You’ve hit a major milestone as a computer scientist and are becoming a capable programmer. You now know how to solve problems, write algorithms, and analyze solutions; and you have a wealth of tools (like data structures) at your disposal. You may now be ready for an internship or (possibly) an entry-level software engineering job. But can you land the internship/job? It depends in part on how well you can solve new technical problems and communicate during interviews. How can you get better at this? Practice!
Этот курс входит в специализацию ''Специализация Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond'
Mastering the Software Engineering Interview
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UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Innovation is central to who we are and what we do. Here, students learn that knowledge isn't just acquired in the classroom—life is their laboratory.
Программа курса: что вы изучите
3 ч. на завершение
Welcome & What is a Software Engineering Interview?
Welcome to our course on effectively communicating your technical abilities. This course focuses on landing a technical job and excelling in a technical role. To succeed in job interviews, you’ll need to be able to confidently articulate your ability to solve challenging problems and come up with new solutions under potentially stressful conditions. After getting a technical job, the role of communication increases even more. You’ll need to work with other members of the team, communicate technical challenges and successes, and potentially sell the value of your work to those outside the company. Our goal is that by the end of this course each and every one of you understands the importance of technical communication, and has received constructive feedback on areas of potential improvement. In achieving this goal you will also learn about algorithmic thinking on the fly, how to evaluate a good interview answer to a difficult technical problem, and how “soft” skills impact interview outcomes. In this module, we’ll begin to see what a technical interview looks like, from the perspective of a major tech company. We’ll then focus on how to best get the interview in the first place. If you're not in the job market right now, you might want to skim the videos in this module and skip ahead to the Resume Critique (for insights about how to present yourself in writing) or the Introductions assignment (on effectively presenting yourself in person).
3 ч. на завершение
15 видео ((всего 87 мин.)), 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 6 тестов
15 видео
Course Goals7мин
Why Soft Skills?8мин
Google engineers share their stories4мин
The Application Process3мин
Preparing for the Interview5мин
Researching the Company7мин
Effective Resumes6мин
Resume critique recap6мин
People Involved2мин
What is a technical phone screen or interview?7мин
What Is an In-Person Interview?8мин
When I struggled: Overcoming a tough interview experience1мин
The value of your introduction6мин
Good and bad example introductions5мин
5 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Prerequisites and how to get the most out of this course10мин
After completing this course, you will be able to...5мин
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5мин
Interview prep resources10мин
Congratulations and quiz answers10мин
6 практического упражнения
Where do you want to start?2мин
Preparing for the interview4мин
Resume critique20мин
Your experience4мин
Where do you want to go next?2мин
End of Week Quiz10мин
3 ч. на завершение
Welcome & What is a Software Engineering Interview?: Lesson Choices
3 ч. на завершение
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Screen and video recording tips15мин
1 практическое упражнение
Introductions (self-assessment)16мин
3 ч. на завершение
Live coding: the technical phone interview and beyond
Now that you’ve gotten warmed up, it’s time to practice your coding skills. One of the things you’ll almost certainly be asked to do during a technical phone interview is to code up a solution to a problem in a shared text document (e.g. Google doc) while you are on the phone with the interviewer. This experience can be intimidating, unfamiliar and humbling if you are not prepared, so this week we will give you lots of practice and tips for getting through this part of the interview with flying colors.
3 ч. на завершение
12 видео ((всего 64 мин.)), 3 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 6 тестов
12 видео
Cold Live Coding Assignment Walkthrough2мин
Sample demonstrating key pitfalls5мин
Talking Through Processes4мин
Getting Started2мин
Getting Stuck and Recovering from Mistakes5мин
Correctness and Testing3мин
A Very Good Phone Interview10мин
When I struggled: a first technical phone interview43
Imposter Syndrome and Stereotype Threat7мин
Growth mindset4мин
Imposter Syndrome Gallery15мин
3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5мин
Resources for finding problems to practice with10мин
Growth Mindset and Stereotype Threat: Additional Information and Resources10мин
6 практического упражнения
Cold Live Coding Assignment4мин
Your evaluation criteria4мин
Self-assessment20мин
Imposter syndrome and growth mindset4мин
Live coding assignment, take 230мин
Live coding take 2, self assessment20мин
1 ч. на завершение
Explaining what you've already done
This week, we’re going to focus on how to speak about your experiences working on projects and how to speak about the technical problems you’ve experienced and how you’ve solved those problems. We’ll introduce the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Results) model for presenting your work, and discuss how to and how not to present the problem you worked on and the solution you developed. We’ll also discuss the communication skills that are critical to this task. It’s a fun week with lots of examples (both good and bad), which ends with an assignment where you will present your own work on video and submit this video for peer review.
1 ч. на завершение
16 видео ((всего 67 мин.)), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
16 видео
Sample Pitch, Broadly Technical4мин
Sample Pitch, Non-Technical5мин
Sample Pitch, Technical5мин
Personal Narrative: Key Aspects4мин
Making the Problem Compelling4мин
Common Pitfall: Mixing Problem and Solution4мин
Common Pitfall: Assuming Too Much4мин
Presenting Your Solution4мин
Common Pitfall: In the Weeds4мин
Common Pitfall: Chronology4мин
Visual Aids3мин
Eye Contact, Speaking, and Projecting Excitement4мин
When I struggled: A surprising discovery33
Responding to Your Audience3мин
Describing a group project7мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
By the end of this week, you will be able to...5мин
1 практическое упражнение
Planning your narrative4мин
3 ч. на завершение
Explaining what you've already done: Lesson Choices
3 ч. на завершение
1 видео ((всего 4 мин.))
