I’m Engineering project manager with Apple currently, was with facebook before. So, if you prepare for one of this company & can get offer, u will able to clear others too.. though there will be few variations here & there. Its not rocket science from my experience & its not even that only ivy college students get there. Its the confident with what you carry urself. There companies most of the time is looking for the approach to the solutions. And offcourse the HR do help you in all the way, tips & tricks, topics on which the question will be asked. Last year i went for google but later didnt proceed only bcoz it was more towards business & towards business technology sync. I still have touch with the HR. having good relation with HR do help along the way. BYW, my resume was written by me without any help from expert. So, its more portrait urself to ur best, keep it simple & small with all keywords. Best of luck for anyone trying. Let me iterate its not a rocket science to clear any of these interviews & its also not that u need to best of the best in the industry to get through there. Be confident, know ur craft & apply logic & the respective company values while answering. Ask question & clarification before you completely understand the question & then answer.
Thank you Bidisha for inspiring. I have recently got rejected for a engineering program manager role at amazon I kinda disappointed and lost confidence on me . I want to know how did you able to crack that, it’s not a rocket science but what’s your schedule be like ??? . Have you learnt through joining any classes or is it just your own style of preparation I’m just curious. Thanks in advance
Great! Truly inspiring 👍 worthy to share. Hope this helps my friends/colleagues with their job search. Last 2 months, I got just 2 full time jobs (with H1B transfer) in 2 USA core companies ( non-it). Keep up the good work.
Easy to understand data structures and algo tutorials with exercises: th-cam.com/play/PLeo1K3hjS3uu_n_a__MI_KktGTLYopZ12.html Machine learning playlist for beginners: th-cam.com/play/PLeo1K3hjS3uvCeTYTeyfe0-rN5r8zn9rw.html
Prasad is my senior college mate. And I have seen him evolving over the period of time. He is super genius. Thanks for this conversation. Tremendously useful. Best luck buddy
Let's all get a US visa I know it's not easy but we can dedicate one year even partly to prepare for this coding interview and learning trending web dev or mobile on the side then we can either go freelancing to save a little or directly start applying for remote job in order to get a work permit and then a Visa , we can do it
Nope. Experience does not help in algorithms. May help in system design. Remember no on even in Amazon will be solving puzzles like binary search etc in everyday work. That is ridiculous and insulting experience.
Eh, not entirely. Coding interviews have questions that you just need to grind and prepare for, not something you would really get good at through SWE experience. Tons of engineers already working in the industry fail these questions. But ya the experience of having interviewed before and being familiar with the process is definitely an advantage in helping you stay calm and composed.
I had my second round of interview today this video cleared so many things and i gotta know where i need to work more although m not selected but it was a good interview with friendly recruiters.
Yash, That's an excuse saying "oh yes he had so much experience and obviously he would get hired". There are people who have years of experience and they find it hard to crack even single interview. Prasad cracked 10 in two months time period. Dude, that is an achievement and he mentioned solid soft techniques during the interview that anyone will find useful. Please watch the video carefully and take action on some of the things he mentioned such as getting paid service for mock interviews, using interviewer at your advantage by being a careful listener etc. I am sure anyone who doesn't have extensive experience would be able to crack interviews after that.
@@codebasics There's some misunderstanding, I am not giving any excuse. It's just that he has slight advantage because of US work experience and MBA. Offcourse he must have developed some skills over the years which would have fetched him the offer letters
@@yashwani612 Got it buddy. Work experience gives one the advantage in a way that one can build the skills but the whole point behind this interview is that there are some soft skills and preparation tactics that one can use in order to become successful :) Also trust me I know many people who have similar experience in USA (many years of experience) and yet they find it hard to crack interviews.
Great interview! To the folks saying he has a lot of experience, that counts for nothing in the interview. Sure, it may get you to the first interview, but after that, you are on your own. Hence, listen to his advice.
Regardless of all the comments about Experience, there is some great information shared over here. Thanks a lot, both of you. I realized Prasad is my senior from University. Proud of him.
