🚩Failure can be a valuable teacher, providing more lessons than success.
💡Preparing for coding interviews requires a thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms.
🤝Effective communication with interviewers is crucial to ensure mutual understanding.
⏰Time management and pacing are essential during coding interviews.
🌟Learning from failures can lead to future success in interviews.
What was your initial preparation for the interview?
—I focused on practicing coding problems from the Blind 75 list and other random LeetCode questions.
What mistakes did you make during the interview rounds?
—I misinterpreted a problem in the first round and overcomplicated my code in the second round.
What did you learn from these mistakes?
—The importance of understanding problems thoroughly and communicating effectively with interviewers.
How did you overcome these challenges?
—I learned to ask clarifying questions and communicate my thought process during coding rounds.
Did you succeed in subsequent interviews?
—Yes, by applying the lessons learned, I passed a coding interview two years later.
00:06Introduction to the video: sharing the story of failing the Google coding interview in 2019.
02:56Starting the interview process and handling the online assessment.
05:59Preparing for the on-site interview by practicing coding problems.
08:00Experiencing the interview rounds, including mistakes made and lessons learned.
10:47Reflecting on the importance of effective communication and understanding problem requirements.
13:32Overcoming challenges by adapting the approach and asking clarifying questions.
15:04Discussing the success in a coding interview two years later, applying the lessons learned.
