InterviewGuide

InterviewGuide is a Chinese-language study and interview preparation resource for people hoping to get jobs at Chinese internet companies. It was created by a self-taught programmer who calls himself Axiu, who documented his own journey from an ordinary college background to landing a full-stack engineering role at ByteDance. The project has grown to include contributions and interview summaries from other students going through the same process.

The content is organized into several sections. One part covers the foundational computer science subjects that Chinese tech companies commonly test: operating systems, computer networking, databases such as MySQL and Redis, and data structures and algorithms. Another section focuses on programming languages, particularly C and C++, Golang, and JavaScript. There is also a collection of real interview questions from campus recruitment seasons, along with worked examples and solutions.

Beyond the purely technical material, the repo includes sections on internship experience write-ups, resume advice, and how to evaluate and choose between job offers. There is a community component as well, described as a study circle where students share notes, ask questions, and encourage each other through the job search process.

The target audience is Chinese university students and recent graduates (within roughly the first three years of their career) who are preparing for campus recruitment, a highly structured seasonal hiring process that major Chinese tech companies run. The entire content, navigation, and commentary is written in Mandarin Chinese, so readers who do not read Chinese will find it difficult to use directly. A companion website at interviewguide.cn presents the same material in a more readable format.