I am currently looking for work abroad while living here. Since I hadn’t had any interviews in English, it was very overwhelming. As time went by, it turned out that he didn’t care about anything. I didn’t even have the opportunity to conduct interviews. I thought it might indicate that I wouldn’t receive many changes later since I had to return to my country in a few months due to visa problems. It meant that when the opportunity presented itself I had to take advantage of it.
I started looking for people who were willing to practice programming in English together. I wrote a post on Reddit and Discord. However, the time difference between countries made contact with them difficult. Although I met a couple of friends, I didn’t practice as much as I wanted to since practicing interviews wasn’t what they were primarily looking for.
I ended up watching YouTube videos and reading articles online to practice interviewing. One day I came across a YouTube video. In the video, the boy presented a way to practice interviews. Those were mock interview platforms. I thought it would be good to try it. I Googled the platforms and chose a Pramp.
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I used the platform 5 times. However, they did not go many times; actually, there was a specific reason why I stopped using the platform. You will know the reason if you continue reading this article.
Ok, now I am going to share the pros and cons of Pramp.
from my point of view.
What is Pramp?
Pramp provides the complete technical interview practice you need, for free. Hone your interview skills, learn from your peers, and become comfortable performing under pressure in an interview environment.
Pros and cons
Let’s get straight to the point!
Advantages
1. Free to use
I think this is the best thing about professionals. I started with 5 credits, which you can get when you sign up, and now I have 8. I spent a credit every time I did the mock interview and got a credit after the interview (maybe because I wrote a review for my partner, I’m not sure), which means you can do mock interviews for free forever. I received some credits for rewards when people didn’t show up for the interview, so I have 8 credits right now.
If you are currently preparing for interviews, I recommend that you try this platform. It’s free, what can you lose?
2. Shared Code Editor with Video Call
Once you connect with your peer, you share the code editor with them and you can also talk over a video call. Of course, if you don’t want to, you can just turn off the video or audio. It all depends on you. This feature adds reality to the mock interview.
3. Different types of mock interviews
As you can see from the image, there are different types of mock interviews such as DS and algorithms, behavioral, etc.
Initially, Behavioral Mock Interview was my intention to join the platform, however, I did not feel confident speaking only English so I decided to start with Frontal Mock Interviews. I thought the code editor would make me feel comfortable somehow. However, I ended up doing only front-end mock interviews.
Anyway, the way I see it, providing behavioral questions is a unique feature of the platform. You can practice coding on Leetcode or other platforms, but it is not easy to practice behavioral interviewing. Basically, to prepare for this type of interview, you need to practice with real people, right?
The different types of mock interviews are what make the platform stand out among other platforms.
4. Review system
After the mock interview, you can give feedback to your partner. In other words, you can also receive feedback from your peers. You might get some ideas about what you need to improve to do better at the interview.
Actually, it’s up to you. If you do not wish to give any feedback, you do not need to write it.
Still, I recommend that you leave your opinion. Yo