Fact: not everyone is willing to pay $200+ for a mock interview
You see, when I was prepping for my interview with Amazon and Google back in 2017. I spent months studying using this book as a guide. I did countless mock interviews without spending a dollar.
I followed the same technic again in 2021 for Facebook, but something unexpected happened as I explain below…
At this point it’s important that I share my story.
But don’t get me wrong.
I never really wanted to reveal my personal story to the public, and I’m a bit spotlight shy.
But I believe that sharing all my experience gained through years of blood, sweat and tears…
This is so important, that I realized I must overcome my shyness and help others discover the x they have within them.
Step #1
Sign up for a free account on Hired.com. They’re a bit selective about who they work with, but if you get in they take great care of you.
Hired.com offers free self-served mock interviews in computer science. You will receive tons of interview requests as well. Accept them all, practice, and ask for feedback and you may fall in love with one of those companies!
Not only does this give you more practice (you’ll feel yourself getting better with each interview), but also:
- Higher salary
It increases your odds of getting multiple offers, which makes it way easier to ask for another 10, 20, 30+ thousand dollars on your salary when it comes time to negotiate those offers.
- Fit
You might end up falling in love with a company that started off on your “just for more interview practice” list. Seriously—it’s happened to me!
You see, in 2021 I wanted to get into another FAANG company. But I interviewed for a smaller company I LOVED and ended up accepting their offer (way above my salary at Amazon).
Remember: you don’t wanna go into your first few interviews totally cold. So if you’re serious about getting a new job, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. You should be trying to interview with as many companies as you can.
Step #2
Get a free account on Pramp. A community-driven mock interview platform. Based on the criteria you define, Pramp pairs you with another student, and you interview each other’s turn.
Pramp has a built-in video and audio conferencing system so you don’t have to exchange your Skype account or anything.
There is no guarantee who your interviewer/peer will be. What his/her level of experience is. This is why I recommend first Hired.com over Pramp.
Back in 2017, I was fortunate to meet amazing people on Pramp. Including someone else who was also interviewing for Amazon, Axel. We would meet every week to discuss our progress and interview each other. Like accountability partners. We both nailed our interviews and compared our offers. It helped me negotiating my final package.
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Consider the three following factors: time, effort and money.
- If you don’t have a lot of money to invest, you need more time and effort! Use Hired.com or Pramp and get yourself a copy of this book. You cannot go wrong.
- If you don’t have time, spend money on paid mock interviews (such as Mocki.co).
- If you don’t want to make any effort. Work on your mindset (I can help you with that too!).
Step #3
Schedule a free Triplebyte interview. It’s a low-stress chat with an engineer over Google Hangouts, and they’ll tell you your strengths and weaknesses so you know exactly what to study next. And if it goes well: Apple, Dropbox, Mixpanel, Instacart, and hundreds of other companies let you skip straight to their final interview if Triplebyte recommends you.
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Pssttt…
For those companies that you really have your eyes on, that you’re planning to just apply to directly…my advice is to try to get a referral from someone inside the company. Companies weigh referred applicants more heavily. Search your LinkedIn and your Facebook to see if you have a friend who can refer you. Even if it’s someone you don’t know that well…they might still be happy to refer you, since most companies offer them a fat cash bonus for candidates they refer who get hired 🙂
Let me tell you a little secret… most interviewers reuse the same questions over and over again. Check-out Glassdoor before interviewing with a company.
Step #4
Most big companies have referral programs that give a bonus to an employee if the candidate they referred is hired. Amazon has 2 different referral programs: one for friends and family (people you really really know personally) and another program for network acquaintance (people you barely know).
Go on LinkedIn, find an experienced engineer (> 2 years) who is working for the company you want to apply to. Ask him/her to have a chat, some coaching, and a networking referral. In exchange, he will get some money if you are hired.
To go further, ask your referrer to split that bonus equally with you.
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“I took so many interviews that I am now looking forward to share, discuss and possibly get an offer”
My brain locked during the interview. I was so confused I couldn’t focus anymore.
I was so nervous during the interview that I yelled at my interviewer!
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