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by soreal 3352 days ago
Agreed.

Also most companies won't give you honest feedback on what you did wrong in the interview, especially w.r.t. soft skills.

Join an interview prep class or mock interview workshop and try to get someone else to identify what you're weak on. It could pay off majorly and help land your dream job.

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I've been lucky enough to have collected feedback from at least a handful of companies. I've also interviewed with TripleByte. They didn't match me with a job but they are detailed on what I did wrong in the interview. They also said I sounded a bit nervous. I don't stutter or shake my voice so I'll have to figure out what are other signs of nervousness that I might be showing.

Most of the non-generic feedback I got on tech skills followed the same theme- I have breadth in knowledge, but not depth. I'm not as "T-shaped" as I thought I was.

Any recs for classes in the Bay area? I've heard of interview cake and was considering getting it. But it seems not as useful as a class.