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5 Tips to Ace online assessments for Internships and Placements:
A thread🧵
A thread🧵
1. Constraint and Language Analysis → If you can master this, you may become invincible at OAs.
- The approach here is simple, use the constraints given in the question and the language used to estimate the time complexity, and in turn to predict the algorithm.
- The approach here is simple, use the constraints given in the question and the language used to estimate the time complexity, and in turn to predict the algorithm.
- Eg. If it’s n≤=10^5, you can try to consider algos and data structures with nlogn complexities. In general, the aim is to keep the number of computations less than 10^8. Aditya Verma has a great video for this on his channel.
- If questions says "For-all", think backtracking.
- If questions says "For-all", think backtracking.
2. Data Structures based MCQs → These super underrated questions can end up being the differentiating factor in Online assessments.
- I made a point of going through the DS wise MCQ sets on GFG and InterviewBit to brush up on their complexities, applications and working.
- I made a point of going through the DS wise MCQ sets on GFG and InterviewBit to brush up on their complexities, applications and working.
3. Regular live contests → No amount of virtual contests can ever prepare you for the pressure of OAs.
- The best way to get yourself ready is to give regular weekly live contests on platforms like LeetCode and Hackerearth, as their level is really close to most OAs.
- The best way to get yourself ready is to give regular weekly live contests on platforms like LeetCode and Hackerearth, as their level is really close to most OAs.
4. A mindfulness strategy → Try to discover an activity that helps you calm your nerves before the test.
- For me, giving typing tests pre-exam helped me calm my nerves and warm my fingers up at the same time.
-For you, It could be anything from meditation to
watching comedy.
- For me, giving typing tests pre-exam helped me calm my nerves and warm my fingers up at the same time.
-For you, It could be anything from meditation to
watching comedy.
5. Company focussed preparation → Should we prepare for MCQs or Subjective, study Core or DSA?
- A varied format in each company’s tests confuses every student.
- Leverage the interview experiences on medium and GFG, and try test series like the ones conducted by Arsh Goyal
- A varied format in each company’s tests confuses every student.
- Leverage the interview experiences on medium and GFG, and try test series like the ones conducted by Arsh Goyal
Bonus: Learning how to debug →
- In online tests, knowing how to debug exponentially increases your chances of getting in.
- Learn techniques like backward, forward, and blockwise analysis, and don't refer to editorials until you’ve exhausted all your debugging options.
- In online tests, knowing how to debug exponentially increases your chances of getting in.
- Learn techniques like backward, forward, and blockwise analysis, and don't refer to editorials until you’ve exhausted all your debugging options.
After a long break this time, congratulations on making it to the end. Thank you for reading! 😊
I’d love to for you to reply with your favourite OA strategies and experiences :D
I’d love to for you to reply with your favourite OA strategies and experiences :D
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