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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your day-to-day work look like?
  • Q2. How to handle hard prod outages?
  • Ans. 

    Handle hard prod outages by following incident management process and communicating effectively.

    • Follow incident management process to identify and resolve the issue

    • Communicate effectively with stakeholders and provide regular updates

    • Prioritize critical systems and services

    • Conduct post-mortem analysis to identify root cause and prevent future incidents

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  • Q3. How to do performance measurement for the database?
  • Ans. 

    Performance measurement for a database can be done through various methods.

    • Use benchmarking tools to measure query response time

    • Monitor resource usage such as CPU and memory

    • Analyze database logs for slow queries and optimize them

    • Use load testing to simulate high traffic and measure performance

    • Consider database indexing and partitioning for better performance

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hard and strict interview process. No advice. It was one of the hardest interviews I have attended.

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posted on 20 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 25 objective questions based on C / C++ syntax, networking, OS, Algorithms and Data Structures and DBMS. A list of about 25 candidates was finally shortlisted for the next round . Thorough knowledge on the CS topics mentioned above plus clear concepts of C / C++ syntax Think about the algorithm first. Get an outline of the brute force algo first and then try to optimize it. Dynamic Programming is a hot topic among interviewers. Be clear on it and how to use it . After thinking of the pseudo code, use your favourite language ( I used Python ). Read up as many blog reviews as possible from internet, you get sample questions from there.

Round: Programming
Experience: A problem statement was given and we had to write code on it in about an hour. Marking was done on concept used, Optimal code and consideration of all possible boundary cases . Take care of boundary cases.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions from the aforementioned topics in CS, coupled with a few real life scenarios where you might have to use algorithmic concepts to come up with an optimal solution. Occasionally, there can be some puzzle in which you are not expected to solve it in a flash, but work it step by step with your interviewer till you reach the solution. Sound knowledge of all above mentioned CS concepts.You are not expected to know everything. But suppose you are given a choice to take a pick on some topic you want to be questioned on, make sure that you know it well.
Tips: Keep a steady head, don’t get bogged down by the complexity of the problem. Don’t say ‘’I don’t know’’ in response to some question. Fight hard, make intelligent guesses.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Specifics about who you are, what kind of a person you are, your likes, what you bring to the company.
Tips: Give honest answers. Stay honest .

General Tips: There is one word that beats all is practice. Some guys have the innate ability of performing very well in Quant problems. For the rest, including me, I would say, toil hard, get some CAT material from friends and practise as often as you can. Keep a clear mind and try thinking fast. Regarding programming, if you plan to join a software company, try to program as much as you can. There is no other alternative. IITs do not have good programmers, because we are made to focus more on theory. NITs and other places fare much better when pure programming is concerned. So get your terminals running, and practise pro- gramming in languages such as C / C++ (which should be at your tips ideally) and also get good at Java, Python and particularly crystal clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts .
Skill Tips: You have to study and be aware of the concepts very clearly. Your fundamentals must be very strong. Apart from the usual such as Algorithms, Data Structures, you must also read vividly about Networking, Operating Systems Concepts and DBMS. Start preparing from around September. Plus you should be well prepared with C / C++ syntax, occasionally Python . Try to engage yourself in sports such as football, cricket, tennis, swimming, or weight lifting. Physical exercises do help ease out stress. Play some musical instrument like a synthesiser, a guitar or a harmonica. Read good books and so forth. Try to get relevant internships in areas of your research interest. If you are interested in Data Mining or AI, try getting internships in them. Work hard during internships.cf Turn up everyday at the workplace. Occasionally you can take time off for your weekend escapades to break the monotony. But don’t make it a habit. In short give it your best and make it count in your resume . What the interviewers complained about was that we were not reading much about OS concepts, networking and DBMS. These topics are equally important along with Algorithms and DS concepts.
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR

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user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: All the questions are from major technical sections of Computers stream. You should stress more on DS,Unix and OS. The questions are little bit time taking, but u can do it with some extra time.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There are two rounds of Technical Interview. In both rounds, all technical concepts of the computers stream are convered. You need to concentrate on OS,Unix and DS. After them you will face a programming round which will be on Unix platform.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR interview is very formal. It will be of 15 to 20 min only. The questions will be basic HR questions.

Skill Tips: It is very important to do well in Programming round and Technical round. Just practice the file concepts in Programming Language. Prepare well in Unix,OS and DS. U need to do programming well. Ofcourse you may not get the output in the programming round, but your approach of problem solving is important. So try to do as much of programming as possible. For programming refer "The C programming Language" by Dennis Ritchie.
College Name: NIT WARANGAL

E-Commerce Executive Interview Questions & Answers

user image Aritro Mukherji

posted on 9 Sep 2017

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is your salary expectation
  • Ans. 

