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Software Engineer

HCL Technologies
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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Programming language , OOPS , DBMS , OS , SQL
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be prepare with your Core Computer Science Projects
Tip 2 : Having good Programming technical Skills

Application process
Where: Company Website
Eligibility: 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Be confident at What u have mentioned in your resume
Tip 2 : Try to make one page resume

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date2 Jun 2020
Coding problem2

This Round consists of questions from both technical and non-technical part

1. Sort An Array of 0s, 1s and 2s

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IBMSamsungDirecti

You have been given an array/list 'arr' consisting of 'n' elements.


Each element in the array is either 0, 1 or 2.


Sort this array/list in increasing order.


Do not make a new array/list. Make changes in the given array/list.


Example :
Input: 'arr' = [2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0]

Output: Final 'arr' = [0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2]

Explanation: The array is sorted in increasing order.
Problem approach

Solved it using DNF approach

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2. Symmetric Tree

Moderate
25m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SamsungArcesiumHCL Technologies

You have been given a Binary Tree having 'n' nodes.


A Symmetric tree is a binary tree whose mirror image is the same as the original tree.


Find out whether the given tree is symmetric or not.


Example :
Input: Let the binary tree be:

sym_tree

Output: YES

Explanation: As we can see in the image, the original tree is the same as the mirrored tree.
Problem approach

Based on the symmetric definition, we can use the following rules to check whether two binary trees are a symmetric

  • The two root nodes have the same value
  • The left subtree of one root node is a mirror reflection of the right subtree of the other root node
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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration30 minutes
Interview date8 Jun 2020
Coding problem2

Majorly Questions asked by interview from your resume what you have mentioned in it. 
Having Good knowledge of at least one programming language if you are applying for software engineer position.

1. Duplicate In Array

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

Write a code to find frequency of duplicate elements from an array.

Problem approach

My approach was simply run a loop in O(n) complexity and check each elements appears twice or not

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2. Reverse A LL

Moderate
30m average time
65% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CIS - Cyber InfrastructureAmazonPhonePe

Write psuedo code to reverse a linked list

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Traverse the linked list from both end and starting
Tip 2 : Swap nodes at every step

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15 minutes
Interview date10 Jun 2020
Coding problem1

This round was quite easy and finally I got offer by HCL technologies

1. Basic HR Question

  • Tell me about yourself
  • Comment on your family background
  • What do you know about the work culture here in HCL?
  • What are your salary expectations?
Problem approach

Tip 1 : Stay Confident
Tip 2 : Be honest
Tip 3 : Show a positive attitude.

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

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