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I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Test on apptitude reasoning

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

General topics gd

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions o
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and general

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good and great interview process

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview is standard. Mainly tests the conceptual level knowledge. Java multithreading might be asked if the candidate mentions it. Multi threading concepts are appreciated and gives an edge

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Data Structures, Algorithms, System designing, Azure

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Why important in learning programming languages.
  • Ans. 

    Learning programming languages is important for software engineers to effectively communicate with computers and develop software solutions.

    • Programming languages are the foundation of software development.

    • Learning multiple languages expands the range of problems a software engineer can solve.

    • Different languages have different strengths and are suited for different tasks.

    • Knowing multiple languages improves adaptability ...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test was quite similar to the typical CAT pattern. It contained sections on Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Mathematics.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: There were 2 interviewers in the first interview, one was a technical guy and the other was from HR. They asked me a few very simple puzzles, a few basic programming questions (swapping the value of two variables etc.), questions related to the development cycle of software products. The HR guy asked stuff like what do you want to achieve in life? Strengths, weaknesses etc.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The third interview was the most important one (and I guess that was the deciding interview). The interviewer started with questions like why finance? Which companies are you sitting for? Then he gave me a case study:

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Oops, os, dbms, project
  • Q2. Why hsbc, why should I hire you.
  • Ans. 

    I have a strong background in software engineering and a passion for innovation, making me a valuable asset to HSBC.

    • I have a proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software solutions in previous roles.

    • I am highly skilled in various programming languages and technologies, including Java, Python, and SQL.

    • I have experience working in agile development environments, allowing me to adapt quickly to chan...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 4 sections, 15 questions each. Sections on apti, english, programming, technical.
Tips: Time management, complete english and technical first
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 60

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: We were asked which super hero would you like to be. Shared the information. Always present the positives and negatives and emphasize that despite of being negatives
Tips: Think everything through before speaking
Duration: 40 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Prepare well, anything can be asked on the things written on your resume

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Sell yourself. Tell them why you would be the best candidate.
Tips: Tell your advantages of being a fresher that you would be comfortable in any technology

College Name: Acropolis institute of technology and research

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The result were announced just after the session. The basis of selection was confidence & communication skill as usual.
It was mostly a nice & health discussion.
Tips: Talk short & precise.
Use your hands in explanations.
Dont argue just discuss
Duration: 15 min minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions from c programming, database management, c++, data structure were asked. The HR was trying to confuse and showing confidence was important.

Tips: Answer with confidence
Dont say directly NO to a question

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was all about confidence and your ability to converse.
HR asked me about myself and why did i want to join the firm etc.
He was mostly looking for a positive attitude.
Tips: Keep a smile.
Converse well & again be confident.
Confidence is the key but overconfidence is bad.

General Tips: Keep your cool
Be confident
Have a positive approach
Skill Tips: Prepare well for Interview
Be confident about wat you know.
Skills: Programming, positive attitude, Confidence
College Name: Gandhi Institute Of Engineering And Technology
Motivation: It is a MNC.
Growth will be good
Future scopes are high

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. You have knowledge of data structure? Tell me about it
  • Ans. 

    Data structures are a way to organize and store data efficiently.

    • Data structures are used to store and manipulate data in a structured manner.

    • They provide different ways to access and perform operations on the data.

    • Examples include arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs.

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  • Q2. Tell me something about your major project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based project management tool for tracking tasks and deadlines

    • Used React.js for front-end development

    • Implemented RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express for back-end

    • Utilized MongoDB for database management

    • Incorporated user authentication and authorization features

    • Integrated real-time notifications using Socket.io

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  • Q3. What is your name ?
  • Ans. 

    My name is John Smith.

    • Full name is John Smith

    • Common name in English-speaking countries

    • Easy to remember and pronounce

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  • Q4. What does my name mean?
  • Ans. 

    The question is unrelated to the medical field and is not a puzzle or riddle.

    • The question is asking about the meaning of the interviewer's name.

    • You can ask the interviewer about the origin or cultural significance of their name.

    • You can also mention that names often have different meanings in different languages or cultures.

