It wasn’t my code that was broken — it was my mindset.

I FAILED Multiple Coding Interviews Until I Learned THIS

After rejection after rejection, one lesson changed how I prep, think, and perform in interviews.

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I still remember walking out of the third interview in a row, completely deflated.
It was another FAANG dream that ended with:
“Sorry, we’ve decided to move forward with other candidates.”

It wasn’t the first rejection — and definitely not the last.

At one point, I started questioning everything:
Was I even cut out for tech? Did I choose the wrong career?
How could I love coding so much but still bomb every technical interview?

Turns out, it wasn’t my love for code or my intelligence holding me back.
It was something else — something almost no one talks about enough.

The Wake-Up Call: It’s Not About Solving the Problem

Let me be brutally honest with you.

I used to think interviews were about solving the coding problem correctly.
You know: input goes in…