I went through his Linkedin profile, I was shocked to learn that he has 19 years of experience as a techie... He looks very young compared to his experience. I had been thinking till now, it's very difficult to get selected in MAANG kind of companies after certain years of experience, but I got a new ray of hope and belief that I too can attempt for these companies. Nothing is impossible, if you are honest with yourself and put genuine effort in the preparation.
Hi im also your namesake...prasad though im a financial management guy, i liked your interview a lot, in the sense, i can relate and substitute during my interviewing(instead of coding my link cud have financial management snippets etc) thank you so much sir.
Very well illustrated. Kudos to you both. Especially Dhaval Patel, unlike other channel's host- You played a very key role in making this really presentable !!! Thanks!
Fantastic conversation. What Prasad describe is how I approached my interview which got me an offer.. be honest, the interviewer is there to work with you and have a conversation with them. They want to see how you fit in the team also
Very nice video. Thx for putting this together. I have always been very critical of the interview process in general because it always felt like the interview process is to fail the interviewer. Now here we are with top level companies doing it right :-) So good to hear that the interviewer is there to help you get the correct answer. Very encouraging indeed.
Great content, the interviewee mentioned amazing points. I have interviewed for Microsoft and Amazon both unsuccessfully. Congratulations on cracking 10!!!!
@4:42, pain area for thousands, and you both are other side of it. It's a privilege for a Desi Techie guy. I left US for being other side of it (on H-1B), but Good work both of you and keep sharing the wonders.
@@codebasics I wish you get your EAD ASAP, otherwise getting even an Interview in FAANG being on H1, is a mission. I Spend my whole professional career in US and got to take interview only once at Amazon.
The interview structure in India is different in terms of competition , so some tips here are relevant if your looking for a job in India , but most of it like recruiters giving ample amount of time is not true unless its a FANG due to the 60-90 days of notice period in Tech companies
The old ways of doing things are in the past. Beyond the pandemic, many companies will continue to hire remote workers. It saves them some expenses and gives them a larger pool of candidates to work with from all around the world. You have to constantly evolve and change in the industry. Great interview, it was insightful.
interestingly this madness of interview preparation would take the next level and soon you would be required to join a training institution (leaving your current employer nowhere) to get the next job. Would these hiring companies mind if their current employee does the same with them? It's madness!
I am BhanuChandra(BC), I got YT recommended vid , I am impressed on CB, thanks to YT, Code Basics(CB). So 😂😍🥰😘 BC subscribed CB, bcz it's worth than following, watching other.
But we Indians first we will study for IIT exam from 9 th class for more than 8 hours a day and followed by we learn coding after joining college and anable to crack top companies like Google, Microsoft interviews! Other countries: they will learn programming from childhood and crack interviews
Prior to interviewing the gentleman has held a position with top employers. This has prioritised his applications and, without surprise, got his foot in the door into quite a couple companies. This sort of videos *strangely* do not give a heads up from the beginning about this. When you are a VP at Bank of America, and a Sr SWE at Bloomberg, you walk differently into the interview room. You are seen differently. They are more willing to turn a blind eye on (some) mistakes. It’s different. You have to put this into balance. Now, it is true that he probably had to sit some assessments, of various degrees of difficulty, but remind yourselves that there is less and less LC as you “climb” the ladder. And, also remind yourselves that, probably when he sat those interviews (2010 - 2015) for Barclays / BoA / Bloomberg, probably the expectations on “LC-style” was not as high as it is now for Grads. And surely it was not set as high in 2007 when you could have landed a job with Google if you were part of some cool open-source project alone.
just Leetcode for 6 months , you are in ! FAANG is a joke for experienced professionals .Your true value as a coder lies in the products you engineer and not the interviews you crack .Some startups have the best talent.
Very informative and inspiring discussion, can you please elaborate it the technical or coding part of the high Tec company’s interview. in one short video?
Very useful information shared, thanks for that, he says resume should be one page but the question is what should it contain and what not, especially those who has many years of experience.Any pointers/tips about this would be really helpful Thanks
Market is definitely hot right now. I have converted 8 / 8 in the past 2 months. But back to back interviews are grueling. I had 5-6 rounds on some days.
