9 Tips To Ace Any Technical Phone Interview (coding interview tips)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Here are 9 tips to ace the technical phone interview, especially at big tech companies like Google and Amazon. The Google technical phone screen interview just got easier with these tips!
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The 6th tip is...
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Watch the video to find out (͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°)
Hey Clement, any update on when you will be announcing the coding competition winners?
@@BobEhAnderson Almost certainly this Saturday (March 14th)!
@@clem Sweet! Can't wait!
Excuse me can you help Me?
I just have one question
Is c++ the next dead language or even is this language anymore usable
Please answer I have just started and i wanna know if it is a good language
@@BobEhAnderson And by Saturday, I meant Sunday (March 15th) 👀
TLDW Summary:
2:26 1. Make sure you are in the zone. Respect *the* *game* *before* *the* *game* .
4:05 2. Find a good location, it has to be *private* and *quiet* .
5:18 3. Find out all the details about the interview, test as much as you can beforehand, utilize your recruiter.
6:20 4. Make sure your have a *good* *audio* *setup* , check your mic and earbuds/headphones.
7:59 5. Check if the interviewer and you can hear each other well, don't let that disrupt your performance.
10:04 6. (BEST TIP) Phone interviews have latency and you can't utilize body language to communicate, this leads to a scenario where you and the interviewer are talking at the same time.
6a. Minimize the amount of pauses in your sentence (use filler words)
6b. Pass off the conversation to the interviewer by finishing your statements with a question strategically. (e.g., Does that make sense?)
6c. If both you and interviewer are talking, just finish your sentence, your interviewer should realize that it's latency issue and will not consider it as rude.
15:16 7. If you need to think, *TELL* *YOUR* *INTERVIEWER* (e.g., I might need to take 20, 30 seconds to think about this, if I'm not talking, it's because I'm thinking, is that ok witchu?) but don't do this too often. (remember interviewers usually want to hear you think out loud)
17:09 8. Use the Coderpad/Google doc to your advantage. Don't use your cursor to say "here, I'm doing this" (They can't see your mouse bro) *HIGHLIGHT* *what* *you're* *talking* *about* . While you are handicapped with no body language, you are gifted with the ability to write things out quickly, comment often!
18:45 9. After you're done, ask your interviewer what you're supposed to do next, close the doc? stay on the call? etc. Don't risk letting your assumptions emit negative signals to your interviewer.
Printed lol
I have a phone interview tomorrow. Thanks for the 6th tip.
Go rock it!
Thanks, I have my Google Phone Interview next week Thursday
You got this!
If you seem the interviewer is off rude nature or too "corporate", we can even include a phrase after completing your sentence in 6c tip, something like: "Sorry, you were saying something, I think there's some latency".
We are missing the card tricks clem
I'll bring them back soon!
I just flunked my Google phone interview yesterday. 😅
Nooo! Was it because you didn't know about tip #6? Just kidding. Well, it happens; now, you pick yourself up, and you ace it the next time around!
Great video! Thanks
@@clem it was probably because this was my first interview after 4-5 years and even though I prepared for 3 weeks using AlgoExpert, I still felt I could have spent more time preparing the algorithms. But it was a good learning experience for my future interviews. Now I know what to expect at a Google interview :)
Me: Get enough sleep.
Me: sleep dne
you make listeners nervous! Are you going to attack us? You talking is kinda fighting in a ring!
Tip 6: talk like a pilot!
Not number 6. All the tips are useful. Thanks for these videos 😊
Tip number 11
If you don't know the answer,
distract the interviewer talking about sports or telling a joke.
I am not going to tell you what the tip no. 6 is but I can help...
10:20
Also, is interviewee a real word: 16:27
VR Musical Second reply.
numero seis
Watching this 30 minutes before my video call interview.
Hope it went well!
What a conincidence I have a phone interview tomorrow. Thanks for the video clem.
Best of luck!
Did you have a good interview
@@adityarajsinhgohil7328 I got selected
Very good then
Tip Number 10.
If you do not understand something then get stuck like a statue so that the other person thinks its a network problem.
अगर कुछ समझ ना आये तो अटक जाना ताकि सामने वाले को लगे नेटवर्क प्रॉब्लम है
please don't take bb ki advice 🤣
man, i cracked out laughing there!
🤣🤣
make sure there are no clocks or fans in the room...
@@leemaines1541 Let alone a visible clock. :D
one more tip: make sure the editor is configured in such a way that is not hindering you:
- use a fixed width font like courier
- disable auto capitalization for first word in sentence
- disable print pagination to allow easy and continuous scrolling
watching this video with my Google Hangouts interview starting in 1 hour! Thanks
Clément
How'd it go?
