All three applicants interned at a Big Tech company. They also all had computer science degrees and a 3.6 or higher GPA.

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Daniel Rizea is a director of engineering at Google. He says most candidates make similar mistakes regardless of tenure or experience. Being tired and not preparing for behavioral questions are two ...