Laakmann Gayle. Cracking The Coding Interview. 150 Programming Interview Questions and Solutions

Seattle: CareerCup, LLC, 2010. — 310 p.Overview150 programming interview questions and solutions
Plus:
- Five proven approaches to solving tough algorithm questions
- Ten mistakes candidates make - and how to avoid them
- Steps to prepare for behavioral and technical questions
- Interviewer war stories: a view from the interviewer’s sideThe Microsoft Interview
The Amazon Interview
The Google Interview
The Apple Interview
The Yahoo Interview
Interview War Stories
Before the Interview
Resume Advice
Behavioral Preparation
Technical Preparation
The Interview and Beyond
Handling Behavioral Questions
Handling Technical Questions
Five Algorithm Approaches
The Offer and Beyond
Top Ten Mistakes Candidates Make
Frequently Asked Questions
Interview Questions
Data Structures
Knowledge Based
Additional Review Problems
SolutionsMock InterviewsGayle Laakmann’s interviewing expertise comes from vast experience on both sides of the desk. She has completed Software Engineering interviews with - and received offers from - Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Capital IQ, and a number of other firms.
Of these top companies, she has worked for Microsoft, Apple and Google, where she gained deep insight into each company’s hiring practices.
Most recently, Gayle spent three years at Google as a Software Engineer and was one of the company’s lead interviewers. She interviewed over 120 candidates in the U.S. and abroad, and led much of the recruiting for her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
Additionally, she served on Google’s Hiring Committee, where she reviewed each candidate’s feedback and made hire / no-hire decisions. She assessed over 700 candidates in that role, and evaluated hundreds more resumes.
In 2005, Gayle founded CareerCup.com to bring her wealth of experience to candidates around the world. Launched first as a free forum for interview questions, CareerCup now offers a book, a video and mock interviews.
Gayle holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.