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Ask HN: Looking for a technical interview coach

4 points by allsystemsgo ↗ HN
I'm an iOS engineer. I have a great portfolio but I'm lacking in knowledge on data structures and algorithms. Are there interview coaches available for hire to help bootstrap my skills? What about online?

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soham
:-)

My answer to this on Quora (among other answers):

https://www.quora.com/Programming-Interviews/I-want-to-find-...

allsystemsgo
I've actually seen your posts before and know about your service. I'd love to check it out but, I'm out of state :-( I'm honestly surprised there isn't a service where I can just do a google hangout with someone to help get me up to speed.
soham
Thanks! Try scheduling mock interviews with Careercup.com. That's probably the closest I can recommend you. (We do mock interviews also, but it's a distraction for us from the main course we offer).

There are other mock interview services too, but I'm not sure if they are any good.

Core issue is, that the area of interview-important DS and Algos is vast. And most people who are good at it, are too busy working. Careercup sets a high bar, and so do we. And you don't want to go to people from Academia.

(BTW, we do accept remote students in the program. Our batches are small, and increasingly getting full way in advance, but if you'd like to chat, feel free to hit me up: soham@interviewkickstart.com.)

allsystemsgo
Great, I'll reach out to you.

I've used careercup a few times, primarily for resume review. I've had mixed results though.

Appreciate the feedback.