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SDE - 1
HCL Technologies
3 rounds | 4 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: OOPS concept, Data Structures, Aptitude and Reasoning, System Design, Algorithms.
Tip 1 : focus on basics
Tip 2 : stick to basics
Tip 3 : Express yourself
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Above 8 CGPA
Tip 1 : Mention skills that suits the profile the most.
Tip 2 : keep other skills to answer when asked what other than resume you do know.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date1 Jun 2019
Coding problem2
Aptitude
Question based on regex operation
MySQL query to select group of data from two diff tables
1. MCQ Questions
MCQs related to reasoning, verbal and technical ability.in technical ability questions are related to OS,DB and oops concept
Number Of MCQs - 10
2. SQL Question
MySQL query to select group of data from two diff tables
Problem approach
SELECT x, y, concat('[', group_concat(z), ']') as z FROM tbl group by x, y;
02
Round
Easy
Telephonic
Duration60 minutes
Interview date1 Jun 2019
Coding problem1
Tell me about your final year project?
Give me the name of any sorting algorithm?
What is class, object, inheritance in java?
What is Thread and where is used for?
What types of DBMS you are familiar with?
If your team member is not working and you are the team leader how do you handle this situation?
If your team member not knowing the technology how you can support him?
1. DBMS Question
Find the second largest value in column in table.
Problem approach
SELECT MAX (column_name) FROM table_name WHERE column_name NOT IN (SELECT Max (column_name) FROM table_name)
03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date1 Jun 2022
Coding problem1
1. Basic HR Questions
Introduce yourself?
Why I will hire you?
Tell me something which is not in resume.
Problem approach
Explain how you will benefit the organisation,explain your qualities and achievements in past if any
Here's your problem of the day 
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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