I'm 32 and have worked for a large telecoms company. I became exposed to programming when trying to solve some solutions in work. I had to learn about APIs, PHP, scripting templating languages, mysql, cronjobs, transactional emails, hosting, domains, html, javascript bootstrap and GDPR. Since then I decided to do a CS degree through an accredited distance learning university in the UK (where I am based) as a means to get rid of imposter syndrome and reinforce my learning and motivation. Would companies like FAANG appreciate a degree that a mature student has just earned after gaining experience, or i it not worth mentioning it?
It was a very informative video to watch.I have a request if can do video on front-end system resources that should be good because there are still lack of resources on that topic
Summary: - Why 10?: Prasad was UNCERTAIN about whether he'll be able to 'crack' any of the interviews hence why he applied for 10 companies (to increase his chances of landing a job at a FAANG company) + interviews at the time had to be conducted virtually making the whole process easier + curiosity about the technologies employed at FAANG + even considering working at FAANG to stay at a company for a good amount of time (depending on the work environment) before switching given also the opportunity to explore these companies. - Myths: "there are fewer jobs ever since the pandemic broke out" + "virtual interviews are harder". - The interviewee is told (and even demonstrated) beforehand about all the details about the interview. FAANG WANTS you to succeed and thus tries to equip you with all the skills needed for that to happen. :) - Tips on getting recognized: include the programming tests (offered by Linkedin itself for free) that you passed/the badges attained from them in your Linkedin profile so that your profile shows up when recruiters are looking for new employees accordingly + don't reject a recruiter's offer (if they approach you first) even if you're not searching for a/this job (at the moment). Respond to them. A recruiter is your best friend!!! + the resume should be ideally one page (that contains first your proudest achievement(s) before listing all the achievements out and may mention your degree). - Note: Once a recruiter reaches out to you, they will give you 'enough' time to prepare for your interview. There are also three types of interviews: coding + system design + behavioral (levels of each obviously varies depending on the level of the position which is NOT necessarily determined by the amount of experience overall but in the skills more in system design and behavioral interviews...coding however is still ESSENTIAL) - Tips on acing the interviews: for coding: practice Leetcode questions. Test overall your ability to solve problems, communicate your understanding of the problems AND solutions verbally AND through code. The type of 'clarifying questions' you ask is also considered. Recruiters however are willing to help by giving hints. Note: 15-20 minutes are typically given for a single problem (10 minutes for coding. To extend your time for coding, try to cut the time for the other parts of the interview). And do mock interviews (offered by sites like 'Interviewing.io' and 'Interviewkickstart' for system design (which determines the level you'll be placed in and is dependent primarily on your experience): mock interviews are also useful + use the 'System Design Primer' page on Github that provides a guidance course and examples + Gaurrav Sen's YT channel. One thing to generally note though is that a System Design interview isn't just about sharing solutions but also asking clarifying questions (not only does it help you tune your solution but it also reflects your knowledge on the field pretty well. If you specialize in a certain sector of the field, try to showcase it in the interview) for behavioral (which also determines your level): look up the company's principles in the company's website as well as the job description as to how one should 'conduct themselves and work' + be honest during the interview! With Amazon specifically you can have an experienced engineer offering you tips on a prep call before the actual interview. - How to select the 'right' company to work at when you get so many offers: Use 'Levels.fyi' to compare salaries among different companies in the same role + consider also which working environment and culture you want to be in + the location. Overall useful resources: Leetcode + Interviewkickstart + Interviewing.io + GeeksforGeeks + Glassdoor + Levels.fyi
Hi Dhaval Sir, all my journey i have learnt many things from your videos and have been helpful. Sir I had a query, I dont know if its right channel, but i am just vurious to know. Currently I am an SDET with leading product company. I wanted to switch to onsite job opportunities . I am in India and want to apply for onsite (USA,UK,Europe) SDET jobs. Please guide
Here is my advise. You don’t need to crack interviews only in FAANG to be successful. You can be successful being the best person in the job you love. Cracking an interview is just 2% in whole 100% of the job in that company you are joining. Breaking all the interviews doesn’t make you a person who is successful, you will be successful when you are the best of yourself , authentically.
