Interview Day Operations

Interview days are high cognitive load. Your goal is to reduce avoidable variance.

Before the day

• Confirm schedule and tech setup.
• Prepare water/notes.
• Review your top 6 behavioral stories.
• Warm up with 1 easy coding problem (not a hard one).

During rounds

• Ask clarifying questions early.
• Write assumptions down.
• Timebox: if stuck, step back and propose alternatives.
• Summarize tradeoffs and next steps at the end.

Between rounds

• Don’t try to learn new topics.
• Write a 3-line note: what worked, what to fix next round.

After the loop

• Write a quick debrief while memory is fresh.
• Send a short thank-you to recruiter if appropriate.