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Role: SEIT (Software Engineer in Test)

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: April 30, 2023

Interview Type: Not Specified

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 3 rounds (Online Test + 2 Technical Discussions)

Topics Asked: Selenium, Programming, OOPS concepts, Data Structures (coding), Java (OOPS, Collections, Streams, coding), Automation framework, SQL queries, Debugging.

Experience:

The candidate, Sailesh Ramesh, applied for the SEIT role on LinkedIn and received an online test link within two hours.

Online Test: This round lasted about an hour and consisted of MCQ questions based on Selenium, programming, and OOPS concepts. There were also two coding questions of medium difficulty: "3 Sum" and another question based on "Strings". The candidate passed all test cases for one question and 50% for the other.

Technical Discussion - 1: This round started with introductions and a discussion about the candidate's tools, technologies, and domains of knowledge. Since Java was the primary language, the interviewer focused on OOPS concepts with situational questions rather than theoretical ones. Questions on Java Collections and Streams were asked, requiring live coding to manipulate given data types. The interviewer also moved to SQL queries and debugging a code snippet.

Technical Discussion - 2: This round also began with introductions. The interviewer asked the candidate to explain their automation framework, including approaches and coding standards. Every small detail was scrutinized. The candidate felt they lacked interview practice and knowledge of specific questions, which contributed to their rejection.