Great video. Thank you both. Just a random and scary thing to mention. When I was watching this video my cat came near me and was scratching back of her ear so I looked into her ear and I saw a little bit of wax build up. So I asked my wife if she has any ear cleaning cotton buds, she said no. Alright, but to my surprise, at the end of this video I saw a ad showing ear cleaning device or something. WTF..!!! can anybody explain how?
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Now imagine the pressure on his cousins and neighbors
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summary = master data structure and algorithm , A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work
You forgot to mention constant curiosity for learning new things.
Hardwork can only take you so far before you burn yourself.
I’m Engineering project manager with Apple currently, was with facebook before. So, if you prepare for one of this company & can get offer, u will able to clear others too.. though there will be few variations here & there. Its not rocket science from my experience & its not even that only ivy college students get there. Its the confident with what you carry urself. There companies most of the time is looking for the approach to the solutions. And offcourse the HR do help you in all the way, tips & tricks, topics on which the question will be asked. Last year i went for google but later didnt proceed only bcoz it was more towards business & towards business technology sync. I still have touch with the HR. having good relation with HR do help along the way. BYW, my resume was written by me without any help from expert. So, its more portrait urself to ur best, keep it simple & small with all keywords. Best of luck for anyone trying. Let me iterate its not a rocket science to clear any of these interviews & its also not that u need to best of the best in the industry to get through there. Be confident, know ur craft & apply logic & the respective company values while answering. Ask question & clarification before you completely understand the question & then answer.
Thank you Bidisha.
Thanks it was very helpful 🙂
thank you so much
Mam, you inspired me today. Thank you so much...😊
Thank you Bidisha for inspiring. I have recently got rejected for a engineering program manager role at amazon I kinda disappointed and lost confidence on me . I want to know how did you able to crack that, it’s not a rocket science but what’s your schedule be like ??? . Have you learnt through joining any classes or is it just your own style of preparation I’m just curious. Thanks in advance
Bro, the massive amount of books he displays in the background is probably the reason for getting those offer letters.
Hhhaa he don't have other life.. Life should be balance
@@MrSankalpsawant ... Maybe that's all his life.
That’s just a background you can select from app
@@MrSankalpsawant what is another life.one should lead a life by doing what he enjoys.may be he love it
no cap you right about that
Great! Truly inspiring 👍 worthy to share. Hope this helps my friends/colleagues with their job search. Last 2 months, I got just 2 full time jobs (with H1B transfer) in 2 USA core companies ( non-it). Keep up the good work.
How did you get it ?
Non IT? Show us the way bro
Easy to understand data structures and algo tutorials with exercises: th-cam.com/play/PLeo1K3hjS3uu_n_a__MI_KktGTLYopZ12.html
Machine learning playlist for beginners: th-cam.com/play/PLeo1K3hjS3uvCeTYTeyfe0-rN5r8zn9rw.html
Thank you for running this channel and helping many others succeed.
Foobar question bomb, baby! th-cam.com/video/GBAd3V5cXm4/w-d-xo.html. Do check this out and share with folks who might find it useful 😃
i think the library visual behind him helped at least 5% , for the interview :)
I think that's a good idea put up books and wear specks! Get selected
Feels good to be a recruiter. Feels good to help these professionals to get the best possible project in US.
If u don't mind can you briefly tell about getting into IT field for beginners
@@hruthikms9828 sure! Kindly reach me out at ig : wandering kartik.
@@wanderingkartik920 could you please tell me your profile name
I couldn't find any profile with name wondering Karthik
@@hruthikms9828 brother its same as my TH-cam name "wandering kartik" not "wondering karthik" 😊
@@wanderingkartik920 if you don't mind can I get the link of your profile
Prasad is my senior college mate. And I have seen him evolving over the period of time. He is super genius. Thanks for this conversation. Tremendously useful. Best luck buddy
If u have US visa u can be that genius
Let's all get a US visa I know it's not easy but we can dedicate one year even partly to prepare for this coding interview and learning trending web dev or mobile on the side then we can either go freelancing to save a little or directly start applying for remote job in order to get a work permit and then a Visa , we can do it
He is almost 40 years of age. Had experience at FIS, barclays, BOA, bloomberg. At that kind of experience you surely can crack these companies.
yeah, experience matters a lot, i mean a lot
Nope. Experience does not help in algorithms. May help in system design. Remember no on even in Amazon will be solving puzzles like binary search etc in everyday work. That is ridiculous and insulting experience.
