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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Assignment 

Self intro,on c,c++,sql

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Should be confident
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Tough but pretty conceptual questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About steam turbines and compressor
  • Q2. About induction motor

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Experience of previous jobs

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know what you have done in depth and be bold.

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical questions related to auto industry. Fundamentals, theory, mechanism,drives, bearing and there various load condition

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Should read engineering books frequently, auto India magzine,hands on experience with different machines

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is 2 stroke and 4 Stroke engine please explain it?
  • Ans. 

    2 stroke and 4 stroke engines are types of internal combustion engines with different cycles.

    • 2 stroke engine completes a power cycle in 2 strokes of the piston, while a 4 stroke engine completes it in 4 strokes.

    • In a 2 stroke engine, the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes occur in just 2 strokes of the piston.

    • In a 4 stroke engine, the intake, compression, power, and exhaust strokes occur in 4 separate strok...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This interview was a technical one but was majorly a stress test. It lasted for about 20-30 minutes. The interview wanted to test both my knowledge and communication skills.most of the questions asked to me related to my diploma and B.tech curriculum mechanical related topics , luckily I was able to answer most of the questions correctly. I tried to answer each question with example . It was my first off campus interview,and I think I did pretty well for a fresher. please go through the job description thoroughly word by word and recheck your resume to ensure that you are a best fir for the position 🙏✨

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quant , Logical REASONING , Java

Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Great company to work for , Be honest and well rounded discussions on CV

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. Focus on your job profile of tje companies you worked
  • Answered Anonymously

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Need ro be more confident on the job and prepare well before hand about the company you are going for an interview
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was basically a aptitude round of 60 questions.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

There were 3 coding questions.The question was based on Recursion and
Dynamic problem.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction What is polymorphism, oops concepts DBMS Indexes Normalisation Abstraction vs interface

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for KONE Software Developer interview:
  • Java
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For Coding round, you can solve LeetCode.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

They asked about corona

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Normalization in SQL, What is Cursor in SQL
  • Ans. 

    Normalization in SQL is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity. A cursor in SQL is a database object used to retrieve and manipulate data row by row.

    • Normalization in SQL involves breaking down a large table into smaller tables and defining relationships between them to reduce redundancy.

    • Cursors in SQL are used to fetch and process individual rows returned by a query...

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  • Q2. .Net Core and API based questions
  • Q3. Abstract and interface difference
  • Ans. 

    Abstract classes can have both abstract and non-abstract methods, while interfaces can only have abstract methods.

    • Abstract classes can have constructors, fields, and non-abstract methods along with abstract methods

    • Interfaces can only have abstract methods and constants

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces but can only inherit from one abstract class

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  • Q4. Const and read only difference in C#
  • Ans. 

    Const keyword is used to declare constants at compile time, while read-only keyword is used to create immutable fields that can only be assigned a value at runtime.

    • Const values are determined at compile time and cannot be changed, while read-only values can only be assigned a value once at runtime.

    • Const fields are implicitly static, while read-only fields are not.

    • Example: const int x = 5; read-only int y = 10;

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  • Q5. Azure basic fundamental questions
  • Q6. Sample query to join tables using SQL
  • Ans. 

    Sample query to join tables using SQL

    • Use the JOIN keyword to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them

    • Specify the columns to be selected from each table

    • Use the ON keyword to specify the join condition

  • Answered by AI

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