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Last 7 Days Plan

Interview next week? Stop learning new topics. Start consolidating and practicing.

Day 7 (One Week Out)

Theme: Project + HR foundation

• Write your 90-second “Tell me about yourself” (see 09-hr-interviews/)
• Record yourself saying it — fix rambling
• Read 08-project-interview-bible/how-to-explain-your-project.md
• Write 2-min and 5-min versions of your project pitch
• Skim 01-html-css/revision-sheet.md (30 min)

Day 6

Theme: JavaScript essentials

• 02-javascript-core/revision-sheet.md — full read
• Solve 5 questions from tricky-output-questions.md on paper
• Implement: debounce, Array.map polyfill (from memory)
• Review 10 “why” questions from 11-interview-patterns/top-why-questions.md

Day 5

Theme: Your stack (pick 2)

Frontend role:

• 04-react/revision-sheet.md
• 15 questions from 04-react/interview-questions.md (out loud)

Full-stack role:

• 04-react/revision-sheet.md + 05-node-express/revision-sheet.md
• 10 questions from each interview-questions file

Day 4

Theme: Project defense drill

• Answer 30 questions from 08-project-interview-bible/project-question-bank.md about YOUR project
• Draw architecture diagram on paper (3 min timer)
• Prepare answers for: “What was hardest?”, “What would you improve?”, “What was your exact role?”

Day 3

Theme: Mock interview day

• Morning: 10-mock-interview-kits/fullstack-round.md (or relevant round) with a friend
• Afternoon: Review mistakes, fill gaps
• Evening: 09-hr-interviews/common-hr-questions.md — answer 15 questions

Day 2

Theme: Light review + rest

• Only revision sheets — no new content
• 00-start-here/answer-frameworks.md — memorize the “I don’t know” template
• Prepare 3 questions to ask interviewer (“What does the team work on?”, “How do interns get mentored?”)
• Test laptop, internet, quiet space
• Stop studying by 9 PM

Day 1 (Interview Eve)

• 20-min skim: your project pitch + revision sheets
• Lay out clothes / setup desk
• No all-nighters
• Sleep

Interview Day

Morning of:

• Light breakfast
• 5-min project pitch rehearsal
• Join 5 minutes early (not 30 — that’s awkward)

During:

• Breathe before answering
• It’s okay to pause and think
• End with your prepared questions

Emergency Cram (Interview Tomorrow, Started Today)

If you only have one day:

You won’t be perfectly prepared. You’ll be adequately prepared — which beats most candidates who wing it.