How to handle the pressure of technical interviews without letting imposter syndrome overtake you? How I prepared for my Microsoft and Google Interviews and more.

In this episode, I answered some questions from a Reddit AMA
 based on my experience completing 2 internships at Google
and Microsoft and getting full-time SWE offers from both
companies.  





The Reddit questions I answered were: 


1. Hi! I’m trying to make the switch to a tech company (currently
work in IT for non-tech) and have been overwhelmed with the
interview process, mainly the technical assessment portion. How
do you handle the pressure of them without letting imposter
syndrome overtake you? 


2. How did you pass the resume screening for both of them? Did
you have referrals? What do you do to prepare before an
interview? 


3. How did you do 4 internships? At my university, we had one
unit that allowed us to do a single internship. 


4. How different are the SWE I and SWE II roles are? If I’m going
to have around 5 years experience when I finish at my current
company (second one after uni) I’m not sure yet if I can apply
for the second role as that will have more compensation? Also
looking for a FAANG that would sponsor H1 visa for a Canadian
wanting to live in the states.