How to Effectively Use Mock Interviews to Prepare for FAANG Software Engineering Interviews

One of the best ways to prepare for a technical job interview is to have mock interviews. If you are preparing for software engineering positions in FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) or similar other big technology companies (e.g., Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, VMWare, and others) then you should also look into mock interviews for improving your interview skills. This advice is applicable whether you are preparing for coding or system design interviews. Please read this article till the end because, in the end, we are discussing how you can effectively use mock system design interview videos to prepare for system design interviews in FAANG and other big technology companies.

If you have friends working in these big technology companies, who are also experienced interviewers in these companies, then best is to ask them to take your mock interviews and provide you feedback. Nothing beats having a good friend, who is also an experienced interviewer in these companies and who knows first-hand knowledge about the interview process and what the interviewers in an interview loop usually look for in candidates while interviewing them for software engineering positions, to take your mock interviews, whether coding or system design and provide you detailed feedback with areas that you…