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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I was in 2019 batch, most of my college days were spent at home due to covid. I wasn't much prepared for the placements but I had kept my DSA practice regular. The company approached our college for Summer internships (2 months). I was able to crack the internship and then after I was given a pre-placement offer after my internship.
Application story
MathWorks arrived after the 4th semester of college for hiring summer interns. It was probably the second or third company to visit so almost of the students applied for the OA. Then there was a Online assessment round. Then Group discussion and then a HR round after which I was selected.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
Being consistent was the main reason behind my selection. Although I was not very good at my academics in the starting year of the college but I kept pushing myself.
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS, OS, DBMS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Keep you DSA skills polished, it is asked in every interview, you can't escape it.
Tip 2 : Core subjects could be prepared in 1 to 1.5 months max, even if you never paid much attention in your college.
Tip 3 : Try to give mock interviews before your placements. It helps you maintain fluency in you conversation. Sometimes you know the answer but you fumble when asked the question because you could not pick the right words to present the answer.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No specific eligibility criteria. Our college has 2 branch IT and CS and application was open to all.
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Have at least one project in resume for internship application and at least 2 for full time application.
Tip 2: Mention any clubs or position of responsibility or any other extra curricular activity you were involved in your college on your resume. Some company notice those besides your technical skill.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 mins
Interview date22 Jul 2022
Coding problem2

1. Maximum Difference

Moderate
30m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
MicrosoftExpedia GroupHike

Given an n x n matrix mat[n][n] of integers, find the maximum value of mat[c][d] – mat[a][b] over all choices of indexes such that both c > a and d > b.

Example:-

1 2 3 4 
5 6 7 8
1 9 2 3

In this example, the maximum value is 8 (mat[2][1]-mat[0][0]).
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2. Sort An Array According To The Count Of Set Bits

Moderate
25m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AdobeAmazonSamsung

You are given an array consisting of N positive integers, and your task is to sort the array in decreasing order of count of set bits in the binary representation of the integers present in the array.

In other words, you have to modify the array such that an integer with more number of set bits should appear before the integer which has lesser number of set bits in its binary representation.

The number of set bits is nothing but the number of 1s present in the binary representation of the integer. For example, the number of set bits in 5(0101) is equal to 2.

Note :

1. If any two numbers have the same count of set bits, then in the sorted array they will appear in the order in which they appear in the original array. For example, let the array be { 2, 4, 3}, in this case, both 2 and 4 have the same number of set bits so the answer will be {3, 2, 4} and not {3, 4, 2}, because in the original array 2 appears before 4.

2. The array may contain duplicate elements.
Problem approach

Tip 1: use comparator in standard sort functions.
Tip 2: Learn basics of bit manipulation.

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02
Round
Easy
Group Discussion
Duration20 mins
Interview date22 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

Discuss the future of automatic vehicles.

1. GD Question

Discuss the future of automatic vehicles.

Problem approach

Told my name and started with the discussion. Told about how technology has advanced in automobiles sector. I shared my views on how I feel automatic vehicles are imminent in future.

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15 mins
Interview date22 Jul 2022
Coding problem1

Typical HR questions were asked

1. HR Question

How do you manage your time in your day to day life.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Prepare for similar HR questions beforehand
Tip 2: Try to be realistic 

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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