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Summer analyst

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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 1.5 months
Topics: Data structures and algorithms, operating system, database management system, OOPs, JavaScript
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare well for everything you have written in the resume. Do not write anything just for the sake of it.
Tip 2 : practice graphs properly as it was asked a lot.
Tip 3 : You should mention atleast 1-2 projects.

Application process
Where: Email Approach
Eligibility: No criteria
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Never write anything in the resume that you are not sure about.
Tip 2 : Keep it short and simple, and mention your achievements too.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date20 Feb 2021
Coding problem0

The aptitude round was on 20th February, at around 5 pm. 
There was +5 for correct response and -2 for wrong answer. Numerical computation section was the toughest.

02
Round
Hard
Online Coding Test
Duration135 minutes
Interview date20 Mar 2021
Coding problem2

After clearing the round, there was technical assessment which had MCQs on computer fundamentals, two subjective questions and 3 coding questions. It was held on 20th March.

1. Pairs with difference K

Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
Goldman SachsOraclePhonePe

You are given with an array of integers and an integer K. You have to find and print the count of all such pairs which have difference K.

Note: Take absolute difference between the elements of the array.

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2. First and Last Position of an Element In Sorted Array

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonMicrosoftAdobe

You have been given a sorted array/list 'arr' consisting of ‘n’ elements. You are also given an integer ‘k’.


Now, your task is to find the first and last occurrence of ‘k’ in 'arr'.


Note :
1. If ‘k’ is not present in the array, then the first and the last occurrence will be -1. 
2. 'arr' may contain duplicate elements.


Example:
Input: 'arr' = [0,1,1,5] , 'k' = 1

Output: 1 2

Explanation:
If 'arr' = [0, 1, 1, 5] and 'k' = 1, then the first and last occurrence of 1 will be 1(0 - indexed) and 2.


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03
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration40 minutes
Interview date2 Apr 2021
Coding problem3

It was a zoom call at around 10:30 am in the morning. There were other candidates in the waiting area. My interview started at 12 in the noon. The interviewer gave his introduction and asked me to introduce myself. He saw my resume and asked questions from it. He asked coding questions and shared a hackerrank code pair link for me to code. It went for 40 minutes. And I got my result at 3pm. I had to stay in the zoom call till 3.

1. OS Questions

What is deadlock and how you can prevent it? 
What is difference between process and thread?
Explain critical section.

2. Case Study

There is a city with bad roads. You have to repair the roads. How will you find the roads which are in bad condition? What parameters you will take to check if the road is in good condition? How will you collect that information? Now you have all the information, how will you prioritise which road will you repair first? What will be the order for repairing?

3. DS Question

I mentioned front-end web developer internship in my resume, so he asked me which data structures I have used in frontend web development

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Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

How do you remove whitespace from the start of a string?

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