Mock interviews
How to use mock interviews to prepare for software engineering roles: why they work, where to find partners, how to run a realistic coding, system design or behavioural mock, how to give and take useful feedback, and a four-week practice plan.
CodexBash, , 5 min read
Solving problems alone and solving them in an interview are different skills. Alone, you can stay silent, take an hour and look things up. In an interview, someone is watching, the clock is running, and you must explain your thinking out loud while you code. Most candidates who fail interviews they were technically ready for fail on that difference. Mock interviews, practice interviews with another person playing the interviewer, are the most direct way to close the gap. This article explains how to run them so they actually help.
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