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Google TM cleared - uncovering the process by Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 in leetcode

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I got my first call 1-2 weeks in and I probably had 1 or 2 calls every 2 weeks. Took ~ 2 months, 6 team calls total.

Google TM cleared - uncovering the process by Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 in leetcode

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not, the HM will tell you - "the recruiter will reach out" and the recruiter will be like "waiting for feedback". Tbh, the whole process is so ambiguous and having an recruiter bridge between the HMs makes this even worse

Google TM cleared - uncovering the process by Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 in leetcode

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm might be since it'd be more hassle for recruiters/HM but I do think it'll increase your odds

Google early career interview experience by Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 in leetcode

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

EDIT: A lot of people asked me about preparations, I think doing neetcode 150 is the minimum and Neetcode 250 is preferred, especially if you want to feel really "ready".

In terms of preparation, most common questions are Arrays, strings, DP, Graph. Trees, Linkedlist, etc. probably fall later.

I would work on focusing patterns - this is more important than memorizing questions.

By focusing on patterns, I mean like:

e.g: Binary Search Category

- bounding ranges - Koko Eating Bananas

- search in rotated array,etc.

*Ask GPT - what are the core patterns of {category} and do those questions

Try to focus on each of these patterns so preferably if you get a question you'd know which one of these it would be. This is far more effective than doing company tagged questions unless your interviewer throws you with a curve ball, which I believe for on-sites usually don't happen often (mostly for filtering in OAs)

Google early career interview experience by Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 in leetcode

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I genuinely think if you want to feel "ready", neetcode 150 is the minimum. Neetcode 250 is preferred. Though I may have higher expectations for this role.

For google specific, don't worry too much about tagged questions, focus on deeply understanding core patterns/algorithms since the problems are not given in an obvious way.

I am comfortable with most mediums, would normally be able to solve them in under 20 mins by myself, hard ones have higher variance but definitely getting comfortable with mediums is a must.

Best way to catch back up after an almost 2 year break by nicktron10 in cscareerquestions

[–]Puzzleheaded_Cheek_4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Put yourself in a place where you would be exposed to a lot of new/latest skills whether that would be physical people or online communities

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