1 видео
1 практическое упражнение
Describe your work24мин
5 ч. на завершение
Algorithmic thinking on the fly
As we saw in week 2, coding on the fly can be a difficult task! In this final week of the course we’ll revisit the skill of live problem solving by looking at how to solve more challenging algorithmic problems (and write the code associated with the solution) on the whiteboard. You’ll recognize these problems as “classic” interview problems you’ve probably heard a lot about, designed to test your problem solving skills as well as your analysis and coding abilities. Don’t worry, we’ll teach you how to approach them with confidence through a 6-step process to addressing technical questions (hint: you don’t have to produce the perfect solution on the first try!). We’ll show you how to use this process in a number of examples. But of course, there is no substitute for practice, so we’ll set you up with how to train and evaluate yourself.
5 ч. на завершение
17 видео ((всего 127 мин.)), 5 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 5 тестов
17 видео
Algorithmic problem solving and interviews4мин
Case study: introduction5мин
Case study: a first solution4мин
Case study: working at the whiteboard5мин
Case study: going deeper7мин
Case study: next steps6мин
When I struggled: dealing with nerves1мин
In the real world: career advice1мин
Evaluation criteria4мин
Highlights from a good mock interview8мин
Pitfalls in a bad mock interview4мин
What's next?1мин
End of course message41
Appendix: full-length mock phone interview16мин
Appendix: full-length mock bad in-person interview26мин
Appendix: full-length mock good in-person interview27мин
5 материала для самостоятельного изучения
By the end of this week, you will be able to...10мин
Study notes20мин
Evaluation questions10мин
Interview Question Solutions--DON'T PEEK20мин
Additional Resources10мин
5 практического упражнения
Your experience4мин
Evaluating the mock interviews2мин
Solving algorithmic problems on the fly: Part 140мин
Record your live problem-solving session30мин
Solving Algorithmic Problems on the Fly: Part 2 (self-assessment)20мин
Рецензии
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Лучшие отзывы о курсе MASTERING THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERVIEW
от партнера MHMay 16, 2016
I found this course is very useful. It covers all of the important points of facing technology job interview, even including how to deal with psychological emotions and build strong growth mindset.
от партнера JCJul 18, 2017
I learned a LOT more than I thought I would. Practicing mock interviews while recording myself put me in a completely different mindset and let me know how much I need more practice.
от партнера RAJul 16, 2016
awesome course! having had so many bad interviews lately, this course points out all the mistakes you can make in an interview and how to improve and practice your skills.
от партнера HBNov 29, 2016
Great course. For me, having no knowledge of what to expect in technical interviews before taking this course, I found it really helpful for preparing for interviews
от партнера SRNov 27, 2018
It's pretty good information if you have never had an interview before.\n\nI've been working professionally for many years and this wasn't really what I needed.
от партнера BHNov 27, 2016
Very useful information for interviews, especially if you're not familiar with the process used for interviewing software development candidates.
от партнера PNFeb 9, 2016
PERFECT PERFECT! I wish this course was here 2 years ago. The materials are so useful and the mock interview too. Well done Professors!
от партнера GNNov 9, 2016
Very practical course, It helps to master Software Engineers hard and soft skills during interviewing.\n\nThanks to Coursera & Google
от партнера ARMay 1, 2016
Nice course. Should be taken once you are done with the Computer Science basic courses like data structures, algorithms, etc.
от партнера SPMar 7, 2016
I think this is a great course and gives very good insight into what is expected in a technical interview setting. :)
от партнера SJJun 18, 2019
The course is best for developing your fundamental concepts and gives great tips on how to approach an interview.
от партнера NNApr 5, 2016
I really learned a lot from this course and there was many useful tips and interviews that I learnt from.
от партнера YTAug 5, 2017
very constructive advices and tips for people who wanna landing on a software engineering position
от партнера NNMar 22, 2019
Exceptional prep for interviewing. I learned so much. Great skills for life. Thank you so much!
от партнера PIOct 1, 2016
The lessons have been very helpful in preparing for a technical interview. Highly recommended!
от партнера ABOct 21, 2017
Thank you for this course! I found a lot of interesting subjects during this journey!
от партнера WBNov 17, 2016
Reliable, good for people who still need to find their first position in the industry
от партнера ABJul 11, 2016
It's just amazing! So many really helpful tips and tricks. Thanks for this course!
от партнера LLJul 18, 2017
great! They teach me a lot of tips I did not follow in previous interviews!
от партнера MRFeb 28, 2016
Loved it .\n\nBest MOOC specialization I have attended.\n\nThanks a lot!!!
Специализация Object Oriented Java Programming: Data Structures and Beyond: общие сведения
This Specialization covers intermediate topics in software development. You’ll learn object-oriented programming principles that will allow you to use Java to its full potential, and you’ll implement data structures and algorithms for organizing large amounts of data in a way that is both efficient and easy to work with. You’ll also practice critically evaluating your own code, and you’ll build technical communication skills that will help you prepare for job interviews and collaborative work as a software engineer. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply your skills to analyze data collected from a real-world (social) network. Google has contributed real-world projects and the involvement of its engineers as guest lecturers to these courses. A small, select group of top learners who complete the Specialization will be offered practice interviews with Google recruiters. Invitation to a practice interview does not guarantee an actual interview or employment.
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