As someone who is interviewing for internships, I view all of these algorithms interviews as a necessary evil. While they may not reflect the day to day job demands of programming, they are certainly easier to measure and serve as a benchmark for candidates.
Not all of them are bad though; I had an interview that had me implement a basic data structure in accordance to the specifications given. It didn’t require memorization, practice, or any “Leetcode grinding” — only fundamentals in communication and programming. The time I had was about an hour so this is definitely a plausible substitute.
Not all of them are bad though; I had an interview that had me implement a basic data structure in accordance to the specifications given. It didn’t require memorization, practice, or any “Leetcode grinding” — only fundamentals in communication and programming. The time I had was about an hour so this is definitely a plausible substitute.