Design Gurus Interview Preparation Guide
A free overview of how to plan a preparation timeline, what to study in what order and how the rounds fit together. Read it before deciding what to buy or who to book.
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What it is
A free written guide to structuring interview preparation: what the stages of a typical loop are, roughly how long each area takes to learn, and a sensible order to work through them.
Why start with a plan
The most common preparation failure is not choosing bad material, it is having no timeline and therefore no way to tell whether you are on track. Six weeks disappear into easy problems, the design round gets three days, and the behavioural round gets none. Setting the shape first is what prevents that.
Use it as a filter
It also helps you spend money well. Knowing that you need pattern work and a design course, and not a fourth problem list, is worth more than any individual purchase.
Best for: the first hour of any preparation effort, before you buy or book anything.
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