You’ve hit a major milestone as a computer scientist and are becoming a capable programmer. You now know how to solve problems, write algorithms, and analyze solutions; and you have a wealth of tools (like data structures) at your disposal. You may now be ready for an internship or (possibly) an entry-level software engineering job. But can you land the internship/job? It depends in part on how well you can solve new technical problems and communicate during interviews. How can you get better at this? Practice!
With the support of Google’s recruiting and engineering teams we’ve provided tips, examples, and practice opportunities in this course that may help you with a number of tech companies. We’ll assist you to organize into teams to practice. Lastly, we’ll give you basic job search advice, and tips for succeeding once you’re on the job.
本课程是 Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond 专项课程 专项课程的一部分
Mastering the Software Engineering Interview
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1Welcome & What is a Software Engineering Interview?
Welcome to our course on effectively communicating your technical abilities. This course focuses on landing a technical job and excelling in a technical role. To succeed in job interviews, you’ll need to be able to confidently articulate your ability to solve challenging problems and come up with new solutions under potentially stressful conditions. After getting a technical job, the role of communication increases even more. You’ll need to work with other members of the team, communicate technical challenges and successes, and potentially sell the value of your work to those outside the company. Our goal is that by the end of this course each and every one of you understands the importance of technical communication, and has received constructive feedback on areas of potential improvement. In achieving this goal you will also learn about algorithmic thinking on the fly, how to evaluate a good interview answer to a difficult technical problem, and how “soft” skills impact interview outcomes. In this module, we’ll begin to see what a technical interview looks like, from the perspective of a major tech company. We’ll then focus on how to best get the interview in the first place. If you're not in the job market right now, you might want to skim the videos in this module and skip ahead to the Resume Critique (for insights about how to present yourself in writing) or the Introductions assignment (on effectively presenting yourself in person).
15 个视频 （总计 87 分钟）, 6 个阅读材料, 7 个测验
15 个视频
Course Goals7分钟
Why Soft Skills?8分钟
Google engineers share their stories4分钟
The Application Process3分钟
Preparing for the Interview5分钟
Researching the Company7分钟
Effective Resumes6分钟
Resume critique recap6分钟
People Involved2分钟
What is a technical phone screen or interview?7分钟
What Is an In-Person Interview?8分钟
When I struggled: Overcoming a tough interview experience1分钟
The value of your introduction6分钟
Good and bad example introductions5分钟
6 个阅读材料
Prerequisites and how to get the most out of this course10分钟
After completing this course, you will be able to...5分钟
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5分钟
Interview prep resources10分钟
Congratulations and quiz answers10分钟
Screen and video recording tips15分钟
7 个练习
Where do you want to start?2分钟
Preparing for the interview4分钟
Resume critique20分钟
Your experience4分钟
Where do you want to go next?2分钟
Introductions (self-assessment)16分钟
End of Week Quiz10分钟
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2Live coding: the technical phone interview and beyond
Now that you’ve gotten warmed up, it’s time to practice your coding skills. One of the things you’ll almost certainly be asked to do during a technical phone interview is to code up a solution to a problem in a shared text document (e.g. Google doc) while you are on the phone with the interviewer. This experience can be intimidating, unfamiliar and humbling if you are not prepared, so this week we will give you lots of practice and tips for getting through this part of the interview with flying colors.
12 个视频 （总计 64 分钟）, 3 个阅读材料, 6 个测验
12 个视频
Cold Live Coding Assignment Walkthrough2分钟
Sample demonstrating key pitfalls5分钟
Talking Through Processes4分钟
Getting Started2分钟
Getting Stuck and Recovering from Mistakes5分钟
Correctness and Testing3分钟
A Very Good Phone Interview10分钟
When I struggled: a first technical phone interview分钟
Imposter Syndrome and Stereotype Threat7分钟
Growth mindset4分钟
Imposter Syndrome Gallery15分钟
3 个阅读材料
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5分钟
Resources for finding problems to practice with10分钟
Growth Mindset and Stereotype Threat: Additional Information and Resources10分钟
6 个练习
Cold Live Coding Assignment4分钟
Your evaluation criteria4分钟
Self-assessment20分钟
Imposter syndrome and growth mindset4分钟
Live coding assignment, take 230分钟
Live coding take 2, self assessment20分钟
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3Explaining what you've already done
This week, we’re going to focus on how to speak about your experiences working on projects and how to speak about the technical problems you’ve experienced and how you’ve solved those problems. We’ll introduce the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Results) model for presenting your work, and discuss how to and how not to present the problem you worked on and the solution you developed. We’ll also discuss the communication skills that are critical to this task. It’s a fun week with lots of examples (both good and bad), which ends with an assignment where you will present your own work on video and submit this video for peer review.
