Are interviews indicative of actual job content?

Hey /u/[8um8lebee](https://www.reddit.com/user/8um8lebee/), Yeah, I mean very bluntly, you're not alone and we (my company) works with a lot of people like you - experienced engineers who need help navigating, preparing for, and interviewing at top tier FAANG-ish companies that ask DS&A, SD, etc... In 2024, everyone who has started has 1 to 30 years of industry experience, typically around 5 to 8 right now. There are a class of programs that focus on interview prep that aren't bootcamps but help you prepare specifically for interviews. They are good options if you are getting interviews on your own and not passing. Formation is my company, Interview Kickstart is our main competitor and both of us prepare you comprehensively for top tier companies, and Interviewing.io and Hello Interview focus JUST on mock interviews. You will get iOS topics as well but 75% of your interviews will be generic technical or behavioral. If you don'y want to pay for anything or want to pay minimally, I would recommend NeetCode, Structy and Hello Interview's free content. Expensive programs like Formation and Interview Kickstart are helpful for busy people who don't know what they don't know and just want to be handed practice and sessions every week rather than even think about it themselves (or if you have done the above and are failing all your interviews and it's not working). Formation continuously benchmarks you and adjusts what you work on so you can efficiently get from A to B and that's another thing you are paying for. (You get dedicated staff, personal strategizing, as many REAL mock interviews you need to be ready (at our discretion), and more... you are getting advice from numbers engineers who CREATED interviews at Meta, TRAINED OTHER INTERVIEWERS, and sat on HIRING COMMITTEES).