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3 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: OOPS, Data Structures , Algorithms , C++ , Operating Systems , DBMS , Threads , SQL
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Thoroughly understand every topic (Projects) mentioned on CV.
Tip 2 : Be clear with OOPs principles in relation with real life scenarios.
Tip 3 : Have a strong grip on DS and Algo easy-medium level questions.

Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: Above 6.0 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Have at least 2 projects with understanding of all prospects of projects.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date8 Feb 2021
Coding problem2

First round was coding and MCQ test on hackerrank platform. There were around 18 MCQs related to CS fundamentals, OOPs, Pseudo Codes , Output Based. In Coding section there were 2questions.

1. Next Greater Element

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IBMInfo Edge India (Naukri.com)Amazon

You are given an array 'a' of size 'n'.



The Next Greater Element for an element 'x' is the first element on the right side of 'x' in the array, which is greater than 'x'.


If no greater elements exist to the right of 'x', consider the next greater element as -1.


For example:
Input: 'a' = [7, 12, 1, 20]

Output: NGE = [12, 20, 20, -1]

Explanation: For the given array,

- The next greater element for 7 is 12.

- The next greater element for 12 is 20. 

- The next greater element for 1 is 20. 

- There is no greater element for 20 on the right side. So we consider NGE as -1.
Problem approach

I first read the problem , and went through the test cases, tried with some of my own test cases in console. By then i was sure about that this problem would be solved by Next Greater Element. So , i went straight with the stack approach and passed all the test cases.

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2. Longest Palindromic Subsequence

Hard
45m average time
50% success
0/120
Asked in companies
QualcommHikeSAP Labs

You have been given a string ‘A’ consisting of lower case English letters. Your task is to find the length of the longest palindromic subsequence in ‘A’.

A subsequence is a sequence generated from a string after deleting some or no characters of the string without changing the order of the remaining string characters. (i.e. “ace” is a subsequence of “abcde” while “aec” is not).

A string is said to be palindrome if the reverse of the string is the same as the actual string. For example, “abba” is a palindrome, but “abbc” is not a palindrome.

Problem approach

As the problem ws clearly stating a classical DP problem. I have studied this one during my preparation, so i completed this without any issue.

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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration45 Minutes
Interview date5 Mar 2021
Coding problem3

This was technical round . It was scheduled in the morning around 11 am. The interviewer was very friendly, she made me comfortable quickly by not directly jumping to the interview. We had a little intro session and a brief about our backgrounds , hometowns . This made the environment very light.

1. Operating System Questions

What is a deadlock?
What are semaphores?
How pagination works?
What are threads ?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Try to explain every concept with a real life example.
Tip 2 : If you don't know any theory topic , instead of explaining it wrong, please admit you don't know. Interviewer will change the question , it doesn't have any negative impact.

2. OOPS Questions

What are static variables ?
Pillars of OOPS? 
Different type of polymorphism?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Try to explain every concept with a real life example.
Tip 2 : If you don't know any theory topic , instead of explaining it wrong, please admit you don't know. Interviewer will change the question , it doesn't have any negative impact.

3. Check If The String Is A Palindrome

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IntuitSprinklrCIS - Cyber Infrastructure

You are given a string 'S'. Your task is to check whether the string is palindrome or not. For checking palindrome, consider alphabets and numbers only and ignore the symbols and whitespaces.

Note :

String 'S' is NOT case sensitive.

Example :

Let S = “c1 O$d@eeD o1c”.
If we ignore the special characters, whitespaces and convert all uppercase letters to lowercase, we get S = “c1odeedo1c”, which is a palindrome. Hence, the given string is also a palindrome.
Problem approach

First I explained brute force method of reversing the string and then comparing. After being asked if i can improve a bit. I suggested the approach of comparing in only one traversal with two pointes. She was happy with this , and asked to write a working code any online IDE, while sharing screen.

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date5 Mar 2021
Coding problem1

This was HR cum Managerial round . The interviewer was a very senior employee with 15 YOE . He was very calm and composed. The Interview was scheduled the same day as technical round in evening slot.

1. Project based questions

After brief introduction, he asked me to explain one of my projects, keeping in mind the following points : 

1. My role in project(As my project was a team project) 

2. Different difficulties faced, if any 

3. Any scope of further improvement in project. 

Next he asked several doubts from project's tech stack , like how some particular thing works.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be ready with your projects with each and every possible point on tip.
Tip 2 : Always try to relate your project with some real life scenario.
Tip 3 : Don't be in a hurry, take your time to explain.

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Skill covered: Programming

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