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  • Q5. What are your strenghts?
  • Ans. 

    My strengths include problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong communication abilities.

    • Strong problem-solving skills - I enjoy tackling complex issues and finding creative solutions.

    • Attention to detail - I am meticulous in my work and strive for accuracy in all tasks.

    • Strong communication abilities - I can effectively convey ideas and collaborate with team members.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test of hexaware was way more tough than i thought. Basically you will see on other website that hexaware written test is easy but it was not trust me. So talking more about my test there were 4 sections verbal, aptitude, analytical reasoning and technical also. I am a electronics and communication student so there were technical question from my field of study only but for IT and Computer Science there were programming questions. And there is 10 mins of essay writting also.
Tips: Be prepare for anything. Dont judge the written exam will be easy or tough anything can happen and prepare your best.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 75

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Well, i think my group discussion topic was easy but the only problem was that every person is fully aware of that topic so thought process has become very simple. But still somehow i manage to clear this round also.
Tips: Be calm and if you dont know about some topic so wait for few minutes and listen what others are saYing . The HR will only be checking your communication skills.
Duration: 10 mins minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I am an EC student so there were very basic question of c and data structure programming and from my field he only asked about my project work and keep asking question from it. I guess he was checking my patience.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR round was quite good. The question was really very basic from my family and strengths and weakness. But i dont know why he asked me a question of c programming and he asked me to make a program generally i have never heard that in HR interview, the HR asking you a technical question but anything can happen .
Tips: Keep yourself calm . Keep wide knowledge of your field.

Skills: Basic C/C++, Communication, Ability To Deliver On A Project, Ability To Work In A Team, Ability To Deliver On A Project, Advance Communication, Confidence
College Name: IPS College of Technology & Management
Motivation: Hexaware is globally recognised company plus its an MNC.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. You have a Binary tree having numbers>=0 and a numeber N. Print all downwards paths from any node having the sum of elements equal to N
  • Ans. 

    Print all downward paths from any node in a binary tree with sum of elements equal to N.

    • Traverse the binary tree and keep track of the sum of elements in the path from root to current node.

    • If the sum equals N, print the path from root to current node.

    • Recursively traverse the left and right subtrees with updated sum.

    • Use a stack to keep track of the current path being traversed.

    • Example: Binary tree with root 1, left chil...

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  • Q2. You have a cuboid (m*n*p) each block of the cuboid is having a metallic ball. Now we are passing X-ray from front face and getting a bool matrix1 of m*p the elements are set if there is a black spot.(as...
  • Ans. 

    Yes, it is possible to get the accurate result from the given data.

    • The coordinates (i,j,k) where metallic balls are present can be determined by finding the set elements in both matrix1 and matrix2.

    • Additional data is not required as the given data is sufficient to determine the coordinates.

    • The coordinates can be obtained by iterating through the elements of matrix1 and matrix2 and checking for set elements.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Output questions
Tips: focus on basics
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 15

Round: Test
Experience: Two coding problems in one hour,on Cocobues.com

1. Given two arrays of numbers. The numbers are from 0-9 you have two maximize the first array by using the elements from the second array.
the elements can be used only once.
e.g. arr1[]={5,2,3,6,7};
arr2[]={9,2,8,4,5};
You should output the modified arr1 as {9,8,5,6,7}

2.Given a matrix of characters and a word.
you have to count the number of occurences of that word in that matrix. you can move to any of the eight valid directions from current position.
e.g. word="HELLO";
matrix[][5]={ {'H','E','L','L','O'},
{'E','H','E','A','B'},
{'L','L','O','C','D'}};
output should be : 5

Tips: DO AS MUCH AS PRACTICE
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 2

Round: Test
Experience: One Coding question was given to all the students ,You have to code and explain it.
You are given an string as input which represents a path. You have to normalize that path inplace(NO EXTRA SPACE).
e.g.
input : "\a\b\c\..\..\file.txt"
output: "\a\file.txt"
Hint: Double dot(..) means you have to skip the previous parent.
It was on paper.
Duration: 40 minutes
Total Questions: 1

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer was very nice that was an amazing experience.
Tips: Be confident and relaxed.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again the interviewer was very nice. Firstly he asked me what i have done in technical till that time.
After the interview was over he looks impressed.
Tips: Don't see what others are doing . Take your time and try to short out the correct solution.

