The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Persistent Systems
Interview
An online computer based test was conducted which had questions from Aptitude and pretty much every subject of your engineering, like OS, Networks, DBMS, Unix, C programming outputs.
Other than this there was a coding question like removing comments from a C code or removing white spaces from a text file or creating a structure for library to add/remove books from it.
In the end there was an writing question in which a topic was given and we had to write around 200 words on it in 20 minutes. Topic can be something like A perfect vacation.
If you pass through this written exam then you’re called for the interview. It was a 3 steps interview in which first two were technical interviews and the last one was HR. Technical interviews were hard and HR was nothing more than a formality. There was hardly anyone who got rejected from HR interview. But Technical interviews were hard and most of the candidates got rejected in the 1st technical interview only.
Technical interviews were on average 30 mins each. There were questions from your resume and some coding questions which we had to solve on the paper. Coding question could be anything from a simple output or a structure or class inheritance. Other questions from subjects like OS, Networks, DBMS, Automata ( sounds crazy right? ), and some of the candidates were asked some microprocessor related questions as well.
The interview process includes resume screening, an initial HR call, technical rounds, coding or system design tasks, a managerial interview, and a final HR negotiation before the offer made overall.
There was online Assessment test, once you clear that you will you shortlisted for interviews.
There was 2 Technical Interviews & Final HR Interview and all rounds are elimination rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked OOP related concepts and some easy to medium level DSA questions in an interview.
Good technical qs asked cpp basics write a pattern code and some easy logical questions
It was mostly conversation and it included just testing my basic coding and problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code for a pattern which he gave me in the chat box. What are pointers what are dangling pointers? What is SQL, some forms for SQL and its coded functions of SQL joint water joints, inner joins outer joints, et cetera.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Persistent Systems with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 115 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Persistent Systems overall takes an average of 11 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Persistent Systems as a Software Engineer according to 115 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 21%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 7%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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