Thanks Clem this was different but also "real" and really addressed the super common things that are sometimes overlooked. The discussion about weaknesses and funny Vs serious people made me think about myself. I have Bipolar disorder and I have a massive problem with trusting whether or not my responses are appropriate (not in an inappropriate way as such) but more meaning I might make jokes in serious times and can be very focused and serious in times I should be more carefree. Is there anything you can suggest to help me get better in social scenarios?
I have the same problem you mentioned in this video about joking around too much. Some people take themselves too sereously. And some people think just because we are jokesters means we aren't 10x leet devs. Not the case
Sorry, guys, but this is not even close to a real behavioral interview. Maybe for L3? Definitely not for L4 or L5. Expect more curved balls focused on your conflict resolution, planning and social skills. Questions about impact, thinking outside of the box and going above and beyond. Clement made some good points at the end - avoid absolutes. Those were large, glaring red flags that would have cost Nick dearly in a real interview.
Since the bulk of Nick's experience stems from being a content creator on TH-cam, I figured there would be interesting insight to be heard about how he thought his experience on TH-cam translated into on-the-job performance, and I didn't throw some of the curveballs you mention, since I didn't expect him to have answers related to them with his TH-cam experience (for instance, conflict resolution is unlikely to have affected a TH-camr). That being said, a lot of real behavioral interviews do indeed include curveballs like the ones you mentioned - in fact, the majority of our practice behavioral questions on AlgoExpert (www.algoexpert.io/behavioral-interviews) are along those lines. You can see our free question about Team Conflict (speak of the devil) as an example. I'll likely do another behavioral interview in the future, perhaps with an L5 engineer at FANG, and try to showcase that. Thanks for the feedback!
Clément Mihailescu Yep, makes sense. It will be great to see a similar video but with focus on a senior engineer role. Regardless, thank you for putting together this and other videos and sharing them with the community!
It’s ironic, Nick said he never gets criticism. Clement criticizes him for saying that because it shows a lack of self awareness and then Nick proceeds to tell him why his answer was still good. Yikes.
@@empnadajhhh9469 It gave me the feeling that Nick wasn't fully serious for interviewing in it. I mean that "matter of factly" in terms of tone, I empathize that he wasn't dead serious in it (I wouldn't be in his position, being a TH-camr and content creator on algoexpert). People who really want a software engineering job are *dead serious* once they are beginning to understand what it takes. Nick isn't in that place because he doesn't need a software engineering job like that right now. I think it is therefore an extra constructive video to watch. This is precisely how I would interview when I just came out of college, being completely unaware of "interviewing culture". This is what happens.
@@melvin6228 I have a SWE job right now and am currently interviewing with Google, and this is exactly my stance. My life doesnt depend on this interview, and it's a win-win situation whatever the outcome since I like my life and love my job right now actually and feel Im in a good place. I cant be bothered to be dead-serious, not to be myself, and/or to be begging for anything
don't really understand that hate on php. of course if you look at a project that was coded in 2008 it will suck. but if you start a php project today and follow best practices it can be wonderful just like in any language.
@@NickWhite Nah man let's be real here, most of us aren't interviewers but we could catch a lot of red flags from you. You could've easily done better.
I think the biggest difference between Nick and Clement is in communication skill. Clement is superbe at it while Nick is not the kind of person you would like to work with
@@josephlyons3393 The problem with Nick's communication isn't really about tone of voice. Nick at the time of this interview has little inclination toward communication and certainly doesn't view it as a two way street. As someone who interviews for my team, I would have seen way too many red flags about whether Nick would be able to work within a team atmosphere, collaborate, design together with others, etc.
I found that you asked some good questions in this interview. It made him think about things he didn't seem to have thought about previously. It was nice to see on the spot thinking and how people react in situations they perhaps didn't anticipate.
Agreed! The questions were greatly delivered but I imagine there's probably extra pressure to come across well what with having a youtube presence and rep etc
2:02 start interview [questions] 2:43 why don't you take you know a minute or two to tell me a little bit about yourself and like all this work experience you have 3:55 what kind of coding tutorial do you do 4:13 how would you compare your experience on TH-cam as a content creator in tech to your various jobs as a full-time engineer like do you Have you found some similarities there 5:26 if you were to join google now and you were to have a full-time software engineering position at google, would you feel like your youtube experience would being something unique to the table and if yes like what is that How do you feel like your experience from youtube translates into a job at google 6:15 what would you mean by leader How has TH-cam help you become more of leader 8:09 have you ever had like criticism on TH-cam like people who criticize either your work or your approach to your work and how have you handled it 9:11 how do you think you would react or handle if you had criticism from a teammate 12:38 what’s been the most challenging thing about youtube 13:46 why don't you tell me why are you interested in getting a software engineering job now 17:02 how do you
Agree with avoiding "absolutes". Saying "I would prefer a team that is so and so..." sounds better than "I would never work in a team that is so and so..." because it signals your preference to the interviewer, without sounding as someone who cannot comprompise on anything and will quit the job on anything small that bugs him.
