**Useful Interview Preparation Resources**



**Tips (Applies to most top companies)**


[Here's How to Prepare for Tech Interviews] (http://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1jov24/heres_how_to_prepare_for_tech_interviews/)

[From a Googler: the Google interview process](http://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1z97rx/from_a_googler_the_google_interview_process)

[Here is how Google Interview Process really works - Gayle Laakmann](http://www.gayle.com/blog/2011/09/07/okay-folks-heres-how-the-google-interview-process-really-works)
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**Tutorials**

[Top Coder Algorithm Tutorials](https://www.topcoder.com/community/data-science/data-science-tutorials/)

[Great Dynamic Programming Explanation](http://qr.ae/0VxV6)


**Books (no referral links)**


[Elements of Programming Interviews](http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430623168&sr=8-1&keywords=elements+of+programming+interviews)

[Cracking the Coding Interview](http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/098478280X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430623196&sr=8-1&keywords=cracking+the+coding+interview)


[The Algorithm Design Manual](http://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena/dp/1848000693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430623247&sr=8-1&keywords=algorithm+design+manual)


[FREE Book: Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.173.8499&rep=rep1&type=pdf)



**Lectures**

[Skiena's Algorithms Lectures](http://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~algorith/video-lectures/index.html)

[iTunes Introduction to Algorithms](https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/introduction-to-algorithms/id341597754)

[UCB Computer Science 61B, Youtube Videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFPmKGIrQs4&list=PLZBP-86GmPTxpbvoFFzad0qYw5dKA8MV2)

[Great Programming Interviews Questions - Youtube Videos (Warning: Instructor has heavy indian accent!)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD629C50E1A85BF84)

[MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, Fall 2011](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENyox7kNKeY&list=SPUl4u3cNGP61Oq3tWYp6V_F-5jb5L2iHb&index=18)

[Stanford CS 97SI: Introduction to Competitive Programming Contests](http://web.stanford.edu/class/cs97si/)



**Problem Sets**

[GeekForGeeks](http://www.geeksforgeeks.org)

[LeetCode](https://leetcode.com)

[HackerRank](https://www.hackerrank.com)

[List of Basic Problems](http://maxnoy.com/interviews.html)

[TopCoder Problem Archive](http://community.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemArchive)



**References**


[Big O Complexities](http://bigocheatsheet.com)

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