This is the last chapter of our The Complete Guide to Google Interview Preparation series.

If you keep following our blogs, I hope you are quite clear about how to prepare for a Google interview. Many people may ask if this guide also works for non-Google interviews as well. This is the whole point of this chapter.

The short answer is yes, you can use this guide to prepare interviews for most top companies like Facebook, Uber, Airbnb and so on. This is exactly the reason that you see some folks just got offers from all those companies.

In this chapter, I’m going to discuss non-Google interview styles, preparation “shortcut” and how to prepare specifically for one company.

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This is the 9th chapter of our The Complete Guide to Google Interview Preparation series.

How to prepare non-technical questions in a coding interview is one of the most common questions I’ve received. Most people have no idea how to prepare for it or they even don’t know what type of questions will be asked.

Generally speaking, non-technical questions only account for a small part of the interview. However, it can “kill” you if interviewers catch any red flags. One example is the culture fit. The trend is that companies are paying more attentions to culture fit, which is true for both big companies like Google, Airbnb, and startups.

In this chapter, I’ll cover everything non-technical, including self-introduction, culture fit, ask questions to interviewers, etc.. These are not only tips that can help you be better prepared, but also a good practice to let you be aware if you are a good fit.

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This is the 8th chapter of our The Complete Guide to Google Interview Preparation series.

Following our <previous discussion> about phone screens, I’ll talk about on-site interviews in this chapter. For most companies, this is the “final test” you’ll have and once you pass it, you’ll get the offer.

At the same time, the on-site interview is also the most exhausting step where you’ll have multiple sessions within a single day. There’s no doubt that on-site interviews are more challenging in general and many people are really afraid of this. I’ll address all those concerns in this chapter and provide very practical tips as before.
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This is the 7th chapter of our The Complete Guide to Google Interview Preparation series.

If you are following our previous chapters, you should already have a clear idea of how to prepare Google interviews. Normally, if you have passed the resume screen, the first step is the phone interview.

Although phone interviews are slightly easier than on-site interviews in general, it’s where most people get eliminated. There are certainly several red flags you should be aware of, but more importantly, some very simple and practical tips can significantly increase your passing rate. I’ll address all of them in this chapter.

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This is the fifth chapter of our The Complete Guide to Google Interview Preparation series.

From Gainlo‘s survey, system design interview is the No.1 thing people are afraid of. It’s not unique to Google interview preparation, but all companies in general.

Part of the reason is that system design questions are usually open-ended so that there’s no such thing as a standard answer. In addition, this problem also makes preparation hard because you won’t know if your solution works.

Let’s address all these problems in this chapter. I’ll briefly explain how system design interview is evaluated first, then I’ll provide practical tips about both preparation and interview strategy.

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