Codesmith Technical Interview

1. They aren't just looking for raw coding skills, but communication, collaboration, improvement, etc.... 2. The fact that you care so much means you probably prepared a lot more for the 2nd one and are/will show great improvement. 3. If you get anxious or freeze up, take a deep breathe and focus on clear communication. 4. If you get nervous, or are worried about panicking in the interview, PRACTICE A PROBLEM SOLVING METHOD and stick to it. BIAS, THIS IS MY COMPANY: this problem solving method can be used to solve any problem, helps people pass Google interviews without doing my LeetCode. It's more complicated than it seems to get good at this under pressure, but check it out: [https://formation.dev/blog/the-engineering-method/](https://formation.dev/blog/the-engineering-method/) 5. Most of the interviews are friendly and collaborative, but don't be TOO friendly, you want to balance demonstating of skill and potential with also being friendly and collaborative, but you don't want to just be best friends with the interviewer when you get stuck - it's not a learning session for you. 6. Most people fail on the first one! You used to have to wait a lot longer before doing the 2nd one but because of lower enrollment and pressure on admissions, they are interviewing people much faster. So if you feel pressure to do the 2nd one too soon, just wait until you feel ready (but don't wait too long because you'll never be 100% ready)