    My salary expectation is negotiable based on the responsibilities and opportunities offered by the position.

    • Highlight relevant experience and skills that justify a higher salary

    • Research industry standards and average salaries for similar positions

    • Express willingness to discuss and negotiate salary based on the overall compensation package

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  • Q2. They will speak on if you were left alone for one day and have to manage all the work yourself how will you execute

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: We had a MCQ round
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 25

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: We were devided in groups of 4 and were given a topic on which we had speak for and against.
Tips: You need to be thorough with wat yu will speak and give you need to hold your grounds about wat yu speak
Duration: 5 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was one on one and they would try to convince you to take the pay they want you to and other factors
Tips: If you want your desired package hold your grounds give in solid reason why the company needs you. Never show your weaknesses

Round: Stress Interview
Tips: Show your ability to multitask in the form of words

College Name: Ms Ramaiah Institute Of Management

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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Questions based on C / C++ syntax, networking, OS, Algorithms and Data Structures and DBMS. A list of about 25 candidates was finally shortlisted for the next round .
Tips: Thorough knowledge on the CS topics mentioned above plus clear concepts of C / C++ syntax Think about the algorithm first. Get an outline of the brute force algorithm first and then try to optimize it. Dynamic Programming is a hot topic among interviewers. Be clear on it and how to use it . After thinking of the pseudo code, use your favourite language ( I used Python ). Read up as many blog reviews as possible from internet, you get sample questions from there.
Total Questions: 25

Round: Programming round
Experience: A problem statement was given and we had to write code on it in about an hour. Marking was done on concept used, Optimal code and consideration of all possible boundary cases .
Tips: Take care of boundary cases.

Round: Interview
Experience: Questions from the aforementioned topics in CS, coupled with a few real life scenarios where you might have to use algorithmic concepts to come up with an optimal solution. Occasionally, there can be some puzzle in which you are not expected to solve it in a flash, but work it step by step with your interviewer till you reach the solution.
Tips: Sound knowledge of all above mentioned CS concepts. Keep a steady head, don’t get bogged down by the comnplexity of the problem. You are not expected to know everything. But suppose you are given a choice to take a pick on some topic you want to be questioned on, make sure that you know it well. Don’t say ‘’I don’t know’’ in response to some question. Fight hard, make intelligent guesses.

Round: Interview
Experience: Specifics about who you are, what kind of a person you are, your likes, what you bring to the company.
Tips: Give honest answers. Stay honest .

General Tips: There is one word that beats all is practice. Some guys have the innate ability of performing very well in Quant problems. For the rest, including me, I would say, toil hard, get some CAT material from friends and practise as often as you can. Keep a clear mind and try thinking fast. Regarding programming, if you plan to join a software company, try to program as much as you can. There is no other alternative. IITs do not have good programmers, because we are made to focus more on theory. NITs and other places fare much better when pure programming is concerned. So get your terminals running, and practise programming in languages such as C / C++ (which should be at your tips ideally) and also get good at Java, Python and particularly crystal clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts . Try to engage yourself in sports such as football, cricket, tennis, swimming, or weight lifting. Physical exercises do help ease out stress. Play some musical instrument like a synthesiser, a guitar or a harmonica. Read good books and so forth.
Skill Tips: You have to study and be aware of the concepts very clearly. Your fundamentals must be very strong. Apart from the usual such as Algorithms, Data Structures, you must also read vividly about Networking, Operating Systems Concepts and DBMS. Start preparing from around September. Plus you should be well prepared with C / C++ syntax, occasionally Python . Try to get relevant internships in areas of your research interest. If you are interested in Data Mining or AI, try getting internships in them. Work hard during internships.cf Turn up everyday at the workplace. Occasionally you can take time off for your weekend escapades to break the monotony. But don’t make it a habit. In short give it your best and make it count in your resume .
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR

Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Feb 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: QUESTION was from c,c++,operating system,Perl and UNIX.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Programming
Experience: Question from each subject and programs on DS.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: SIMPLE ques like about myself and all.

College Name: NIT WARANGAL

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user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Feb 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about ur self

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Questions are from Operating system,UNIX,Data structures and C Aptitude questions are quite easy.
Duration: 75 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They conducted 3 interviews and each round is elimination round. Some questions are asked from written test paper. They asked Networks,OS,JAVA ,database and C programs. UNIX programs also.. They asked some UNIX commands. Finally they conducted programming test of 3 hours.In that they asked to implement the ls command to dispale directories contents recursively.

