Tldr; I’m UK from very decent Uni, passed loads of technical OA’s and interviews, but always seemed to fail in behavioral. Any tips or advice for how I can improve for when I look for grad roles.
Hi all. As stated, I’m from a decent UK Uni, not Oxbridge but always very high in rankings, and am lucky enough to have secured a well paid internship next summer for as fairly unknown company compared to the usual names in this sub. Before Christmas, I was applying all over for internships, and did in my opinion fairly successful. I got to late rounds with the Trade Desk and Marshall wace, as well as through early rounds with companies like capital one, UBS etc. I was not overly prepared, had some personal projects but not really touched leetcode. I recieved a LOT of rejections, and almost all of them were at a later stage with some kind of behavioral element. Capital one and UBS hirevue, MW, and lots more virtual interviews, I failed at this same step. The internship I was successful for, had 3 technical interviews and a much more relaxed chat rather than the virtual interview style.
It’s very challenging for me to see what I’m doing wrong. I’ve had group work in university, hackathons, open-source work as well as part time hospitality work, and when I answer questions I always try to link it back to real situation I’ve experience but tie it back to in a software engineer workplace i.e. what to do if you disagree with a co-worker.
I feel as though i’m well spoken, friendly and follow the STAR format well, so is their something crucial i’m missing or do they just simply prefer other candidates?
Any advice appreciated, I recognize it’s very challenging when you can’t see transcripts or full examples.
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r/cscareerquestions Tldr; I’m UK from very decent Uni, passed loads of technical OA’s and interviews, but always seemed to fail in behavioral. Any tips or advice for how I can improve for when I look for grad roles. Hi all. As stated, I’m from a decent UK Uni, not Oxbridge but always very high in rankings, and am lucky enough to have secured a well paid internship next summer for as fairly unknown company compared to the usual names in this sub. Before Christmas, I was applying all over for internships, and did in my opinion fairly successful. I got to late rounds with the Trade Desk and Marshall wace, as well as through early rounds with companies like capital one, UBS etc. I was not overly prepared, had some personal projects but not really touched leetcode. I recieved a LOT of rejections, and almost all of them were at a later stage with some kind of behavioral element. Capital one and UBS hirevue, MW, and lots more virtual interviews, I failed at this same step. The internship I was successful for, had 3 technical interviews and a much more relaxed chat rather than the virtual interview style. It’s very challenging for me to see what I’m doing wrong. I’ve had group work in university, hackathons, open-source work as well as part time hospitality work, and when I answer questions I always try to link it back to real situation I’ve experience but tie it back to in a software engineer workplace i.e. what to do if you disagree with a co-worker. I feel as though i’m well spoken, friendly and follow the STAR format well, so is their something crucial i’m missing or do they just simply prefer other candidates? Any advice appreciated, I recognize it’s very challenging when you can’t see transcripts or full examples. submitted by /u/T0pCronos [link] [comments]
Tldr; I’m UK from very decent Uni, passed loads of technical OA’s and interviews, but always seemed to fail in behavioral. Any tips or advice for how I can improve for when I look for grad roles.
Hi all. As stated, I’m from a decent UK Uni, not Oxbridge but always very high in rankings, and am lucky enough to have secured a well paid internship next summer for as fairly unknown company compared to the usual names in this sub. Before Christmas, I was applying all over for internships, and did in my opinion fairly successful. I got to late rounds with the Trade Desk and Marshall wace, as well as through early rounds with companies like capital one, UBS etc. I was not overly prepared, had some personal projects but not really touched leetcode. I recieved a LOT of rejections, and almost all of them were at a later stage with some kind of behavioral element. Capital one and UBS hirevue, MW, and lots more virtual interviews, I failed at this same step. The internship I was successful for, had 3 technical interviews and a much more relaxed chat rather than the virtual interview style.
It’s very challenging for me to see what I’m doing wrong. I’ve had group work in university, hackathons, open-source work as well as part time hospitality work, and when I answer questions I always try to link it back to real situation I’ve experience but tie it back to in a software engineer workplace i.e. what to do if you disagree with a co-worker.
I feel as though i’m well spoken, friendly and follow the STAR format well, so is their something crucial i’m missing or do they just simply prefer other candidates?
Any advice appreciated, I recognize it’s very challenging when you can’t see transcripts or full examples.
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