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Technical Writer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 17 Mar 2020

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire

4 Questions

Q1. Tell me about your current role and what you do?

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Q2. How many documents did you write in your current role?

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Q3. Any experience with hardware documentation?

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Yes, I have experience with hardware documentation.

I have documented hardware installation and setup procedures.
I have created user manuals for hardware products.
I have worked with engineers to document hardware specifications and design.
I have experience with CAD drawings and schematics.
I have created troubleshooting guides for hardware issues.

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Q4. Any electronics background?

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Yes, I have an electronics background.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
I have worked on various electronics projects during my studies.
I have experience with circuit design and troubleshooting.
I am familiar with electronic components and their functions.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Round 1: A video conference over Zoom with a panel of three based in Canada
Round 2: Face to face if the panelists are in India
A written test on the same day.
Round 3: HR

Ciena had a team of writers in Canada, but they reduced the team there and are now recruiting in India. The company is a good workplace, but doc management isn't. The Director sounded a bit cold. The lady was warm, and another manager acted too smart.

From some writers who worked there, the feedback isn't great. There is no proper doc workflow. To collect information, you must go to the engineer's desk or call him/her. No wiki or specs docs. No proper doc publication system either. You update the doc based on the input received from the management. The doc is just a support team here. No proper tools: some use FM, some docs are in Word and Powerpoint, and some in HTML. Hard set deadlines, but it's difficult to get reviews from engineers.

You are asked to come to the office every day. No work-from-home. If you WFH, the day is marked as a leave of absence from management. The company provides free cab service and lunch. Timings are from 8 AM to 5 PM.

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C Developer Interview Questions & Answers

akhil

posted on 2 Oct 2024

Interview experience

Average

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

Aptitude questions and c programming questions and some basics

Round 2 - Technical

(3 Questions)

Q1. Recursion concepts

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Q2. Bit Manipulation

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Q3. Project questions were asked

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Round 3 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Palindrome DSA questions

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Q2. Tree related basic questions

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C Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. String Transformation Problem Given a string (STR) of length N, you are tasked to create a new string through the following method: Select the smallest character from the first K characters of STR, remove it from STR, and append it to the n... read more

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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 19 Dec 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - One-on-one

(2 Questions)

Q1. Reverse a linked list.

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Q2. Merge sort on a array/

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Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more

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Python Automation Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 11 Dec 2024

Interview experience

Bad

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Sort an unsorted array without inbuilt methods

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Implement a sorting algorithm to sort an unsorted array of strings without using inbuilt methods.

Use a sorting algorithm like bubble sort, selection sort, or insertion sort to manually sort the array.
Compare each element with the next one and swap them if they are in the wrong order.
Repeat this process until the array is sorted.
Example: ['banana', 'apple', 'cherry'] -> ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']

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Q1. Find the largest no. to be created from the list of numbers in the string format. Example ['234', 56','100'] -> 56234100

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C Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 7 Oct 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

It was a pen /papper test

Round 2 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Tell me about yourself

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Experienced C Developer with a passion for problem-solving and creating efficient code.

Over 5 years of experience in C programming
Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Proficient in debugging and optimizing code for performance
Worked on projects involving embedded systems and real-time applications

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Q2. Explain your projects

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I have worked on various projects including developing a real-time chat application, implementing data structures and algorithms, and optimizing code for performance.

Developed a real-time chat application using C and socket programming
Implemented various data structures and algorithms for efficient processing of large datasets
Optimized code for performance by identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements

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Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 25 Sep 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR