[nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews

Sun Oct 2 22:55:01 UTC 2016

Amanda

I am not sure there is any way to get get tickets but the Grace Hopper
Celebrationnof Women in Computing is this month is Houston. Huge career
fair almost exclusively looking for new grads and seeking diversity. I had
several interviews and offers for software engineer pisitions.

Suzanne

On Sunday, October 2, 2016, Amanda Lacy via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> That's why I've concluded that school isn't really about learning,
> it's to see if they can emotionally break you. If they can't and you
> get through it with a degree, you *might* get a decent job and be able
> to live out the rest of your existence in relative comfort. I love
> learning; what you just described doesn't qualify.
>
> Amanda
>
> On 10/2/16, Martin, Vincent F via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > Unfortunately the following is only about half the crap I have dealt
> with.
> >
> > Over the six years I have been here:
> > Notes provided in actual handwriting!
> > Getting an accessible copy of text books, Braille or Math ML either
> never or
> > three months after the course was completed.
> > Access to PowerPoint files a month after the lecture.
> > Every professor, including my own advisor, providing me with inaccessible
> > (empty document) each semester for the first two years
> > Inaccessible Learning Management System for classes
> > Having to learn to code in "R" for my Statistics courses as SpSS was not
> > accessible in any manner in 2010-2013.
> > I have never gotten one tactile graphic since I have been here!
> > Website for creating IRB protocols was inaccessible.
> > No announcements on campus buses and passing my actual stop twenty times
> the
> > first year.
> > Too many inaccessible syllabi to count
> > All graduate school applications were inaccessible
> > Employee training for graduate student research assistants were
> inaccessible
> > and I got my access restricted for not completing it in time
> > Housing applications for on-campus apartment was inaccessible and they
> tried
> > to evict me for not filling it out.
> > On-line access to research journals still has serious accessibility
> issues
> > Initial Employee Pay information was inaccessible and I was subsequently
> > underpaid for two years to the tune of over $8,000
> > To top it all off, I was given an inaccessible question in the middle of
> my
> > PhD qualifying exam...
> > I was actually given a question with a photo graph in it and a url that
> > pointed to an undescribed video!
> >
> > I was so pissed off that I got up and took my guide dog for a half hour
> > walk.  I then returned and contacted the lead attorney for the Office of
> > Civil Rights for the Department of Education in this sector of the
> country.
> >
> > They were and are still totally pissed as the school had just signed an
> > agreement for my second OCR complaint two weeks before my exam.  They
> > violated the agreement in less than a month.
> >
> > They are on campus now conducting their third investigation in three
> years
> > and there is not going to be a mediated agreement this time.  I was even
> > advised that I still have the right to sue in Civil court.
> >
> > If I did not have the technical background I have, I would be one of the
> > many students that fail due to inaccessibility or quit because of the
> > stress.
> >
> > PS-  The Disability Services Coordinator was amazed when I showed her a
> > signing guide.  She had never seen one.  She also did not know what
> > Orientation and Mobility meant!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf
> Of Andy B. via
> > nfbcs
> > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 3:17 PM
> > To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> <javascript:;>>
> > Cc: Andy B. <sonfire11 at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
> >
> > What kind of accessibility problems do you have? The last I understood,
> I am
> > the first blind person in the history of my school to graduate with a
> B.S.
> > in application development, and the first to enroll in a M.S. in IT:
> > software design.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf
> Of Martin, Vincent F
> > via nfbcs
> > Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2016 12:03 PM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> <javascript:;>>
> > Cc: Martin, Vincent F <vincent.martin at gatech.edu <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
> >
> > My current foray into my PhD program has been a venerable accessibility
> > nightmare.  I am the first totally blind graduate and blind student in
> the
> > entire history of Georgia Tech.  I have had every accessibility issue you
> > can imagine, but I intend to always be going back to school!  This is my
> > fifth different degree and the more I learn, the more I realize how much
> I
> > don't know and what I might need to learn.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf
> Of david hertweck
> > via nfbcs
> > Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2016 9:58 AM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> <javascript:;>>
> > Cc: david hertweck <david.hertweck at sbcglobal.net <javascript:;>>
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
> >
> > "never intend to go back to school again, "
> > You should re-think  this statement.  Even if it is not a formal class to
> > stay violable as an employee in the CS field you must keep learning.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amanda Lacy via nfbcs
> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 3:48 PM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> > Cc: Amanda Lacy
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
> >
> > I'm specifically preparing for an online coding assessment on Monday and
> I'd
> > like to refresh my memory and practice a little. Going back to community
> > college is overkill and would introduce more accessibility problems. I
> know
> > because I've been there. I just graduated from UT Austin and never
> intend to
> > go back to school again, unless it's an online course that I already
> know is
> > accessible.
> >
> > On 9/30/16, Andy B. via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >> I have never been asked questions about coding during an interview.
> >> Instead,
> >> the questions ranged from situational to problem solving in the social
> >> context to personality questions. The interviewer would usually ask
> >> questions about future goals, leadership skills, successful and
> >> unsuccessful projects, and how you perceive yourself in conflict. Some
> >> sample
> >> questions:
> >>
> >> 1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
> >> 2. When you failed to meet a deadline, how did you handle the problem
> >> with group members?
> >> 3. Tell me about a conflict between you and a supervisor. How did you
> >> resolve the problem?
> >> 4. Tell me about a time when you used [insert technology]. What kind
> >> of problems did you solve?
> >> 5. What attracted you to [insert company name].
> >> 6. What are the pros and cons of [insert programming language].
> >>
> >> Try telling a short story to answer the questions.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf
> Of Amanda Lacy
> >> via nfbcs
> >> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 3:00 PM
> >> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> <javascript:;>>
> >> Cc: Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> >> Subject: [nfbcs] Preparing for coding interviews
> >>
> >> How do y'all prepare for coding interviews?
> >>
> >> I first tried reading Cracking the Coding Interview, but I can only
> >> find that book in PDF, and it mangles pretty badly when converted to
> >> plain text.
> >>
> >> I then tried solving challenges on HackerRank, but I have several
> >> problems with that website. For example, some challenges give me
> >> incomplete instructions. One has an empty bullet list under
> >> constraints, so I don't know what they are.
> >>
> >> I need to refresh my memory on data structures and practice solving
> >> problems without worrying about accessibility.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Amanda
> >>
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