@@9052179235 Great, thanks! I got in the "zone" after watching the video :D
@@jayjoe1725 That's awesome! Best of luck with the rest of the interview process!
how was it? i have interview coming up too
@@lifecodesher5818 It went great. I did the 3rd round interview a few days later and accepted the contract the week after. Get in the zone, be confident and believe in yourself :)
Great video
Clément! I would love to see a reaction of an interviewer to " I cannot FUCKING hear you" 8:48
Me: Your friendly neighborhood Spiderman is here to the rescue
Clement: Your friendly neighborhood Clem is here to the rescue
Me: Awesome
for tip #6, I would just be like "Should I invert this binary tree? OVER",
"Thank You, OVER AND OUT"
1. How did you learned and wrote more than 5000 lines of code for your projects on Github that you mentioned in your resume within 3 months of joining Full stack academy give us some tips.
also
2. Did you contact the recruiter on Linkedin or just uploaded the application on the website for Google.
He contacted recruiter (employee) of Google.
@@Rocky-me7qh Ohkay do you have any idea about the first question
@@neeraj1bh Will he be replying to the first question.🙄🤔
@@ronbader4477 Waiting for it ☮️😄😁
You are the BEST, Clem! Tip #6 is very helpful for sure! I feel much better now :)
my fav tip is clement himself
I could add that lighting in the room where you should do an interview should be bright. The interviewer should clearly see your face.
Hi Clement, Love your channel and also I am preparing myself using algo expert; I would like to see a talk with a mobile ios developer or something related! if its possible hehehe Greetings from Mexico!! :)
took me a couple of interviews to be cognizant of tip no 3.
knowing all details helps reduce the stress for sure
Damn tip number 6 is game changing
0:21 I seriously laughed my ass off, you’re the best Clement
Thanks for your video, I am into SAP Basis and Hana Administrator and 8 years exp, where the SAP Basis Admin people can design the SAP Landscape, Installation, Upgrade and Support work, but I have a phone interview along with coding round with Google. I know minimum knowledge in Schell scripting for automation, this I have learned with my interest and implemented into the current company as well. How to crack this Interview? please suggest me.
Haha... Love your content man. Didn't skip, promise.
I have a phone interview tomorrow, and it's been a LONG time since I've done one. Pretty nervous. Thanks for the tips! I could always use more info. 😎👍
how did it go?
@@CodeandoFeliz It went super well!
Thanks Clement! I have an on site on Friday! 😁 Great advice!
Good luck!
Thanks Clement. Can you please make a video explaining what are the parameters that a candidate is assessed on? Both in phone interview and on-site. Especially with Google
Hi Clement! Thank you for all of your videos! I have Facebook interview in just a few weeks!
I'm sure this is all important, my first suggestion would be to sit still, don't talk with your hands.
Thanks anyway you are the best content creator ♥
clement im from india can u pls guide me into what type of javascript should i be learning for visualising effects like the ones in your project .btw luv ur work im totally inspired by you and have improved in my diploma and coding phenomenally just by watching most of ur videos bruv.
The captions for this are absolutely wrong, but mostly hilarious.
Thanks for the tips Clem! really interested in seeing how these companies are going to prevent cheating, since you can basically take screenshots or record audio at any time???
LMFAO 14:22
"tell them almost explicitly - implicitly"
How do you deal with interviewers that go silent through most of the interview?
Ask them a question! If they are too silent they are either listening intently to your answers or maybe you have gone off the point... a simple "have I answered that question in the way that you were after?" or "Do you need any more information?" can help you a lot....
he really wants user retention per video to spike up
Literally just had a phone interview today with the Senior Engineering Director. Great timing
ay how'd it go?
I hope it went well!
Or just finish your sentences with "over".
Haaaa haaaa Tip No 6, don't do it! It's like telling a child: don't eat that cake! Just don't! You know that's gonna make them wanna eat it even more! (surprisingly though I did manage to hold back! Only just... I even started scrolling down wakamoto's list and then stopped myself from looking! :))) Great tips! I'm not in the job seeking loop right now, just curious, but I love the wit you bring to your videos
I am from India. Getting an interview call is difficult for a fresher going to graduate. Most companies require experience of atleast 1 year(product based) and other service companies have title Software Engineer but pay only $4700 Annual compensation , which is not software development role. Kind of frustrated.
jay leno's kid.
Tip 6 buy my program
I feel all these tips are not a big deal. Not even that suspenseful tip number 6. I was expecting more technical tips
I said “I can’t fucking hear you” on my interview and I got an offer. Thanks man.
What a waste of time ... :(
Awesome, Perfect I have 2 technical phone interviews today. One at 12 and another at 3:30. So thank you for doing this!!!
Good luck!
Clément Mihailescu I made it to the in person interviews. Thanks again.
I was sure that the 6th tip was going to be SMASH THE LIKE BUTTON!!
I was soooooo tempted to skip to tip number six just because you told me not to skip 😅
I obeyed your orders though
Google: Hello and wel--
Me: So I'm going to need about 45 minutes to think about this
hey clement, does algo expert teach u how to do algorithms problems and explain how they work or is it just a place to practice them once u already understand them? Also, how long on average would u recommend study algorithms before applying to jobs? thanks
Yes, AlgoExpert teaches you the fundamentals of Data Structures needed to tackle coding interviews as well as exactly how to solve each question on platform, both conceptually and in code. Check out our free content on the platform (free questions, free videos, etc.). As for the duration of study, it's really going to depend on the person. If you can start studying a year before your interviews, that's fantastic. But if you only have a few weeks, you can certainly still do well; you'll just have to cram a lot of practice every single day!