Nick is a great person and has solid programming skills. However, for this particular interview, he really lacked what was needed to pass. If you re-watch the interview, Nick also "generalizes" a lot. This is dangerous because it shows that you "think" you know more than you do, and it is still pretty clear that Nick is a junior programmer. You can disagree with me though.
@@hacker-7214 There are actually examples throughout the entire video. One concrete example is at 10:30 when he talks about other people. Never talk about other people and generalize how you think other people behave. This is dangerous.
You have to get in your head that behavioral interviews are a game best won by using the strategy of avoiding disqualifying behaviors such as errors of omission or red flags. This is in contrast to other games where winning is being the "best" by implementing high risk, high reward strategies. I think that's the hardest concept to drill into your head when prepping. "The Loser's Game" by Charles D. Ellis is a great essay on this.
Leadership: there's active and passive. Where in both primarily you shouldn't tell people what to do, you should enable them to perform at their best and improve their potential too. In a team scenario you lead them to a comon goal. Criticism: Give and receive criticism, always give it with respect and accept it with respect, depending on the person you could be more straight (if you are really close to him) or if not, you could use the sandwich technique, good pointer, criticism, good pointer) that way the person doesn't feel attacked.
I recognize this video as an example of a below average interview, particularly on behalf of the interviewee but also by the interviewer. Clearly, Nick showed tremendous inexperience and ambiguity but his interviewer should have realized this shortcoming and established a new direction in his strategy to better understanding this candidate. I have to disagree with Nick’s self-assessment regarding his communication skills. I appreciate the vote of confidence by his interviewer but the ambiguity in his responses leaves me to believe otherwise. Nonetheless, an informative video for others to benefit.
I've been learning about interviews for a while, and this video has taught me the most lol. I would definitely want to avoid present myself in such a bad way
Clement made good pointers at the end. In addition to those, I think avoiding use of broad terms like "stuff" or "thing", can help show confidence in the topic. Also, try to find out more about the interviewer's interests/experience at the start or at the end of the interview. Connection is key in behavioral so don't forget to bring up how their company values and mission statement align with your values as well. Overall in some ways, just have fun lol
the way that he answered how he would give criticism and handle conflict with others raised some red flags for me; for example, he would delete / block comments or just drop the small things and not bring them up. in a collaborative working environment, I feel that mindset might be harmful. is this the sort of things you are looking for when conducting a behavioral interview? or would it be covered in other interviews?
I agree with u here, I am a fan of both of them, but the interview did seemed a bit off. The responses seemed a bit odd for most of the questions. The vibe I got from the answers were of a person who don't like to work in a team and is kind of know it all, and I do feel that it would be a red flag for most of the interviewers out there. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks for the mock behavioural interview clem we need more of these since they are harder to study for imo than DS & A Nick hesitated too much when he was asked his weakness and didn't proactively mention how he would improve upon that in the future or counteract that. Clem was right that you should already have biggest strengths & weaknesses memorized beforehand. (come on you know you're going to get asked that!!!)
Must appreciate Clement on how politely best he tried to put across his points, trying at the same time not to offend or sound otherwise. Clement is a great communicator and great job putting up these videos!!
Geez, I literally cannot imagine this guy getting hired. The idea that criticism from a co-worker should be viewed as true or false is insane. Everyone has blind spots in their perspective and criticism should always be taken into consideration if it is coming from a place where it's intent is to be constructive rather than destructive. Sometimes the criticism is not enough to necessarily change the way you do things especially if comments such as the one saying this channel used to be useful being destructive and wanting to diversify content can be a great way to reach new audiences. However, you could also just respond to those comments saying your goal is to provide some videos that can reach out to new audiences and help the brand grow, and you will still be making uploads of useful content and if enough people have that concern you could perhaps make a second channel for not educational content and reference the two so there is a clear distinction for audience members.
You actually end up answering most of my points below which were just thoughts I was typing out as I was listening -- Always dangerous to say you have good communication skills :) Would have been great to have hear more about how the channel came about, inspiration etc but obviously being friends makes things a bit weird so no doubt a real interview would feel more natural. Also interesting that the fact @Nick White is full youtuber doesn't trigger questions around commitment time for a full-time role... ie will you quit the full-tine youtube commitment. I know my extra-curricular commitments have raised eyebrows in previous interviews though in others it's been well received. Presumably Google values youtube channel work and isn't concerned this would impact the dedication to a new role. I've probably interviewed 50 or so people for multiple companies and probably 75% would have had issues with that. I would also personally avoid "using latest tech" as a reason to apply for a job as a job is rarely purely doing that unless cutting edge RnD. It would just make me unsure whether they would jump the boat if they found a certain temp project boring for example. Developers are expected to be flexible in their knowledge and be deployable on latest tech or older tech. Also a good mention rather than referring to Google/StackOverFlow is to *start* with reaching out to team members. That reinforces the notions of teamwork and collaboration which is obviously a key skill in a team. And typically senior coders have more experience than the age of an article. I was also unsure what he meant by "joking around" and so on... I think certain rles especially with Google and other dev companies kind of take care of the doubt about whether you'll work with decent people. I think in fact being able to work with other passionate devs swould be the highest attraction rather than insisting on wantiung people habing fun. Not sure what was meant really. Prob a bad experience from a role haha probably why full time youtuber instead now :) I think we've all had our bad experiences in certain positions so it's ok to want to avoid repeating a bad experience. Also criticism and making mistakes and etc should be fully embraced, People go to university to learn things. And a job at this level is in the same vein - just focused on tech instead. Every mistake and every criticsim is just experience and you should enjoy that. Not making mistakes and learning would be time to get a new career instead :) I wasn't intending to analyse quite this much! but in the middle of a hiring spree so this was close to home haha Just some thoughts as I was listening :) -- Great video and picked up some good interview approaches I'll reuse :) Your feedback addresses a few of my points above. Great analysis -great stuff!! :D
Not trying to undermine the great work done by Clement (yes it is great!) BUT there is definitely more to the real interviews. Some comments do talk about what is missing here, so I think the point has already been made. I believe this is an opportunity for Clement to shine on and do another great one! Cheers again for your sustained efforts!
