Interview Kickstart
Interview Kickstart is a part-time, 12-15 week online career advancement platform that helps tech professionals nail technical interviews at FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) and Tier-1 companies. Interview Kickstart is dedicated to helping tech and product professionals secure their dream jobs with top tech companies. Since 2014, they have trained over 20,000 tech professionals to succeed in the toughest interviews at FAANG companies.
The courses at Interview Kickstart are designed by FAANG tech leads and taught by FAANG instructors. They cover 18 tech and product domains, including Machine Learning, Data Science, System Design, and Software development. Interview Kickstart also offers specialized training for career transitions to rapidly growing AI-related tech fields. With a team of 600 seasoned FAANG+ professionals, their instructors provide real-world guidance to help professionals achieve their career goals.
To enroll in any Interview Kickstart program, attend their pre-enrollment webinar held daily (except Saturday). During the webinar, prospective students will learn about courses and the market landscape. After attending, a program advisor will connect with prospective students to assist with the admission process.
271 Interview Kickstart Reviews
AnushaMar 01, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceIK course experience
The program itself taught me many new things as I am not from CS background. The course is well structured and prerequisites before the actual class build the basics. IK has really great instructors, among them Omkar is my favorite instructor. On top of that Mock interviews with feedback are really helping to know my improvement areas. IK support team is awesome, they respond shortly. Daryl is my SSA and it’s great working with him, he provides all the information in a short notice.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 06, 2022
Hi Anusha, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program and the support useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program.- AlkaSenior Software Engineer • Student • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseMar 01, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Excellent curriculum and student support!
Interview Kickstart has a very organized and extensive curriculum. They have thought of almost every way in which a student looking for better opportunities may want to be supported in their journey. Also, I had a pleasant experience while working with Priyesh in the student success team. He is very professional and goes beyond the immediate ask to ensure I was getting the maximum value out of the program. He is very approachable and prompt in responding and willing to discuss strategies ...
Interview Kickstart has a very organized and extensive curriculum. They have thought of almost every way in which a student looking for better opportunities may want to be supported in their journey. Also, I had a pleasant experience while working with Priyesh in the student success team. He is very professional and goes beyond the immediate ask to ensure I was getting the maximum value out of the program. He is very approachable and prompt in responding and willing to discuss strategies to better my results as well as any problems that I face. Due to a personal emergency, I lost a few weeks during the support period and he worked internally to get it extended to make up for the lost time and gave me suggestions to help me make the best use of my remaining support period. His support is exemplary. I depended on him for any queries or support I needed during the entire length of the course and knew it would be taken care of in the best possible way.
Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Dec 06, 2022
Hi Alka, thank you for your words of appreciation! We are glad to know that you found the program structure and the support useful in your upleveling journey. Please feel free to reach out to us at operations@interviewkickstart.com if you require our support on anything related to the program. - Pooja RayGraduate • Data Structures and Algorithms Interview Bootcamp • San JoseFeb 28, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Software Engineer
I joined Interview Kickstart with a dream to join a product company . After the initial free introduction class I was pretty interested to give a shot and took the data structure course . The course is divided into topics example tree, dp, graphs etc and I was provided with a link where there was study materials and previous recorded videos of previous classes. I used to attend every weekend 4/5 hours classes where the instructor ( someone senior or manager from FAANG) used to go into de...I joined Interview Kickstart with a dream to join a product company . After the initial free introduction class I was pretty interested to give a shot and took the data structure course . The course is divided into topics example tree, dp, graphs etc and I was provided with a link where there was study materials and previous recorded videos of previous classes. I used to attend every weekend 4/5 hours classes where the instructor ( someone senior or manager from FAANG) used to go into details of each topic and explain . There was a homework module for each topic and also a class to discuss those .
The course provide one on one practice interview with FAANG interviewer who actually take interviews in those organizations. Those interviews helped in understanding my preparation level .
