Cracking the Coding Interview gives you the interview prep you need to
land the top software developer jobs. Author Gayle Laakmann has worked as engineer at Microsoft, Google and Amazon,
and has interviewed and received offers from many more companies
(Goldman Sachs, IBM,
CapitalIQ, etc). She was deeply involved with the hiring process at
several companies, and brings her wealth of experience to candidates.
This book will give you 308 pages of interviewing advice, including:
- 150 question and solutions written by experts: From binary trees to binary search, this list of 150 questions includes the most
common and most useful questions in data structures, algorithms, and knowledge based questions.
- Five proven approaches to solving tough algorithm questions:
These five approaches offer candidates specific direction for
developing
tough algorithms. It's not guess work - learn how to approach
problems logically, and in a way that impresses your interviewer!
- Ten Mistakes Candidates Make -- And How to Avoid Them: Don't lose your dream job by making these common mistakes Learn what many
candidates do wrong, and how to avoid these issues.
- Steps to Prepare for Behavioral and Technical Questions: Stop meandering through an endless set of questions, while missing some of the
most important preparation techniques Follow these steps to more thoroughly
prepare in less time.
- Interview War Stories: A View from the Interviewer's Side: Humorous but instructive stories from our interviewers show you how some candidates really flopped on the most important question - and how you can avoid
doing the same.
Gayle Laakmann's interviewing expertise comes from vast experience on
both sides of the desk. She has completed Software Engineering
interviews with - and received offers from - Microsoft, Google, Amazon,
Apple, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Capital IQ, and a number of other firms.
Of these top companies, she has worked for Microsoft, Apple and Google,
where she gained deep insight into each company's hiring practices.
Most recently, Gayle spent three years at Google as a Software Engineer
and was one of the company's lead interviewers. She interviewed over 120
candidates in the U.S. and abroad, and led much of the recruiting for
her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
Additionally, she served on Google's Hiring Committee, where she
reviewed each candidate's feedback and made hire / no-hire decisions.
She assessed over 700 candidates in that role, and evaluated hundreds
more resumes.
Gayle graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's and a master's degree in Computer Science.
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