My Take on Interviews

Most candidates solve interview problems.

Strong candidates show how they think.

The real upgrade in interviews is moving from guessing to a structured problem-solving process. Not because interviewers want steps, but because they want clarity.

A solid framework helps you:

Think clearly under pressure
Avoid getting stuck
Catch edge cases and optimizations
Sound calm, professional, and experienced

The goal: make the process automatic.

The 3-Phase Interview Framework

1. Understand

Clarify requirements, constraints, and edge cases before coding.

2. Design

Start brute force, analyze time & space, then optimize using patterns(Binary Search, HashMaps, Sliding Window, Two Pointers, Heaps), this is for dsa oriented interviews.

3. Implement

Walk through examples, write clean code, test edge cases, discuss trade-offs.

This mindset separates candidates who eventually get there from those who look interview-ready from minute one.

Don’t just practice problems. Practice the process. But remember you need to sound human, not a robot. So no cramming just mastering the art.

Lemme know what y'all think

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