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@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ If you want to be a reliability engineer or systems engineer, study more from th
- [Why use it?](#why-use-it)
- [How to use it](#how-to-use-it)
- [Get in a Googley Mood](#get-in-a-googley-mood)
- [Did I Get the Job?](#did-i-get-the-job)
- [Follow Along with Me](#follow-along-with-me)
- [Don't feel you aren't smart enough](#dont-feel-you-arent-smart-enough)
- [About Google](#about-google)
- [About Video Resources](#about-video-resources)
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## Why use it?
I'm following this plan to prepare for my Google interview. I've been building the web, building
services, and launching startups since 1997. I have an economics degree, not a CS degree. I've
been very successful in my career, but I want to work at Google. I want to progress into larger systems
and get a real understanding of computer systems, algorithmic efficiency, data structure performance,
low-level languages, and how it all works. And if you don't know any of it, Google won't hire you.
When I started this project, I didn't know a stack from a heap, didn't know Big-O anything, anything about trees, or how to
traverse a graph. If I had to code a sorting algorithm, I can tell ya it wouldn't have been very good.
Every data structure I've ever used was built into the language, and I didn't know how they worked
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memory" error, and then I'd have to find a workaround. I've used a few multidimensional arrays in my life and
thousands of associative arrays, but I've never created data structures from scratch.
But after going through this study plan I have high confidence I'll be hired. It's a long plan. It's going to take me
months. If you are familiar with a lot of this already it will take you a lot less time.
It's a long plan. It's may take you months. If you are familiar with a lot of this already it will take you a lot less time.
## How to use it
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[![future Googler sign](https://dng5l3qzreal6.cloudfront.net/2016/Oct/Screen_Shot_2016_10_04_at_10_13_24_AM-1475601104364.png)](https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university/blob/master/extras/future-googler.pdf)
## Did I Get the Job?
I'm in the queue right now. Hope to interview soon.
Thanks for the referral, JP.
## Follow Along with Me
My story: [Why I Studied Full-Time for 8 Months for a Google Interview](https://medium.com/@googleyasheck/why-i-studied-full-time-for-8-months-for-a-google-interview-cc662ce9bb13)
I'm on the journey, too. Follow along:
- **Blog**: [GoogleyAsHeck.com](https://googleyasheck.com/)
- Twitter: [@googleyasheck](https://twitter.com/googleyasheck)
- Twitter: [@StartupNextDoor](https://twitter.com/StartupNextDoor)
- Google+: [+Googleyasheck](https://plus.google.com/+Googleyasheck)
- LinkedIn: [johnawasham](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnawasham)
![John Washam - Google Interview University](https://dng5l3qzreal6.cloudfront.net/2016/Aug/book_stack_photo_resized_18_1469302751157-1472661280368.png)
## Don't feel you aren't smart enough
- Google engineers are smart, but many have an insecurity that they aren't smart enough, even though they work at Google.
- [The myth of the Genius Programmer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SARbwvhupQ)