Prepping for interviews and trying to come up with answers that don't make me sound like a walking cliche...

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Don’t overthink the questions, and if you feel like you’ve been asked a trap question, ask the person how they’d answer it, because you are probably interview dead anyway

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I try to include an example in all of my answers, which are based on personal experiences. If doing that, your answer would be specific to you. Made up question and example for illustration—Q: what are your weaknesses? A: I can get too focused on details, for example with Visio and trying to get the lines perfect, boxes perfectly sized, etc. and have to be careful to balance the time on details that do not matter but are more OCD.

As for interviews in general, I view them as a two way proposition. If I’m not getting the right vibe from the interviewer either, it’s a sign that I shouldn’t take the job. I also have questions in mind to make sure it’s the right proposition for me.

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on the way to an interview this morning eating a sandwich. I walked past a homeless man who had a stray cat perched on his lap. He asked for a bite of sandwich to feed them both as they hadn’t eaten in days. I gave the whole sandwich over and headed off to the interview. As I got to the interview room there was a large executive chair facing away from me. The chair turned and on top was a mirror. When looking in the mirror I could see the cat. I am the cat. Truly inspirational when you work hard

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Just want to cry out here.🙃

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I also managed to switch from an Indian mnc to a reputed company and now also somehow cleared a FAANG interview,but i know I'm not much knowledgeable in my tech .

I often fail at some interviews badly.
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