@@greatwisdom2867 True but the dev job market is specially designed for people with EXPERIENCE.
@@greatwisdom2867 True. But most of the times the employer always thinks that experienced candidates are more worthy.
Eh, not entirely. Coding interviews have questions that you just need to grind and prepare for, not something you would really get good at through SWE experience. Tons of engineers already working in the industry fail these questions. But ya the experience of having interviewed before and being familiar with the process is definitely an advantage in helping you stay calm and composed.
Who else thinks, he speaks like Dhoni, also he must be cool as him in his head!!👍
I felt the same...
Greetings from Greece! I completely agree with Prasad, his insight is greatly appreciated.
This was a wonderful interview. Prasad comes across as a real down to earth guy and your interview was excellently done. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I had my second round of interview today this video cleared so many things and i gotta know where i need to work more although m not selected but it was a good interview with friendly recruiters.
He has extensive experience in IT and distributed systems... Offcourse he will get hired
Yash, That's an excuse saying "oh yes he had so much experience and obviously he would get hired". There are people who have years of experience and they find it hard to crack even single interview. Prasad cracked 10 in two months time period. Dude, that is an achievement and he mentioned solid soft techniques during the interview that anyone will find useful. Please watch the video carefully and take action on some of the things he mentioned such as getting paid service for mock interviews, using interviewer at your advantage by being a careful listener etc. I am sure anyone who doesn't have extensive experience would be able to crack interviews after that.
@@codebasics There's some misunderstanding, I am not giving any excuse. It's just that he has slight advantage because of US work experience and MBA. Offcourse he must have developed some skills over the years which would have fetched him the offer letters
@@yashwani612 Got it buddy. Work experience gives one the advantage in a way that one can build the skills but the whole point behind this interview is that there are some soft skills and preparation tactics that one can use in order to become successful :) Also trust me I know many people who have similar experience in USA (many years of experience) and yet they find it hard to crack interviews.
@@codebasics understood, Cracking interview is an art and I respect him for his interview skills.
experienced hire interviews are totally different to entry level ones! There is also less competition at higher levels
Great interview! To the folks saying he has a lot of experience, that counts for nothing in the interview. Sure, it may get you to the first interview, but after that, you are on your own. Hence, listen to his advice.
And also to mention the level of interview questions that scale up with the candidate's experience.
Tremendously helpful conversation.
Regardless of all the comments about Experience, there is some great information shared over here. Thanks a lot, both of you. I realized Prasad is my senior from University. Proud of him.
I went through his Linkedin profile, I was shocked to learn that he has 19 years of experience as a techie... He looks very young compared to his experience.
I had been thinking till now, it's very difficult to get selected in MAANG kind of companies after certain years of experience, but I got a new ray of hope and belief that I too can attempt for these companies.
Nothing is impossible, if you are honest with yourself and put genuine effort in the preparation.
Wouldn't more years of experience be an advantage?
@@davyroger3773 many times it turns out as a disadvantage, if you fail to align your skill and knowledge with your experience
Brother, you publish one of the best content on youtube about tech ! please keep going !
Great 👍facebook(meta), amazon, netflix, google, flipkart, microsoft are best IT companies
very informative video, thank you for making it and uploading it.
17:18 that was really great feast!! 😃
🤣🤣😂
Hi im also your namesake...prasad
though im a financial management guy, i liked your interview a lot, in the sense, i can relate and substitute during my interviewing(instead of coding my link cud have financial management snippets etc)
thank you so much sir.
Very well illustrated. Kudos to you both. Especially Dhaval Patel, unlike other channel's host- You played a very key role in making this really presentable !!! Thanks!
