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Overall, okay, but the coding test environment is like a black box that you just can't debug. If you solve by debugging, you're doomed. LeetCode won't really prepare you for this.

This actually goes to Karat, who conducted the phone screening. Coding challenge: Similar to "Word Search" (LC79), but with one small change: we can only go either to the right or down. Karat feedback: Candidate missed a core logic to keep track of

Professional and pleasant. Everyone took time to introduce themselves and make a connection. There were the standard system design and algorithmic questions, but those were balanced with discussions about non-programming elements of being a successf