Obviously I had to put my effort the course will not spoon feed you but surely it will guide you extremely well . - KelsiSoftware Engineer • GraduateFeb 25, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Completely Worth It
Interview Kickstart was worth every hour and every dollar. I am now working at my dream job and it would never have been possible otherwise. - Charlie ParkSenior Frontend Engineer • Graduate • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseFeb 21, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Difficult but learned so much in so little time
I must admit that I didn't make it into FAANG or any fancy companies but that is a fault of my own for not continuing with a couple interviews I had lined up. Coming from the experience of a coding bootcamp with no CS background, it was pretty difficult learning everything I needed to in the short amount of time. That being said, the instruction was really good and I learned so much about better engineering and still apply the knowledge I gained from Interview Kickstart in problems I enc...I must admit that I didn't make it into FAANG or any fancy companies but that is a fault of my own for not continuing with a couple interviews I had lined up. Coming from the experience of a coding bootcamp with no CS background, it was pretty difficult learning everything I needed to in the short amount of time. That being said, the instruction was really good and I learned so much about better engineering and still apply the knowledge I gained from Interview Kickstart in problems I encounter at work. I would like to do a second run through it some time but I currently enjoy the company I'm at and the salary that they pay me. If you're on the fence, I'd say to go for it though it will take a lot of studying and commitment. If i had one negative thing to say about this program, it is that I had a difficult time understanding teachers with heavy accents but I believe this program does make you ready for FAANGlike interviews. It is up to you to follow through and make it worthwhile. - AndyDeveloperFeb 01, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Thank you kickstart
This program gave me the opportunity to learn and practice the skills needed to land a job in computer science that my university did not provide.Student Success Advocate of Interview Kickstart
Student Experience Team
Sep 08, 2022
Thank you, for your words of appreciation. We are glad that you found the program helpful. - Vishvas KumarDirector of Product Architecture & InnovationsJan 28, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
System Design
This is course is a game changer! very focused and insightful. The quality of instructors is top class. It will help you not only for job interview but also at your job. - prakashJan 25, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Wonderful bootcamp
Interview Kickstart offers a comprehensive program to succeed in technical and management interviews. It helps you build a problem solving mindset, offers very rich foundational material (arguably even better than what you learned in college), introduces typical interview problems, offers technical and behavioral coaching sessions and mock interviews from industry experts. The structured curriculum helps you create a plan, rather than just randomly solving leetcode problems! - Vimal KumarStudent • Data Structures and Algorithms Interview Bootcamp • San JoseJan 20, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Excellent career coaching / guidance
@IK - DS/Algo track
- Course was well designed and structured including assignment and reviews, from industry experts
- Class session were recorded, so can revisit those, if things were not clear
- resume review with industry expert were also helpful, helped me highlight my skill in a more presentable format
- Problem solving session were also help full, instructor do explain and go over problem before solution and that clear up lot of concept and mistake a interview candid...@IK - DS/Algo track
- Course was well designed and structured including assignment and reviews, from industry experts
- Class session were recorded, so can revisit those, if things were not clear
- resume review with industry expert were also helpful, helped me highlight my skill in a more presentable format
- Problem solving session were also help full, instructor do explain and go over problem before solution and that clear up lot of concept and mistake a interview candidate would have made while approaching a problem
Overall experience I had was great with IK , would recommend if one is facing challenge to crack ds/algo interviews
- Saksham SharmaSenior Software Engineer • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseJan 05, 2022Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Interview kickstart review
I came to know about interview kickstart from my mentor. Before joining interview kickstart, I had solved around 450-500 questions on leetcode and I was able to reach the onsite interview stage for big tech companies but I could not crack their onsite interviews. I always felt nervous before my interviews and used to think whether the interviewer will ask the question which I have solved during my practice or not.
When I joined interview kickstart, I was impress...I came to know about interview kickstart from my mentor. Before joining interview kickstart, I had solved around 450-500 questions on leetcode and I was able to reach the onsite interview stage for big tech companies but I could not crack their onsite interviews. I always felt nervous before my interviews and used to think whether the interviewer will ask the question which I have solved during my practice or not.
When I joined interview kickstart, I was impressed by their organized course structure. The foundational videos on Sorting, Recursion, Trees, Graphs and Dynamic Programming by Omkar sir are excellent. Also, I benefitted from the mock interviews and the feedback I received on my mock interviews performance. As a result, I developed confidence in my interview skills and I was able to get offers from Microsoft & Amazon. I am thankful to the whole IK family and would like to give credit to them for my success. - AdityaPrincipal Software Engineer • Graduate • Master Class (Default) Interview Course • San JoseDec 11, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Thanks for helping interview drill!
IK provides a great platform to organize your thoughts around interview process. It provides deep understanding of preparation complexity and time frame along with the breadth of different aspects of the interview. It teaches many value systems which are paramount to be an engineer like understanding of different designs and scale issues. These skills are mandatory in today's SDLC to be successful and make progression as a software engineer. - Prashanth PenumarthyGraduate • Engineering Manager Interview Preparation • San JoseDec 07, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Engineering Management
Pros:
1. Curriculum was designed exceptionally well. Topics were in line with the trends expected by the high tech industry.
2. The pattern of introducing concepts as foundational material, then following by examples through live classes worked really well.
3. The live classes were conducted by professionals from the industry - this is a huge plus. As these were interactive, a wealth of valuable information was shared.
4. The quality of instruction is top notch - both fou...Pros:
1. Curriculum was designed exceptionally well. Topics were in line with the trends expected by the high tech industry.
2. The pattern of introducing concepts as foundational material, then following by examples through live classes worked really well.
3. The live classes were conducted by professionals from the industry - this is a huge plus. As these were interactive, a wealth of valuable information was shared.
4. The quality of instruction is top notch - both foundation material & live classes.
5. Access to the instruction is available for good, which makes this really valuable. It can serve as a reference material for the entire career.
6. Up-level as a sandbox environment for the code examples is an excellent choice. All the solutions to the exercise can be archived with memory consumed and running time.
7. Up-level also archives all the instruction in a chronological order (based on time), so acts as a one stop shop.
8. The leadership workshop was very valuable. Talking to the actual professionals working in the industry gave an opportunity to retrospect, and calibrate on the attributes of a good leader.
9. It was an action packed, dynamic, high paced computer science bootcamp that was enjoyable.
10. The support period is really a well thought out idea, and is an icing on the cake. It provides a feedback loop where we could recalibrate and improve.
Cons:
1. The live system design classes could have followed a template and better time managed (part of them had an ad hoc feel to it).
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How much does Interview Kickstart cost?
The average bootcamp costs $14,142, but Interview Kickstart does not share pricing information. You can read a cost-comparison of other popular bootcamps!
What courses does Interview Kickstart teach?
Interview Kickstart offers courses like Advanced Data Science Course, Advanced Machine Learning Course, Advanced MLOps Course, Android Engineering Interview Preparation and 19 more.
Where does Interview Kickstart have campuses?
Interview Kickstart teaches students Online in a remote classroom.
Is Interview Kickstart worth it?
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