Very helpful...Congratulations @prasad for Stripe
This session is really helpful even though I am not a developer. I am a Sr infrastructure Engineer. Great tips Prasad. Thank you Deval Patel!!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic conversation. What Prasad describe is how I approached my interview which got me an offer.. be honest, the interviewer is there to work with you and have a conversation with them. They want to see how you fit in the team also
I am happy this was helpful to you.
Thank you so much, great conversation!
So proud of youu that u r one of our relative .would really like to take your advice 😊
very useful resources mention is this interview video 👍👍😍
Glad you liked it
Have been looking at bunch of interviews but I must say, this one is commendable! Great job guys.
Very nice video. Thx for putting this together. I have always been very critical of the interview process in general because it always felt like the interview process is to fail the interviewer. Now here we are with top level companies doing it right :-) So good to hear that the interviewer is there to help you get the correct answer. Very encouraging indeed.
Great content, the interviewee mentioned amazing points. I have interviewed for Microsoft and Amazon both unsuccessfully. Congratulations on cracking 10!!!!
saw his profile and this guy legit has 2 decades of experience in the industry which is almost my own age so it is not wise to compare with him.
Great...hats off to both of you 1 for cracking those interview and for Davesh sir for presenting and educating us
glad you liked in Robin
Prasad's way of speaking reminds me of MS Dhoni.. as cool and as in depth as MSD.. nice content btw..
Agree
very much insightful and I'm really grateful for this video. Thank you!
Excellent interview. Thanks for producing and sharing this.
Awesome video 💯 Thank you so much for making it and thank you Prasad for your information 💯. Please make more videos like these.
I am happy this was helpful to you.
27:00 He says to the interviewer enough talk let's code 😀
No wonder he got selected 🥳
actually it's the other way around
The baseline is you need to set up a few bookshelves behind when having an interview, maybe can just rent some.
Same thought i had 😂
@4:42, pain area for thousands, and you both are other side of it. It's a privilege for a Desi Techie guy. I left US for being other side of it (on H-1B), but Good work both of you and keep sharing the wonders.
I agree with you Viral. By the way I am still on H1-B :) waiting for my GC even after 13 years in the country. It sucks!
@@codebasics I wish you get your EAD ASAP, otherwise getting even an Interview in FAANG being on H1, is a mission. I Spend my whole professional career in US and got to take interview only once at Amazon.
Awesome work Prasad! Congratulations and Good Luck!
this video clip was very very informative and helpful. Thank you both one more time for putting these together for the viewers.
Glad it was helpful!
Splendid session to help people.
Thanks for the session ❤️
i dnot think i have words to thanks you both of you but i want to say this will be a turning point in my career
👍😊
I am happy this was helpful to you.
The interview structure in India is different in terms of competition , so some tips here are relevant if your looking for a job in India , but most of it like recruiters giving ample amount of time is not true unless its a FANG due to the 60-90 days of notice period in Tech companies
Awesome vdo. Very helpful 👍
useful conversations .... learnt many things... thanks guys
The old ways of doing things are in the past. Beyond the pandemic, many companies will continue to hire remote workers. It saves them some expenses and gives them a larger pool of candidates to work with from all around the world. You have to constantly evolve and change in the industry. Great interview, it was insightful.
Very brilliant knowledge sharing. Prasad you are gem!
interestingly this madness of interview preparation would take the next level and soon you would be required to join a training institution (leaving your current employer nowhere) to get the next job. Would these hiring companies mind if their current employee does the same with them? It's madness!
Clicked because the title looked like it's for freshers. Great content anyways!
I am happy this was helpful to you.
Thank You guys for this interview.
I am BhanuChandra(BC), I got YT recommended vid , I am impressed on CB, thanks to YT, Code Basics(CB). So 😂😍🥰😘 BC subscribed CB, bcz it's worth than following, watching other.
I see he build a high end pc just for coding , may god bless you.
Indians Is Really Winning rn🔥🔥🔥
Super Useful content for almost everyone who is seeking having the right opportunity. Great work man.
I appreciate you leaving a comment of appreciation
This video give us lot of information in the cracking the Interview but the persons can also learn the AI chatbots more in the technology
But we Indians first we will study for IIT exam from 9 th class for more than 8 hours a day and followed by we learn coding after joining college and anable to crack top companies like Google, Microsoft interviews!
