More than one third of Non FAANG companies I interviewed with asked me leetcode questions (half of them are leetcode hard) too. It's probably because a lot of those employees were ex-FAANG companies.
Yea unfortunately the bullshit is spreading. Smaller companies have the time to get candidates to do a real take home exercise that can actually demonstrate their coding abilities but why they choose LC is beyond me
@@crackfaang I prefer 1h coding exercise over 5-20h take home task afer which I'm rejected at some shitty startup because I'm basic in local language, or someone on the first or second call doesn't like foreigners, or I find out they wanted me to do full stack app in those 5h
Beautiful video. I started as newbie over a year ago and have practiced almost every day since then. Couldn’t even solve basic Two Sum😅 back then. Im still not perfect now…not even close to where I want to be but I have improved immensely over the past year. Can solve easies now and 50%-70% of most mediums I come across. It takes a lot of practice but it is absolutely doable💪🏾
Thank you so much for making this video. I was having the some doubts due to my slow progress. I thought I'm just too dumb but this video helped me understand that this process will take some time. You've earned a sub! Keep making such amazing videos.
found your channel only a week ago and i am already regretting not finding it earlier. you and neetcode are probably the best in the game at the moment. i wish you more success on youtube. keep em videos coming man! and thank you for doing this!
I practice to solve unseen questions at random companies where I don't really want to work, I'm doing well, I might try some big company soon. Interesting part about that memorization, wow
I have a spreadsheet where I list all of my questions and notes about their solution that I review often. I'm at 182 questions so far. Great advice in your video. I use the neetcode roadmap with company filtered questions. Will keep on the grind. Love your videos!
Hey man! Thank you so much for your assistance! Did you take advantage of the Meta mock interview by chance? What was your experience? Do you recommend it?
I did not. I had prior interview experience and was confident of my knowledge and ability to perform on interview day with the preparation I did. I guess if they offer you a mock and it’s free then why not, it won’t hurt
Hi @crackfaang, did you get medium questions during your interview, and did you also prepare for system design? Did you also apply for a senior engineer faang position
Hi friend, thank you for this!! Do you know when more entry level roles would open up for the Meta Contingent Workforce? Most roles on there at the moment require years of experience.
No idea sorry, it's a separate company that handles listing these and there's no fixed schedule. Just when a team needs more people. Better to just get a standard entry level job and try for FAANG later on. Spots are tight for entry level and competition is very high
Not sure if company specific questions are helpful though. It's so very variable and depends heavily on the interviewer. It's been my experience like that anyway. I think it's about how well you can approach (not solve) an unknown question.
I have no intention of working in "Big Tech Companies" but i still feel like i have to learn or practice leet code cause nowadays almost every company is using LC for the interview.
Agreed it’s total bullshit. FAANG or non-FAANG these questions are ridiculous. Smaller companies should do take home exercises to gauge your actual ability. FAANG I can at least understand that with the scale of applicants and interviews it is not feasible to do this and they have no choice but to LC
It's interesting how your approach differs from others I've seen. Some people say memorize patterns not solutions, but you go the other way. I say whatever works, works! Only thing I didn't see you cover is system design -- what are the steps to prepare for that type of interview?
Well on interview day there not enough time to figure it out on the spot, it really comes down to do you essentially have the solution memorised. When they expect you to solve two mediums damn near perfectly in 20 minutes each, it's really the only approach. As for systems design that's a whole other beast. There you can only memorise so much, a lot of it comes down to your actual experience with building systems which you can't really teach online since you need hands on experience
Probably a lack of experience. Competition is tough and if you don't have the skillset required or experience needed, why would they give you the time of day? Especially with FAANG companies. Referrals do help a lot but sometimes you just need to get more work experience. Of course you can keep applying in the meantime
An interview is 45 minutes. The first 5 is spent making smalltalk with the interviewer. You will then get two questions. You need to read the question, ask clarifying questions, propose solutions, potentially define test cases, code it up without bugs, go over the time and space complexity, and dry run one of your test cases., all while explaining your thought process out loud clearly and concisely. You think you have the time to figure it out on the spot? No way. You need to be a machine, see the question and immediately know how to solve it. Otherwise you are playing with fire. Winging it is a bad approach, do it at your own risk
That was just me but yea you need to be dialed in at the end to the point where you can recite these answers from memory so quickly. Just the game you have to play
@@crackfaang I just asked a Google interviwer (a friend of a friend), and he said they are not allowed to take their DSA questions from collections such as "top 150 google questions" in leetcode or any other DSA site.
More than one third of Non FAANG companies I interviewed with asked me leetcode questions (half of them are leetcode hard) too. It's probably because a lot of those employees were ex-FAANG companies.
Yea unfortunately the bullshit is spreading. Smaller companies have the time to get candidates to do a real take home exercise that can actually demonstrate their coding abilities but why they choose LC is beyond me
@@crackfaang I prefer 1h coding exercise over 5-20h take home task afer which I'm rejected at some shitty startup because I'm basic in local language, or someone on the first or second call doesn't like foreigners, or I find out they wanted me to do full stack app in those 5h
These are very insightful questions to ask that some may really overlook e.g. inward honesty
Thank you so much. I was about to schedule my interview. I did not know I can schedule one to two month later. Thank you for the valuable tips!.
This channel is so underrated. Thank you!
Beautiful video.
I started as newbie over a year ago and have practiced almost every day since then.
Couldn’t even solve basic Two Sum😅 back then.
Im still not perfect now…not even close to where I want to be but I have improved immensely over the past year. Can solve easies now and 50%-70% of most mediums I come across.