IMO Clement's end conclusion was way too nice. Nick's answers have been very similar to mine and have been the reason why I didn't get the job at multiple companies. For all the companies that I behaviorally interviewed for, I'm sure he wouldn't have made the cut. He sounded too arrogant, too aloof and too entitled. Just like Clement, I don't think he is, but I've noticed that many companies are actually nitpicking and are actually splitting hairs. I'm wondering if Clement was being nice here, biased or if it's actually true that Google is such a chill place that they would see through this. I've seen many companies that don't. And I think they should see through this, but they don't. It might be that I'm projecting my "interview trauma" here, but I don't think that that is the case since I've had the privilege of going through a white box interview 2 times (aka having someone on the inside) and got super raw feedback like this. Also I think that Nick could become a comedian :D
Feels like nick is just too casual. and thats a red flag when you cant take anything seriously. BTW Great video Clement. Hope nick doesnt ask you to delete my comment.
Hey Clement! I’ve been a fan of this channel for a while, and I was considering buying an AlgoExpert subscription. When this video popped up in my feed, I recognized Nick White as a TH-camr who has posted some obnoxious, sexist content in the past. I researched a little and realized that he’s on the AlgoExpert team. It’s a red flag for me, and without more info, it’s enough to prevent me from buying.
I understand. I didn't know he was on the team and I have been using algoexpert for a while now. I am obviously not trying to change your mind or make you buy algoexpert (i don't really gain anything haha). But one of the questions he is going through on algoexpert actually is a pretty neat solution. Just putting it out there so you don't miss out on a good platform just because of that or something like that. But yeah, obviously don't support something that makes you uncomfortable!
Dude, I loved your alogoexpert course, many of my friends want to start learn coding, it would be great if u could create an course about fundamentals of programming from scratch to advance level... People will definitely love your explanation ❤️
Finally Nick is here.. I was waiting for this video.. I am a fan of Nick white and his coding videos. Thanks Clement . But I will except a coding interview video with Nick . :)
If I listen to Nick longer, I think I would not sound like a senior. LOL. May I request to you Clement, to have another behavioural round with someone else? :) I hope, Nick would not request you to delete my comment. :P
I think that what you should do is a video regarding how age affects your chances of getting hired. I've heard/read things ranging from it doesn't really matter if you do well in your interview to it's very detrimental, it will significantly lower your chances if you are above a cetain age like 40 or 45 for example. You have experience in hiring and interviews, what do you think?
Tbh, as senior at a FAANG and conducting 100s of interviews, I don't see this passing the behavioral section (even though it typically isn't even weighed that highly). This might be passable for an intern level position or a new grad position at a small company.
This is a great video learned a lot. Please make a video on this same behavioral interview giving some positive points or some key points on some specific questions.
Hi i'm 13 years old and I'm currently learning Python. I guess you could say i'm not a bigger because i know the fundamentals but i really don't know much. What kind of projects could you do with Python in a company like google or Facebook?
Clement I have a question about algoexpert ,are those data structures are enough for coding interviews those you have covered in algoexpert do we need to practice some other data structures other than you have covered in algoexpert. If yes what are those. If No it's great. please reply 🙏🙏🙏
nick answered the last behavioral question very honestly, which i see as a strong positive! no big deal in being a little funny around the office - as long as its not inappropriate
Hey! Love your video! I have a question for you, whom do you think should be the "talker" in such kind of an interview? Like in this video there were times when you (the interviewer) were talking the convo forward by asking for specific details...
Glad you love the video! To your question: while the interviewer (me) will usually be the one guiding the conversation by asking questions, the interviewee (you) should be the one doing most of the talking.
you shouldn't ask "what if" questions, it's easy to learn to answer these kinds of questions, in the real world they ask you about real experiences and how you behaved.
Damn Clement I am self taught progranmer But i need to learn the theories of datastructure and algorithms before signing up on algoexpert.io. What resources do you guys advice for a self taught ??? Thanksb
I bought a udemy course for like $11 and learned most data structures on that. But you could also list out all data strucuters then just youtube one by one till you go over all of em
The Data Structures Crash Course that we have on AlgoExpert will teach you everything you need to know about data structures and algorithms to tackle AlgoExpert problems and coding interviews!
