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Updated 14 Jan 2021

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posted on 14 Jan 2021

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. What do you know about the logistics industry and how it is going to be in the future
  • Ans. 

    Logistics industry involves the management of the flow of goods and services. It is expected to grow with the rise of e-commerce.

    • Logistics industry involves transportation, warehousing, and distribution of goods and services

    • It plays a crucial role in supply chain management

    • The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in demand for logistics services

    • Technological advancements such as automation and artificial intellige...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself
  • Q3. Why did you choose porter
  • Q4. Questions on demand and supply side in transportation

Interview Preparation Tips

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BDM Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 3 Jul 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Whay u want this job what u seek in this what the marketing means

Round 2 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is needed for marketing
  • Ans. 

    Marketing requires understanding customer needs, creating value, and promoting products or services.

    • Understanding customer needs and preferences

    • Creating value through unique selling propositions

    • Promoting products or services through various channels such as advertising, social media, and events

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What u want to develop in this
  • Q3. What is the reason for job
  • Ans. Seeking better experience in work and bright future
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q4. Marketing is importantfor what
  • Ans. 

    Marketing is important for creating awareness, generating leads, building brand reputation, and driving sales.

    • Creating awareness about products or services

    • Generating leads for potential customers

    • Building brand reputation and credibility

    • Driving sales and revenue growth

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Have u course about marketing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic array question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find the first circular tour that visits all petrol pumps
  • Ans. 

    The first circular tour that visits all petrol pumps can be found using the concept of a circular linked list.

    • Create a circular linked list with each node representing a petrol pump

    • Calculate the difference between petrol available at each pump and the distance to the next pump

    • Start from a pump where the sum of differences is positive and traverse the circular linked list until completing the tour

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

We had an aptitude test which involved 60 questions in 15 minutes. Of course, no one can solve this fast, but it was about the hit rate / accuracy and volume. Subsequent followed with two guesstimate based rounds and final as HR round which involved asking about college projects, extra curricular experiences and so on.

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

Interview Questionnaire 

10 Questions

  • Q1. First-round was an online test on hacker rank. There were 4 questions related to the array, string, and tree.
  • Q2. Create an immutable class.
  • Ans. 

    An immutable class is a class whose instances cannot be modified after creation.

    • Make all fields private and final

    • Don't provide any setter methods

    • Ensure that any mutable objects passed to the constructor are defensively copied

    • Make the class final so that it cannot be subclassed

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Create a Singelton pattern.
  • Ans. 

    Singleton pattern ensures only one instance of a class is created and provides a global point of access to it.

    • Create a private constructor to prevent direct instantiation of the class.

    • Create a private static instance of the class.

    • Create a public static method to access the instance, and create the instance if it doesn't exist.

    • Ensure thread safety by using synchronized keyword or double-checked locking.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Difference between Vector and ArrayList.
  • Ans. 

    Vector is synchronized and ArrayList is not. Vector is thread-safe and ArrayList is not.

    • Vector is a legacy class and ArrayList is a part of the Java Collection Framework.

    • Vector is synchronized which means only one thread can access it at a time, while ArrayList is not.

    • Vector is thread-safe which means it can be used in a multi-threaded environment, while ArrayList is not.

    • Vector is slower than ArrayList because of synch...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Create Linked List without using the internal library and provide the functionality of add delete find.
  • Ans. 

    Create Linked List without using internal library and provide add, delete, find functionality.

    • Create a Node class with data and next pointer

    • Create a LinkedList class with head pointer and methods to add, delete, and find nodes

    • Use a loop to traverse the list and perform operations

    • Handle edge cases such as adding to an empty list or deleting the head node

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. One question was related to binary search.
  • Q7. Few more questions related to java.
  • Q8. The architecture of the current system.
  • Ans. 

    The current system follows a microservices architecture.

    • The system is divided into multiple independent services.

    • Each service has its own database and communicates with other services through APIs.

    • The architecture allows for scalability and flexibility.

    • Examples of microservices used in the system include user authentication, payment processing, and inventory management.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. Find the total no of the island in a 2d matrix. Working code was required.
  • Ans. 

    Find the total no of islands in a 2D matrix.

