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
Yahoo10mo

But DSA is fun

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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:

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Not sure whether this is something to tom-tom about. Talks more about the quality of interviewer & the approach taken...

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