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New Grad / Junior Full-stack at HCLTech

Full-stackNew Grad / JuniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

A junior fullstack hiring drive. Aptitude screen first, then technical fundamentals and HR.

The loop · 4 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Quantitative aptitude: permutations, combinations and probability.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #aptitude
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  • Verbal ability: error spotting and sentence correction.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #verbal
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  • Logical reasoning: blood relations and seating arrangement.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #reasoning
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02

Round 02 · 2 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Find the factorial of a number using recursion.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #recursion
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  • Swap two numbers without using a temporary variable.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #math
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03

Round 03 · 4 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • What happens when you type a URL into a browser?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #networking
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  • Explain primary key, foreign key, unique key and candidate key.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #dbms
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  • Explain exception handling with try, catch and finally.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #java
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  • What is a pointer? Explain pointer arithmetic in C.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #c
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Tell me about yourself.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
  • Are you comfortable signing the service agreement / bond?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
  • Why do you want to join our company?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked

Practice each round across every company

  • Online Assessment
  • DSA / Coding
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Behavioral / HR

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.