This may be a sensitive topic but I am getting inspired by this LinkedIn post.

I am still early in the summer internship process for 2024 but I figured it’d be good to learn from my past mistakes and put it in writing so that I can improve.

So far, I have gotten a few coding assessments and have gotten rejections after submitting the assessments. Some mistakes I’ve made so far:

1. Not reading all my emails and missing coding assessments
2. Giving up before time is up
3. Not trying at all because the company says it’s optional
4. Not passing test cases because of runtime

Some action items that I’ve been working on to improve this:

1. Take on more difficult LeetCode Problems
2. Do the sample questions before the actual assessment
3. Participate in coding challenges regularly
4. Learn about dynamic programming and when encountering easier LeetCode problems, see how others do it and see how I can make mine more efficient