Short notes about interview preparation, resume practice, and the small moments that change how candidates get ready.
Jul 31, 2026
i bombed an interview last month because i couldn't explain a gap on my resume smoothly. spent 40 hours grinding leetcode that week, zero minutes practicing the most obvious...
Jul 31, 2026
bombed three backend engineer interviews in six weeks. knew my leetcode, had good answers written down for behavioral stuff. still couldn't land an offer. the problem wasn't that...
Jul 30, 2026
i was prepping for a senior backend role last year and convinced three different friends to do mock interviews with me. every single one turned into a 40-minute chat about their...
Jul 30, 2026
i kept asking friends to run mock interviews with me before real ones, and every single time we'd start strong for maybe two questions, then drift into catching up or them going...
Jul 29, 2026
every time i'd ask a friend to grill me for an interview, we'd start strong then drift into catching up or them going easy on me. by minute 10 it wasn't practice anymore. i was...
Jul 29, 2026
spent weeks grinding leetcode and behavioral prep, then got absolutely cooked on questions about my own resume. the one part i never thought to rehearse. bombed an interview last...
Jul 29, 2026
got rejected after a final round where i literally knew every answer. sat there afterwards thinking, how did i blow that? then it hit me—i'd never actually said any of it out loud...