Technical interviews often look like a puzzle contest, but most interviewers aren’t scoring you on whether you’ve seen the exact problem before. They’re evaluating how you reason, communicate, and debug under constraints. Here are practical ways to show that—consistently.
Before you touch code, quickly confirm:
This makes you look intentional (and prevents avoidable rework).
A strong structure is:
Tip: If you’re unsure, propose two approaches and compare complexity out loud.
Interviewers love when you state what must remain true:
When you articulate invariants, you debug faster and build trust.
While coding, keep it clean and predictable:
left, right, freq, visited)If you get stuck, don’t go silent. Say: “I’m considering X vs Y; I’ll test with an example.”
Pick a representative example and step through:
This is often where interviewers see real seniority: not perfect recall, but reliable verification.
Choose any medium problem and do only these steps:
You’ll be surprised how much your performance improves even before writing a line.
What’s the hardest part for you in technical interviews right now—coming up with the approach, communicating clearly, or debugging under time pressure?
This is excellent advice—especially the emphasis on *making your thinking visible*. One thing I’d add: interviewers often want to see **decision-makin...
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