How I cracked my Google interviews - Leetcode tips, 5 strategies for success (Part 2)

I spent 200 hours solving Leetcode problems until I learned these 5 strategies and cracked my coding interviews as a software engineer (without a CS background). I'll share how I made Notion notes, docs and spreadsheets when systematically prepping for my interviews. Watch this video to save yourself hundreds of hours grinding Leetcode. Don't worry if you don't understand the nitty-gritty Leetcode examples I used, I'm just trying to illustrate how I adopted the 5 high-level strategies and how they can potentially help those interested in tech, so we're all good. Part 1 ► • How I cracked Google -...
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  • @gladyslau4352
    @gladyslau43524 ай бұрын

    I love this video! Thank you so much for sharing your insights so that other people can benefit from it!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate it 💕

  • @tenyoum

    @tenyoum

    4 ай бұрын

    as fellow coder, leetcode grinder and interviewee/r, I can confirm that if you do all that Gabrielle says to do in this video you will get a FAANG SWE job. Great video!

  • @the-real-dr2050

    @the-real-dr2050

    12 күн бұрын

    Great. Even the b-roll footage is nice for the pacing. Thanks for reminding me that I need to, ya know, actually organize my studying ;)

  • @Ram-mt6vk
    @Ram-mt6vk5 ай бұрын

    Everybody makes same type of strategy videos. Some of the tips which you've mentioned are very unique and I've never heard of them. Thankyou for sharing this strategy with us. If possible please do share the Notion template with us.

  • @_neha_43
    @_neha_435 ай бұрын

    Heyy! Gabrielle, this was a really insightful video. I've realized what I was doing wrong and also you've given reallyyyyy great tips!! It would be nice if you could share your notion templates in the description box for references!

  • @wltam6636
    @wltam66365 ай бұрын

    That's a very helpful video! It's informative, detailed and insightful. I can see your hard work in preparing for the Google interview as well as this video. The five strategies suggested can sure save us a lot of time in the preparation work!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you found it helpful and insightful 😀 This might be my most detailed video so far, but if sharing my experience can save people time then it's worth the effort.

  • @chaitanyashahare2734
    @chaitanyashahare27346 күн бұрын

    Really gives me a perspective about how good my preparation should be. Thanks!

  • @suryanagarajan212
    @suryanagarajan2124 ай бұрын

    Thank you Gab for this video . if possible can u share Notion notes it will be helpful for us

  • @user-mj5nx8yf9b
    @user-mj5nx8yf9b4 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed the video and esp the preparation tip. I really like the notion tables! thank you

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video and liked the tips! :)

  • @Marcos32709
    @Marcos327092 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your prep journey. Just what I needed.

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your kind comment :) Glad it was helpful!

  • @bharathchandranangunuri3353
    @bharathchandranangunuri33535 ай бұрын

    Thank you gabrielle this is a great video can you please share the your notion page of the DSA Pattern Table I would be really greatful for you !

  • @MdKamrulIslam-lo9xn
    @MdKamrulIslam-lo9xn4 ай бұрын

    Great video Giga! How about you share the notoin table and the google sheet you made with us?😊

  • @aaallami
    @aaallami3 ай бұрын

    Hi, this is one of the best videos out there. Could you please share the notion and, the Google doc and sheet? These are really helpful tools. I truly appreciate your time and help. Keep up the best work.

  • @HelenC23461
    @HelenC234615 ай бұрын

    Nice video! I really like the idea of making a notion table and learning code templates👍

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you :) ! Glad you liked the idea too, this method really helped me connect the dots among Leetcode problems

  • @harshita7407
    @harshita74074 ай бұрын

    Hi Giga ... can u please make a video about the specific problems u did ..... and your timetable for solving leetcode problems...it will be so helpful .... please... i have many questions...i'm also preparing ... and doing leetcode along with web dev ... so please make a detailed video about all this

  • @MadhuKumar-zi4qp
    @MadhuKumar-zi4qp29 күн бұрын

    I like the way you prepared and strategized for cracking Google. Congratulations!! Could you please share the Notion template here. Thanks!

