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Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by strikelaserclaw on Monday January 24, 2022 @06:03PM (#30065356)
you should be able to do 50% of mediums < 30 mins before you start. easy problems just don't cut it anymore.
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Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by vanusa on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:45PM (#30068120)
You should be able to do 50% of mediums < 30 mins before you start

Great. So if they give you 2 or 3 mediums in the course of the interview process, with a strict 30 minute deadline -- what is your chance of failing?

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Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by strikelaserclaw on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:09PM (#30076491)
they usually do 2 medium problems in 45-50 minutes, first one is generally an easy medium, second is a bit more challenging. Chance of failing is dependent on many variables, you should practice some leetcode and hope that luck is on your side.
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Re:Ask HN: How was your interviewing experience this cycle? by vanusa on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:20PM (#30076637)
Sounds like Russian Roulette.

If they were as smart as they think they are - you'd think they'd come up with a system that wasn't so luck-dependent.

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