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Google Foo.Bar challenge

2 points by pheww ↗ HN
While google searching, the Google Foo.Bar challenge appeared. like these: http://thehustle.co/the-secret-google-interview-that-landed-me-a-job https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8588080

Can anybody suggest how should I proceed? Should I prepare a bit before attempting it?

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sovietbear
My opinion is that you should make your best attempt on your own without input from others. As a coder and as interviewer it's often painfully obvious to me which candidates had 'help' to get to that point in the process.

Landing the big job is not worth much if six months in you are let go or transferred because you didn't really meet the qualifications. (Not trying to say you don't deserve a job at google)

I guess the best advice I could give is be yourself in how you solve it, employers often overlook minor skill deficiences in favor of character strengths.

Good luck!

pheww
Yeah.. and the feel you get on achieiving something by your own genuine efforts is unparallel! Thanks for sharing your opinion from experience.