title: 'Coding interview best practices: What to do to display hire signals'
id: coding-interview-cheatsheet
title: 'Coding interview cheatsheet: Best practices before, during and after'
description: Tips on what to do before, during and after coding interviews to display hire signals according to coding interview evaluation criteria
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how to display hire behavior in coding interview,
how to pass coding interview,
]
sidebar_label: Best practices during coding interviews
sidebar_label: Best practices cheatsheet
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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.
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1. **Technical competency** - Translating discussed solutions to working code with no significant struggle. Clean, correct implementation with strong knowledge of language constructs.
1. **Testing** - Ability to test code against normal and corner cases, self-correcting issues in code.
Read more about [how you should behave in a coding interview to display hire signals](./coding-interview-best-practices.md).
Read more about [how you should behave in a coding interview to display hire signals](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md).
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I will go into detail on the general coding interview evaluation process across big tech companies in this guide. I've also included an [example rubric](./coding-interview-rubrics.md) you can use while practicing on your own or with your peers.
If you haven't done so already, do refer to my [Coding interview best practices cheatsheet](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) which basically synthesizes what candidates should do to fulfill the evaluated criteria in coding interviews.
If you haven't done so already, do refer to my [Coding interview best practices cheatsheet](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) which basically synthesizes what candidates should do to fulfill the evaluated criteria in coding interviews.
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These are all the topics you should study, in order of priority. The learning resources linked are my algorithm cheatsheets - which give you an overview of must-remembers like time complexity, corner cases and topic-specific useful techniques, as well as must-do practice questions.
Don't forget to apply behaviors from [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) and methods from [coding interview techniques](./coding-interview-techniques.md) early on while you practice!
Don't forget to apply behaviors from [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) and methods from [coding interview techniques](./coding-interview-techniques.md) early on while you practice!
#### Week 1
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Feel free to skip the dynamic programming questions if you haven't studied them or feel that they won't be relevant. Many dynamic programming questions can be solved with recursion / backtracking anyway.
Don't forget to apply behaviors from [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) and methods from [coding interview techniques](./coding-interview-techniques.md) early on while you practice!
Don't forget to apply behaviors from [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) and methods from [coding interview techniques](./coding-interview-techniques.md) early on while you practice!
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If you haven't already, I recommend you check out my [free structured guide for coding interviews](./software-engineering-interview-guide.md), which contains step by step guidance such as:
- [How to make an efficient plan for your coding interview preparation](./coding-interview-study-plan.md) - including priority of topics and questions to study, based on the time you have left
- [Coding interview best practices cheatsheet](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) - including how to behave during a coding interview to exhibit hire signals
- [Coding interview best practices cheatsheet](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) - including how to behave during a coding interview to exhibit hire signals
- [Algorithms cheatsheets](.//algorithms/study-cheatsheet.md) - including the must-remembers that you should internalize for every data structure
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You are usually not allowed to execute the code even if the editor supports execution. So don't rely on that for verifying the correctness of your solution. Formats would differ slightly depending on the roles you are applying to. Many companies like to use [CoderPad](https://coderpad.io) for collaborative code editing. CoderPad supports running of the program, so it is possible that you will be asked to fix your code such that it can be run. For front end interviews, many companies like to use [CodePen](https://codepen.io), and it will be worth your time to familiarize yourself with the user interfaces of such web-based coding environments.
Check out [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) as well for do's and don'ts before your phone screen interviews.
Check out [coding interview best practices](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) as well for do's and don'ts before your phone screen interviews.
### 5. Onsite
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If you have read the [coding interview evaluation rubric](./coding-interview-rubrics.md) used at top tech companies, you may be overwhelmed by the number of items evaluated and how to demonstrate hire behaviors consistently.
This [coding interview best practices guide](./coding-interview-best-practices.md) synthesizes actionable recommendations of what to do before, during and after your coding interviews to demonstrate hire signals.
This [coding interview best practices guide](./coding-interview-cheatsheet.md) synthesizes actionable recommendations of what to do before, during and after your coding interviews to demonstrate hire signals.
I recommend to internalize and use the guide as an accompaniment while you practice coding interview questions - to ensure that you cultivate good habits and muscle memory with regards to interviews right from the beginning.
Yangshun
3 years ago