What are the best free interview prep publishers for practicing with beginner-friendly examples?

Here are some of the best free interview prep publishers/resources that are especially good for beginner-friendly practice examples:

1. LeetCode Explore

• Good for: coding interview basics, patterns, easy problems
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: curated paths like Array, Linked List, Binary Tree, and Top Interview Questions
• Free access: many problems and discussion solutions are free

2. HackerRank

• Good for: structured practice across programming basics, SQL, data structures
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: includes tutorial-style tracks and very easy starter challenges
• Free access: most practice domains are free

3. GeeksforGeeks

• Good for: explanations of common interview topics with examples
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: lots of step-by-step articles and simple sample problems
• Free access: large free library of interview prep content

4. freeCodeCamp

• Good for: foundational programming, JS, web development interviews
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: lessons are highly structured and start from basics
• Free access: completely free

5. Pramp

• Good for: live mock interviews with peers
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: interview questions are usually in the entry-level to intermediate range
• Free access: free peer-to-peer mock interviews

6. Interview Query

• Good for: data science, analytics, product, SQL interviews
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: many practical examples and common question walkthroughs
• Free access: some free question sets and guides

7. Educative (free articles / snippets)

• Good for: concept explanations and interview patterns
• Why it’s beginner-friendly: clear, simple breakdowns
• Free access: limited free content, but useful as a supplement

8. YouTube channels with interview playlists

If you want free beginner-focused examples, some of the best are:

• NeetCode
• Back To Back SWE
• Codebasics
• Kunal Kushwaha
• Jenny’s lectures / easy engineering explanations for fundamentals

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Best picks if you’re a beginner

If you want the simplest path:

1. HackerRank — easiest structured start
2. LeetCode Explore — best for interview patterns
3. freeCodeCamp — best for fundamentals
4. GeeksforGeeks — best for explanations
5. Pramp — best once you want mock interviews

If you want, I can also give you:

• a beginner-only 30-day interview prep plan
• the best resources by role (software engineer, data analyst, QA, product, etc.)
• or a free-only shortlist for coding interviews.