[hfkldjsjfkdj]

These blogs are just for procasinators to feel productive. If you landed the interview then it is just about practicing through a lot of questions. The time you finished reading this comment and this blog, some people out there have already completed a mock interview or a leetcode question. I wonder who made greater gains.

[yudlejoza]

I agree with this.

I would add, these holier-than-thou FAANG interviewers writing blog posts about how to clear a FAANG interview are actually bullshitters. They want to feel good about themselves. So they write.

When push comes to shove, these same interviewers would clear the candidates who've pretty much memorized all the medium-level leetcode problems, but lie during the interview by claiming that they've never seen the problem before in their lives, but just happen to be "so good" they end up solving the whole thing in 30-35 minutes.

P.S.: The non-tech part is not that hard. Just don't be a dick.

[xyzelement]

>> P.S.: The non-tech part is not that hard. Just don't be a dick.

This is probably true for junior roles but gets much more important for senior roles or ones where they are testing out your potential to take on greater responsibility shortly after joining.

An answer to a vague behavioral question can make a ton of difference. EG:

Question: Have you ever managed people?

Answer A: Nope, always an individual contributor.

Answer B: No, but at my last job I took ownership of a project that involved coordinating work of 50+ developers, UX people, QA, etc to deliver.

Question A is technically correct and "not a dick" but if the person has it in them to figure out to provide answer B (assuming it's true) they are more likely to get a more senior job and make more money.

[jpmoral]

You can argue that the advice is BS, but I don't detect any moralising in it.