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Interview tactics & AI tooling
Practical guides for using AI in tech interviews — what works, what doesn't, and where the line is. Updated weekly.
GPT-5.6 vs Claude Opus 5 for Coding Interviews: When to Pick Which
A head-to-head on GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Opus 5 for live coding interviews — reflex speed, algorithm accuracy, edge-case reasoning, and cost per interview.
Behavioral Interview Cheat Sheet: 50 STAR-Format Answer Templates
50 STAR-format templates for the most common behavioral interview questions — conflict, leadership, failure, ambiguity — organized by role level and company family.
Why Multi-Model AI Beats Single-Model AI in Live Coding Interviews
GPT-5.6 Terra for reflex answers, Claude Sonnet 5 for nuanced reasoning, Opus 5 for the hardest problems — when to switch models mid-interview and why.
What Interviewers Can (and Cannot) See on a Screen Share in 2026
Exactly what a technical interviewer can observe on a Zoom, Meet, or Teams screen share — mouse position, notifications, taskbar, overlays — and what stays hidden.
The Complete Coding Interview Prep Timeline — 12 Weeks with AI
A week-by-week 12-week plan for coding interview prep — pattern practice, mocks, system design, behavioral — with an AI copilot embedded at each stage.
System Design Cheat Sheet: 20 Mermaid Diagram Templates for Common Questions
Copy-paste Mermaid templates for the 20 most common system-design interview questions — Twitter feed, URL shortener, Uber dispatch, rate limiter, and more.
How to Hide an App from Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams Screen Share (2026)
Exactly what Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams can and cannot see when you share your screen — and how a stealth overlay app stays invisible.
How to Solve a LeetCode Medium in Under 15 Minutes with GPT-5.6
A repeatable process for solving LeetCode Medium problems fast using an AI copilot — hypothesis, screenshot, verify, code, test, complexity — with concrete examples.
AI vs Human Mock Interviews: Which Actually Helps You Get FAANG Offers
When mock interviews with humans (Pramp, Interviewing.io) outperform AI, when it's the reverse, and how to combine both for the best offer rate.
Mermaid Diagram Templates for System Design Interviews
Copy-paste Mermaid templates for the four diagrams every system-design interview expects: high-level flowchart, request sequence, ER data model, and state machine.
Verbal Theory Questions in Tech Interviews: One-Sentence Answer Cheat Sheet
The 30 most common verbal theory questions in software-engineering interviews and a one-sentence answer for each. Also: how to handle them in real time with AI.
How to Use AI for Live Coding Interviews — A 2026 Playbook
Concrete workflow for using AI during a real-time coding interview: hotkey-screenshot capture, on-screen overlays, click-through transparency, and where the line is.
Best AI Tools for System Design Interviews in 2026
A practical comparison of AI tools for system-design interviews — what works for whiteboard prep, what works during a live round, and where each falls short.