  • @Justforpods
    @Justforpods4 ай бұрын

    This video I needed thank you for sharing your experience 🎉

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! Glad you found it helpful :)

  • @vikaskumarpandey8354
    @vikaskumarpandey83544 ай бұрын

    Awesome. Gabrielle, your thoughts are very practical and effective way of preparing for Google. I do have similar strategies. Such creamy ideas comes only after doing thorough research while preparing. Google seekers should follow these guidelines.

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Glad you found these guidelines effective and yes, I did lots of research back then and learned through others and my own mistakes! 😄

  • @mans707
    @mans7074 ай бұрын

    Hello Gabrielle, thank you so much for this very informative video and congratulations to you ! question : would it be possible to share the google docs you showed in the video ? i think it might be helpful to a lot of us. Thanks again.

  • @mindfreemusic6987
    @mindfreemusic69874 ай бұрын

    Hey that's awesome!. Can you share link to your resources?? Coz your notes are looking so awesome 👌

  • @rahulacharya9103
    @rahulacharya91034 ай бұрын

    One of the best Interview preparation strategy .. Thanks!!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! 💖 glad you found that these are some of the best strategies!

  • @Nikhil-dp2mw
    @Nikhil-dp2mw5 ай бұрын

    Please share the Notion DSA Pattern Table and DSA Code Template

  • @sarvarthmonga5764

    @sarvarthmonga5764

    4 ай бұрын

    Yessss

  • @anirbandhara8835

    @anirbandhara8835

    4 ай бұрын

    She made her own. You should also make your own.

  • @advertorge

    @advertorge

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@anirbandhara8835 by that logic, you shouldn't read other people's books, you should write your own.

  • @xortixgaming655
    @xortixgaming6555 ай бұрын

    Hi can you please share the word doc ? If possible. Btw loved your whole video. Thank you :)

  • @abhimanyubahree1455
    @abhimanyubahree14555 ай бұрын

    This video is a gold mine ❤.

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you found the strategies shared in this video valuable ☺️

  • @TTT-zl2cj
    @TTT-zl2cj4 ай бұрын

    Love this video! Good sharing!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Appreciate it 🤍

  • @mathematicalninja2756
    @mathematicalninja27565 ай бұрын

    0:42 your sister has joined google and now it’s your turn - OMG SO SWEET ❤❤ what a motivation

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    This is such a kind comment, thank you! 💕

  • @atifshaik7303
    @atifshaik73034 ай бұрын

    Loved the video! if possible can you share Doc template link for reference?

  • @upsidedown6204
    @upsidedown62044 ай бұрын

    You are amazing sister. Could you please share your docs of arranged questions . It looks super curated as well as structured.

  • @princekesarwani5110
    @princekesarwani51105 ай бұрын

    Great video ! you are going to blowing up on youtube

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you :) ! I hope so 🤞

  • @dj_meta
    @dj_meta4 ай бұрын

    Hi Giga Gab, please share a link to the Notion page you'd described in the video. I understand that we'll still have to do the work for ourselves, but the reference page would help a whole lot of us to create a similar understanding of the DS / Algo and optimization patterns.

  • @tempregex8520
    @tempregex85205 ай бұрын

    Please read the comments and share your notion and google doc templates . Great video!!

  • @sgfshgjdgh
    @sgfshgjdghАй бұрын

    Good insights, any chance you can share the Notion template you used.

  • @calvinjohnson6301
    @calvinjohnson63018 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot for sharing these valuable informatio. God bless you.

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    7 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words :)

  • @nupur8804
    @nupur88044 ай бұрын

    hey can you please share that notion doc it will be really helpful for revising as i have my interview soon!

  • @runforfun8416
    @runforfun84164 ай бұрын

    good explanation, can you please share the notion list so i can get idea how you made it?

  • @_insanebuddy
    @_insanebuddy5 ай бұрын

    I like that line 'Your sister land's in google and now it's your turn'. Thanks gabriel ! See you soon in google 🙈

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks! :) see you soon 🙌

  • @mohneeshgarg8706
    @mohneeshgarg87064 ай бұрын

    Amazing insights..

