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I have never been great with dealing with pressure or being put on the spot, and taking a <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/technical" target="_blank">technical</a> <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/interview" target="_blank">interview</a> was precisely that. Doubting my abilities was second nature to me, and I preferred to familiarize myself with new technologies before using them for any hackathon. I would shy away from HackerRank preliminary stages while applying for jobs, too afraid to take them in fear that it would be a waste of the interviewer and my own time.