Ideas on how to improve your chances of getting hired from both sides of the table. Having experienced both being an interviewee and interviewer, I got an interesting viewpoint on the overall process.

1. both sides
of the table

2. hello!
I am Mariana Bocoi

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8. Always Apply!

9. Apply before you
are 100% ready!

10. Want
Time
Company application order

11. 2.
During
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3.
After
`
1.
Before
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12. 1.
Before the interview

13. Prep Prep Prep

14. coursera.org/learn/cs-tech-interview

15. Gayle Laakmann
McDowell
Crackingthecodinginterview.com
/resources.html

16. Code Wars
Advent of code
TopCoder
Advent of code
Project Euler
TopCoder
Exercism.io

17. pramp.com

18. Deliberate practice

19. Cv 1-2 page MAX
Tailor made
per job

20. 2.
During the interview

21. Listen Example
Brute
Force
Optimize
Walk
Through
Implement Test
Crackingthecodinginterview.com/resources.html

22. Think out loud

23. Use the whiteboard
/draw what you know

24. Say the simplest
solution First!

25. Simplify & Generalize:
Solve a simpler version.
Crackingthecodinginterview.com/resources.html

26. Build on it

27. BUD: Look for
bottlenecks,
unnecessary work,
duplicated work.
Crackingthecodinginterview.com/resources.html

28. DRY: Don't Repeat
yourself

29. Ask questions

30. Admit when not
knowing

31. I do not know this

32. I do not know this,
But it sounds interesting
Tell me more

33. Take directions

34. Evaluate them!

35. 3.
After the interview

36. Got a No?
Next Company …

37. Remember:
Interviewers only know
you for 1-2 hours

38. Why we all need to practice
emotional first aid
Guy Winch
@TEDxLinnaeusUniversity

39. "Oh, you're feeling depressed? Just
shake it off; it's all in your head."

40. "Broken leg? Oh, just walk it off;
it's all in your leg."

41. Got a yes?
Negotiate!

42. thanks!

43. Credits
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