Interview Experience Template
Copy this file, rename it (e.g. startup-frontend-intern-2025.md), and fill in every section.
Metadata
| Field | Your answer |
|---|---|
| Company | (name or anonymized description) |
| Role | (e.g. Frontend Intern, SDE-1 Full Stack) |
| Location / Mode | (Onsite / Remote / Hybrid — city if relevant) |
| Date | (Month Year — e.g. March 2025) |
| Experience level | (Fresher / 2nd year / 3rd year / career switch) |
| Overall difficulty | 🟢 Easy / 🟡 Medium / 🔴 Hard |
| Result | Selected / Rejected / Ghosted / Withdrawn |
| Process duration | (e.g. Applied Monday → Offer in 2 weeks) |
How I Applied
- Where I found the opening: (LinkedIn / Campus / Referral / Company site)
- Resume highlights they might have cared about: (2–3 bullets)
- Any online assessment before interviews? (HackerRank, Codility, none)
Round 1
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Round name | (e.g. Online test, HR screen, Technical phone) |
| Duration | (minutes) |
| Interviewer(s) | (HR / Engineer — how many) |
| Format | (Video / Phone / Onsite / Proctored test) |
Questions asked
- (Write exact wording if you remember)
Follow-ups that caught me off guard
Project discussion
- Did they ask about my project? Yes / No
- What did they drill into?
- What I answered well:
- What I fumbled:
Live coding / task (if any)
- Task:
- Language / tools allowed:
- How far I got:
- What I would do differently:
My performance (honest)
🟢 Strong / 🟡 Okay / 🔴 Weak — and why:
Round 2
(Duplicate this section for each round. Delete unused rounds.)
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Round name | |
| Duration | |
| Interviewer(s) | |
| Format |
Questions asked
Follow-ups
Project discussion
Live coding / task
My performance
Round 3+
(Add as needed)
HR / Manager Round (if separate)
Questions
- Tell me about yourself — how it went:
- Strengths / weaknesses:
- Why this company:
- Salary / availability / relocation:
- Other:
Topics That Appeared Multiple Times
Check all that came up:
- HTML / CSS / responsive layout
- JavaScript fundamentals (closures, async,
this) - JavaScript output / debugging snippets
- DOM / browser APIs
- React (hooks, state, performance)
- Node / Express / REST APIs
- Authentication (JWT, sessions)
- SQL / MongoDB
- System design (student level)
- DSA / coding puzzles
- Project defense / architecture
- Behavioral / STAR
- Other: ___
Surprises
Things I didn’t expect:
Things that were easier than expected:
Preparation I Had Done
| Resource | Helpful? (1-5) |
|---|---|
| (e.g. This playbook section) | |
| (e.g. LeetCode) | |
| (e.g. My college project) |
What I Wish I’d Prepared
Be specific — this is the most valuable section for future readers.
Outcome & Feedback
- Official feedback received? (Yes — what they said / No)
- My guess on why I passed or failed:
- Would I reapply? Yes / No — why:
Advice for the Next Candidate
Write 3–5 sentences someone preparing for this company/role should hear.
Optional: Offer Details
Share only what you’re comfortable making public.
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Stipend / CTC | |
| Location | |
| Start date | |
| Negotiated? |
Tags
Add tags for searchability: #react #startup #campus #internship #fullstack #service-company #remote
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