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Associate Professional
Royal Bank of Scotland
4 rounds | 4 Coding
problems
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Preparation
Duration: 12 Months
Topics: Algos, DS, Automation, Logical ques, Coding
Tip 1 : Prepare for coding logics
Tip 2 : Prepare for Algos
Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Above 60%
Tip 1 : Mention all skills in bold
Tip 2 : Mention all languages and tools keywords
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date1 Feb 2021
Coding problem1
Online questions of coding, logical and tools knowledge
Was time based, and lengthy
1. Second largest element in the array
Easy
15m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
You have been given an array/list 'ARR' of integers. Your task is to find the second largest element present in the 'ARR'.
Note:
a) Duplicate elements may be present.
b) If no such element is present return -1.
Example:
Input: Given a sequence of five numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 8.
Output: 6
Explanation:
In the given sequence of numbers, number 8 is the largest element, followed by number 6 which is the second-largest element. Hence we return number 6 which is the second-largest element in the sequence.
Problem approach
2 different loops to compare and split that from center
02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date11 Nov 2020
Coding problem1
Was pure technical
1. System Design Question
Framework designs explain with architecture?
Problem approach
Tip 1 : Know in and out of fw
Tip 2 : Know data flows .
03
Round
Hard
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date16 Mar 2021
Coding problem1
Technical
1. Closest Sum
Moderate
30m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Given an array 'ARR'' of 'N' integers and an integer 'target', your task is to find three integers in 'ARR' such that the sum is closest to the target.
Note
In the case of two closest sums, print the smallest sum.
Problem approach
Split the array, perform merge sort
04
Round
Hard
HR Round
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date21 Dec 2021
Coding problem1
HR stuff
1. Basic HR questions
1. Your strengths and weaknesses
2. Why RBS?
Problem approach
Tip 1 : prepare for skills and hr stuff
Tip 2 : Prepare for why RBS
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