It takes a lot of practice but it is absolutely doable💪🏾
Hell yea, that's the attitude you want. I'm sure you'll be working in FAANG real soon with that mindset 💪
What courses did you take?
I love your honesty. This is one of the most useful videos you have posted. Thanks so much for this.!
Thank you this is very valuable!
Excellent approach, it boils down to putting the work in and being consistent just like anytihg else.
16:20 lmaooooo I just lie 🤣🤣🤣
Perfect timing. Thank you as always.
No problem mate, glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you for your videos. I have been following you for a few months and really love your frank way of talking and being realistic.
I know it won't get me views or subscribers but I don't think I'm capable of lying or selling people false hope/dreams
The hard truth is hard to find and see, thanks for the clean, hard, but real path! Cheers!
Thanks for the ongoing support. Loyalty to the channel is appreciated
Jeez Thank you man! You’re appreciated!
No worries mate, thanks for watching
Insightful input, sir. Appreciate the efforts and suggestions. Thanks again 🙏
Thank you so much for making this video. I was having the some doubts due to my slow progress. I thought I'm just too dumb but this video helped me understand that this process will take some time. You've earned a sub! Keep making such amazing videos.
Probably your best video yet! Can you make a video on how to move from junior to senior - what changes to mindset etc does it take?
Real!!
found your channel only a week ago and i am already regretting not finding it earlier.
you and neetcode are probably the best in the game at the moment. i wish you more success on youtube. keep em videos coming man! and thank you for doing this!
Thanks for the very kind words! Going to keep grinding and making content until I'm known as the best in the game, forget Neetcode 😉
@@crackfaang lets gooo!!
I practice to solve unseen questions at random companies where I don't really want to work, I'm doing well, I might try some big company soon. Interesting part about that memorization, wow
Hey,
Thanks for the video.
I have some experience on my hand, I started neetcode150.
What would you do after NC150?
I have a spreadsheet where I list all of my questions and notes about their solution that I review often. I'm at 182 questions so far. Great advice in your video. I use the neetcode roadmap with company filtered questions. Will keep on the grind. Love your videos!
Can you share those
Hey man! Thank you so much for your assistance! Did you take advantage of the Meta mock interview by chance? What was your experience? Do you recommend it?
I did not. I had prior interview experience and was confident of my knowledge and ability to perform on interview day with the preparation I did.
I guess if they offer you a mock and it’s free then why not, it won’t hurt
Hi @crackfaang, did you get medium questions during your interview, and did you also prepare for system design? Did you also apply for a senior engineer faang position
Whats the software your using to underline and type is it handwritten or typed out I love the font
It's called Excalidraw. Really nice for design docs and it's also free (paid tier is if you want cloud storage and more than one canvas to draw on)
Hi friend, thank you for this!! Do you know when more entry level roles would open up for the Meta Contingent Workforce? Most roles on there at the moment require years of experience.
No idea sorry, it's a separate company that handles listing these and there's no fixed schedule. Just when a team needs more people.
Better to just get a standard entry level job and try for FAANG later on. Spots are tight for entry level and competition is very high
@@crackfaang okay thank you
Not sure if company specific questions are helpful though. It's so very variable and depends heavily on the interviewer. It's been my experience like that anyway.
I think it's about how well you can approach (not solve) an unknown question.
Nice Video! Do you suggest to do 50 questions from last 6 months ? or 1 year ?
Top 75 from the last 6 months. Top 100 to be safe
I have no intention of working in "Big Tech Companies" but i still feel like i have to learn or practice leet code cause nowadays almost every company is using LC for the interview.
Agreed it’s total bullshit. FAANG or non-FAANG these questions are ridiculous. Smaller companies should do take home exercises to gauge your actual ability. FAANG I can at least understand that with the scale of applicants and interviews it is not feasible to do this and they have no choice but to LC
It's interesting how your approach differs from others I've seen. Some people say memorize patterns not solutions, but you go the other way. I say whatever works, works!
Only thing I didn't see you cover is system design -- what are the steps to prepare for that type of interview?
Well on interview day there not enough time to figure it out on the spot, it really comes down to do you essentially have the solution memorised. When they expect you to solve two mediums damn near perfectly in 20 minutes each, it's really the only approach.
As for systems design that's a whole other beast. There you can only memorise so much, a lot of it comes down to your actual experience with building systems which you can't really teach online since you need hands on experience
The main problem I face is getting an interview. Do you have any tips for that ?
Probably a lack of experience. Competition is tough and if you don't have the skillset required or experience needed, why would they give you the time of day?
Especially with FAANG companies. Referrals do help a lot but sometimes you just need to get more work experience. Of course you can keep applying in the meantime
Why memorise solutions 😮 I was told against it
An interview is 45 minutes. The first 5 is spent making smalltalk with the interviewer. You will then get two questions.
You need to read the question, ask clarifying questions, propose solutions, potentially define test cases, code it up without bugs, go over the time and space complexity, and dry run one of your test cases., all while explaining your thought process out loud clearly and concisely.
You think you have the time to figure it out on the spot? No way. You need to be a machine, see the question and immediately know how to solve it. Otherwise you are playing with fire. Winging it is a bad approach, do it at your own risk
@@crackfaang, I don't think this advice works outside of Meta interviews.
75 questions in 6 hours? lol
That was just me but yea you need to be dialed in at the end to the point where you can recite these answers from memory so quickly. Just the game you have to play
@@crackfaang I just asked a Google interviwer (a friend of a friend), and he said they are not allowed to take their DSA questions from collections such as "top 150 google questions" in leetcode or any other DSA site.
@@crackfaang what if you see a new question totally?