  • @GEhehloopf
    @GEhehloopf24 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the strategies! Are you able to share the google docs? I'd really appreciate it if you could as I would like to review some of the concepts while diving into Leetcode.

  • @Playground-qx4jt
    @Playground-qx4jt4 ай бұрын

    Appreciate you for great video. It would great be to see your learning notes. Would you mind to share it ?

  • @mohneeshgarg8706
    @mohneeshgarg87064 ай бұрын

    Can you plz also share some insights about system design too?

  • @Karadiofficial
    @Karadiofficial4 ай бұрын

    Thank you , Amazing strategies

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you found the strategies helpful :)

  • @lucaxtshotting2378
    @lucaxtshotting23784 ай бұрын

    dam I really liked this video. I'm not sweaty enough to go trough any of this but at least it is legit advice, you know? no "make sure you have fun" or "I'm not even talented just hard working" guru shit. It's specific, doesn't try to tell you what to think but what to do. If anything, it is too confident to be public, but its refresh rate makes it up for it. I only wouldve liked it more if you said "I wrote down examples of what I did" instead of "then write down examples of what you did". Subtitles are awesome too just for us x2 non native watchers It's also sexy for the youtube algorithm, just a good work. I'm not gonna do any of this ever but I appreciate your assertiveness

  • @yafetsolomon2107
    @yafetsolomon21074 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. Would have been even better if you linked the notion file

  • @CrusadeVoyager
    @CrusadeVoyager4 ай бұрын

    Nice Video, Can we get access to the "DSA pattern" page & "Google Interview Prep" doc that you have created plz?

  • @UnnatiMishra-hb6he
    @UnnatiMishra-hb6he2 ай бұрын

    Loved the video! Can you share the excel sheet you were showing.

  • @anjankishoreroy1237
    @anjankishoreroy1237Ай бұрын

    I almost never comment on YT, but thank you very much. I was wondering if you could give us some insights on how to have a better resume?

  • @narasimhapalla5173
    @narasimhapalla51734 ай бұрын

    Can u share that all notes you mentioned Btw Thank you so much for your valuable information

  • @Nishi-Tiwari
    @Nishi-Tiwari4 ай бұрын

    Great video. Can you please share your notion template?

  • @TheBalletnat
    @TheBalletnat3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for the interview. It is very useful!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    2 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it, glad you found it useful! :)

  • @TheBalletnat

    @TheBalletnat

    2 ай бұрын

    @@GigaGab I just got passed the Google Hiring Assessment today. Fingers crossed to get through the interview!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TheBalletnat Congrats, so happy for you! Fingers-crossed

  • @div0007
    @div00074 ай бұрын

    Hey Gab, is it possible for you to share the notion template you created? Thanks.

  • @NiftyTeluguExplanation
    @NiftyTeluguExplanationАй бұрын

    really great video

  • @abhishekprasad5527
    @abhishekprasad55274 ай бұрын

    Can you pls share the word doc that you had created which discusses all the patterns and optimization techniques plss

  • @nikhilraochitneni4686
    @nikhilraochitneni46865 ай бұрын

    Could you please provide the code template document that you have created. Thank you😄

  • @radhikaagupta
    @radhikaagupta4 ай бұрын

    Loved the video! Could you possibly share the template doc and the DSA pattern table link? It would be incredibly helpful for my learning journey. Thank you in advance!

  • @ashishshah5701

    @ashishshah5701

    4 ай бұрын

    I am also interested

  • @Ishita-jr9pz
    @Ishita-jr9pz4 ай бұрын

    Hey can you share the link of your DSA pattern table??.It would be very useful to us😊😊

  • @randomGuy16156
    @randomGuy161564 ай бұрын

    Can you please share your Google doc, and notion doc

  • @ANAS-ex3ru
    @ANAS-ex3ru4 ай бұрын

    Can you share the DSA Pattern table that you have created?

  • @kartikibhandakkar1246
    @kartikibhandakkar1246Ай бұрын

    Hi! I love this video!

  • @user-sz2lc8ky9x
    @user-sz2lc8ky9x5 ай бұрын

    Can you please share your Notion DSA Pattern Table and Code template...

