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How to ACE your interview
Mitch Davis
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Hello!I am Mitch Davis
President - Husky Game Development Enterprise
President - Association for Computing Machinery
Coach - Computer Science Learning Center
www.MitchHelp.me
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How to Interview
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How to InterviewHow to get an
interview
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MTU Career Fair!
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Be yourself!
Be confident!
Strong Resume
Be Memorable
Speak Clearly
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1.Go!
Talk to companies before you HAVE to!
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The Career Fair is
HARD!
The Career Fair is
EASY!
What’s the difference between these people?
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2.Dress Well
“It’s not who you are, it’s what you wear”
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3.Know who you’re
talking to!Do research on the company first!
Have a plan of attack!
http://career.mtu.edu/careerfair/fall2015/companies/
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Everyone needs a programmer!
but not everyone wants a “programmer”
BE
PROFESSIONAL
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Ok, so you’ve got the interview
Now what?
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Technical QuestionsMost programming positions will have
some sort of tech screen
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Non-Software Company(Ford, Garmin, 3M, etc)
Show an understanding of programming concepts and data structures
There are two types of technical interviews
Software Company(Google, Palantir, Epic, etc)
Show an understanding of optimization, efficiency, and complex problem solving
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Given a string, how would you write a program to count the distinct number
of letters in it?
Eg “Cool” has 3 (“C”, ”o”, ”l”)
Interview Question!
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What are they really looking for?
Do you understand the problem?Could you solve simple cases manually?
Did you recognize Edge Cases (special conditions)Do “E” and “e” count as the same letter?
What approach are you taking?Are you using an array, a hash map, etc?
Interview Question!
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Write a program that can print off the steps to change one string to another
by switching two letters at a time.
Example: mug → gum:mugmgugmugum
Interview Question!
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What are they really looking for?
The best approach!Can you solve it… efficiently?
Edge Cases!What if I gave you “cool” → “cool”?
Interview Question!
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Write a program that can sort numbers
Example:8 6 7 5 3 0 90 3 5 6 7 8 9
Interview Question!
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Interview Question!What are they really looking for?
Knowledge of algorithmsLess emphasis on problem solving, more on experience
Similar Problems:Write a Linked List, Write a Cache, etc.
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Whiteboard ProblemsWrite a program by hand, and explain why
you are doing what you’re doing
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How to practiceWhat can you do beforehand to help with
technical interviews?
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MORE INTERVIEWS!The more you do, the more comfortable you will be!
Ways to Practice
Programming competitions!Put your knowledge to use to solve programming puzzles. Often VERY similar to interview questions.Take Notes!
Interviews are testing what you learned in the classroom! Pay attention!(Especially in Data Structures)
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““NO”
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Thanks!
Any questions?
My contact info is on:www.MitchHelp.me
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