Technical Interview Prep

Given a tight 5-day window to prepare for the Google STEP technical interview, panic set in. Considering myself at a beginner/intermediate coding level, I dove into a speed-reading spree on Medium and w3wiki for a crash course on potential questions (a slightly amusing endeavour, I must say).

Luckily, my Codess Cafe mentor connected me with her friend, a recent Google STEP intern who shared key topics to focus on — Hashing, Binary Search, Trees, Graphs, Linked Lists, Dynamic Programming, and Stack & Queues.

With this helpful advice, I went back over what I already knew and looked into a few new concepts that I felt had a chance to show up. The last two days were all about revising everything I have done so far.

For those in a similar boat, don’t stress too much. Stay calm; it’s just an interview. Regardless of the outcome, it’s a step in your journey, not the end. I mean it.

Google Interview Experience 9

Hello there! I’m a sophomore at AMITY University, Noida. I’m excited to share my recent experience interviewing for the Google STEP internship. If you’re reading this, you’re probably considering/considering applying or have received a resume shortlisting email — congratulations!

Google STEP is an amazing opportunity for second-year female college students in India, and the application process usually rolls out around mid-November or the first week of December. For more details, you can visit Google’s career site.

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