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E-Book PDF (314 pages)
  • 150 questions and solutions prepared by technical interview experts!
  • Advice on approaching 23 types of questions.
  • Interview war stories
  • Behind the scenes look at Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, Apple and Google interview.
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Video (One Hour)
  • Overview of what companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon look for.
  • Resume discussion to show you how to discuss your resume.
  • Technical questions with white-boarding coding where the candidate gets stuck.
  • Interviewer (Founder and CEO of CareerCup) reviews the interview with what was good and bad.
  • Video Preview and More Info

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More Resources
  • Google Interview Guide: Advice on how to crack your Google Interview. Written by a former Googler for future Googlers!
  • Mock Interviews: Studying technical questions only gets you so far. Discover what your faults are and learn personalized tips to improve. Mock Interviews are conducted by trained current and former engineers at the top tech firms (Google / Microsoft / Amazon / etc).
  • Job Placement Service: Want to get more interview calls? Looking to get placed at a particular firm? Let CareerCup's FREE placement service help connect you.
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The Ultimate Guide to Interviewing! Author and Former Googler Gayle Laakmann has handpicked 150 of the top interview questions from Google, Microsoft, Amazon and more.

This book will give you 314 pages of interviewing fun! Including:
  • 150 question and solutions written by experts.
  • Questions are grouped by topic and sorted by difficulty, allowing you to focus on your weakest areas.
  • Advice for each topic, including relevant terminology, useful theorems, and suggestions on how to approach these questions.
  • A behind the scene look at the Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple and Amazon interview processes.
  • Stories from the interviewer's perspective - both humorous and instructive.
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About the Author
Gayle 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 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a bachelor's and a master's degree in Computer Science.


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