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HCL Group System Administrator Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 15 Aug 2024

HCL Group System Administrator Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

MCQ , C Programming Question

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Meidum Level Coding Question I got reject in that round

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself please/ tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am an experienced System Administrator with a strong background in managing and maintaining computer systems and networks.

    • I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

    • I have worked for 5 years as a System Administrator at XYZ Company, where I was responsible for managing a network of 200+ computers.

    • I am proficient in various operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    • I have experience in virtualization ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why did you choose to work here
  • Ans. 

    I chose to work here because of the company's reputation, growth opportunities, and positive work culture.

    • Reputation: The company has a strong reputation in the industry, known for its quality services and products.

    • Growth opportunities: The company offers ample opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

    • Positive work culture: The work environment is supportive, collaborative, and encourages innovation.

    • Exampl...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What to do you know about HCL
  • Ans. 

    HCL is a global technology company that provides IT services and consulting.

    • HCL is headquartered in Noida, India.

    • It was founded in 1976.

    • HCL offers a wide range of services including infrastructure management, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and more.

    • The company has a global presence with offices in over 40 countries.

    • HCL has partnerships with leading technology companies such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco.

    • They have a str...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and honest. Dont be shy to say that you dont know something

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I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 140 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Test timing was at 2:00 pm , it was conducted in a college and the environment was good for the test. Camera was a primary part of test, so no suspicious activity.

  • Q1. 

    Sum of Two Numbers Represented as Arrays

    Given two numbers in the form of two arrays where each element of the array represents a digit, calculate the sum of these two numbers and return this sum as an ar...

  • Ans. 

    Given two numbers represented as arrays, calculate their sum and return the result as an array.

    • Iterate through the arrays from right to left, adding digits and carrying over if necessary

    • Handle cases where one array is longer than the other by considering the remaining digits

    • Ensure the final sum array does not have any leading zeros

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was conducted at around 12 p.m. I was called at the college location and then it was conducted. The interviewer was quite polite and frank.

Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 8 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This round was conducted right after finishing and clearing the technical round at the same place and on the same day.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 60 %Wipro Limited interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - OOPS, Data Structures, Database Concepts, Coding problemsTime required to prepare for the interview - 2-3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice atleast 2-3 Coding problems daily so your logic building becomes stronger.
Tip 2 : Exercise problems based on OOPS concepts and others too.
Tip 3 : If you can have your own project built, then it's the major point and will act as a plus point.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Your resume should be in standard form, short and simple will be more effective.
Tip 2 : Whatever you have learned, you need to mention it in your resume as that will be your primary source of selection and having project on your resume is important.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Hr

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be true to what you are putting before the interviewer . Try to put your ideas Add something you did well in your career like in projects /research which you know very well and versed in concepts about it for open interview so that interviewer can get bandwidth where he can ask questions from. This is simply a key .

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1.Describe a situation where you have taken a quick decision and failed, and a situation where you succeeded. 2. What is a skill you have tried to achieve but failed? 3. Describe a decision you have taken ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Always try to take risk in small problems . When you face the consequences, you would be able to tackle bigger problems.
2. Every skill you learn, even if you didn't excel in it is not to be considered a waste of time/failure, you learn something simply by participating.

I was interviewed before Jun 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was an mcq + coding round. There were aptitude and ouput based question in mcq. And coding questions were easy

  • Q1. 

    Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement

    Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there is one number that appears twice. Yo...

  • Ans. 

    Find the duplicate number in an array of integers from 0 to (N-2).

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the frequency of each number using a hashmap.

    • Return the number with a frequency greater than 1 as the duplicate number.

    • Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using Floyd's Tortoise and Hare algorithm.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Reverse String Operations Problem Statement

    You are provided with a string S and an array of integers A of size M. Your task is to perform M operations on the string as specified by the indices in array A...

  • Ans. 

    Given a string and an array of indices, reverse substrings based on the indices to obtain the final string.

    • Iterate through the array of indices and reverse the substrings accordingly

    • Ensure the range specified by each index is non-empty

    • Return the final string after all operations are completed

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was technical + hr round. there were 2 people as interviewer. They stated from intro and asked some basic puzzles and hr questions. After that they asked about my projects, technologies and some ds algo and dbms questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criterianaAccenture interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic ProgrammingTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice aptitude
Tip 2 : Focus on practicing coding
Tip 3 : Learn from mistakes

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention some projects that you have done
Tip 2 : Try to have skills that are required for the role

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Oops Concepts,JAVA 8

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Quite simple and easy. 1st round technical.2nd round HR

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How do you get the second to last element from a SQL table?
  • Ans. 

    To get the second to last element from a SQL table, use the OFFSET-FETCH clause.

    • Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the table in descending order.

    • Use the OFFSET-FETCH clause to skip the last row and fetch the second to last row.

    • Example: SELECT column_name FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name DESC OFFSET 1 ROWS FETCH NEXT 1 ROWS ONLY;

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice by building a simple full stack web application.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

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