Day 133 of 133

Mock interview: behavioral round + on-site simulation + day-of prep

5 STAR stories back-to-back. Plan logistics for the actual onsite.

DSA · NeetCode Greedy

Gas StationDSA · Greedy
Interview questions to prep
1. Prove the greedy choice — why is the locally-optimal pick safe globally? (Exchange argument or staying-ahead.)
2. When does greedy fail on a similar-looking problem, and what would you reach for instead (DP, BFS)?
3. Walk through edge cases that often break naive greedy: ties, negatives, single element.

Run 5 STAR stories back-to-back, time each at 3 minBehavioralThe Muse
Interview questions to prep
1. Pick 5 stories (conflict, failure, leadership, influence, ambiguity) — record yourself, listen back.
2. Which story is your strongest, and which is the most likely to come up on this loop?
Review recordings: filler words, structure, impactBehavioralLenny's Newsletter
Interview questions to prep
1. What's the one thing you'd cut from each story?
2. Where did you bury the impact — how can you lead with the result and only then explain how?
Day-of prep: sleep, food, environment, breaksBehavioralalirezadir
Interview questions to prep
1. What's your plan for the 5 minutes between rounds on a virtual onsite?
2. What's your fallback if your camera or audio dies mid-round?

References & further reading