Dec. 14, 2016
My favorite time to do workout, write down notes from cheat sheet for various positions from well-respected companies.
Share her own experience first before the study.
Julia's personal experience:
1. Always set a small target, work on one small target a time.
2. Focus on one thing a time.
3. Do not get emotional - competition is like sports, the more you play sports, you will get stronger.
4. Work on a long term goal, more controllable things - "personal physical health is most important."
5. Try a new idea everyday.
6. Really enjoy sports activities
7. Be a hackerrank player, build a habit to attend contests
8. Explore new things - 2016 things Julia enjoyed:
coding blog,
facebook codelab,
pramp,
hackerrank,
meetup,
pluralsight.com,
Udacity,
Code school,
stackoverflow,
stackexchange.com
9. Control weight, have best nutrition daily food; keep learning more about healthy lifestyle
10. Learn to relax, watch some movies, write some blog about sports, attend tennis tournaments etc.
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Amazon
My favorite advice:
Do not be vague - Use some number/ data to make it a case
Don't be stubborn - willing to adapt, open-minded; take hints and go for it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/amazon.html
Facebook:
My favorite advice:
How to Ace it
Do engage with your interviewer. "We're very team-oriented. And so the people that do well come in with that attitude, thinking not that we're quizzing them but they're part of the team, and interact with us in a way that they would as if they had the job."
Do know the products. "People that come in with a perspective on our products and ideas on how we can make them better - that's great."
Don't let yourself get stuck - It's OK to ask the interviewer to get their thoughts and ... make it conversational, to get hints.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/facebook.html
StreetEasy
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/streeteasy.html
Microsoft
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/microsoft.html
The score:
We hire on talent and potential, so they don't need strong sales experience, necessarily.
How to Ace it
Do have a deep a passion for technology.
Do be curious and ask questions.
Do speak with confidence and intelligence.
Don't be overly format. "Don't act like somebody you're not - it's really a come-as-you-are environment."
Don't psych yourself out.
BainCapital
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/bain-capital-ventures.html
Read again, write short notes.
Boeing
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/boeing.html
Do be you.
Do ask for clarification. "Ask to have the question repeated if you don't understand it. We'd rather have you understand the question than answer the wrong one."
Do pose your own questions "at the end of the interviews to make sure you understand what the job is and if you're a good fit for it."
Do some homework. Boeing wants to know "if you're going to have the right thought process, you're going to develop into a good leader." Do not overprepare either.
Don't drag the past along with you. "Don't complain about your prior job or boss. That's always a bad one. Don't be negative. Don't reveal any confidential information about your prior employer or any prior experience you'v had."
Don't make the interviewers dig. "Don't rely on the panel to pull information from you. Make sure that you answer the question, you answer it fully." Don't bore the interviewers, but take your time. "Expand upon the points that highlight your skill set."
Uber
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/uber.html
First round: the standout skills and weakness
The Score:
Can the candidate really help identify a problem and ... drive toward clarity?
Don't leap to solution without grasping the issue. "The best interviews actually spend more time defining the problem."
Amtrak
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/amtrak.html
Don't pose generic questions on Amtrak. The questions that you can find out on the internet in five seconds, do not waste it by asking questions.
Salesforce
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/salesforce.html
Don't brag about being a star. "When candidates tell me about how they took over a project, that doesn't show collaboration. Tell me about a disagreement you had, how you compromised with your teammates and figured it out."
Don't freak out if you don't have all the answers.
Novo Nordisk
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/novo-nordisk.html
Don't be fake.
Don't ignore the rest of the world.
Don't neglect your elevator pitch. "If the person can't represent themselves well and provide me with a coherent picture of their background, I have concerns about their communication skills, especially in situations where there may be controversy."
Boston Consulting Group
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/boston-consulting-group.html
Do look at all the angles of a case. "We're impressed by someone who is creative and hypothesis-driven, not necessarily the person who gets the right answer the fastest."
Don't over-prepare. "Planning everything you're going to say and do in the case study portion of the interview makes for a stale presentation and misses the mark. The point of the case is to see how you approach problems in real time."
Don't fumble your elevator pitch. "Know your personal stories inside and out, because you'll only have time to give the interviewer one or two anecdotes to take away from the interview."