If I said that I’m not the fastest thinker or the smartest person in the room (which is really true) when they asked me about my weaknesses, how would it be treated?
Great video. I also love the platform and have been preparing for 6 months now. However one of the things that I hate, is how the vid explanations are in Python and not in Java or in the language that you are coding in. I understand that Python is easy to understand but still I thought I paid for a certain product. Clement should sub Nick or Kevin Naughton to do the Java explanations.
This interview was pretty bad. It’s pretty clear Nick doesn’t understand why Clement is asking these behavioral questions. He could’ve tied these questions to real dev work experience like a time when a teammate criticized their work.
No they can't. I regularly interview senior candidates at large tech and he is no where close to an offer for senior candidate. May be L4 but nothing more than that. What I am surprised about is that this video got 1.5K likes. This shows that collectively as a society we follow the herd without understanding the depth of the topic.
Hey Clem! I have a question. In a place like India (or maybe even the US) can a normal guy get into any of the FANG companies or do I need to be really good as a software engineer?
Don't get why is PHP always treated as a synonym for legacy, shitty or boring? We've all seen old shitty PHP legacy code that is a pain to maintain, but still modern PHP can be wonderful if you follow best practices and good design patterns. Pretty much like any other language.
Can we connect out somewhere . I have few questions to ask. Could you get back to me on this comment. I'm a supply chain graduate and looking to step into Software engineering field. I don't have a CS background yet. Will you suggest me a boot camp or go for Master in CS. Please tell me how can I break into this industry.
A boot camp might work thts how clement did it. I suggest u look at his videos where he tlks about tht. Also a grad would work because many companies hire recent grads. But i guess if u want to learn why things work go to grad school if u just want a job then i might go to bootcamp
@@AaronandAsh could you suggest some good ones. I don't want to spend 200k on a Master in CS degree. So at the moment my job is to to learn programming and get a job asap
@@AaronandAsh do you suggest doing a Master in CS Online from a top tier University and then paralely attending bootcamp to get more knowledge and at the same practical experience
Check out the video we made about how to pass coding interviews on Nick’s channel! th-cam.com/video/z3h0JGANLoI/w-d-xo.html
Thankyou bro.
Thanks Clem this was different but also "real" and really addressed the super common things that are sometimes overlooked.
The discussion about weaknesses and funny Vs serious people made me think about myself. I have Bipolar disorder and I have a massive problem with trusting whether or not my responses are appropriate (not in an inappropriate way as such) but more meaning I might make jokes in serious times and can be very focused and serious in times I should be more carefree.
Is there anything you can suggest to help me get better in social scenarios?
I'm in this
Hi Bro big fan of your tutorials , learned so much, happy to see you here
no way
who cares, you gangster!
Please don't delete my comment.
I have the same problem you mentioned in this video about joking around too much. Some people take themselves too sereously. And some people think just because we are jokesters means we aren't 10x leet devs. Not the case
Sorry, guys, but this is not even close to a real behavioral interview. Maybe for L3? Definitely not for L4 or L5. Expect more curved balls focused on your conflict resolution, planning and social skills. Questions about impact, thinking outside of the box and going above and beyond. Clement made some good points at the end - avoid absolutes. Those were large, glaring red flags that would have cost Nick dearly in a real interview.
Since the bulk of Nick's experience stems from being a content creator on TH-cam, I figured there would be interesting insight to be heard about how he thought his experience on TH-cam translated into on-the-job performance, and I didn't throw some of the curveballs you mention, since I didn't expect him to have answers related to them with his TH-cam experience (for instance, conflict resolution is unlikely to have affected a TH-camr).
That being said, a lot of real behavioral interviews do indeed include curveballs like the ones you mentioned - in fact, the majority of our practice behavioral questions on AlgoExpert (www.algoexpert.io/behavioral-interviews) are along those lines. You can see our free question about Team Conflict (speak of the devil) as an example.
I'll likely do another behavioral interview in the future, perhaps with an L5 engineer at FANG, and try to showcase that.
Thanks for the feedback!
Clément Mihailescu Yep, makes sense. It will be great to see a similar video but with focus on a senior engineer role. Regardless, thank you for putting together this and other videos and sharing them with the community!
It’s ironic, Nick said he never gets criticism. Clement criticizes him for saying that because it shows a lack of self awareness and then Nick proceeds to tell him why his answer was still good. Yikes.
@@empnadajhhh9469 It gave me the feeling that Nick wasn't fully serious for interviewing in it. I mean that "matter of factly" in terms of tone, I empathize that he wasn't dead serious in it (I wouldn't be in his position, being a TH-camr and content creator on algoexpert). People who really want a software engineering job are *dead serious* once they are beginning to understand what it takes. Nick isn't in that place because he doesn't need a software engineering job like that right now.
I think it is therefore an extra constructive video to watch. This is precisely how I would interview when I just came out of college, being completely unaware of "interviewing culture". This is what happens.
