Status: New grad, MS CS top 50-60 ? school
Position: New Grad SW
Location: Mtv
Date : 12/03/2018

Strictly 45 minute for each round (Interviewer said strict 45min for fair game)

Phone Screen:

• Merge two linked list in zigzag way

Onsite:

Round 1:

• https://leetcode.com/problems/best-time-to-buy-and-sell-stock
  • Had to explain logic very clearly
  • Follow-up: identify buying stock date and selling stock date

Round 2:

• Binary Searchable Numbers

Round 3:

• Some note: spent first 10 -15 minutes on wrong problem and interviewer changed problem
• https://leetcode.com/problems/linked-list-components

Round 4:

• Given poker cards, validate if cards can be split into form straights
  ex: cards = [2, 9, 3, 10, 4, J, 5, Q, 6, K]
  ans: True
  expl: [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] and [9, 10, J, Q, K] form straight

Detail experience:

1. Took long time to explain the logic behind the problem -> Did okay but not quick solving in easy problems
2. Only proposed approach and necessary condition for the problem which interviewer also agreed with the idea -> Bumped disastrously could not finish coding
3. Solved with hint (initially confused with problem) : Did normal but not as quick for this easy problem.
4. Proposed two approach with examples going through step by step and analysed time/space complexity and picked one for coding : Did okay but not as great as

Overall experience: I think 1 okay, 2 normal or less than expectation, 1 bumped