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Updated 30 Apr 2024

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1 interview found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Define your dataset and what difficulties you have faced while preparing your model ?
  • Ans. 

    The dataset consists of customer purchase history and demographic information. Difficulties faced include data cleaning and missing values.

    • Dataset includes customer ID, purchase amount, purchase date, age, gender, and location.

    • Difficulties faced include handling missing values in the age and location columns.

    • Data cleaning involved removing duplicates and outliers to ensure accurate analysis.

    • Normalization and standardiz

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is Normalization and standardization
  • Ans. 

    Normalization and standardization are techniques used to rescale data to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

    • Normalization is the process of rescaling the data to have values between 0 and 1.

    • Standardization is the process of rescaling the data to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

    • Normalization is useful when the features have different ranges.

    • Standardization is useful when the features have diff...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and ne honest.

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Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. How do you think you would be able to do justice to the role offered
  • Ans. 

    I believe my combination of experience, skills, and leadership qualities make me well-suited for the role.

    • I have a proven track record of successfully managing teams and projects

    • I possess strong communication and problem-solving skills

    • I am adaptable and able to handle challenging situations effectively

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is your experience in handling similar line of business and what value additions you brought to your existing company
  • Ans. 

    I have 5 years of experience in the retail industry, where I successfully implemented a new inventory management system resulting in a 20% increase in efficiency.

    • Implemented a new inventory management system in the retail industry

    • Achieved a 20% increase in efficiency

    • Led a team to streamline processes and improve customer satisfaction

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Share experiences where you handled tough situation and how was the client reaction to your solution
  • Ans. 

    Handled a tough situation by resolving a major project delay with a client, resulting in positive feedback.

    • Identified the root cause of the project delay and communicated transparently with the client

    • Developed a revised project timeline with clear milestones and deadlines

    • Regularly updated the client on the progress and addressed any concerns promptly

    • Client appreciated the proactive communication and efforts to rectify

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Tell us about your current and prior experience in handling a large team. What's the biggest size of team you have managed? What are the key challenges you see in people management role
  • Ans. 

    I have managed teams of up to 50 members in my current and previous roles. Key challenges include communication, motivation, and conflict resolution.

    • Managed a team of 50 members in my current role as a Senior Manager

    • Previously managed a team of 30 members as a Team Lead

    • Challenges include effective communication to ensure everyone is on the same page, motivating team members to achieve goals, and resolving conflicts amo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Why do you want to leave your current organization
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities

    • Desire for career advancement

    • Looking for a new challenge

    • Seeking opportunities for professional growth

    • Want to broaden my skill set

    • Company restructuring leading to uncertain future

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Technical questions were asked
  • Q2. Questions related to work experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - One should prepare technical questions related to their work experience and skill set. In addition to these, might be asked questions to check aptitude and adaptability

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Was confident going in to interviews , Was solving leet code questions , and Basic Data structure questions . And had brushed up all the fire concepts

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why should we consider you ? coz given my relevant experience and educational background, i strongly believe I am the right fit for this role.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be confident and honest in your replies.

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Database questions for Java position
  • Q2. SQL performance techniques
  • Ans. 

    SQL performance techniques

    • Use indexes to speed up queries

    • Avoid using SELECT * and only select necessary columns

    • Use stored procedures to reduce network traffic

    • Avoid using subqueries and instead use JOINs

    • Use EXPLAIN to analyze query performance

    • Normalize database tables to reduce redundancy

    • Use connection pooling to reduce overhead

    • Avoid using cursors and use set-based operations instead

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linux shell script for reading and parsing the flat file
  • Ans. 

    A Linux shell script can be used to read and parse a flat file.

    • Use the 'read' command to read the file line by line

    • Use 'cut' command to parse the data based on delimiter

    • Use 'awk' command to filter and manipulate data

    • Use 'sed' command to search and replace data

    • Use 'grep' command to search for specific patterns in the file

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q4. Minimum salary expectation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are really low paid, then join Citi for 2 years for salary correction. However you might feel depressed and loose all your technical skills within 2 years.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to the JD

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please go through JD and prepare for the interview. Questions based on the profile
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is portfolio management
  • Ans. 

    Portfolio management involves managing a collection of investments to achieve a specific financial goal.

    • Involves selecting and monitoring a mix of assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

    • Balancing risk and return based on investor's objectives

    • Rebalancing the portfolio periodically to maintain desired asset allocation

    • Examples include creating a diversified portfolio to minimize risk and maximize returns

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What keeps you motivated
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Internal working of HashMap and Concurrency Map
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs, while Concurrency Map allows for safe concurrent access.

    • HashMap internally uses an array of linked lists to store key-value pairs.

    • Concurrency Map implementations like ConcurrentHashMap use locks or other mechanisms to allow safe concurrent access.

    • HashMap allows for null keys and values, while ConcurrentHashMap does not allow null keys or values.

    • Concurrency Map im...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Multithreading questions
  • Q3. Questions on PCF, how the deployment works
  • Q4. One Sorting question to list the count of employees by age

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Over all, good experience.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Mostly question were related to Java, SQL , Spring Boot and Data Structure(Difficulty level was easy) and you should have good knowledge about your current project you are working on.
  • Q2. Mostly questions were related to Collections, Exceptions, Designing(Low level ex. Book my show), Threading, SQL queries.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare these topics in detail like internal implementation as they do cross questioning a lot otherwise level of questions is not that much high.

Macquarie Group Interview FAQs

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