@@melvin6228 I have a SWE job right now and am currently interviewing with Google, and this is exactly my stance. My life doesnt depend on this interview, and it's a win-win situation whatever the outcome since I like my life and love my job right now actually and feel Im in a good place. I cant be bothered to be dead-serious, not to be myself, and/or to be begging for anything
Guy didnt pass and Clem didnt have courage to tell him. Unsurprisingly though everybody has tonns of courage to f.k up on php nowadays.
don't really understand that hate on php. of course if you look at a project that was coded in 2008 it will suck. but if you start a php project today and follow best practices it can be wonderful just like in any language.
@@hazelhumor i'd say it's wonderful unlike any language regarding web development.
i literally aced it
@@NickWhite could have gone better
@@NickWhite Nah man let's be real here, most of us aren't interviewers but we could catch a lot of red flags from you. You could've easily done better.
I think the biggest difference between Nick and Clement is in communication skill. Clement is superbe at it while Nick is not the kind of person you would like to work with
Why not?
Nick always talks like he's high
I’d want to work with Nick, overly-hyper talkers like Clement annoy the hell out of me.
@@REYMARTZHD high? in what way?
@@josephlyons3393 The problem with Nick's communication isn't really about tone of voice. Nick at the time of this interview has little inclination toward communication and certainly doesn't view it as a two way street. As someone who interviews for my team, I would have seen way too many red flags about whether Nick would be able to work within a team atmosphere, collaborate, design together with others, etc.
I found that you asked some good questions in this interview. It made him think about things he didn't seem to have thought about previously. It was nice to see on the spot thinking and how people react in situations they perhaps didn't anticipate.
Agreed! The questions were greatly delivered but I imagine there's probably extra pressure to come across well what with having a youtube presence and rep etc
2:02 start interview
[questions]
2:43 why don't you take you know a minute or two to tell me a little bit about yourself and like all this work experience you have
3:55 what kind of coding tutorial do you do
4:13 how would you compare your experience on TH-cam as a content creator in tech to your various jobs as a full-time engineer like do you
Have you found some similarities there
5:26 if you were to join google now and you were to have a full-time software engineering position at google, would you feel like your youtube experience would being something unique to the table and if yes like what is that
How do you feel like your experience from youtube translates into a job at google
6:15 what would you mean by leader
How has TH-cam help you become more of leader
8:09 have you ever had like criticism on TH-cam like people who criticize either your work or your approach to your work and how have you handled it
9:11 how do you think you would react or handle if you had criticism from a teammate
12:38 what’s been the most challenging thing about youtube
13:46 why don't you tell me why are you interested in getting a software engineering job now
17:02 how do you
nick could definitely sell himself even better, as he does have some great stuff to talk about - can be hard to do on the spot tho
Like how? I have trouble with that
Agree with avoiding "absolutes". Saying "I would prefer a team that is so and so..." sounds better than "I would never work in a team that is so and so..." because it signals your preference to the interviewer, without sounding as someone who cannot comprompise on anything and will quit the job on anything small that bugs him.
Nick is a great person and has solid programming skills. However, for this particular interview, he really lacked what was needed to pass. If you re-watch the interview, Nick also "generalizes" a lot. This is dangerous because it shows that you "think" you know more than you do, and it is still pretty clear that Nick is a junior programmer. You can disagree with me though.
I agree completely. He would have failed, also his answer about how to deal with criticism was like wtf 'I just delete them'
what do you mean generalizes. could u give an example of how he does that
@@hacker-7214 There are actually examples throughout the entire video. One concrete example is at 10:30 when he talks about other people. Never talk about other people and generalize how you think other people behave. This is dangerous.
hes like 22
@C G I agree
You have to get in your head that behavioral interviews are a game best won by using the strategy of avoiding disqualifying behaviors such as errors of omission or red flags. This is in contrast to other games where winning is being the "best" by implementing high risk, high reward strategies. I think that's the hardest concept to drill into your head when prepping. "The Loser's Game" by Charles D. Ellis is a great essay on this.
This is a great insight, I will keep it on my mind during my next interview.
Leadership: there's active and passive. Where in both primarily you shouldn't tell people what to do, you should enable them to perform at their best and improve their potential too. In a team scenario you lead them to a comon goal.
Criticism: Give and receive criticism, always give it with respect and accept it with respect, depending on the person you could be more straight (if you are really close to him) or if not, you could use the sandwich technique, good pointer, criticism, good pointer) that way the person doesn't feel attacked.
I recognize this video as an example of a below average interview, particularly on behalf of the interviewee but also by the interviewer. Clearly, Nick showed tremendous inexperience and ambiguity but his interviewer should have realized this shortcoming and established a new direction in his strategy to better understanding this candidate. I have to disagree with Nick’s self-assessment regarding his communication skills. I appreciate the vote of confidence by his interviewer but the ambiguity in his responses leaves me to believe otherwise. Nonetheless, an informative video for others to benefit.
Please record more behavioral interviews! This one's been very insightful and I really think there's not enough behavioral interview tips on TH-cam
I've been learning about interviews for a while, and this video has taught me the most lol. I would definitely want to avoid present myself in such a bad way
Same here😂
Clem always on time. I have my FB interview on Monday and I'm doing a mock of the behavioral with a friend this weekend.
Best of luck with the FB interview!