  • @5ayush6
    @5ayush65 ай бұрын

    Thank you Gabrielle

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting :)

  • @abhishekbanerjee6140
    @abhishekbanerjee61404 ай бұрын

    is it possible to get a link of your notion page pweaseee

  • @elixr1003
    @elixr10033 ай бұрын

    Very helpful video could you plz share dsa code template?

  • @cholocatelabs
    @cholocatelabs4 ай бұрын

    Hi, Would it possible for you to share your notion and google sheets that you mentioned in the video as a reference? Thanks

  • @Lord-vq5rh

    @Lord-vq5rh

    4 ай бұрын

    +1

  • @shankarsai2067
    @shankarsai20674 ай бұрын

    Where can I find ur notion notes and tht doc ??... Can u share them pls...

  • @vip-ke1bd
    @vip-ke1bd4 ай бұрын

    How to prepare for the online coding test conducted before the interview?

  • @FifthArima
    @FifthArima4 ай бұрын

    Btw how many LC did you solve and did you skip any topic like graph or heap ? This is under helpful to many , I have been maintaining something similar in google sheets for dsa prep. Looking for more content from you ❤

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    I solved around 300 LC in total including graph and heap. I'm happy to hear that you also maintain a Google sheet, it's really helpful to keep things organised. Thanks for commenting and supporting ❤️

  • @parthagarwal5968
    @parthagarwal59684 ай бұрын

    Hey!! Can i get your word doc which contains all the templates for the algorithms. It will be of so much use for my preparation. Can u please share it.

  • @the_averageboi
    @the_averageboi4 ай бұрын

    Can you plz share your Notion notes and spreadsheets of dsa it a hamble request

  • @kacy6014
    @kacy60144 ай бұрын

    No matter how you spin it, you gotta practice a lot and just get good

  • @anudeepkanna4533
    @anudeepkanna45335 ай бұрын

    hi gabrielle can you please share the notion one, so that we can also utilise it

  • @mooventhan110
    @mooventhan1104 ай бұрын

    can you share your google doc and notion table copy??

  • @wishimaunicorn
    @wishimaunicorn3 ай бұрын

    Can you please share your leetcode patterns notion?

  • @shandilyacodes
    @shandilyacodes5 ай бұрын

    Hello Sister! I have a few queries, hope you'd answer these 1. How do get over the feeling of not being fully prepared ever? 2. This arise from the 1st point, how to stop getting into the tutorial and leetcode rabbit hole? 3. I really don't get the intuition and approach behind most of the questions which are in category of DP and Backtracking. No matter how much I practice or watch tutorial videos. It makes me feel empty, as in, I have this constant mental itch which says, what if interviewer ask you some questions from these topics? I get demotivated and lose interest in the whole process. 4. How to deal with new questions (unseen)? Are the questions at Google really unseen or are just a minor variation of the most of the problems which are there in the public domain? Thanks!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi! Thanks for your questions, please see my reply below: 1. It’s hard to ever feel fully prepared, but I’d suggest taking baby steps and schedule a plan of which topics to practice on which days to have more sense of control. 2. I recommend time boxing the time spent on understanding leetcode solution. For example after 1 hour of understanding a solution, stop and do something else and get back to it on another day. 3. The idea of DP is recursion with caching. Are you familiar with recursion? I suggest starting with a DP easy question on a thing that you have heard of before (such as Pascal Triangle) and try to solve it in recursion, then optimize to DP. For example, Pascal Triangle: leetcode.com/problems/pascals-triangle/description/ I found a list of categories of DP by other Leetcode users just now: leetcode.com/discuss/general-discussion/1050391/Must-do-Dynamic-programming-Problems-Category-wise DP template from other Leetcode users: leetcode.com/discuss/general-discussion/662866/dp-for-beginners-problems-patterns-sample-solutions Hope that helps!

  • @nafeu
    @nafeu4 ай бұрын

    please share the notion sheet. it will help to do mine.

