I applied through a reference. It took Accenture 11 months to conduct the interview. They asked me to appear for a skill interview through Hirevue.

The interviewer was quite helpful. First, she introduced herself (Adobe Web Analyst) and then asked me for my introduction. Then, she started asking about my roles and responsibilities related to the projects which I mentioned in my resume.

The position was for a Microsoft SQL Server Application Developer, so she started with some basic questions about SQL and databases. I answered all the questions in great detail, and she appreciated all my answers.

Then, she started asking about DBA-related questions and other database-related questions that were not related to the job description and my working area. I told her about this, but she kept asking me. Although I answered some of them which I knew.

After some time, I got an email that I didn't clear the skill interview.

Why do we use SQL, and what is the main reason to use it?

How to insert data into a table?

Index and why we use indexes, definition of Clustered and Non-Clustered, Fill Factor, Subqueries, etc.

Then some questions about my projects.

The interviewer told me that she was very happy with my detailed explanation.

Then DBA-related questions like Log Shipping, monitoring, patching, Backup types, RMAN BKP, AHS, ACHS, Encryption, etc., which were not related to the job description, because I had applied for a Developer role, not for the administration role.

I am pretty sure she doesn't know too much about the role she has been interviewing. Because she didn't ask any questions regarding Stored Procedures, Functions, Constraints, and other important T-SQL concepts.