Google

They called me up after seeing my LinkedIn profile. It took a while to set up because it was near the holidays, but they arranged a phone screening interview, then an onsite interview. Both were what I have come to know as typical Google interviews.

Google seems to be improving. They finally realize that they need to be slightly more open-minded in terms of candidate selection than before, to avoid missing out on some real talent, which is becoming rarer than before. They hand you over from one

Live coding: implement two functions. Make sure you know DFS well. Ask plenty of questions, because only a vague description is provided. They want to actually test how you gather requirements. They asked me if it's my first interview at Google.