How long should answers be to interview questions?

The right length for interview answers is 30 seconds to 2 minutes for basic questions, and up to 3 or 3.5 minutes for behavioral questions. The answers to simple factual questions should be the shortest. For instance, the answer to “Where did you get your Master’s?” can be less than 30 seconds.

What should you do on day of coding interview?

Imagine your best day

• Greet your interviewer(s). Play through some small talk.
• Crush your first question. The first question comes your way, and you write out the answer deftly.
• Overcome a tough question. You get to a trickier part of a problem.
• End the day on a high note.

How long does a coding interview last?

In general, a coding interview is about 45 minutes of problem solving. Sometimes you’ll get a few short technical questions, but usually you’ll only dig into one complex algorithmic coding interview question (like the ones in our course).

How do you answer a job interview question about hours?

You’ll be able to give a stronger response if you research the company and industry beforehand. Talk about your work style, not time. While the question is about hours, it’s best to avoid giving numbers in your response. Instead, focus on how you do your work—you can talk about how you stay on schedule.

How long does it take you to do a practice interview?

With 189 questions, that’s an average of about 5 minutes per problem (again not counting reading time). In this case, I would recommend picking one representative question per chapter to do a full practice interview and then going relatively quickly, but thoroughly, through the rest of the problems.

How many hours does the average person work in a week?

At some companies, the norm is a 40-hour week and everyone goes home on time. But at some companies, everyone might toil for 50 or 60 hours per week without question.

How long should you spend on solving a problem?

Do not spend more than 24 hours on a problem. Last resort is to look at hints, leetcode discussions for the problem or solution (in that order). If rather than this, you keep on trying to solve the problem for more than 1 day it’ll hamper your confidence and consistency.