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- Big O cheatsheet for a quick reference of time complexities: https://www.bigocheatsheet.com/
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4. Practicing 2000 questions on leetcode alone won't help you. Interviewers are not looking for only answers, they are more interested in your approach. How you communicate, if you are asking clarifying questions, thinking aloud and using hints wisely! You need to be calm. Don't do this ❌ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bId3N7QZec
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5. **Mock Interviews** are extremely effective and are **HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**. You can ask your friend or a college senior to conduct this interview or use a paid service such as https://interviewing.io/ or https://www.pramp.com/#/ (I've not used these services myself so evaluate these yourselves. In any case, I think spending money on mock interviews is TOTALLY WORTH IT)
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6. As an interviewer, I've noticed that when a person uses Python for coding interview, they get unfair advantage over candidates using Java/C++. This is because you can write compact code in Python, have to memorize less and there is less clutter that makes things easier for both the interviewer and the candidate.
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### 4. System Design Interview 🛠️
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1. These questions are mostly for experienced candidates
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1. [levels.fyi](https://www.levels.fyi/) and [teamblind](https://www.teamblind.com/) are two good resources that can help you get an understanding on how much you salary you should get
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2. You can use negotiation coaching services e.g. [levels.fyi negotiation coaching](https://www.levels.fyi/services/?from=subnav) to acquire skills on how to negotiate salaries
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### General Guidelines
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1. As an interviewer, I've noticed that when a person uses Python for coding interview, they get unfair advantage over candidates using Java/C++. This is because you can write compact code in Python, have to memorize less and there is less clutter that makes things easier for both the interviewer and the candidate.
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2. In coding interview
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### Useful References
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Practical tips from a person who cracked 10 jobs in big tech (Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon etc.)

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