# Technical Interview In my experience, the first technical screen and the final round technical interview can be similar, built on top of each other, or be completely unrelated. In all cases, you can try to get more information on each interview during your chat with the recruiter. Most of the time, you'll be sent an email for the final rounds that has a breakdown of each interview. If there's anything you're still unclear on, it doesn't hurt to ask for clarification. I've found that the best interviewers make the technical interviews feel collaborative and similar to pair programming - to get a better understanding of how you would solve a problem and in work/team setting. Technical interviews are usually between 30 minutes to 1 hour. ### Tips for the Technical Interview * Pick the coding language you know best * Brush up on the basics of the coding language you'll be writing in * Break the problem down into smaller problems and go step by step * Think out loud - the interviewer can't nudge you in the right direction if they don't know what you're trying to accomplish --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://jeannie-nguyen.gitbook.io/beginners-tech-interview-handbook/on-site-interviews/technical-interview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.