Did you get the job ?
@@MotorCityKev no
@@demilp stay positive. They could always circle back
@@demilp would you like to share your interview and how you got that one
Clement made good pointers at the end. In addition to those, I think avoiding use of broad terms like "stuff" or "thing", can help show confidence in the topic. Also, try to find out more about the interviewer's interests/experience at the start or at the end of the interview. Connection is key in behavioral so don't forget to bring up how their company values and mission statement align with your values as well. Overall in some ways, just have fun lol
I think it'd be fun to watch among us with all the coding youtubers! Make it happen Clement!!
That's not a bad idea!
@@clem invite me a new tech youtuber 👀
that would be amazing!
@@clem I think we can agree that whoever dislikes coding interviews the most is the impostor
the way that he answered how he would give criticism and handle conflict with others raised some red flags for me; for example, he would delete / block comments or just drop the small things and not bring them up. in a collaborative working environment, I feel that mindset might be harmful. is this the sort of things you are looking for when conducting a behavioral interview? or would it be covered in other interviews?
I agree with u here, I am a fan of both of them, but the interview did seemed a bit off. The responses seemed a bit odd for most of the questions. The vibe I got from the answers were of a person who don't like to work in a team and is kind of know it all, and I do feel that it would be a red flag for most of the interviewers out there. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Mritunjay Choubey same vibe I got from it too.
Thanks for the mock behavioural interview clem we need more of these since they are harder to study for imo than DS & A
Nick hesitated too much when he was asked his weakness and didn't proactively mention how he would improve upon that in the future or counteract that.
Clem was right that you should already have biggest strengths & weaknesses memorized beforehand. (come on you know you're going to get asked that!!!)
Must appreciate Clement on how politely best he tried to put across his points, trying at the same time not to offend or sound otherwise. Clement is a great communicator and great job putting up these videos!!
Geez, I literally cannot imagine this guy getting hired. The idea that criticism from a co-worker should be viewed as true or false is insane. Everyone has blind spots in their perspective and criticism should always be taken into consideration if it is coming from a place where it's intent is to be constructive rather than destructive. Sometimes the criticism is not enough to necessarily change the way you do things especially if comments such as the one saying this channel used to be useful being destructive and wanting to diversify content can be a great way to reach new audiences. However, you could also just respond to those comments saying your goal is to provide some videos that can reach out to new audiences and help the brand grow, and you will still be making uploads of useful content and if enough people have that concern you could perhaps make a second channel for not educational content and reference the two so there is a clear distinction for audience members.
Really loved the video, specially the feedback part.
Glad you loved it!
yes also how he added extra points in the edit
You actually end up answering most of my points below which were just thoughts I was typing out as I was listening
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Always dangerous to say you have good communication skills :) Would have been great to have hear more about how the channel came about, inspiration etc but obviously being friends makes things a bit weird so no doubt a real interview would feel more natural. Also interesting that the fact @Nick White is full youtuber doesn't trigger questions around commitment time for a full-time role... ie will you quit the full-tine youtube commitment. I know my extra-curricular commitments have raised eyebrows in previous interviews though in others it's been well received.
Presumably Google values youtube channel work and isn't concerned this would impact the dedication to a new role. I've probably interviewed 50 or so people for multiple companies and probably 75% would have had issues with that.
I would also personally avoid "using latest tech" as a reason to apply for a job as a job is rarely purely doing that unless cutting edge RnD. It would just make me unsure whether they would jump the boat if they found a certain temp project boring for example. Developers are expected to be flexible in their knowledge and be deployable on latest tech or older tech.
Also a good mention rather than referring to Google/StackOverFlow is to *start* with reaching out to team members. That reinforces the notions of teamwork and collaboration which is obviously a key skill in a team. And typically senior coders have more experience than the age of an article.
I was also unsure what he meant by "joking around" and so on... I think certain rles especially with Google and other dev companies kind of take care of the doubt about whether you'll work with decent people. I think in fact being able to work with other passionate devs swould be the highest attraction rather than insisting on wantiung people habing fun. Not sure what was meant really. Prob a bad experience from a role haha probably why full time youtuber instead now :) I think we've all had our bad experiences in certain positions so it's ok to want to avoid repeating a bad experience.
Also criticism and making mistakes and etc should be fully embraced, People go to university to learn things. And a job at this level is in the same vein - just focused on tech instead. Every mistake and every criticsim is just experience and you should enjoy that. Not making mistakes and learning would be time to get a new career instead :)
I wasn't intending to analyse quite this much! but in the middle of a hiring spree so this was close to home haha Just some thoughts as I was listening :)
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Great video and picked up some good interview approaches I'll reuse :) Your feedback addresses a few of my points above. Great analysis -great stuff!! :D
thanks for the detailed analysis! He could have mentioned looking at the official documentation when got stuck somewhere.
Man, Clement's manner of speaking gave me PTSD flashbacks to my first Google on-site. This guy's a PRO, people!
Not trying to undermine the great work done by Clement (yes it is great!) BUT there is definitely more to the real interviews. Some comments do talk about what is missing here, so I think the point has already been made. I believe this is an opportunity for Clement to shine on and do another great one! Cheers again for your sustained efforts!
