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Updated 27 Feb 2024

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Associate Specialist Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 27 Feb 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Brief about your resume
  • Q2. Knowledge about empower retirement
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

That was easy nd interesting

Round 2 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q3. Why should we hire you?
  • Q4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q5. Tax and accountancy questions and regarding my resume
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Regarding resume and accountancy questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Empower Retirement Associate Specialist interview:
  • General Accounting
  • Direct Tax
  • Indirect Taxation
  • General knowledge
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared much before attending interview

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Q2. What is concurrent hashmap ?
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Q3. What is weakhashmap ?
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Q4. Dba day to day activities

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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic react
  • Q2. Basic javascript

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know the technology u use including all the basic stuff and technical names of it

Interview Questionnaire 

11 Questions

  • Q1. What is the difference between multi tasking, multi processing and multi programming operating systems with examples ?
  • Ans. 

    Multi tasking, multi processing, and multi programming are different approaches to managing tasks in an operating system.

    • Multi tasking allows multiple tasks to run concurrently on a single processor.

    • Multi processing involves multiple processors running tasks simultaneously.

    • Multi programming allows multiple programs to be loaded into memory and executed concurrently.

    • Examples of multi tasking operating systems include Wi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about memory allocation (stack vs. heap)?
  • Ans. 

    Memory allocation refers to the process of assigning memory to programs during runtime.

    • Stack allocation is done automatically and is limited in size.

    • Heap allocation is done manually and is larger in size.

    • Stack memory is used for local variables and function calls.

    • Heap memory is used for dynamic memory allocation.

    • Memory leaks can occur if heap memory is not properly managed.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. You have two threads one printing even numbers in order and other odd numbers. Design an algorithm so that it prints numbers in natural order?
  • Ans. 

    Use a shared variable and synchronization mechanisms to ensure natural order printing of numbers.

    • Create two threads, one for printing even numbers and the other for printing odd numbers.

    • Use a shared variable to keep track of the current number to be printed.

    • Implement synchronization mechanisms like locks or semaphores to ensure only one thread can access the shared variable at a time.

    • Each thread should check if it is i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Print a matrix in spiral order?
  • Ans. 

    Printing a matrix in spiral order

    • Start from the first element and print it

    • Move in a spiral order towards the center of the matrix

    • Repeat until all elements are printed

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Thread class and Runnable Interface?
  • Ans. 

    Thread class and Runnable Interface are used for multithreading in Java.

    • Thread class is a predefined class in Java that provides methods to create and control threads.

    • Runnable interface is used to define a task that can be executed by a thread.

    • Thread class implements Runnable interface.

    • Thread class provides more control over threads than Runnable interface.

    • Example: Thread t = new Thread(new MyRunnable()); t.start();

    • Exa...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. What’s the difference between a Linked List and an ArrayList and give me an example of when to use which?
  • Ans. 

    Linked List is a dynamic data structure while ArrayList is a static data structure.

    • Linked List is best for frequent insertion and deletion operations.

    • ArrayList is best for frequent access operations.

    • Linked List uses more memory than ArrayList.

    • ArrayList is faster than Linked List for accessing elements.

    • Use Linked List when you need to frequently add or remove elements from the list.

    • Use ArrayList when you need to frequen

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Questions of OS concepts?
  • Q8. A role play scenario was given. With a clear instruction on I don’t need to know the basis and the hypothetical assumption was presented. I was told that I was expected to respond to the given scenario, in...
  • Q9. Why are you interested in a career in investment banking?
  • Ans. 

    I am not interested in a career in investment banking.

    • I am more interested in a career in software development

    • I enjoy problem-solving and creating innovative solutions through coding

    • Investment banking does not align with my passion and skill set

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. Why have you chosen to apply to J.P. Morgan?
  • Ans. 

    I have chosen to apply to J.P. Morgan because of their reputation, global presence, and opportunities for growth.

    • J.P. Morgan has a strong reputation in the financial industry.

    • They have a global presence with offices in multiple countries.

    • The company offers various opportunities for career growth and development.

    • J.P. Morgan is known for its innovative technology solutions in the financial sector.

    • I am impressed by their ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. Have you ever made a mistake? Tell us about it?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have made a mistake in my previous project.

    • I underestimated the complexity of a task and ended up missing the deadline.

    • I failed to properly test a feature, resulting in a bug that affected user experience.

    • I accidentally deleted an important file without having a backup.

    • I misunderstood a requirement and implemented a feature incorrectly.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Total Questions: 1

General Tips: Interview Process: Aptitude test, followed by 3 rounds of interview. Interview process was very good. Just be positive to clear the interview.
Check this link before appearing for interview with JP Morgan. It will help  -----
Skills: Algorithm, Data structure, Stack
College Name: Na

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Simple aptitude test ............