  • @bitbeee
    @bitbeee4 ай бұрын

    great share

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you :) I'm happy to see your comment

  • @powerHungryMOSFET
    @powerHungryMOSFET5 ай бұрын

    Any reason to get into software development? AI already replacing these jobs and companies laying off workers for many reasons

  • @satyakatta2021
    @satyakatta20214 ай бұрын

    could u send us your google doc and notion plan

  • @user-tt7po9td3x
    @user-tt7po9td3x4 ай бұрын

    Could you please share your notes ? It’d really help help me😊

  • @user-ix4dg2py6t
    @user-ix4dg2py6t4 ай бұрын

    the notion link is not working, not redirecting to the sheet you created

  • @chaitalitamboliya
    @chaitalitamboliya4 ай бұрын

    Hii Can you share your docs and sheets and notion?

  • @vinaygahane202
    @vinaygahane2024 ай бұрын

    can you please share your notion template

  • @jackfrost8969
    @jackfrost89693 ай бұрын

    can you share your notion template?

  • @praveenapeetha9750
    @praveenapeetha97504 ай бұрын

    Please provide notion link

  • @capedbat
    @capedbat4 ай бұрын

    Hey gab beautiful video. I have a doubt, when reviewing/reading solutions from leetcode, do you check all the solutions possible or only a few ?? What is the strategy ?

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I usually look at the most liked Python solution, so I basically sort by popularity and coding language :) Usually the solution with a decent number of upvotes has a clear, detailed explanation and both the brute force and optimized code, so there’s a lot to learn from it. Unless the first one isn’t understandable, I hardly ever look at more than one solution. Hope that helps!

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Within one solution post (or editorial, if available), I do read multiple approaches (especially the optimized approach). To make the most efficient use of our time to check the most popular solution post while learning a few approaches from it

  • @capedbat

    @capedbat

    3 ай бұрын

    @@GigaGab Thank you for the reply. Keep growing and reaching new heights sis ❤🔥

  • @NooglerNafiz
    @NooglerNafiz4 ай бұрын

    I can't think you as my sister though 😁🥰

  • @chetanpadhen7780
    @chetanpadhen77804 ай бұрын

    Thanks Giga

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome! Thanks for commenting :)

  • @ciri217
    @ciri2175 ай бұрын

    im willing to pay for that notion table plz

  • @Mr_Addy1
    @Mr_Addy14 ай бұрын

    can u share your notion

  • @bhaskar9781
    @bhaskar97814 ай бұрын

    Hi can you share the notes , please

  • @Antho6222
    @Antho62224 ай бұрын

    Does actually all those leetcode is applied to any situation in your job?

  • @user-tt7po9td3x
    @user-tt7po9td3x2 күн бұрын

    Please share this notion sheet

  • @nightowl0492
    @nightowl04924 ай бұрын

    please give your notion sheet

  • @CodeCode-pz6oo
    @CodeCode-pz6oo4 ай бұрын

    Can you share your excel?

  • @Raja-tt4ll
    @Raja-tt4ll4 ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you :) I'm happy to see your comment

  • @supportadmin7735
    @supportadmin77353 ай бұрын

    Wow you are brilliant and gorgeous the whole package

  • @wij8044
    @wij80444 ай бұрын

    Imagine getting an interview at all

  • @Kavee_003
    @Kavee_0034 ай бұрын

    Thank you for what you shared ( You sound like AI though 😉❤)

  • @GigaGab

    @GigaGab

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for commenting, it's my pleasure to share! Haha the AI part cracked me up, I swear I'm not secretly an AI 🙃

  • @MohsinKhan-mb6ht
    @MohsinKhan-mb6ht4 ай бұрын

    Hey can you share your leetcode profile!

  • @himanshuyadav0600
    @himanshuyadav06004 ай бұрын

    Please provide the notion link

  • @himanshuyadav0600

    @himanshuyadav0600

    4 ай бұрын

    Pleaseeeeeee @Giga gab

  • @fabianofranca7557
    @fabianofranca755717 күн бұрын

    That hat was peak

  • @turing4991
    @turing49914 ай бұрын

    What if i'm dumb

  • @099watcher
    @099watcher4 ай бұрын

    Noice one 👍. Can you please share the templates you used to track things, you can just fill it with dummy data so your data is safe.