Other countries: they will learn programming from childhood and crack interviews
Thanks for bringing such kind of real world content... thankful to you
I am happy this was helpful to you.
Prior to interviewing the gentleman has held a position with top employers. This has prioritised his applications and, without surprise, got his foot in the door into quite a couple companies. This sort of videos *strangely* do not give a heads up from the beginning about this. When you are a VP at Bank of America, and a Sr SWE at Bloomberg, you walk differently into the interview room. You are seen differently. They are more willing to turn a blind eye on (some) mistakes. It’s different. You have to put this into balance. Now, it is true that he probably had to sit some assessments, of various degrees of difficulty, but remind yourselves that there is less and less LC as you “climb” the ladder. And, also remind yourselves that, probably when he sat those interviews (2010 - 2015) for Barclays / BoA / Bloomberg, probably the expectations on “LC-style” was not as high as it is now for Grads. And surely it was not set as high in 2007 when you could have landed a job with Google if you were part of some cool open-source project alone.
Amazing really amazing. Thank you for providing such great informations. And by the way I Love the way both of you guys are talking.
Glad you enjoyed it Asim!
just Leetcode for 6 months , you are in ! FAANG is a joke for experienced professionals .Your true value as a coder lies in the products you engineer and not the interviews you crack .Some startups have the best talent.
But Faang pays way more. Ridiculous that they test experienced professionals as freshers.
Podcasts like this boosts our confidence
Happy you found it useful
great session. Enjoyed every bit of it
Glad you enjoyed it
very very helpful please continue like this...also it would be helpful if u make a video on "PROFILE BUILDING "
Very informative and inspiring discussion, can you please elaborate it the technical or coding part of the high Tec company’s interview.
in one short video?
Solid tips! Amazon's got 16 LPs now btw
Very informative! Thank you 🙏🏻
Good 👍. Very helpful. Virtual interviews don’t go well in Indian companies. Only few Interviewer r helpful & kind.
Great content... Thank you so much Sir.
Most welcome!
Thank you so much both of you to share the Interview preparation and resources. I noted lot of points. This is really helpful. Thank you once again.
Wish you all the best sakthi. 👍
Thank you so much for this.❤️❤️
Very useful information shared, thanks for that, he says resume should be one page but the question is what should it contain and what not, especially those who has many years of experience.Any pointers/tips about this would be really helpful Thanks
Learning a lot from you guys. Great work
Market is definitely hot right now. I have converted 8 / 8 in the past 2 months. But back to back interviews are grueling. I had 5-6 rounds on some days.
His voice is like Ms.Dhoni 🙂..
amazing! I think it's no longer FAANG MAYBE MAANG (METAVERSE........) Are google and Microsoft among them!
💯great tips🙌
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm 32 and have worked for a large telecoms company. I became exposed to programming when trying to solve some solutions in work. I had to learn about APIs, PHP, scripting templating languages, mysql, cronjobs, transactional emails, hosting, domains, html, javascript bootstrap and GDPR. Since then I decided to do a CS degree through an accredited distance learning university in the UK (where I am based) as a means to get rid of imposter syndrome and reinforce my learning and motivation. Would companies like FAANG appreciate a degree that a mature student has just earned after gaining experience, or i it not worth mentioning it?
That was amazing, even though it was more around SWE, not DS :)
great video, thanks
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Very helpful video ..Thanks for doing this.
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It's really very systematic and informative!
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That's impressive!
Would love to see a mock coding interview with him!
It was a very informative video to watch.I have a request if can do video on front-end system resources that should be good because there are still lack of resources on that topic
Summary:
- Why 10?: Prasad was UNCERTAIN about whether he'll be able to 'crack' any of the interviews hence why he applied for 10 companies (to increase his chances of landing a job at a FAANG company) + interviews at the time had to be conducted virtually making the whole process easier + curiosity about the technologies employed at FAANG + even considering working at FAANG to stay at a company for a good amount of time (depending on the work environment) before switching given also the opportunity to explore these companies.
