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Updated 6 May 2023

Cornerstone OnDemand Data Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
3
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Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 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 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Find second max salary of employee by department in sql
  • Ans. 

    Find second max salary of employee by department in SQL

    • Use GROUP BY clause to group employees by department

    • Use MAX() function to find the maximum salary

    • Use subquery to find the second maximum salary

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Find second max salary 9f employee by department using python pandas dataframe
  • Ans. 

    Find second max salary of employee by department using pandas dataframe

    • Group the dataframe by department

    • Sort the salaries in descending order

    • Select the second highest salary for each department

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Python code to download file from aws s3 to local using boto3
  • Ans. 

    Python code to download file from aws s3 to local using boto3

    • Install boto3 library using pip

    • Create an S3 client using boto3

    • Use the download_file method to download the file from S3 to local

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Write word count program in pyspark
  • Ans. 

    A program to count the number of words in a text file using PySpark.

    • Read the text file using SparkContext

    • Split the lines into words using flatMap

    • Map each word to a tuple of (word, 1)

    • Reduce by key to count the occurrences of each word

    • Save the output to a file

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn the basics of python dataframe and SQL and pyspark

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Algorithms, Computer languages, Aptitude & Reasoning

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Ques. related about security, troubleshooting, installation & Maintenance. both windows and linux.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Overall good experience candidate must have basic knowledge of all basic fundamentals in windows and linux too.
and candidate have also good knowledge in networking, hardware and software.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. If fresher is attending the interview then mostly they'll ask questions from resume What are generics, UML diagram for the proper medicine suggestions based on the patient allergies to a particular drug ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well with the contents of resume,
First round: versant test
Second round: Technical Interview 1
Third round: Technical Interview 2

Feedback of best of the 2 technical interviews will be considered.

IF selected will receive a call from HR

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is your day to day work?
  • Q2. What new you have to offer the organization?
  • Q3. The most recent issues that you faced in the organization?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be true to yourself and the interviewer, he/she doesn't want you to be full of all technical skills. He/she wants you to be atleast good at the things mentioned in your resume. Showcase that you're ready to switch to any language even if it is uncomfortable for you

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was Technical + Aptitude MCQ round.The technical section consisted if MCQ related to DSA,OS,DBMS.The aptitude section consisted of questions related to basic mathematics.

  • Q1. 

    Candies Distribution Problem Statement

    Prateek is a kindergarten teacher with a mission to distribute candies to students based on their performance. Each student must get at least one candy, and if two s...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to distribute candies to students based on their performance while minimizing the total candies distributed.

    • Create an array to store the minimum candies required for each student.

    • Iterate through the students' ratings array to determine the minimum candies needed based on the given criteria.

    • Consider the ratings of adjacent students to decide the number of candies to distribute.

    • Calculate the total candies req...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a technical interview testing the basic skills of OS and DBMS of candidates along with few project discussions from your CV.

  • Q1. Can you write 15 Linux commands along with their functions?
  • Ans. 

    List of 15 Linux commands with their functions

    • ls - list directory contents

    • pwd - print working directory

    • cd - change directory

    • mkdir - make a new directory

    • rm - remove files or directories

    • cp - copy files and directories

    • mv - move or rename files and directories

    • grep - search for patterns in files

    • chmod - change file permissions

    • ps - display information about running processes

    • top - display and update sorted information about pr...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What are DDL (Data Definition Language) and DML (Data Manipulation Language)?
  • Ans. 

    DDL is used to define the structure of database objects, while DML is used to manipulate data within those objects.

    • DDL includes commands like CREATE, ALTER, DROP to define database objects like tables, indexes, etc.

    • DML includes commands like INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE to manipulate data within tables.

    • Example of DDL: CREATE TABLE employees (id INT, name VARCHAR(50));

    • Example of DML: INSERT INTO employees VALUES (1, 'John Doe

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology. I applied for the job as System Engineer in BangaloreEligibility criteriaAbove 8 CGPACerner Corporation interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, DBMS, Linux, Algorithms,Cloud computing, Operating systemsTime required to prepare for the interview - 2 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be clear about the concepts of Linux and shell scripting.
Tip 2 : Learn about the basics of Data structures and Algorithm.
Tip 3 : Be prepared to explain your projects mentioned in your CV.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Use professional Keywords in your resume.
Tip 2 : Don't mention anything you are not confident in.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2019. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Normal php questions like overriding,overloading,traits,interface,abstarct class nothing else.. It was online but in 2016.
  • Q2. Go though those topic as they are very important and asked in most companies.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read those topics and try to understand with example and doing on your own.Before entering Chetu prepare yourself that you may get fire anytime.Because hiring and firing is lot in Chetu but in terms of salary it is good.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Oops programming,SQL server Database

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 4 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 - Aptitude Test 

Math and verbal round .

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

General topics to speak

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Duplicates in array College Projects Hashmap implementation
  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to find duplicates in an array of strings using Hashmap.

    • Create a Hashmap to store the frequency of each string in the array

    • Iterate through the array and check if the frequency of any string is greater than 1

    • If yes, add it to the list of duplicates

    • Return the list of duplicates

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer what you know, be genuine and honest

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What's is meaning of success?
  • Ans. 

    Success is achieving one's goals and feeling fulfilled in the process.

    • Success is subjective and varies from person to person.

    • It can be achieving a personal or professional goal.

    • Success can also be measured by the impact one has on others.

    • Feeling fulfilled and content is a key component of success.

    • Success is not always about material possessions or wealth.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why do we work in corporate office?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Find all these kind of of questions and their solutions then you cracked any kind of interviews.

Cornerstone OnDemand Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cornerstone OnDemand Data Engineer interview?
Cornerstone OnDemand interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cornerstone OnDemand interview process are Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for Cornerstone OnDemand Data Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Cornerstone OnDemand. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cornerstone OnDemand expect are ETL.
What are the top questions asked in Cornerstone OnDemand Data Engineer interview?

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