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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All the questions which test your experience like the 1.challenges faced during development in cobol or other and 2. when did you reached out to seniors in which scenarios 3. from the answers you have give...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with the concepts you worked on

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Q1. How will you use NULL indicator in your program? How will you use VSAM file in program?SOC7 abend reason and resolution.
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Multiple questions on Order management
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and preferred location

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be precise about your answer.
Even if u r not aware of the answer, be confident enough to say I didn't get any opportunity to work on this so far.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2022. 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 

This was the elimination round. duration was 30 minutes topics were numericals, reasoning

Round 3 - Coding Test 

4 question on data structure. you can use different language to code

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is primary key and foreign key
  • Ans. 

    Primary key uniquely identifies each record in a table, while foreign key establishes a link between two tables.

    • Primary key ensures data integrity by enforcing uniqueness of each record

    • Foreign key establishes a relationship between tables by referencing the primary key of another table

    • Primary key can be a single column or a combination of columns

    • Foreign key helps maintain referential integrity in a database

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  • Q2. What is inheritance and polymorphism
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a mechanism in object-oriented programming where a class inherits properties and behaviors from another class. Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit attributes and methods from another class, promoting code reusability.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common super...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Question was about joins. different types of joins
  • Q4. Difference between list and tuple
  • Ans. 

    List is mutable, tuple is immutable in Python.

    • List can be modified after creation, tuple cannot

    • List uses square brackets [], tuple uses parentheses ()

    • List is used for collections of items that may change, tuple for fixed collections

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  • Q5. What are classes and objects
  • Ans. 

    Classes are blueprints for creating objects in object-oriented programming. Objects are instances of classes with their own unique attributes and behaviors.

    • Classes define the properties and behaviors that objects of that class will have

    • Objects are instances of classes that contain data (attributes) and methods (behaviors)

    • Classes can inherit properties and behaviors from other classes through inheritance

    • Example: Class '...

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your resume well. Questions were asked based on resume and projects

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Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops concepts, Angular basics Method hiding related program output SQL join
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More onto perk experience and issues and challenge faced

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a good experience to interviewed in IBM

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Q1. Can sealed class inherit non-profit sealed class
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I applied via Naukri.com

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Explain the entire process of your DevOps project? what are the components of Kubernetes?
  • Ans. 

    The DevOps project involves continuous integration, delivery, and deployment of software. Kubernetes components include pods, services, deployments, and namespaces.

    • The DevOps process starts with developers committing code to a version control system like Git.

    • The code is then built and tested using continuous integration tools like Jenkins.

    • The built code is packaged into containers using tools like Docker.

    • The containers...

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  • Q2.  What are your roles and responsibilities in your team?
  • Q3. How you will restart the pods in the clusters?
  • Ans. 

    Restarting pods in clusters involves identifying the affected pod, deleting it, and allowing the cluster to create a new one.

    • Identify the affected pod using kubectl get pods command

    • Delete the pod using kubectl delete pod command

    • Allow the cluster to create a new pod automatically

    • Use kubectl rollout restart command to restart all pods in a deployment

    • Use kubectl scale command to increase or decrease the number of replicas

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is the Docker? what is the best practice of writing a docker file?
  • Ans. 

    Docker is a containerization platform that allows developers to package and deploy applications in a portable manner.

    • Dockerfile is a script that contains instructions to build a Docker image

    • Best practices include keeping the image size small, using a single process per container, and using environment variables for configuration

    • Use multi-stage builds to reduce image size and improve security

    • Avoid running containers as ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Name some commands in Docker and Kubernetes?
  • Ans. 

    Docker commands: run, build, push, pull. Kubernetes commands: create, delete, scale, rollout.

    • Docker commands: run - to run a container, build - to build an image, push - to push an image to a registry, pull - to pull an image from a registry

    • Kubernetes commands: create - to create a resource, delete - to delete a resource, scale - to scale a resource, rollout - to manage rollouts and rollbacks

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Be confident and humble.
2. Express all your roles and responsibilities in your team.
3. If you're Technically very strong enough, then you would be placed.
4. Be humble and have some practical knowledge about your domain.

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Technical Service Specialist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is the Docker? what is the best practice of writing a docker file?
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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. TCP ip Osi model Troubleshooting situational IP addressing Mac address DNS DHCP
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself Why should we hire you Salary expectations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to answer every questions
If you don't know any answer tell you will go through it later
And be confident

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPS concepts , angular concepts etc.

Top IBM Advisory System Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What you will do if you got to know there is a performance issue in code change which you developed before 1 day of production deployment
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Q1. What you will do if you got to know there is a performance issue in code change which you developed before 1 day of production deployment
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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Online test was there. It was just basic questions.

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. This round was not that much easy not so difficult.
  • Q2. Difference between CASE and Decode
  • Ans. 

    CASE and Decode are SQL functions used to manipulate data. CASE is more flexible while Decode is simpler.

    • CASE allows for multiple conditions and expressions while Decode only allows for one condition and multiple values

    • CASE can be used in any SQL statement while Decode is specific to Oracle databases

    • CASE is more readable and easier to maintain than Decode

    • Example: CASE WHEN condition1 THEN result1 WHEN condition2 THEN r...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. How to get distinct data without using distinct keyword
  • Ans. 

    To get distinct data without using distinct keyword, use GROUP BY clause.

    • Use GROUP BY clause with the column name to group the data by that column.

    • Use aggregate functions like COUNT, SUM, AVG, etc. to get the desired result.

    • Example: SELECT column_name FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name;

    • Example: SELECT column_name, COUNT(*) FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name;

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about overall experience. About the role and responsibilities.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident. Don't be panic. If you are not clearing it, you will definitely get another one.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top IBM Application Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Tell me how to write ansible playbooks and how would you define a CI/CD pipeline. What tools can you use for pipeline creation and how it works.
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Application Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Reverse Linked ListGiven a singly linked list of integers. Your task is to return the head of the reversed linked list. For example: The given linked list is 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4-> NULL. Then the reverse linked list is 4 -> 3 -&g... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There was one leetcode code to be solved

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly asked about project and some technical questions related to the final year project.

Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding and basic technical skill test

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was all related to project management and automation testing, functional testing.
  • Q2. Selenium framework details and Java coding standard questions were asked
Round 4 - HR 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. Why should we hire you?
  • Q5. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q6. Tell me about yourself.
Round 5 - TPM round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical project manager round - project and salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared and truthful during interview.

Top IBM Advisory Technical Services Specialist Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. How can you can analyse ur responsibilities as a Business Analyst.
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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM interview for experienced candidates?
IBM interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for IBM interview for experienced candidates?
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 IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Agile, SQL, Python, Javascript and SAP.
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The duration of IBM interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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