    • Use DFS or BFS to traverse the matrix.

    • Mark visited cells to avoid repetition.

    • Count the number of islands found.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. Find loop in a linked list.
  • Ans. 

    Loop detection in a linked list.

    • Use two pointers, one moving at twice the speed of the other.

    • If there is a loop, the faster pointer will eventually catch up to the slower one.

    • If there is no loop, the faster pointer will reach the end of the list.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before the interview brush up on the Linked list, Tree, and array. This is a common interview problem asked in Snapdeal.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How you will improve health of a marketplace
  • Ans. 

    By analyzing data, identifying pain points, and implementing solutions to improve user experience and trust.

    • Analyze user behavior and feedback to identify areas of improvement

    • Implement measures to increase transparency and trust, such as user reviews and seller verification

    • Provide resources and support for dispute resolution

    • Encourage diversity and inclusivity in the marketplace to attract a wider range of buyers and se...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How you will design new customer support system
  • Ans. 

    I will design a customer support system that is user-friendly, efficient, and personalized.

    • Conduct research to understand customer needs and preferences

    • Identify common customer issues and develop a knowledge base for quick resolution

    • Implement a ticketing system to track and prioritize customer inquiries

    • Integrate chatbots and AI to provide 24/7 support

    • Train support staff to provide personalized and empathetic service

    • Col...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NA

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was MCQ+Coding round.

  • Q1. How can you check if two strings are anagrams of each other?
  • Ans. 

    Check if two strings are anagrams by comparing the sorted versions of the strings.

    • Sort both strings and compare if they are equal.

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of characters in each string and compare the maps.

    • Ignore spaces and punctuation when comparing the strings.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Round 3 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was face to face interview round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from National Institute Of Technology, Silchar, Assam. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in SiddharthnagarEligibility criteria6 CGPAAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Basic Computer Science backgroundTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Participate in live contests on websites like Codechef, Codeforces etc as much as possible.
Tip 2 : Practice previous interview questions from LeetCode, GeeksForGeeks.
Tip 3 : Revise Computer Science subjects like DBMS, OOPS thoroughly.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Add projects and Internships if you have done any and add only those things which you really know.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. It was an online round. During the coding round I submitted optimized solution and got full acceptance of the solutions.

  • Q1. 

    Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph

    You are provided with a directed graph composed of 'N' nodes. You have a matrix called 'EDGES' with dimensions M x 2, which specifies the 'M' edges in the graph. Each edge...

  • Ans. 

    Detect cycle in a directed graph using depth-first search (DFS) algorithm.

    • Use DFS to traverse the graph and detect back edges indicating a cycle.

    • Maintain a visited array to keep track of visited nodes during traversal.

    • If a node is visited again during traversal and it is not the parent node, then a cycle exists.

    • Return true if a cycle is detected, false otherwise.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 10:00 am. Interview went well, I was able to connect with the interviewer and enjoyed the whole interview

  • Q1. 

    Next Smallest Palindrome Problem Statement

    Find the next smallest palindrome strictly greater than a given number 'N' represented as a string 'S'.

    Explanation:

    You are given a number in string format, a...

  • Ans. 

    Find the next smallest palindrome greater than a given number represented as a string.

    • Convert the string to an integer, find the next greater palindrome, and convert it back to a string.

    • Handle cases where the number is a palindrome or has all digits as '9'.

    • Consider both odd and even length numbers when finding the next palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 80 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview started at 11:00 am. Interview went well.

  • Q1. 

    Boundary Traversal of a Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree of integers, your task is to return the boundary nodes of the tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    Input:

    The first line ...
  • Ans. 

    Return the boundary nodes of a binary tree in Anti-Clockwise direction starting from the root node.

