Placement prep is honestly more mental than technical

The hardest part wasn't DSA.

It was opening LinkedIn every day and seeing someone else getting placed while I was still preparing.

Eventually I stopped comparing.

Started revising OS, CN, DBMS and solving one OA daily.

This company had around 1000 applicants on campus.

After the assessment only a small batch moved ahead.

The interviews were surprisingly resume-heavy.

One small thing that helped was practicing previous OA patterns. I found a few useful ones on OA Helper while preparing and they were pretty close to what companies usually ask.

The offer finally came yesterday.

Worth every rejected application.