Now considering that Nick got a job at Algoexpert, what if this was the actual interview? 🧐
I fucking love how often Clement teams up with other TH-camrs and produces the most awesome content 😎
"wassup everybody how's it going"😅 just love it!!
@Viral Parmar it's just accent bro
Best intro on TH-cam, amirite or amirite? 😎
@@clem wow that's a lot of options
@@clem yh it's unique!! That's what's special about it
@Viral Parmar like the other bro said "it's just accent"😏
This was a vulnerable video, but it is extremely valuable. Thank you!
Clément was a fucking professional, really well done!
Having a cat and not having a single hair on shirt is impressive 🙏
IMO Clement's end conclusion was way too nice. Nick's answers have been very similar to mine and have been the reason why I didn't get the job at multiple companies. For all the companies that I behaviorally interviewed for, I'm sure he wouldn't have made the cut. He sounded too arrogant, too aloof and too entitled. Just like Clement, I don't think he is, but I've noticed that many companies are actually nitpicking and are actually splitting hairs. I'm wondering if Clement was being nice here, biased or if it's actually true that Google is such a chill place that they would see through this. I've seen many companies that don't. And I think they should see through this, but they don't.
It might be that I'm projecting my "interview trauma" here, but I don't think that that is the case since I've had the privilege of going through a white box interview 2 times (aka having someone on the inside) and got super raw feedback like this.
Also I think that Nick could become a comedian :D
i think clem is helping him save face. nick is a good guy though and like everyone at first just needs a little practice
Nice lighting at Nick's room.
Feels like nick is just too casual. and thats a red flag when you cant take anything seriously.
BTW Great video Clement.
Hope nick doesnt ask you to delete my comment.
Nick white is the perfect to do a mock interview with clem
i talk less than Nick like Yes and No . I love silent or no conversations . Clement you talk so much . But i think its needed sometimes .
bruh there no way nick white has gotten offers from google and uber... they must do behavioral interviews, right?
Hey Clement! I’ve been a fan of this channel for a while, and I was considering buying an AlgoExpert subscription. When this video popped up in my feed, I recognized Nick White as a TH-camr who has posted some obnoxious, sexist content in the past. I researched a little and realized that he’s on the AlgoExpert team. It’s a red flag for me, and without more info, it’s enough to prevent me from buying.
I understand. I didn't know he was on the team and I have been using algoexpert for a while now. I am obviously not trying to change your mind or make you buy algoexpert (i don't really gain anything haha). But one of the questions he is going through on algoexpert actually is a pretty neat solution. Just putting it out there so you don't miss out on a good platform just because of that or something like that. But yeah, obviously don't support something that makes you uncomfortable!
Thanks, @@LilyEvans1996 :)
im really young for this but i feel like i know more than my intern dad watching this dudes interviews
Dude, I loved your alogoexpert course, many of my friends want to start learn coding, it would be great if u could create an course about fundamentals of programming from scratch to advance level...
People will definitely love your explanation ❤️
Love the recent collabs Clem!
Thank you Clement. I started looking for behavior interviews three days ago and you just made one 🤩
This guy can code anything
Incredible conversation, folks!
Finally Nick is here.. I was waiting for this video.. I am a fan of Nick white and his coding videos. Thanks Clement .
But I will except a coding interview video with Nick . :)
If I listen to Nick longer, I think I would not sound like a senior. LOL. May I request to you Clement, to have another behavioural round with someone else? :) I hope, Nick would not request you to delete my comment. :P
Hey clem, can you make a video on how to manage both academics and practise DSA regularly?
Where is the ALGOEXPERT contest #2 winners announcement????
Looking for it
I think that what you should do is a video regarding how age affects your chances of getting hired. I've heard/read things ranging from it doesn't really matter if you do well in your interview to it's very detrimental, it will significantly lower your chances if you are above a cetain age like 40 or 45 for example. You have experience in hiring and interviews, what do you think?
Tbh, as senior at a FAANG and conducting 100s of interviews, I don't see this passing the behavioral section (even though it typically isn't even weighed that highly). This might be passable for an intern level position or a new grad position at a small company.
Now do one with Nick Black.
Hii Clem, I have one suggestion for this video. i.e Adding timestamps to video could be very beneficial for users.
its really nice to see nick here!!! he is cool and calm always!!!!!!!!!!
please start a series on low level design too on youtube or systemsexpert!
This is huge, please make more!
Please make more like this ... Much needed
“I’m great at taking criticism if I deem that it’s accurate”
“I just delete comments that criticize me”
Great soft skills there buddy
This is a great video learned a lot. Please make a video on this same behavioral interview giving some positive points or some key points on some specific questions.
Hi i'm 13 years old and I'm currently learning Python. I guess you could say i'm not a bigger because i know the fundamentals but i really don't know much. What kind of projects could you do with Python in a company like google or Facebook?
Clement I have a question about algoexpert ,are those data structures are enough for coding interviews those you have covered in algoexpert do we need to practice some other data structures other than you have covered in algoexpert. If yes what are those. If No it's great. please reply 🙏🙏🙏
Yes, we cover all the data structures you need for coding interviews!
