In previous article, I shared how to crack coding interviews, but as a former top interviewer at Google, I’ve seen how hard tech interviews can be. Many people don’t like them, especially at big companies. I wanted to make interviews better, so I created a new way to do them during my time at Google.

Here’s how I changed things:

Making Interviews More Personal

1. Start by getting to know the person

   • Ask candidates about themselves
   • Find a topic they know well or really like

2. Help them feel comfortable

   • Ask questions about what they know
   • This helps candidates relax and feel more sure of themselves

3. Move to job-related questions

   • Slowly ask harder questions about the job

A New Way to Look at Coding Problems

4. Begin with an easy task

   • Give a simple, real-world coding problem
   • No hard topics, no binary trees 🌲
   • Help candidates feel good by solving an easy problem

5. Change the problem and see how they adapt

   • Add to or change the first problem
   • Ask candidates to update their answer

🔑 This is the most important part. It helps me see:

• How they think
• How they solve problems
• How well they can improve their code

More Than Just Coding

6. Let candidates ask questions
   • Give them enough time to ask about the job and company
   • Talk about what it’s like to work there
   • Remember, candidates need to decide if the job is right for them too

Did It Work?

This way of doing interviews helped me learn a lot about each candidate. Many of the people I said were good for the job ended up getting hired.

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