{"id":1938,"date":"2021-06-23T18:45:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T01:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/?post_type=doc&#038;p=1938"},"modified":"2024-09-06T03:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T10:33:21","slug":"example-questions","status":"publish","type":"doc","link":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/docs\/interview\/question-bank\/example-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Example questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The best questions are the ones tailored to your business. Use <em>CoderPad Examples<\/em> questions as a foundation to build out a tailored, effective interview process. Copy and edit the example questions to make them unique to your company\u2019s hiring needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12.png\" alt=\"Question bank with the &quot;coderpad examples&quot; tab highlighted.\" class=\"wp-image-32173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12.png 911w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-12-18x5.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u2705Example questions are provided in the Question Bank for our 10 most popular coding languages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you take a look at our examples, think about the positions you are hiring for, the skills an engineer needs to be successful in the position, and what potential questions you could use to gauge those skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solutions to the example questions are included for all 10 supported languages. When you use an example in a live pad, interviewers will be able to see the solution in a separate tab (not visible to candidates). The solution will also be available for any Take-Home project reviewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example questions are available for a variety of interview scenarios and difficulty levels. They are difficulty-rated Easy\/Medium\/Hard, and can be filtered by tags, difficulty, and language in the Question Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1024x486.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the CoderPad Interview platform showing the 'Question Bank' section. The interface includes a sidebar with navigation options such as 'Pads List,' 'Questions,' 'Databases,' 'Files,' and 'Sandbox.' The main section displays a search bar with filter options, including 'Tags,' 'Any difficulty,' and 'Any language.' A tag cloud with various technical topics like Algorithm, API, Array Manipulation, Data Structures, and Machine Learning is visible. Below the filters, a list of questions is shown, including titles like 'React File Tree Builder' and 'Galaxy Data Ingestion and Planetary API Server.' Each question displays associated tags and a 'Create Pad' button for further actions.\" class=\"wp-image-40872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-1536x730.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Creating your own Questions, Live Pads, and Take-Home Projects from Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to use the example questions as-is (note &#8212; <em>we do not recommend this<\/em>), you can click on either the <strong>Create Live Pad<\/strong> or <strong>Create Take-Home<\/strong> buttons to create a Live Interview\/Take-Home project pad with the <em>CoderPad Examples <\/em>question.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-1024x500.png\" alt=\"A selected coderpad example question with the &quot;Create live pad&quot; and &quot;Create take-home&quot; buttons highlighted at the bottom.\" class=\"wp-image-32175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-1536x750.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-13.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you do want to use an example question, we <strong>highly recommend that you modify it to reflect the particular aspects of the job role you&#8217;re trying to fill<\/strong>. To do this, simply follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Select the question you want to copy. Then, on the question details screen, first select the language you\u2019d like to use (1) and then click <strong>Edit a Copy <\/strong>(2).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd06ec0b36.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd06ec0b36.png\" alt=\"A selected example question with a 1 pointing to the language select drop down in the top right of the screen and a 2 next to the &quot;Edit a copy&quot; button at the bottom of the screen.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>2. Follow the prompts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/docs\/interview\/question-bank\/creating-and-editing-a-question\/#question-metadata\">question wizard<\/a> to edit the fields \u2013 like the <em>Candidate Instructions<\/em> and the <em>Interview Guide\/Solution <\/em>\u2013 to make the question your own.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd06f96d5e.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd06f96d5e.png\" alt=\"The first screen of the question wizard labelled &quot;set up interview context&quot;.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. In the preview screen (<em>Step 3 &#8211; Edit Starter Code<\/em>) you can edit the code as needed for your own use case. Hit <strong>Save<\/strong> and then select <strong>Promote to Active Question<\/strong> when prompted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd0706e5c4.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_637cd0706e5c4.png\" alt=\"The question preview screen with a mysql question displayed.\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Single file language starter code screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-1024x514.png\" alt=\"The question preview screen with a React question displayed.\" class=\"wp-image-32183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-1024x514.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-14.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Multi-file starter code screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Voila, you\u2019re done! Your new question will now be available in your <em>Question Bank<\/em> to use at any time. You can use this process to modify any of the <em>CoderPad Example<\/em>s questions for use in your interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Additional example questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you&#8217;ll find additional example questions you can use for inspiration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/blog\/interviewing\/example-react-interview-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Example React Interview Questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/blog\/interviewing\/language-agnostic-interview-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Guide to Creating Language-Agnostic Interview Questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/blog\/coding-challenges\/tiny-interview-django-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Improve a Polling App in Django<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"parent":1929,"menu_order":3,"template":"","class_list":["post-1938","doc","type-doc","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/1938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/doc"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/1938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40875,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/1938\/revisions\/40875"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/1929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}