Interview Tips

As a follow-up to my recent interview-recap on G-Research, I’ve come to some realizations on some general tips for doing well on technical interviews: Don’t procrastinate! Scheduling a coding challenge might feel like scheduling a dentist appointment: why are you willingly scheduling pain for yourself?! But like scheduling a dentist appointment, it is a necessary fact of life. Schedule it soon as you have a relatively free day (I know, I know everyone is always busy! [Read More]

Research Tips

Research is hard. Here are some tips I’ve picked up over the years: 1. Try to present your work to as many people who will listen. It forces you to really understand the content yourself, and serves as a reality check 2. Make dedicated time for research. As a grad student, it is easy to put research to the side, but to solve any non-trivial problem requires constant, structured attention. 3. [Read More]