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Updated 1 Feb 2024

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic related to your resume.
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to location

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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I applied via campus placement at Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Around 30 questions of verbal,language,aptitude

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Topic was OTT VS Cinema

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before May 2017. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Salary discussion and negotiation
  • Q2. Java related questions were asked.
  • Q3. Selenium waits and some program
  • Q4. Asked about Collection Framework and different usecases
  • Q5. Different testing Methodologies where they checking code skills
  • Q6. Questions around different scenario based coding
  • Q7. Asked about project and work done with the experience
  • Q8. Given exam in some app where you need to write, speak and hear english senetences.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Related to project and tech stack
  • Q2. Related to techstack

I was interviewed in Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

In this round Business case studies were asked. The interviewer was friendly and helped me. The round was about 30 minutes. Some Sql question was also asked. One guesstimate and and a coding question was also asked.

  • Q1. 

    Ways To Make Coin Change

    Given an infinite supply of coins of varying denominations, determine the total number of ways to make change for a specified value using these coins. If it's not possible to make...

  • Q2. What is an index in SQL?
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Business Technology Analyst in DelhiEligibility criteriaResumeZS Associates interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Python, MySQL, Business case studies, Excel, Machine learningTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Go through the basics
Tip 2 : Know the concept well

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention the project and summarise well
Tip 2 : Skills should be mentioned properly

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. What is a database
  • Ans. 

    A database is a structured collection of data that can be accessed, managed, and updated.

    • A database stores data in tables with columns and rows

    • It allows for efficient data retrieval and manipulation

    • Examples include MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Which date in the year 2020 is a palindrome
  • Ans. 

    The date 02/02/2020 is a palindrome.

    • A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same forward and backward.

    • 02/02/2020 reads the same forward and backward.

    • Other palindromic dates in 2020 include 11/02/2020 and 22/02/2020.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Tell me about your projects
  • Q4. Tell me all about yourself, family, school, college, etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm. They do not focus much on technical questions. Main focus is on communication part.
First round was AMCAT test which was easy if you have practiced basic aptitude questions.
Second round was JAM(just a minute) where we had to choose 1 topic out of 40 given and speak on it for 1-1.5 mins.

I was interviewed in Oct 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(6 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

In this round, I was first asked a coding question related to Sliding Window Technique and then I was grilled on some major concepts from Java and Java Collections.

  • Q1. 

    Smallest Subarray With K Distinct Elements

    Given an array A consisting of N integers, your task is to find the smallest subarray of A that contains exactly K distinct integers.

    If multiple such subarrays...

  • Q2. Why are Java Strings immutable in nature?
  • Q3. What do you know about the JIT compiler?
  • Q4. What is the difference between HashSet and HashMap in Java?
  • Q5. Can you differentiate between ArrayList and Vector in Java?
  • Q6. Can you differentiate between HashMap and Hashtable?
Round 2 - Video Call 

(7 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round started with some basic questions from Java 8 and then the interviewer started asking some questions from Spring Boot. At the end of the interview, I was also asked some questions from SQL and DBMS.

  • Q1. What are Java 8 streams?
  • Q2. Write a Java 8 program to iterate through a Stream using the forEach method.
  • Q3. How does Spring Boot work?
  • Q4. What is dependency injection?
  • Q5. Can you explain the @RestController annotation in Spring Boot?
  • Q6. How does MVC work in Spring?
  • Q7. What are a few features of Spring Boot?
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Technical Cum HR round where I was first asked some basic Java related concepts and then we discussed
about my expectations from the company , learnings and growth in the forthcomig years. I would suggest be honest and
try to communicate your thoughts properly in these type of rounds to maximise your chances of getting selected.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAErnst & Young (EY) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS , Java , SpringTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Feb 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Round duration - 180 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round consisted of an MCQ round + Problem-Solving round + a video interview round, all were elimination rounds.
The MCQ round contained problems to test problem-solving skills, data interpretation, and aptitude.
If we clear the MCQ round then the problem-solving round is unlocked immediately. This round contained questions that tested the candidate's problem-solving abilities and how he reaches the optimal solutions to that problem.
If we clear this round then the video interview round is unlocked.
Video interview contained situation based questions which we were given 10 seconds to read and then answer them on camera for more than a minute.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 120 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round consisted of a business case study.
A case study was given to the candidate to study and analyze it and then formulate the approach on how to reach answers to those questions. The time for all this was 1 hour.
After that, an interviewer discussed the approach and solutions to the questions that we formulated. Why and how did we choose the particular path to that approach, everything was discussed. MySQL questions were also asked

  • Q1. What SQL query would you use to generate a report of customer churn based on the data in the case study?
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The interview was in the evening. The interviewer was a senior manager in the company. 

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Business Technology Analyst in PuneEligibility criteriaAbove 6.5 CGPAZS Associates interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - SQL, DBMS, Guesstimates, Puzzles, Analytical Aptitude,Time required to prepare for the interview - 3 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice a lot of questions on MySQL in platforms like Hackerrank as it would help a lot in the technical round.
Tip 2 : Practice plenty of guesstimates, puzzles, and business case studies.
Tip 3 : Follow a comprehensive approach to solve a case study and focus on the right approach rather than focusing on the correct answer.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : A good project will help a lot in cracking the behavioral interview
Tip 2 : Put only genuine things on the resume as cross-questions will be asked them definitely.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Testing scenarios on day to day life activities
  • Q2. Bug life cycle
  • Q3. Explain sprint
  • Ans. 

    Sprint is a time-boxed period of development in Agile methodology.

    • Sprint is a fixed duration of time, usually 1-4 weeks, during which a team works on a set of prioritized tasks.

    • The goal of a sprint is to deliver a potentially shippable product increment.

    • Sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint review, and sprint retrospective are key events in a sprint.

    • Sprint backlog is a list of tasks that the team plans to co...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How will you incorporate CR
  • Ans. 

    I will incorporate CR by analyzing customer feedback and implementing changes accordingly.

    • Collect customer feedback through surveys, social media, and other channels

    • Analyze feedback to identify common issues and areas for improvement

    • Develop and implement strategies to address feedback and improve customer satisfaction

    • Monitor and track progress to ensure changes are effective

    • Continuously gather feedback and make adjustm

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Tell defect that you have diagnosed and you are proud of
  • Q6. Explain your current project
  • Q7. Explain your role in current project
  • Q8. Why are you looking for job change

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Communication is the key to success for Deloitte
Be confident
Impress Interviewer with Positive approach

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Java 8, Create Employee pojo and sort them based on salary. Salary,I'd,name there were the member variables
  • Q2. Spring boot annotations, sliding window problems. Qualifier annotation use, difference between HashTable, Concurrent hashmap. Difference between controller and rest controller, comparator, comparable.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice array problems to qualify the test.

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