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Programming_Interview_Study_Plan

This is the Programming Interview Study Plan by Siraj Raval on Youtube. It's this video.

Step 1 - Create a list of roles/companies that excite you

Step 2 - Learn Python

Step 3 - Learn Data Structures & Algorithms

  • Take this intro course by Udacity

Step 4 - Design Your Porfolio

  • Watch this intro video to GitHub
  • Create & upload 3 python web apps to your GitHub portfolio (document the installation steps well in the README)
  • Design your resume.
  • Leverage your Social Media.

Step 5 - Practice Data Structures & Algorithms

  • Solve 100 Easy, 50 Medium, and 2 Hard Leetcode problems. Give yourself 45 minutes max per problem.
How to Solve problems
  1. Brute force solution
  2. Conceptualize a simpler version fo the problem
  3. Use visualization
  4. More effciient solution
  5. Test solution
  6. Explain solution in English
  7. Write bulletpoints of solution
  8. Write Pseudocode
  9. Write Function Defintions
  10. Write function implementations

Step 6 - Practice System Design Questions

  • Finish all the flashcards here

Step 7 - Practice Mock Interviews

Step 8 - Start applying for jobs

Step 9 - Start Interviewing

  • Phone Screen, Technical Screen, Onsite interviews, Offer/rejection
  • Don't get demoralized by rejections, see this

Step 10 - Select the best offer