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Business Technology Analyst

ZS Associates
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3 rounds | 7 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 1 month
Topics: SQL, OOPS, Guestimates, Data Structures,Algorithms
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Practice SQL Queries as much as you can
Tip 2 : Learn Deeper about DBMS
Tip 3 : Should have a good practice of solving guestimates

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: student with 7.5 CGPA with no Backlogs were allowed to sit for the placement.
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Have some projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date9 Aug 2022
Coding problem0

The test is designed to gauge your ability on certain competencies such as analytical ability, structured and unstructured problem-solving skills, comfort with numbers, critical thinking and verbal ability.Analytical skills are very important for every role in ZS. Through this round we would be testing the your approach towards problem solving abilities. The test duration would take 60minutes to compete.

02
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date12 Sep 2022
Coding problem2

In this round you are expected to solve a series of tech-based questions independently. It will involve understanding the basic technical skillset such as SQL that will be relevant for the Business Technology Solutions role that you have opted for. This will be a focused interview to gauge your knowledge over SQL, coding, programming and query writing and associated competencies. The assessment would also include some multiple choice questions.

1. DBMS based Questions

Schema for a Banks Management System was given and few cases were given and by using the information we need to write the queries and fetch the results. Since there were lot of details and tables and schema i cannot put it here. But you can practice such things on Leetcode.

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Do practice for SQL queries.

2. Search in Rotated Sorted Array

Easy
12m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
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You have been given a sorted array/list 'arr' consisting of ‘n’ elements. You are also given an integer ‘k’.


Now the array is rotated at some pivot point unknown to you.


For example, if 'arr' = [ 1, 3, 5, 7, 8], then after rotating 'arr' at index 3, the array will be 'arr' = [7, 8, 1, 3, 5].


Now, your task is to find the index at which ‘k’ is present in 'arr'.


Note :
1. If ‘k’ is not present in 'arr', then print -1.
2. There are no duplicate elements present in 'arr'. 
3. 'arr' can be rotated only in the right direction.


Example:
Input: 'arr' = [12, 15, 18, 2, 4] , 'k' = 2

Output: 3

Explanation:
If 'arr' = [12, 15, 18, 2, 4] and 'k' = 2, then the position at which 'k' is present in the array is 3 (0-indexed).


Problem approach

all we need to do is find the pivot point first divide the array in two parts and find the required number

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03
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration50 minutes
Interview date12 Sep 2022
Coding problem5

Right after the MCQ and coding round result came out and few students were selected for the interview, this round includes both technical and behavioral questions. The interviewer was quite friendly.
The interview started with the introduction and also asked about almost everything i mentioned in my resume.

1. Resume based Question

One of the project was based on Amazon Web Services (AWS), about the components i used in my projects like EC2, Virtual Private Cloud, Load Balancers.
Another Project Was Based on Machine Learning so he asked me about Different ML Algorithms.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Mentioned only those projects which you have really made and should be able explain it.
Tip 2: Should have clear knowledge about various terminologies to explain it better

2. DBMS Questions

What is the difference between foreign key and primary key and candidate key?
What is difference between SQL and No - SQL Databases?
What is 1NF , 2NF in DBMS?
Write a Query to find the details of the employee having second largest salary among all employees in the table.
How does "group by" work write a sql Query to support your answer.

Problem approach

Tip 1: Do practice for SQL queries.
Tip 2: Should be able to clearly explain every terminologies

3. DSA based Questions

What is a data structures?
Give different examples of linear and non linear data structures?
what is a linked list how it is different from arrays?

4. Puzzle

An organization wants build a mall in West Delhi, they want to know an estimate number of parking space required for four wheelers.

Problem approach

Tip 1: you need to practice how to solve guestimates, try searching over Youtube.
Tip 2: Always communicate interviewer while solving the guestimate.

5. Basic HR Questions

What Do you know About ZS? Why you want to join?

Problem approach

Tip 1: Always read about the company for which you are appearing for interview.
 

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

Which SQL clause is used to specify the conditions in a query?

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