@@clem thank you! just ordered algoexpert!
Tip 6 at 10:20
awesome bro
I’m technical program manger interview with Google? Any tips?
Don't tell every minute that you're going to pause for 15 mins😁
I suck at programming. What is the best way that I can practice programming to become a master?
I skipped to the 6th tip, then I felt bad and started from the beginning again.
Can I slide over my whiteboard during the interview?
Thanks Clement! Have an interview over a video call this weekend! Fingers crossed! :)
Good luck!
@@clem Thanks!
I have 3 phone screen interviews today. I'm watching this for prep lol
i want to enroll algoexpert but before that i want to contact with you . how can i contact with you ?
Great video Clem. Most *tip* videos are just blabbing about "yeah just prepare well beforehand". It was great to see you focus on the Phone aspect in particular. Love everything you do.
Hey clement I watched this video yesterday or rather listened to it on my drive to school, I really liked it a lot. I have a question about algoexpert and system expert, does algo go over methods like greedy algorithms and divide and conquer, and when internship job openings say to have experience in system architecture is that basically the same thing as system design? In the next 2-3 months, once my semester is over, I am going to purchase your products to prepare myself. Thank you.
Those were very cool tips. And surely tip number 6 was worth waiting for
Thanks 👍 got a phone screen day after
Excellent as usual. Thanks a lot.
regarding tip#6-3, wouldnt it be more polite if we let the interviewer finish their sentence first?
Clement, you never told us why you use 2 sets of airpods? Convenience of not having to pair and unpair between multiple devices is the only reason I'm thinking
Yes, precisely that! 1 set for the phone and 1 set for the computer!
Wouldn't have known it better if not Clement! Thank you Boss
I have phone interview today 😂
*Scrolls down to tip #6 👀*
Can you interview Santiago Gonzalez
0:21 I almost did it but didn't
Hey can we a get a next video about "Is a college degree necessary to land a job at the BIG 4 (as they are know) ?"
Please also emphasize about the computer science degree. Or just any IT degree or computer related degree. Are they worth it or just a waste of time and money?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! 🤯
@@Gersssy Hey are you on Discord?
@@vinaykhobrekar384 you Can read kiran Answers on. Quora
Would like to see an update on this now that off-site interviewing seems to be the norm. Has any of the advice changed since March 2020 and is it still mostly phone or have many now moved to zoom etc? Which are the most commonly used?
personally I've seen a lot of Microsoft Teams and Google Meet
I wont do it
aye are u french?
I skipped to step 6!!!
Do the 6 questions on systemsexpert have videos associated with them or are they text-based?
Yes, they all have 45-to-60-minute video explanations. You can see an example here: th-cam.com/video/q0KGYwNbf-0/w-d-xo.html (note that on SystemsExpert, we don't display our cameras like you'll see in this TH-cam video).
does not a "phone" interview usually go in a video conference mode?
Dima Sorić it varies sometimes it’s just phone and coderpad type thing
You are cool
Wow im getting a technical phone interview tommorrow and your posting this now. I cant be any luckier xD
Same with me. I'm also getting a phone interview tomorrow.
Great timing! Good luck!
Haha “can be in your underwear”? Did you ever do that? 😂
👀
Tip number 6 😂 😂
Is it okay to tel them you are stuck?
If you're really stuck, then yes! It's okay to ask for a little help after you've gone through multiple approaches and voiced your thought process.
Thanks
I did it, Clem. I'm sorry.
It's okay; I forgive you.
Hit the like before i watched the vid
The proper way to do it 😎
I got an phone technical interview today :) u comming in clutch
I hope it went well!
@@clem it went okay, I'm still learning at my university i failed the bit shifting questions since i litterally forgot about binary and then they asked OOP questions and i did good at first then they asked a leetcode hard or whatever called super egg drop i was confused the tips definitely helped
Nice tip number 6. Now let me restart the video hahaha
Look at me in the eye*..love you're content my man 😘
I am watching this 3 weeks before my interview with facebook for a data engineer role
Good luck!
@@clem I bought ur Algo expert and practice day and night.
Clement can we use pen and paper to kinda visualize the coding problem during a phone interview because a lot of time it's difficult to visualize things in our mind and how'd our interviewer will react on this ?
Yeah, I have the same doubt D:
Yes, you definitely can. I'd just explain to your interviewer that you're going to do this; you could even ask them: "Hey, is it okay if I jot down some notes or draw something on a piece of paper to help me visualize?" And then I'd voice exactly what you're writing down. But ideally, I'd try to do this on the Google Doc, if possible.
@@clem Do you think this could be a big factor in a hire decision ?