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sidebar_label: Most common behavioral questions to prepare
sidebar_label: Common behavioral questions to practice
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In the software engineer interview process, behavioral interviews may seem so much more varied and unstructured as compared to technical interviews. However, in most cases, the interviewer is actually just trying to get to know you better and there's always a set of common questions that need to be asked to achieve that.
sidebar_label: Best practices before, during, and after
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As coding interviews mature over the years, there are now firmer expectations on how candidates should behave during a coding interview. Some of these practices also help you to exhibit "hire" signals to the interviewer by displaying your ability to communicate well and deal with roadblocks.
sidebar_label: Techniques to solve coding interview questions
sidebar_label: Techniques to solve questions
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The biggest fear most candidates will have during a coding interview is: what if I get stuck on the question and don't know how to do it? Fortunately, there are structured ways to approach coding interview questions that will increase your chances of solving them. From how to find a solution or approach, to optimizing time and space complexity, here are some of the top tips and best practices that will help you solve coding interview questions.
Something you can always count on to happen at the end of your Software Engineer interview - both technical and non-technical rounds - is for the interviewer to ask you if you "have any final questions?".
sidebar_label: System design interview preparation guide
sidebar_label: System design preparation guide
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The objective of system design interviews is to evaluate a candidate's skill at designing real-world software systems involving multiple components. System design questions are typically given to more senior candidates (with a few years of experience). Interns aren't typically given system design questions as it is hard to expect interns to have sufficient and relevant industry experience to answer this type of questions well.