of attention on interview prep.. in stark contrast to interviewer preparation, which is minimal. Why? New post from @josvinterviewing.io/blog/the-other…
By popular demand, our dedicated coaching sale is back. Between now & May 29th, get up to $700 off on dedicated coaching packages. This is the best interview prep $$ you'll ever spend. Get paired with a mentor who's made hiring decisions at the exact company you're targeting. interviewing.io
We ran a study with @learncollider. We asked recruiters to judge resumes & compared to how engineers did in interviews. Turns out recruiters are barely better than a coin flip.
interviewing.io/blog/are-recru…
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