17 个视频 （总计 71 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 2 个测验
17 个视频
Sample Pitch, Broadly Technical4分钟
Sample Pitch, Non-Technical5分钟
Sample Pitch, Technical5分钟
Personal Narrative: Key Aspects4分钟
Making the Problem Compelling4分钟
Common Pitfall: Mixing Problem and Solution4分钟
Common Pitfall: Assuming Too Much4分钟
Presenting Your Solution4分钟
Common Pitfall: In the Weeds4分钟
Common Pitfall: Chronology4分钟
Visual Aids3分钟
Eye Contact, Speaking, and Projecting Excitement4分钟
When I struggled: A surprising discovery分钟
Responding to Your Audience3分钟
Describing a group project7分钟
Assignment Overview3分钟
1 个阅读材料
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5分钟
2 个练习
Planning your narrative4分钟
Describe your work24分钟
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4Algorithmic thinking on the fly
As we saw in week 2, coding on the fly can be a difficult task! In this final week of the course we’ll revisit the skill of live problem solving by looking at how to solve more challenging algorithmic problems (and write the code associated with the solution) on the whiteboard. You’ll recognize these problems as “classic” interview problems you’ve probably heard a lot about, designed to test your problem solving skills as well as your analysis and coding abilities. Don’t worry, we’ll teach you how to approach them with confidence through a 6-step process to addressing technical questions (hint: you don’t have to produce the perfect solution on the first try!). We’ll show you how to use this process in a number of examples. But of course, there is no substitute for practice, so we’ll set you up with how to train and evaluate yourself.
17 个视频 （总计 127 分钟）, 5 个阅读材料, 5 个测验
17 个视频
Algorithmic problem solving and interviews4分钟
Case study: introduction5分钟
Case study: a first solution4分钟
Case study: working at the whiteboard5分钟
Case study: going deeper7分钟
Case study: next steps6分钟
When I struggled: dealing with nerves1分钟
In the real world: career advice1分钟
Evaluation criteria4分钟
Highlights from a good mock interview8分钟
Pitfalls in a bad mock interview4分钟
What's next?1分钟
End of course message分钟
Appendix: full-length mock phone interview16分钟
Appendix: full-length mock bad in-person interview26分钟
Appendix: full-length mock good in-person interview27分钟
5 个阅读材料
By the end of this week, you will be able to...10分钟
Study notes20分钟
Evaluation questions10分钟
Interview Question Solutions--DON'T PEEK20分钟
Additional Resources10分钟
5 个练习
Your experience4分钟
Evaluating the mock interviews2分钟
Solving algorithmic problems on the fly: Part 140分钟
Record your live problem-solving session30分钟
Solving Algorithmic Problems on the Fly: Part 2 (self-assessment)20分钟
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创建者 MH•May 17th 2016
I found this course is very useful. It covers all of the important points of facing technology job interview, even including how to deal with psychological emotions and build strong growth mindset.
创建者 JC•Jul 19th 2017
I learned a LOT more than I thought I would. Practicing mock interviews while recording myself put me in a completely different mindset and let me know how much I need more practice.
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Mia Minnes
Assistant Teaching ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Leo Porter
Assistant Teaching ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
Christine Alvarado
Associate Teaching ProfessorComputer Science and Engineering
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关于 Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond 专项课程
This Specialization covers intermediate topics in software development. You’ll learn object-oriented programming principles that will allow you to use Java to its full potential, and you’ll implement data structures and algorithms for organizing large amounts of data in a way that is both efficient and easy to work with. You’ll also practice critically evaluating your own code, and you’ll build technical communication skills that will help you prepare for job interviews and collaborative work as a software engineer. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply your skills to analyze data collected from a real-world (social) network. Google has contributed real-world projects and the involvement of its engineers as guest lecturers to these courses. A small, select group of top learners who complete the Specialization will be offered practice interviews with Google recruiters. Invitation to a practice interview does not guarantee an actual interview or employment.
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