A study plan should respond to what you can demonstrate, not grow into an endless list of topics. Start with a diagnostic and spend the most time on gaps that affect multiple interview rounds.
Day 1: establish the baseline
- Choose the target role and expected interview loop.
- Complete one realistic mock without stopping to study.
- Separate knowledge, execution, communication, and verification gaps.
- Pick no more than three priorities.
Days 2–4: focused improvement
- Review one mental model, then solve a representative task.
- Explain the task before and after implementation.
- Use feedback to produce an improved retry.
- Schedule a short return to the same skill after a delay.
Days 5–6: integrate the skill
- Mix the target gap into a larger interview scenario.
- Practice behavioral examples and system design.
- Run one timed session under realistic conditions.
- Review evidence rather than the overall score alone.
Day 7: consolidate
- Retry the baseline weak moment.
- Write a concise day-of checklist.
- Review company and role context.
- Stop heavy preparation early enough to rest.
Extend to four weeks
- Repeat the weekly loop with narrower gaps.
- Alternate full mocks with focused practice.
- Keep successful skills in light spaced review.
- Track evidence of improvement, not hours studied.
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