    • Traverse the left boundary nodes in a top-down manner

    • Traverse the leaf nodes from left to right

    • Traverse the right boundary nodes in a bottom-up manner

    • Handle cases where duplicates occur in the boundary nodes

    • Implement the function without printing as printing is already managed

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaGood knowledge of Data Structures, Some great projects which are used by the usersAmazon interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Web development, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Database, OS, Networking, OOPS, DevOpsTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : For Data Structures number of questions doesn't matter. Try to understand the logic behind them and try to apply them in creating multiple scenario's. Learn them by heart. 
Tip 2 : For Web.Development Try to learn full stack development. See which part interests you more, Increase your knowledge horizon, Always try to build a system a system considering It will be served to millions of customers. By doing this 1-2 projects will increase and cover all the major things which one should learn in their career/college.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Always try to make it a single page 
Tip 2 : Always make resume company specific. eg. Data Structures part more if you are applying for MNC's eg. Amazon, Google, DE Shaw, browserstack.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Aug 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Implement Merge Sort.
  • Ans. 

    Merge Sort is a divide and conquer algorithm that sorts an array by dividing it into two halves, sorting them separately, and then merging the sorted halves.

    • Divide the array into two halves

    • Recursively sort the two halves

    • Merge the sorted halves

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given a BST containing distinct integers, and a number ‘X’, find all pairs of integers in the BST whose sum is equal to ‘X’.
  • Ans. 

    Find pairs of integers in a BST whose sum is equal to a given number.

    • Traverse the BST and store the values in a hash set.

    • For each node, check if (X - node.value) exists in the hash set.

    • If yes, add the pair (node.value, X - node.value) to the result.

    • Continue traversal until all nodes are processed.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Given a set of time intervals in any order, merge all overlapping intervals into one and output the result which should have only mutually exclusive intervals.
  • Ans. 

    Merge overlapping time intervals into mutually exclusive intervals.

    • Sort the intervals based on their start time.

    • Iterate through the intervals and merge overlapping intervals.

    • Output the mutually exclusive intervals.

    • Example: [(1,3), (2,6), (8,10), (15,18)] -> [(1,6), (8,10), (15,18)]

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What are the different types of hashing? Suggest an alternative and a better way for Linear Chaining.
  • Ans. 

    Different types of hashing and alternative for Linear Chaining

    • Different types of hashing include division, multiplication, and universal hashing

    • Alternative for Linear Chaining is Open Addressing

    • Open Addressing includes Linear Probing, Quadratic Probing, and Double Hashing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Implement AVL Tree.
  • Ans. 

    An AVL tree is a self-balancing binary search tree where the heights of the left and right subtrees differ by at most one.

    • AVL tree is a binary search tree with additional balance factor for each node.

    • The balance factor is the difference between the heights of the left and right subtrees.

    • Insertion and deletion operations in AVL tree maintain the balance factor to ensure the tree remains balanced.

    • Rotations are performed ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Minimum number of squares whose sum equals to given number n.
  • Ans. 

    Find the minimum number of squares whose sum equals to a given number n.

    • Use dynamic programming to solve the problem efficiently.

    • Start with finding the square root of n and check if it is a perfect square.

    • If not, then try to find the minimum number of squares required for the remaining number.

    • Repeat the process until the remaining number becomes 0.

    • Return the minimum number of squares required for the given number n.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Insertion sort for a singly linked list.
  • Ans. 

    Insertion sort for a singly linked list.

    • Traverse the list and compare each node with the previous nodes

    • If the current node is smaller, swap it with the previous node

    • Repeat until the end of the list is reached

    • Time complexity is O(n^2)

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were 2 coding questions (no penalty for wrong submission) and 20 Multiple Choice Questions(with negative marking). We were given 90 minutes to solve them. MCQs were based on Data Structures, OS, CN, C outputs, OOP etc.
Tips: Experience in Competitive Programming might help in solving coding questions. No constraints were mentioned and detailed Instructions related to problem were stated vaguely. So code carefully.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 22

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. She first asked me questions related to my project. After that she moved on to the data structures part.
Tips: Take your time to approach the problems and if the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked me about how my previous round went. After that, he asked me to introduce myself and a brief introduction of the projects that I have done. He first asked me a few questions related to my project. Then he moved on to the data structures part. In this round the interviewer gave me strict time limit for coding the solution on paper for each problem and as soon as I was done coding he gave me 2-3 minutes every time to find errors and debug my code.
Tips: Do not panic even if the interviewer sets time limit while solving problems. If the question is not clear ask the interviewer to explain it again.

College Name: The LNM Institute Of Information Technology, Jaipur

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. SQL, Business cases

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