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Comment · 8 years ago
Founder of Pramp.com here. Coding and interviewing are orthogonal skills. Being good at the former doesn't mean you're good at the latter. My recommendation to you is to challenge your own assumptions about your interviewing skills. Do you know for sure that you can do a credible job at system design? Is the process you use when tackling a problem aligns with interviewers' expectations? How are your communication skills? The point is that practicing coding interviews with other engineers will allow you to get unbiased feedback about many of the aspects above.
Comment · 8 years ago
As other commenters alluded, interviewing and coding are indeed two different skills. However, contrary to some of the comments, I don't think there is anything wrong with preparing for an interview or even taking an entire course for that matter. If it helps you shine and showcase your real skills to an employer then why not? I’ve seen many brilliant software engineers get rejected for positions cut out for them only because they were so nervous at interviews that they had trouble even understanding simple questions until right after the interview ended. I know that because I'm a co-founder at Pramp.com, a free p2p mock interviewing platform for software engineers. It's incredible to see the improvement in one's confidence even after a single practice interview.
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Comment · 9 years ago
Pramp provides you the ability to schedule same-day mock interviews.
Comment · 10 years ago
This is truly an inspiring story, Jen! Kudos on the journey and all the best with Zube.io
Comment · 11 years ago
If you guys got an interview invite from YC and wish to practice beforehand, you can do so here: Pramp.com/YC/faq
Comment · 11 years ago
If you happen to be one of those who received an interview invitation, you could actually practice for your upcoming YC interview here: Pramp.com/YC/faq
Comment · 11 years ago
Thanks for the great feedback. Totally makes sense and I plan to add the "About" page very soon.
Comment · 11 years ago
Not at all fishy. Please see my comment below.

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