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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell some power BI commands
  • Ans. 

    Power BI commands are used to perform various operations in Power BI.

    • 1. Import data: Import data from various sources into Power BI.

    • 2. Create visuals: Create interactive visualizations using different chart types.

    • 3. Apply filters: Apply filters to analyze specific data subsets.

    • 4. Create measures: Define calculations and aggregations using DAX language.

    • 5. Publish reports: Share reports and dashboards with others.

    • 6. Sche...

  • Answered by AI

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - practice power BI formulas

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All HR related general questions like Experiences & Journey, Roles & JD, Reason for change, current salary and salary expectations etc
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Round 2 was a virtual and telephonic both with the company CEO directly. A set of 30+ questions were asked one by one. Situational based questions, team handling, conflicts resolution, mistakes and outcome...
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Final round discussion on the overall experience and journey. Last was the salary discussion and negotiation.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be you, confident and honest in your approach. You don't have to brag or boast to show off your achievements. Always have a story to support your points highlighted. Be proactive and have a real time problem resolution approach towards any condition given to you.

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I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Solid principles in c#
  • Ans. 

    Solid principles are a set of design principles for writing maintainable and scalable code in C#.

    • Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) - a class should have only one reason to change

    • Open/Closed Principle (OCP) - a class should be open for extension but closed for modification

    • Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) - derived classes should be substitutable for their base classes

    • Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) - client...

  • Answered by AI

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - good company for freshers as well as beginners

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Description of project
  • Ans. 

    The project involved designing and implementing a new network infrastructure for a large corporation.

    • Conducted a thorough analysis of the existing network infrastructure

    • Designed a new network architecture that met the company's needs

    • Implemented the new network infrastructure with minimal disruption to business operations

    • Tested and optimized the new network to ensure optimal performance

    • Provided ongoing support and maint

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Your previous experince

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Well prepare for your resume

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Spring container and beans
  • Q2. Annotations used in Springboot
  • Ans. 

    Annotations are used in Springboot to simplify configuration and reduce boilerplate code.

    • Annotations are used to define the behavior of Spring components

    • They can be used to define the scope of a bean, inject dependencies, and handle exceptions

    • Some commonly used annotations include @Component, @Autowired, and @ExceptionHandler

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Java 8 New Features and explanation
  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and default methods.

    • Lambda expressions allow for functional programming and simplify code.

    • Streams provide a way to process collections of data in a functional style.

    • Default methods allow for adding new methods to interfaces without breaking existing implementations.

    • Other features include the Optional class, Date and Time API, and Nashorn Java

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expected package

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the topics thoroughly with working examples. Theoretical knowledge is not enough to really grasp the concepts.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Feb 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Its for FP&A process and the major questions were from the basics of FP&A. How it starts and how its ends and Previous job roles.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's quite a moderate interview but be prepare for more rounds of technical interviews.

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 Fair and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic accounting methods and journals

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident About what you are saying

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on Salesforce Basics. One can learn all great features in Salesforce.com but we must know the basic admin functionalities and features in Saleforce.
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The questions will be on your career, Resume. They will look for story telling skills, can you be a team player and individual player, etc. Can be technical as well.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - First know the basics of Saleforce.com for functional role then you dive into all great features in Salesforce.

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Very easy

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep up your aptitude and you will surely make it.
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Proofpoint Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Proofpoint interview?
Proofpoint interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Proofpoint interview process are One-on-one Round, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for Proofpoint interview?
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 Proofpoint. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Proofpoint expect are Social Media Marketing, GCP, GST Return, Income Tax Return and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Proofpoint interview?

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