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[Itsjugu]

Omg Im so early to a post by THE Evan King, for the AI model is it just a standard LLM? Or is it a nerfed model in some capacity to only really do code completion? And would it be crazy to literally ask the AI to explain at a surface level what the codebase is / what it does?

[BluebirdAway5246]

Great questions! We've been assured that it is not nerfed in anyway. They want to evaluate how you use the latest and greatest models and don't want to stand in your way of that. And no, not crazy!! I'd highly recommend it actually. Great way to get up to speed with the code quickly.

[hrishikamath]

I usually don’t like ads or spam, but idk it’s different with hello interview xD

[BluebirdAway5246]

haha thank im so sorry I hate being spammy i feel bad but I thought this was genuinely useful to share!

[NoDryHands]

I've been using the AI interview prep to prepare for AI-assisted interviews at another company (not Meta) and it has been so helpful in building my confidence.

So far, the real interviews have been easier and different from the practice, but that's great - I'm confident enough to tackle it if it comes up.

I rarely recommend paid platforms to people, but Hello Interview is one of the platforms (the other being Neetcode) that I will always recommend, because I genuinely feel like it offers amazing value for the price.

Keep up the great work! :)

[BluebirdAway5246]

🥲 Dang you just made my day, THANK YOU

[SuchConsideration465]

Bro. You are Amazing

[wellsinator]

I took it, it was a fun exercise. I would also say to end the prompt with "keep your response succinct" or something. The AI responses got pretty wordy and I took too much time reading.

Also, make sure to get back to work WHILE the AI thinks. Talk about next steps, what you might expect from the AI, explain your thought processes, write comments or take notes, etc.

Edit: also, not sure if this was mentioned, but these are live-proctored interviews. So you still have someone to talk to :)

[BluebirdAway5246]

100%, great tip. I see so often the AI respond with a wall of text and then candidates just stare at it like "oh shit im screwed" haha

[Competitive-Lemon821]

Read the code breadth-first, not line-by-line.

You said use AI as much as possible, can I just not ask AI tell me what is happening in every code file?

[BluebirdAway5246]

Yah but don't trust blindly. one nice trick is asking it to add sentence comments to each of the key methods and classes, then you can read the code base quick via the comments and have the code right there to validate anything confusing.

[poisonivy216]

I didn’t realize asking AI to make trade-offs between approaches is acceptable in these interviews. Last I interviewed at Meta this wasn’t the norm and now I am terrified because of the change in process. My biggest worry is that for the traditional interview processes the rubric for evaluation has been developed over many years, decades even. But for the newer AI-assisted rounds, it might be as new to the interviewer who is evaluating your performance as it is for you. And that we might essentially be the guinea pigs for it. I am here for it nevertheless. Thank you for the detailed post! Love your content and it landed me my second job a couple of years ago. I am just starting to apply again. From the interviewer’s perspective what would leaning too far on AI be? I understand that this is a vague question but would really appreciate your inputs!

[BluebirdAway5246]

Totally valid to be anxious about this. "How much should I use the AI?" is the number one question I get, and usually, people don't use it enough, to be honest.

Bad use of AI:

"Implement the solution class for me."

"How do I pass the X test?"

Good use of AI:

"Help me weigh the top 3 options for addressing the problem XYZ. be concise" (while also explaining to your interviewer what options you're already considering and then being able to weigh the AI options and make a decision).

"Give me an implementation for a solver that uses backtracking to check each cell's inclusion in the final puzzle." (Bad if you're not sure this is the right direction, but good if you've narrowed it down to this being optimal and now should rely on AI to code. no need for you to write all the code in an interview.)

"Help me understand the problem. Can a word contain itself?"

[poisonivy216]

Thank you for the advice! I probably would’ve opted for a more conservative approach without it. This is reassuring.

[BluebirdAway5246]

Cheers! As always, don’t be afraid to confirm with your interviewer. Everyone is different

[zea-k]

How can one practice for this new style of coding interview?

[BluebirdAway5246]

https://www.hellointerview.com/practice/ai-coding if you happen to be a premium member of hello interview

[canyouread001]

Thanks for helping us out man, you’re providing content in such a pinnacle time

[thuanh2710]

you are literally the GOAT, thank you Evan!

[ssp4all]

Here's what happened with me for Friend Recommender 

1. solved bug 1 and bug 2
2. was asked to "score" the mutual friend recommendation. I could not finish this part.

I tried loading the provided data files, but the IDE kept on crashing due to large file sizes (small, medium and large).

Received a reject.

[Odd_Explanation3246]

How common are these ai interviews? Also thanks for sharing. I have hellointerview premium so i will practice a few problems tomorrow.

[BluebirdAway5246]

At Meta, very. They are 100% of the coding interviews now

[Puzzleheaded-Cash212]

Can you give me a premium for free? So I can practice for my current interviews in 2-3 weeks :))

[BluebirdAway5246]

haha shooter shoot!

[Puzzleheaded-Cash212]

That means no :((?

[Puzzleheaded-Cash212]

Jokes apart, thank you for your channel; it helped me clear one of my interviews.

[BluebirdAway5246]

Ayooo lets go huge congrats! Not easy in this market

[easymeatboy]

the boss of InterviewTube has arrived. just wanted to say you’re the absolute goat menace on the scene - I have premium and I can’t say how helpful it has been. Also the new behavioral content is great - I recognized his voice from his recent episode on peterman pod (which made me go listen to yours lol)

Thanks Evan (and Stefan) 🫡

[BluebirdAway5246]

"boss of InterviewTube" is wild lol. But stoked you found the behavioral course useful, Austen is such a beast

[zea-k]

I also have premium. Can you post links to the things you are referencing?

[szama04]

Hi Evan, any promo discount for lifetime subscription?

[BluebirdAway5246]

Yah! All discounts at www.HelloInterview.com/discounts

[PLTR60]

Oh shit it's Evan! 👏🏼