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I passed the shopify coding interview. The interviewer said the toughest engineering problem at the moment was hiring enough developers. And then I failed the "life story" intervie…

Enough money to be a homeowner

Vertical mouse + split keyboard. Which forearm? The one you mouse with? If so, spend $20 today and get a vertical mouse. It was a game changer for me.

I think it's partly market conditions, but also I think the interview process changed a lot in the past five years and I didn't change with it. There are plenty of jobs out there, …

I don't have any advice, but it's not just you. This is my passion — I've been doing it since I was a kid and am ten years into my post-college career. I've been interviewing non-s…

Thanks for the tips, those do seem practical.

Thanks for the comment. Those are some good areas where I can show my expertise.

I've been interviewing non-stop for a few months. For a few months prior to interviewing I watched computer science lectures online, read CTCI, and had a premium Leetcode subscript…

Thanks for the comment. I pretty much feel the same way as you, especially the bit about a higher supply than demand and the expectation that it will only get worse. I appreciate t…

Makes sense to me, thanks for the perspective.

Thanks for the tip

Thanks for the suggestion

All of the positions have been remote (US), and I suppose a lot of them are headquartered in SF or NY. The companies I tend to apply are pre-ipo startups. I have been rejected by F…

Well, I'm done with technical interviews (as a candidate). So far in this job search I've gone through the full interview process at close to 15 companies, and have done over 40 te…

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a shot.

My gig ended due to covid, and I've spent the past few months interviewing for IC and leadership positions (12+ years experience). Personally I've been getting plenty of meetings a…

Ooof. I've been studying for months for my upcoming virtual onsite interview at Google. I wonder what this means for my interview. I was also recently laid off.