The coding assigment is the most important part of a junior job interview. Here are some tips how to do it like a pro: 🧵

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1️⃣ Do it on your own

You don't want a job that you didn't know how to do the assigment they provided. Be honest about your abilities. I once got an assigment that a mid might get. I sent back 'thank you, but I'm not prepared for you yet'. Better than loosing their or mine time.
2️⃣ Type all of your code
You'll probably get part of the code from google (not all, remember #1!) - don't just copypaste it, retype it and make sure you know what is going on.
3️⃣ Overdeliver it.
That's why I landed my first job. I solved their set of simple assigments and put them neatly in a react app. Later I found out that CTO was looking for someone who knew react (not in the job specs).
Use CSS, a framework, solve the problem in a better way...
4️⃣ Before you overdeliver it, make sure you did good job with the basics.
Don't run before you can walk. If you run out of time, it's better to deliver solid basics than some overdelivered crap.
5️⃣ Don't try to be first.
If a company hires someone who was first to deliver the assigment, you don't want to work there anyway. Rather take time and make sure your code is of high quality.
Don't miss the deadline though.
6️⃣ Go trough the assigment before your next interview
Just becouse you wrote the code doesn't mean you can explain it. There is a great chance they'll check if you wrote it by making you go trough the assigment. Make sure you understand everything, explain it to the 🦆
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