Interview Secrets Exposed

Interview Secrets Exposed

Programming Interviews Exposed

Interviews for software programmers and developers differ from interviews for other types of position in that they consist largely or entirely of coding problems, theory, and brain teasers instead of questions about education, work habits, and experience. There are many books on the latter but none on the former. Thus there's no good way for an applicant to prepare for interviews or to interpret the signals she sends prospective employers by the way she conducts herself during the test. Programmers need to meet challenges of the software interview every time they apply for a job; rarely if ever is someone hired on the basis of having done similar work elsewhere. The software demographic changes jobs with frequency, and understands that remuneration offered for a given position depends in part on how well they acquit themselves when confronted with a poser.· The Job Application Process· Approaches to Programming Problems· Linked Lists· Trees and Graphs· Arrays and Strings· Recursion· Other Programming Topics· Counting, Measuring, and Ordering Puzzles· Graphical and Spatial Puzzles· Knowledge-Based Questions· Non-Technical Questions

Programming Interviews Exposed

Ace technical interviews with smart preparation Programming Interviews Exposed is the programmer’s ideal first choice for technical interview preparation. Updated to reflect changing techniques and trends, this new fourth edition provides insider guidance on the unique interview process that today's programmers face. Online coding contests are being used to screen candidate pools of thousands, take-home projects have become commonplace, and employers are even evaluating a candidate's public code repositories at GitHub—and with competition becoming increasingly fierce, programmers need to shape themselves into the ideal candidate well in advance of the interview. This book doesn't just give you a collection of questions and answers, it walks you through the process of coming up with the solution so you learn the skills and techniques to shine on whatever problems you’re given. This edition combines a thoroughly revised basis in classic questions involving fundamental data structures and algorithms with problems and step-by-step procedures for new topics including probability, data science, statistics, and machine learning which will help you fully prepare for whatever comes your way. Learn what the interviewer needs to hear to move you forward in the process Adopt an effective approach to phone screens with non-technical recruiters Examine common interview problems and tests with expert explanations Be ready to demonstrate your skills verbally, in contests, on GitHub, and more Technical jobs require the skillset, but you won’t get hired unless you are able to effectively and efficiently demonstrate that skillset under pressure, in competition with hundreds of others with the same background. Programming Interviews Exposed teaches you the interview skills you need to stand out as the best applicant to help you get the job you want.