“Algorithms and data structures are topics that are the focus of so many of these interviews, and yet they are rarely necessary in real-world situations.

2. Master Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms Understanding the basics of data structures and algorithms is crucial for technical interviews.

The idea of whiteboard/algorithm interviews is not to test knowledge. Yes, there’s a baseline of knowledge you need to have. You need to know, for example, how to insert a node into a binary ...