General Tips: Do coding as much as you can
Skills: Algorithm, Coding Skills And Knowledge On Data Structures
Duration: 2
College Name: NIT Bhopal
Motivation: It comes to our institute, and the name Microsoft is sufficient for motivation.
Funny Moments: The journey to Microsoft IDC Hydrabad was very beautiful.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Write the backend server code for a tic tac toe game
  • Ans. 

    Backend server code for a tic tac toe game

    • Create a RESTful API using a framework like Express.js

    • Implement game logic to check for winning conditions

    • Use a database to store game state and user information

    • Handle user authentication and authorization

    • Implement real-time updates using WebSockets

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  • Q2. Write a program to store a tree on a file. Also write code to reconstruct the tree from that file. Think of efficient techniques
  • Ans. 

    Program to store and reconstruct a tree from a file with efficient techniques.

    • Use a recursive approach to traverse the tree and write each node to the file

    • Include information about the node's parent and children in the file

    • Use a unique identifier for each node to reconstruct the tree from the file

    • Use a data structure like a hash table to store the nodes and their identifiers for efficient reconstruction

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: All types of C/C++ Aptitude and I/O questions were asked.
Was not a very easy round.
Tips: Prepare from -----/ and -----/
I had done everything in these 2 links.
Other than that, you can prepare from "Test your C Skills" by Yeshwant Kanetkar. PDF available online.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 40-50

Round: Test
Experience: Two coding questions were asked. It was hosted on CoCubes website.
Questions were pretty basic.
First one was ad-hoc, requiring to count the number of set bits of a number.
Second one was the standard, minimum cost path DP problem.
Tips: Prepare from geeksforgeeks, careercup and ambitionbox.
If you know competitive programming, you should not have much of a problem.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 2

Round: Test
Experience: Had to write code on paper. 2 questions.
First one was to rotate a matrix by 90 degrees. Pretty standard question.
Second one was to remove all negative elements in an array to the right end. Do it without extra memory.
Tips: Apart from correctness of solution, they check for code quality. Code written must be clean, indented and with properly named variables and functions.
Keep communicating your ideas to the people who will be supervising the test. They will understand your thought process that way.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 2

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Wrote the class in JAVA. Explained the methods, and optimized them. Variables were named properly.
Also generalized the class for an nxn matrix tic-tac-toe game.
Interviewer was very friendly. Wrote the code on paper.
Tips: Prepare on class design beforehand. They are quite likely to ask you questions on OOP.
Write clean code.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Just had to write the functions. Wrote code in C++.
The interviewer tested me on edge cases. Asked me to prepare test cases.
Tips: Make sure your code is ready to tackle those dirty edge cases.
Knowing standard library functions is beneficial. Make sure you learn some important ones. They can come in handy.
Write clean code. You can choose any language you are comfortable in.

General Tips: Stay calm. Prepare well.
Focus on the data structures that Microsoft usually asks about.
Skill Tips: A good internship helps in the process. I had interned at Google, so I got selected relatively easily as compared to other candidates. Make sure your resume is as impressive as you can make it.
Stay calm in the rounds. That way you can think better.
Communicate with the company officials. They will know you and your thought process that way.
Don't stay quiet in the interview rounds. If you have doubts, ask them. I had made this mistake when they came for internships and did not get selected because I didn't clear my doubts. The interview should be ideally like a discussion, where you present your thoughts and ideas, clear your doubts, and come up with a solution.
Skills: Resume, Communication, Analytical Skills, Algorithmic Approach To Problem Solving, Coding Skills And Knowledge On Data Structures
College Name: NIT Surathkal
Motivation: It is one of the biggest tech giants in the world. I definitely wanted to be a part of it.
Funny Moments: Since I had only 2 interviews, while others had 5, I came out so early that they thought I was rejected.
They later discovered, they were wrong.

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