I'm going through job interviews now (not with Amazon, but others). The whole thing feels like well-rehearsed regurgitation. Well, and a smidge of acting, obviously, because you don't want it to come off as well-rehearsed. But they know exactly what they want to hear and you're competing with other candidates who see the same writing on the wall and are doing their own rehearsals.
I thought it was just the leetcode, but it's the behavioral questions and system design exercises, too.
Eh, I'm coming across as cynical. I'll be fine--I just wish we (as an industry) had a better system.
No it’s totally right. Going in cold is basically impossible. You have to be ready to regurgitate leetcode answers, “approved” system designs, STAR stories about your career that show various BS story arcs. And of course pretend like you’re not just regurgitating for… reasons. It’s all a bizarre cargo cult acting session at this point.
Big companies even send you a study guide these days ffs
I thought it was just the leetcode, but it's the behavioral questions and system design exercises, too.
Eh, I'm coming across as cynical. I'll be fine--I just wish we (as an industry) had a better system.