Skill Tips: Study UNIX Concepts.And should have good knowledge in C, networks, database, DS and mainly UNIX commands.
Skills: Programming
College Name: NIT WARANGAL

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test did NOT involve general aptitude questions. Most questions were CS specific and pertained to some kind of algorithmic analysis, design of recursive solutions, designing and tracing out an algorithm on a given sample etc. About 50-60% of the candidates were eliminated in this round.

Round: Test
Experience: The next round was a coding assignment. For those familiar with code-chef, the coding assignment was similar to a medium level problem (in the practice section) and had to be done in C. The codingassignment by design, required algorithmic optimization to execute within the prescribed time limit. About 10 candidates (8 UG and 2 PG) were selected for interviews. Yahoo generally conducts 4 technical interviews and an HR interview. Typically, 2 of the 4 tech interviews will be with immediate seniors in teams that are interested in your profile. The remaining two will be with more senior engineers (in fact, one of my interviews was with the tech director of a vertical at Yahoo). Interviewers discuss with each other after each interview, and some candidates were eliminated after one poor interview. It is therefore quite important to do

General Tips: Apart from technical skills, your communication and social skills are what can make or break an interview and eventually, decide whether or not you get the job. Objectively speaking, most candidates who make it to the final round will be very technically proficient. Therefore, your aim should be to make the decision regarding your candidature anything BUT objective. The real advantage of an interview is to let the interviewer know YOU, beyond just your written test score or your academic credentials. Interviewers like confidence in a candidate and it can even make you seem better than you really are. It will also help to have a few well thought out questions in mind for your interviewer, to show him that you have put in more effort than other candidates to find out about the kind of work going on at the company. One thing youcan do is to find out who all the interviewers are during the pre-placement talk (Yes, attending the PPT CAN BE USEFUL). General Tips Preparation Look up their LinkedIn profiles and note what projects they have worked on or guided. Asking a few insightful questions about those specific projects is a good way to create a good impression of you. It is very difficult to truly judge a candidate during a 45 minute interview, so what matters a lot is the impression left in the interviewers mind about you. If possible, try to establish a social connect during your limited interaction with the interviewers, BEFORE the interviews take place. For example, one of my interviewers, a senior tech manager at Yahoo, was an NITK alumnus. Before the interviews, I spoke to him about his experience in college. As it turns out, he was one of the founders of the web club at NITK, of which I am a member. We spoke for about 15 minutes about how the club has grown and how the club has helped its members ever since.
Skill Tips: For a computer science student who intends to take up a technical job at a tier 1 company, spend as much time as possible, honing your technical skills. Start well before placement season, if possible, in 3rd year itself
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

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I was interviewed in Dec 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell us why at your age are you looking at an entry level job at Yahoo! Your peers will be freshers at the age of 21 years. Why?
  • Ans. 

    I am looking for an entry-level job at Yahoo! because I am passionate about the industry and eager to learn from experienced professionals.

    • I am excited about the opportunity to work for a company with a strong reputation in the industry

    • I am eager to learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable skills and knowledge

    • I am passionate about the industry and want to build a career in this field

    • I am willing to start ...

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  • Q2. How does ad operations & ad traffic work/ Do you know anything about the role your interviewing for?
  • Ans. 

    Ad operations involves managing the technical aspects of online advertising campaigns, including ad trafficking, optimization, and troubleshooting.

    • Ad operations involves setting up and managing online advertising campaigns.

    • Ad traffic refers to the flow of ads from the ad server to the publisher's website.

    • Ad operations professionals ensure that ads are delivered correctly, track performance, and optimize campaigns for b...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Can you work with peers that are 10 years younger than you? Will you be able to report in to younger people?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I can work with peers who are 10 years younger than me and report to younger people.

    • Age should not be a barrier to collaboration and teamwork.

    • I believe in respecting everyone's skills and expertise regardless of age.

    • I am open to learning from younger colleagues and value their perspectives.

    • I have successfully worked with diverse teams in the past, including younger team members.

    • I focus on building strong relations

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was embarassed at the questions I was asked. Also on questions about my age & understanding of the role. I was not prepared & had no clue what answers d for this interview & was tongue tied at his questions. I was not ready for such questions & had no answer to give to the interviewer.
Tips: - Always always read up on the company culture, vision & the place before attending the interviews

- Read up on the role your applying & talk to people that have worked in that role to get a deep understanding of the subject

- Do a mock interview with an experienced mentor to help you tackle difficult situations & stress situations

- Never show nervousness & lack of confidence incase you cannot answer a lot of questions. Even if the answers might not be 100% right, be confident. This gives the interviewer the impression that you are clear

Yahoo Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Yahoo interview?
Yahoo interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Yahoo interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Yahoo 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 Yahoo. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Yahoo expect are Debugging, Golang, Juniper, Perl and Python.
What are the top questions asked in Yahoo interview?

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The duration of Yahoo interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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