Round 3 - Coding Test 

3 question leetcode medium .......

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic programming based questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project based questions
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic personal questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops, mvc, design principles

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Rat in a Maze Problem Statement

    You need to determine all possible paths for a rat starting at position (0, 0) in a square maze to reach its destination at (N-1, N-1). The maze is represented as an N*N ma...

  • Ans. 

    Find all possible paths for a rat in a maze from source to destination.

    • Use backtracking to explore all possible paths in the maze.

    • Keep track of visited cells to avoid revisiting them.

    • Explore all possible directions ('U', 'D', 'L', 'R') from each cell.

    • Return the list of valid paths sorted in alphabetical order.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Word Presence in Sentence

    Determine if a given word 'W' is present in the sentence 'S' as a complete word. The word should not merely be a substring of another word.

    Input:

    The first line contains an in...
  • Ans. 

    Check if a given word is present in a sentence as a complete word.

    • Split the sentence into words using spaces as delimiter.

    • Check if the given word matches any of the words in the sentence.

    • Ensure the word is not a substring of another word in the sentence.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 6 cgpaBajaj Finserv Ltd. interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structure, OOPS, Algorithms, JavaScript, Html , CssTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 MonthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Knowledge of api
Tip 2 : Practice Data Structure based questions.
Tip 3 : Do at least 1 project.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep it short.
Tip 2 : Do not mention participation certificates.

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

This round consisted of multiple choice questions based on angular and java. I was asked to design a 3X3 grid that should listen to the click event and the selected grid should change the color to green.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Longest common subsequence of two string
  • Ans. 

    The longest common subsequence of two strings is the longest sequence of characters that appear in the same order in both strings.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve this problem efficiently.

    • Create a 2D array to store the lengths of the longest common subsequences.

    • Iterate through the characters of both strings and update the array based on the matching characters.

    • Trace back the array to find the longest common subsequence

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Logical questions, questions about my project
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why this company, will you be able to relocate to given city

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Medium Interview and had positive experience

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round of 3 phases : Vocabulary, Business analytics and Coding

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Convert number to ruman numeral
  • Ans. 

    Convert a number to Roman numeral representation.

    • Create a mapping of numbers to Roman numerals (e.g. 1 -> 'I', 5 -> 'V', 10 -> 'X', etc.)

    • Iterate through the mapping in descending order and subtract the largest possible numeral from the number until it reaches 0.

    • Build the Roman numeral representation by appending the corresponding numeral for each subtraction.

    • Handle special cases like 4, 9, 40, 90, etc. by including the

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Resume questions

I appeared for an interview in Dec 2020.

Round 1 - Technical 
Round 2 - Assignment 
Round 3 - Personal Interview 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. 

    Alien Dictionary Problem Statement

    You are provided with a sorted dictionary (by lexical order) in an alien language. Your task is to determine the character order of the alien language from this dictiona...

  • Q2. 

    The Skyline Problem

    Compute the skyline of given rectangular buildings in a 2D city, eliminating hidden lines and forming the outer contour of the silhouette when viewed from a distance. Each building is ...

  • Q3. 

    Reverse Words In A String Problem Statement

    Given a string of length N, reverse the string word by word. Ensure that the output reversed string has a single space between two words and does not contain le...

  • Q4. 

    Flood Fill Algorithm Task

    Assist Ninja in altering the color of a specific region in his photo. Given the image as a 2D array where each pixel is a positive integer, update the color of a specified pixel ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in PuneEligibility criteria7 cgpa
Bajaj Finserv Ltd. interview Rounds:Round 1
Round type - Online Coding Interview
Round duration - 90 mintues
Round difficulty - Medium
Round description -

Silent environment


Round 2
Round type - Face to Face
Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium
Round description -

Evening
One on one interview
Interviewer was friendly by nature

Bajaj Finserv Ltd. interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data structures, Sorting, Recursion, Pointers, OOPS, Algorithms, Greedy algorithms, Dynamic ProgrammingTime required to prepare for the interview - 5 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be well versed with all the coding projects on your resume.
Tip 2 : Practice questions on the above mentioned topics from popular coding websites, like geegsforgeeks, interviewbit, etc, whichever suits you.
Tip 3 : Be familiar with the job profile you are applying for, go through the requirements of that profile and focus more on the skills it requires.
Tip 4 : Some courses like data structures and algorithms, if done, would be given more preference by interviewer over other candidates.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention high points during your life till now relevant to job profile.
Tip 2 : Mention internships, job experience, academics projects, coding projects precisely relevant to job profile.
Tip 3 : Review you resume by as many people as you can.
Tip 4 : Follow a proper syntax while preparing your resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Empower Retirement interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Empower Retirement interview process are HR, Aptitude Test and One-on-one Round.

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