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Technical Interview Recap: What Interviewers Actually Look For

Technical interviews can feel opaque and intimidating, especially when expectations vary widely between companies. Greg Wilson, a former UofT professor and now co-founder of Software Carpentry, shared suggestions on how to perform a technical interview and insights into the hiring ...

Google Interview Workshop Recap: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Allen and Jing, two software engineers at Google, recently hosted an insightful workshop aimed at demystifying Google’s interview process. The following highlights key takeaways from the session, including a detailed breakdown of the interview steps and useful tips to help ...

How to detect BTS fans with CS

Remember 2021? The vaccines arrived, the summer olympics finally happened in Tokyo, Joe Biden became president and Jeff Bezos went to space. Most significant moment for my friends though? BTS spoke and performed at the UN. For those who lived ...

Self-Care during the Job Hunt

Every year, once August rolls around, we realize we did not Leetcode enough, our resumes need reviewing, and our LinkedIn is filled with posts on job boards or recruiting events. Juggling the job search, university classes, and other extracurricular commitments ...

Microsoft Explore Internship (First-Year)

Overview My name is Helen, and I was an Explore intern at Microsoft the summer after my first year! The Explore intern role is a 12-week program designed for first- and second-year undergraduate students to explore two core tech disciplines—Software ...

Microsoft Explore Internship (Second-Year)

Hey there! I’m Rue. In the summer after my second year, I worked at Microsoft as an Explore intern. I was on the Bing ads team in the Seattle headquarters for 12 weeks. My internship experience was a bit unique ...