@@clem do they ask any other data structure
Hey clement, can you make a video giving all information about telephonic interview? It will be really helpful.
Really enjoying every single video of yours
nick answered the last behavioral question very honestly, which i see as a strong positive! no big deal in being a little funny around the office - as long as its not inappropriate
I want to get hired because it would make my channel more credible. - that would be the honest answer, probably.
from this I learnt how not to behave in the interview
This guy is the Jay Leno of tech influencers.
08:00
"Yes, very meaningful"
*controls himself not to burst into laughter*
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAH
Hey! Love your video!
I have a question for you, whom do you think should be the "talker" in such kind of an interview? Like in this video there were times when you (the interviewer) were talking the convo forward by asking for specific details...
Glad you love the video! To your question: while the interviewer (me) will usually be the one guiding the conversation by asking questions, the interviewee (you) should be the one doing most of the talking.
@@clem Got it👍🏻 (and a little relieved too). Thank you!
you shouldn't ask "what if" questions, it's easy to learn to answer these kinds of questions, in the real world they ask you about real experiences and how you behaved.
Finally Nick is here 😍😍
Damn
Clement
I am self taught progranmer
But i need to learn the theories of datastructure and algorithms before signing up on algoexpert.io.
What resources do you guys advice for a self taught ???
Thanksb
I bought a udemy course for like $11 and learned most data structures on that. But you could also list out all data strucuters then just youtube one by one till you go over all of em
The Data Structures Crash Course that we have on AlgoExpert will teach you everything you need to know about data structures and algorithms to tackle AlgoExpert problems and coding interviews!
@@AaronandAsh which course was it?
@@clem thanks
@@clem is it in javascript??
If I said that I’m not the fastest thinker or the smartest person in the room (which is really true) when they asked me about my weaknesses, how would it be treated?
My two favourite youTubers in this field.
Clement is a successful person in the country of tech...
Does internship interview also contain system design from college hires?
This is a really helpful video. Thanks to both of you :) :)
Clément, I think you should also interview me on Google Cloud
i have a question if you can answer:
Can a computational system generate a true random number?
I'd say he blew it.
Great video. I also love the platform and have been preparing for 6 months now. However one of the things that I hate, is how the vid explanations are in Python and not in Java or in the language that you are coding in. I understand that Python is easy to understand but still I thought I paid for a certain product. Clement should sub Nick or Kevin Naughton to do the Java explanations.
Hey Clement,
Can you please tell the resources for learning coding and Data structure and algorithms
www.algoexpert.io
Nice one clem
Hey Clement, How many rounds of interview, an experienced candidate has to face in Google/facebook ?
This interview was pretty bad. It’s pretty clear Nick doesn’t understand why Clement is asking these behavioral questions. He could’ve tied these questions to real dev work experience like a time when a teammate criticized their work.
Hey Clement ! Do you have any plans for design pattern videos?( Low level design)
Nick destroyed himself in this interview lol. (Please don't delete my comment)
Now I see why Nick has never been in a big company
Can his answer really help him passing the interview?
No they can't. I regularly interview senior candidates at large tech and he is no where close to an offer for senior candidate. May be L4 but nothing more than that. What I am surprised about is that this video got 1.5K likes. This shows that collectively as a society we follow the herd without understanding the depth of the topic.
@@kancha321 its a good video to learn what NOT to do and frankly many interviews i've had were like this. It was a good video, a horrible candidate
How much discount for promo code clem
Would love a similar behavioral interview with someone whose background you don't know too much about.
The grand appearance of Clement's cat!!
Step 1: Smile
Hey Clem! I have a question. In a place like India (or maybe even the US) can a normal guy get into any of the FANG companies or do I need to be really good as a software engineer?
That guy never gives concrete examples of what he dod even thou the interviewer’s follow ups were directly asking it. Junior.
Don't get why is PHP always treated as a synonym for legacy, shitty or boring? We've all seen old shitty PHP legacy code that is a pain to maintain, but still modern PHP can be wonderful if you follow best practices and good design patterns. Pretty much like any other language.
Never clicked so fast
Hey clem , The dollar price is too high in my country. Is there ans special discount or something?
Nick really got those jake peralta vibes from B99 XD
Can we connect out somewhere . I have few questions to ask. Could you get back to me on this comment. I'm a supply chain graduate and looking to step into Software engineering field. I don't have a CS background yet. Will you suggest me a boot camp or go for Master in CS. Please tell me how can I break into this industry.
A boot camp might work thts how clement did it. I suggest u look at his videos where he tlks about tht. Also a grad would work because many companies hire recent grads. But i guess if u want to learn why things work go to grad school if u just want a job then i might go to bootcamp
Also the bootcamp u go to matters
@@AaronandAsh could you suggest some good ones. I don't want to spend 200k on a Master in CS degree. So at the moment my job is to to learn programming and get a job asap
@@sukhamritsingh3420 i dont have experience with bootcamps sorry
@@AaronandAsh do you suggest doing a Master in CS Online from a top tier University and then paralely attending bootcamp to get more knowledge and at the same practical experience