Gayle Laakmann McDowell explained

Alma Mater:University of Pennsylvania (BSE, MSE)
Wharton School (MBA)
Caption:Gayle Laakmann McDowell in 2014
Birth Name:Gayle Laakmann
Fields:Recruitment
Coding interviews
Computer science
Career development
Software engineering
Workplaces:Apple
Google
Microsoft
CareerCup
Education:Episcopal Academy[1]
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Gayle Laakmann McDowell (born 1982) is a software engineer and author. She is the author of the career development book, Cracking the Coding Interview.

Education

McDowell was educated at the Episcopal Academy[1] and the University of Pennsylvania where she was awarded Bachelor of Engineering (BSE) and Master of Engineering (MSE) degrees in Computer Science in 2005.

Career

After working as a software engineer for Google she joined a small venture capital-funded startup company as the Vice President (VP) of engineering before being awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2] McDowell subsequently founded her own business, CareerCup.com, which helps people prepare for interviews at tech companies.

First self-published in 2008, her book Cracking the Coding Interview provides guidance on technical job interviews, and includes solutions to example coding interview questions.[3] [4] As of 2015, the book was in its sixth edition and have been translated into seven languages.

McDowell has also written the books Cracking the PM Interview (for product managers: PMs),[5] Cracking the PM career[6] and Cracking the Tech Career.[7] Coverage of her books include The New York Times,[8] The Guardian,[9] The Wall Street Journal,[10] USA Today,[11] U.S. News & World Report,[12] and Fast Company.[13]

McDowell gave the graduation speech at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science Masters Commencement in 2016.[14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technology — Past, Present, Future . youtube.com. YouTube. Gayle . Laakmann McDowell. 2012.
  2. Web site: Women in Tech: Gayle Laakmann McDowell excels beyond the stereotypes. Hess. Ken. 2012. ZDNet. https://web.archive.org/web/20191231054430/https://www.zdnet.com/article/women-in-tech-gayle-laakmann-mcdowell-excels-beyond-the-stereotypes/. 2019-12-31.
  3. Book: McDowell, Gayle Laakmann. Cracking the coding interview : 189 programming questions and solutions. 2015. 978-0-9847828-5-7. 6th. Palo Alto, CA. 913477191.
  4. Web site: How to Rock the Coding Interview – Tips That Helped Me Land Job Offers from Google, Airbnb, and Dropbox. Yangshun. Tay. 2022. freecodecamp.org. freeCodeCamp.
  5. Book: Cracking the PM interview : how to land a product manager job in technology. McDowell. Gayle Laakmann. Bavaro. 2013. Jackie. 978-0-9847828-1-9. Palo Alto, CA. 866799668.
  6. Book: Cracking the PM career. McDowell. Gayle Laakmann. Bavaro. 2021. Jackie. 978-0984782895. Palo Alto, CA. 1239322919.
  7. Book: Laakmann McDowell, Gayle. Cracking the Tech Career : Insider Advice on Landing a Job at Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any Top Tech Company. 2014. Wiley. 978-1-118-96809-3. Hoboken, New Jersey. 890441660.
  8. Web site: Silicon Valley's Youth Problem. Yiren. Lu. 2014. The New York Times.
  9. Web site: How to pass a Google interview: busting the brain teaser myth. October 3, 2012. The Guardian. London. Amanda . Holpuch.
  10. Web site: The Workers Who Say 'Thanks, but No Thanks' to Jobs. Lindsay. Gellman. July 14, 2015. wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. New York.
  11. Web site: Tech jobs boom like it's 1999. usatoday.com. USA Today. Jon . Swartz. 2011.
  12. Web site: Start a Business in B School. U.S. News & World Report. Delece. Smith-Barrow. 2013. usnews.com.
  13. Web site: Former Employee Of Google, Apple, And Microsoft On How To Master The Tech Interview. Jane. Porter. February 5, 2016. fastcompany.com.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180318015731/https://thesign.al/gayle-mcdowell/. 2018-03-18. Gayle McDowell on Writing Code to Writing Books. thesign.al. 2017. Laura . Gao.
  15. Web site: Michele W.. Berger. 2017. Unique, dynamic speakers take part in Penn's 2016 graduation ceremonies: Penn Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112214248/https://penntoday.upenn.edu/features/unique-dynamic-speakers-take-part-in-penn-s-2016-graduation-ceremonies. 2020-01-12. upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania. live.
  16. Web site: Penn Engineering Masters 2016 Commencement Address: #SayYes. youtube.com. YouTube. 2016. Anon.

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