Boston Consulting Group interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
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Boston Consulting Group
4 rounds | 6 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Java, Selenium, CI/CD, Azure, Test management
Tip 1 : Consistently applying for new jobs
Tip 2 : Keep making your basics strong
Tip 3 : Improve your network
Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: They were looking for a Experienced candidate
Tip 1 : Be precise & authentic
Tip 2 : should be 1 or 2 pages long with apt details
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 mins
Interview date1 Apr 2022
Coding problem2
Timing was around 3 pm in the virtual mode ( Teams ) and the interviewer was quite polite.
It started with the general discussion and the projects that I was working currently. Then the interviewer ask the basic questions related to Java, selenium and SDLC.
Then some coding questions were asked on the Online Code Editor related to String manipulation, Abstraction and other core concepts of Java.
Then there were some questions related to Database/ SQL
1. Reverse String Word Wise
Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
Reverse the given string word-wise. The last word in the given string should come at 1st place, the last-second word at 2nd place, and so on. Individual words should remain as it is.
Problem approach
Simply used the for loop from Length-1 to 0 and print the final output
2. Technical Question
How to get the list of Webelements?
Problem approach
I used the .getWebElements method to get the List of Webelements and use it to display the name on the buttons
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 min
Interview date11 Apr 2022
Coding problem2
It was conducted to check the Problem solving skills in an Agile environment
1. Design Question
How do you manage a set of 500 Manual Test Cases and how will you plan to automate the Test Cases
Problem approach
Tip 1: Classification of the Manual test Cases in categories is important
Tip 2: Select the Good candidate for Automation
Tip 3: Creation of the basic Frameworks
2. Testing Question
How do you implement the CI /CD and make sure of the quality of the product build
Problem approach
Tip 1: Using Jenkins and using VM's for Test execution
Tip 2: Track the sprint activities and make sure to get the latest updates logged in JIRA
Tip 3: Create Smoke Tests, Sanity and Regression suites for different purposes
03
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration30 mins
Interview date13 Apr 2022
Coding problem1
It is an Managerial round where the Product Owner check your Testing knowledge and role fit in within the Team
1. Testing Question
How will you manage the complete Project Testing Activities
Problem approach
Tip 1: Get the knowledge of the Product within first month and ask questions around anything
Tip 2: Make sure to get the flavor of the overall architecture of the Project
Tip 3: Implement the Testing strategy and educate the Team about the benefit of each Process
04
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 mins
Interview date30 Apr 2022
Coding problem1
This is the HR round where HR will tell you about the Compensation and other useful information about the company policies
1. Basic HR Questions
What are the expectations of you in this role
Problem approach
Tip 1: Tell about your expectations and future plans
Tip 2: Negotiate the Compensation based upon your role, previous compensation
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Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company
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