WigglyPenguin
WigglyPenguin

Reality of DSA based interviews

I once asked an interviewer if I could give him a question to solve and he panicked 🙂

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WigglyPenguin
WigglyPenguin

Most of the interviewers don't prepare for the interview, they won't be able to explain why they are asking that specific question.

BubblyCupcake
BubblyCupcake

Most interviewers these days are like that. And some might be preparing and just want to make sure the candidate also prepared that much

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

Man I hate dsa based interviews but mazburi most corps ask that . I can solve those questions but at the time of the interview panic sweeps over ..

MagicalPotato
MagicalPotato

Most of the times these questions are copied from Leetcode or GFG

SillyNoodle
SillyNoodle
Yahoo14mo

But DSA is fun

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Having some fun with the interviewers

So basically I don't hesitate in challenging the interviewer if I feel like they don't know how to interview a senior candidate

so during many interviews, this is how I have caught them off guard:

  1. The interviewer was asking me t...
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Skip DSA rounds

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Hey all, What can be expected salary in Zeta for 7 YoE Data Scientist or SDE?

I have an interview coming up. Any previous DSA questions would help. This lame habit of asking DSA to data science roles don't seem to die down.