- Myths: "there are fewer jobs ever since the pandemic broke out" + "virtual interviews are harder".
- The interviewee is told (and even demonstrated) beforehand about all the details about the interview. FAANG WANTS you to succeed and thus tries to equip you with all the skills needed for that to happen. :)
- Tips on getting recognized: include the programming tests (offered by Linkedin itself for free) that you passed/the badges attained from them in your Linkedin profile so that your profile shows up when recruiters are looking for new employees accordingly + don't reject a recruiter's offer (if they approach you first) even if you're not searching for a/this job (at the moment). Respond to them. A recruiter is your best friend!!! + the resume should be ideally one page (that contains first your proudest achievement(s) before listing all the achievements out and may mention your degree).
- Note: Once a recruiter reaches out to you, they will give you 'enough' time to prepare for your interview. There are also three types of interviews: coding + system design + behavioral (levels of each obviously varies depending on the level of the position which is NOT necessarily determined by the amount of experience overall but in the skills more in system design and behavioral interviews...coding however is still ESSENTIAL)
- Tips on acing the interviews:
for coding: practice Leetcode questions. Test overall your ability to solve problems, communicate your understanding of the problems AND solutions verbally AND through code. The type of 'clarifying questions' you ask is also considered. Recruiters however are willing to help by giving hints. Note: 15-20 minutes are typically given for a single problem (10 minutes for coding. To extend your time for coding, try to cut the time for the other parts of the interview). And do mock interviews (offered by sites like 'Interviewing.io' and 'Interviewkickstart'
for system design (which determines the level you'll be placed in and is dependent primarily on your experience): mock interviews are also useful + use the 'System Design Primer' page on Github that provides a guidance course and examples + Gaurrav Sen's YT channel. One thing to generally note though is that a System Design interview isn't just about sharing solutions but also asking clarifying questions (not only does it help you tune your solution but it also reflects your knowledge on the field pretty well. If you specialize in a certain sector of the field, try to showcase it in the interview)
for behavioral (which also determines your level): look up the company's principles in the company's website as well as the job description as to how one should 'conduct themselves and work' + be honest during the interview! With Amazon specifically you can have an experienced engineer offering you tips on a prep call before the actual interview.
- How to select the 'right' company to work at when you get so many offers: Use 'Levels.fyi' to compare salaries among different companies in the same role + consider also which working environment and culture you want to be in + the location.
Overall useful resources: Leetcode + Interviewkickstart + Interviewing.io + GeeksforGeeks + Glassdoor + Levels.fyi
Thank you for this
@@khangpiano549 No problem! I do encourage everyone who saw this to watch the video themselves though in case I missed out on anything (crucial)!
i checked his linkedin. he was the vp of bank of america??
good info. thanks guys...
Hi Dhaval Sir, all my journey i have learnt many things from your videos and have been helpful. Sir I had a query, I dont know if its right channel, but i am just vurious to know. Currently I am an SDET with leading product company. I wanted to switch to onsite job opportunities . I am in India and want to apply for onsite (USA,UK,Europe) SDET jobs. Please guide
Here is my advise.
You don’t need to crack interviews only in FAANG to be successful.
You can be successful being the best person in the job you love.
Cracking an interview is just 2% in whole 100% of the job in that company you are joining. Breaking all the interviews doesn’t make you a person who is successful, you will be successful when you are the best of yourself , authentically.
It's not about success. It's about ability and curiosity to go through the process.
Hi Dhaval sir,
Could you please make a video on how to become a big data analyst with complete roadmap?
Also what is the best course for data science to enter the field without being an engineer and having relevant experience in the data science.
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Great video. Thank you both. Just a random and scary thing to mention. When I was watching this video my cat came near me and was scratching back of her ear so I looked into her ear and I saw a little bit of wax build up. So I asked my wife if she has any ear cleaning cotton buds, she said no. Alright, but to my surprise, at the end of this video I saw a ad showing ear cleaning device or something. WTF..!!! can anybody explain how?
Very insightful and useful
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This is Gold.
Learned a lot. Thank you so much.
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wow this was so good explanation
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