Cracking the Technical Interview (Video) is one-hour long video to show you what a Google/Microsoft-style interview is like, and what you should
and shouldn't do.
Watch Gayle Laakmann (Founder and CEO of CareerCup) interview a candidate, just like she did over 100 times for big companies like Google and Microsoft. The
candidate doesn't know how to solve the questions at first, so he's just like you. How does he handle it? What should you do in this situation? Watch this interview to find out!
This video will:
- Expose you to what a real Google / Microsoft / Amazon interview is like.
- Show you how to handle questions when you don't know the answer.
- Teach you what Google, Microsoft and Amazon look for in an interview.
After interviewing with 15 companies and receiving 15 job offers,
Gayle Laakmann took a
Software Engineering position with
Google. She spent three happy years there, doing over
150 Software Engineering interviews in Seattle, California, New York, Moscow and Budapest. She volunteered for career fairs, reviewed hundreds of resumes, and - most notable - served on
Google's Hiring Commitee. Long story made short - Gayle knows what it takes to get a job with Google.
In addition to Google, Gayle has worked for Microsoft (3 summers) and Apple (1 summer). Gayle Laakmann received her bachelors and masters in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.