Walmart
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/walmart.html
Mobile web developer
Do live and breathe coding. "We want to see you submit your own apps to the app store, speak at conferences or write a blog, and compete in hackathons."
Don't expect buzzwords alone to be impressive.
Don't be a hero. "Be able to articulate your specific contributions instead of doing everything yourself."
Don't arrive wearing a suit. "It'll seem like you don't fit in here."
Pinterest
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/pinterest.html
Don't panic if a problem stumps you. "We're really trying to assess your thought process, so if you get stuck or make a mistake, don't stress out - nobody is perfect."
Don't stop thinking when the interviewer stops talking. "We'll leave time for candidates to ask questions, and sometimes people don't prepare for that, so make sure you have a couple of questions lined up."
Third Round:
Culture interview: "startup" mentality
HERSHEY
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/hershey.html
Data scientist
Do know how to mine social media for information.
Do speak authoritatively.
Don't tiptoe around bad news in the case study.
Don't get too stuck in your own area.
Don't second-guess yourself. "You have to have confidence in your ability to make connections, because executives are going to challenging your recommendations. You'll be expected to back them up."
General Electric
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/general-electric.html
Experience Designer
How to Ace it
Do take a Myer-Briggs Type indicator personality test. The best user experience professionals tend to be intuitive types, according to the test. "You have to be able to observe the needs, emotional states, and goals of the people you're designing for."
Do practice your delivery.
Don't act like you know everything.
Don't take credit for things you didn't do.
Don't go it alone. "it's always a bonus if the candidate decides to do the case study with somebody. It shows a willingness to be open with others."
Adidas
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/adidas.html
senior design director
"three C's" - Adidas values: creativity, confidence, and collaboration
Do be tuned in to popular culture.
Do flaunt your underground experience.
Don't try to be someone you're not.
Don't be afraid to think abstractly.
Etsy
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/etsy.html
Engineering Manager
Lead a small team of engineers who will improve Etsy's browsing feature and make the website intuitive for sellers who aren't web experts.
"The interview isn't grading you on your improv skills, but whether you steer difficult conversations forward without falling for distraction."
Do bring your war stories.
Do explain how you tackled a complex project.
Don't understate your self-improvement goals. "Do you read Peter Drucker, Bob Sutton, or the RAND blog?" Not that we have a prescription philosophy, but we do think of leadership as a craft.
Don't stress if you're not a 10X coder. "Managers should understand the architecture of code and be able to help someone who is more junior, but the role does not involve coding on a day-to-day basis."
Don't be full of yourself. Like to see a bit of humility.
Yelp
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/yelp.html
Search and data mining engineer
Do research the challenges of aggregating stream-of-consciousness narratives into readable data.
Do talk about your side gig.
Don't pretend you know everything. "We love learning and have internal hackathons three times a year to encourage developers to collaborate with others and try something new."
LYA
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-cheatsheets/lyft.html
software engineer
The score:
communication skills - how well they can describe their thought processes
How to Ace it
Don't pretend you like everything about Lyft.
Do be pumped about Lyft's stated values.
Do keep your cool through several rounds of coding tests.
"Can this person think on their feet and come up with solutions ... and can they code up these solutions neatly and efficiently?"
Do keep a lid on your loner tendencies and show that you can work in a team. "You'll be working in a fast-paced, open, collaborative environment."
January 5, 2016
Review notes, write down most favorite ones:
1. Don't be overly format. "Don't act like somebody you're not - it's really a come-as-you-are environment."
2. Don't second-guess yourself. "You have to have confidence in your ability to make connections, because executives are going to challenging your recommendations. You'll be expected to back them up."
3. Don't act like you know everything.
4. Don't stress if you're not a 10X coder.
5. "The interview isn't grading you on your improv skills, but whether you steer difficult conversations forward without falling for distraction."
6. Don't be a hero. "Be able to articulate your specific contributions instead of doing everything yourself."
7. Don't over-prepare. "Planning everything you're going to say and do in the case study portion of the interview makes for a stale presentation and misses the mark. The point of the case is to see how you approach problems in real time."
8. Don't panic if a problem stumps you. "We're really trying to assess your thought process, so if you get stuck or make a mistake, don't stress out - nobody is perfect."
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