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3 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I cleared both the coding and technical rounds but was unfortunately rejected in the managerial round. In the coding round, I was asked easy to medium-level coding questions. In the technical interview, I was asked basic Python implementation questions and questions related to computer networking.
Application story
I received this opportunity through on-campus recruitment. I cleared both the coding and technical rounds but was unfortunately rejected in the managerial round. In the coding round, I was given easy to medium-level coding questions. In the technical interviews, I was asked basic Python implementation questions and questions related to computer networking.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I don't know. I was rejected due to cost-cutting; they wanted to hire a limited number of students. I gave my best in the interview, but unfortunately, I did not clear that round. However, rejection is a part of life and motivates us to achieve success.
Preparation
Duration: 6 Months
Topics: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming System, DBMS, CN
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Prepare DSA well, and I personally recommend Coding Ninjas for interview preparation. 

Tip 2: Be confident and relaxed during the interview. 

Tip 3: Revise your projects, including how they work and their functionalities.

 

 

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 8.0 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Keep your resume short, ideally one page, and mention only the skills you are confident in. 

Tip 2: Do not include false information on your resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date28 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

2 Coding Questions.

1. Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Moderate
20m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AdobeWalmartSAP Labs

Given a string 'S' of length 'L', return the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.

Example:

Suppose given input is "abacb", then the length of the longest substring without repeating characters will be 3 ("acb").
Problem approach

I solved this question using a sliding window concept and took a map while traversing the string to check if any repeated characters appeared or not.

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2. Count With K Different Characters

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CIS - Cyber InfrastructureSwiggyAmazon

You are given a string 'str' of lowercase alphabets and an integer 'k' .


Your task is to return the count all the possible substrings that have exactly 'k' distinct characters.


For example:

'str' = abcad and 'k' = 2. 

We can see that the substrings {ab, bc, ca, ad} are the only substrings with 2 distinct characters. 

Therefore, the answer will be 4.    
Problem approach

Solved by using Sliding Window.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date6 Sep 2022
Coding problem1

Asked me questions about Python Implementation, and Computer Networking Questions.
The interviewer asked me 1-2 line approach to code. they want to ask for List Comprehension in Python.

1. Segregate Even And Odd Nodes In a Linked List

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OlaPaytm (One97 Communications Limited)Dunzo

You are given the head node of a singly linked list 'head'. Your task is to modify the linked list in such a way that all the even valued nodes appear before the all odd valued node and order of nodes remain the same.


Example :-
The given singly linked list is  6 -> 5 -> 3 -> 4 -> 7 -> 1 -> 2 

subsequence

The modified linked list should have all even values in starting and odd values in the end.
Problem approach

By taking two pointers and alternatively taking in that pointer and adding all even elements after odd elements.

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03
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration25 minutes
Interview date8 Sep 2022
Coding problem0

It was a managerial round where I was interviewed by a senior person who was interested in knowing my overall personality and my interests rather than my technical skills.
He discussed various technologies I was interested in, my internship experience, etc.

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