Why You Should Go to an Interview Every Year?

Go to an Interview even if you are not changing your job.

Even if you are not changing your job, it is still a good idea to attend at least 1 interview every year. This is to:

Know your current market values

Suppose you work at a place for quite a long time, you feel comfortable, which sometimes is not good for you to understand your current values (your advantages and weakness). An interview reviews what you lack and what areas you need to improve on.

Know the latest technology stacks

Technologies evolve quickly, e.g. especially for front-end frameworks that come out every few months. Staying in one place may not give you chances to get hands on these new things. An interview is like a free idea exchange meeting, why not?

Train your interviewing skills

Do you still remember when is your last time to do the IQ puzzles or logics tests? An interview helps you to pick up these, as well as the interviewing/communication skills.

Broaden your horizons

Different companies do different things and do things differently. An interview gives you different ideas, and help broaden your horizons.

Regain your confidence

Feel frustrated at your work? An interview helps you regain your confidence, because you will normally be asked what you currently do in your role and that is the thing you are best familiar with.

Software Engineer Interview Experience

• NVIDIA, I'm Coming Again! This Time I'm Tougher!
• Jane Street First Round Interview Experience (Software Engineer at London)
• Four Facebook (Meta) Interview Experiences
• Three Attempts at Google: My Software Engineer Interview Journey (Is There Only Three Chances in a Lifetime?)
• Two Interview Experience with ByteDance Tiktok London

Interview Tips

• Difference Between Product Design Interview and System Design Interview
• Onsite Interview Tips for Facebook / Google / Microsoft / Amazon / Apple
• 45 Minute Mock Interview (Coding, System Design) + Career Development Advices
• Facebook Interview Tips and Guidance
• Coding Interview Tips for Software Engineers
• What are Big4 Tech Companies looking for in the technical interviews (Phone Screening)?
• How to use the Leetcode's Mock Interview Overview to Nail Your Interview?
• Facebook Onsite Interview Preparation Part 3: How to Ace a Design Interview?
• The Facebook Initial Coding Interview Experience
• Facebook Onsite Interview Preparation Part 2: Coding Questions
• Facebook Onsite Interview Preparation Part 1: Motivation/Bahavior Questions
• A Microsoft Coding Interview Screening for Position Principal Software Engineer
• How to Prepare for an Amazon Interview? My Amazon Interview Experience
• Go to an Interview even if you are not changing your job.
• Last Minute Tips before Phone Interview

Interview Questions

• Interview Coding Exercise - Nested String (Python)
• Some Telephone Interview Questions for C++/C# Software Enginners
• Microsoft Interview Question - Get the Area of the Triangle
• Google Interview Question: Print Messages

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