Process
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Online Round: This is an online round with three sections: aptitude, logical, and verbal. It contains a total of 100 questions. I completed 95 questions, and I believe over 90 of them were correct.
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Telephonic Round: This round is basically data structure-based. They asked simple questions but dug very deep, so prepare with all corner cases, complexities, etc.
Questions
Round 1: Online Aptitude Round (60 min)
- It contains 100 aptitude, logical, and verbal questions.
Round 2: Telephonic Technical Round
- Various algorithms and data structure questions:
- Working code for in-order, pre-order, and post-order binary search trees.
- Reverse linked list iteratively.
- AVL tree insert and search algorithms, and complexity for all questions.
- Many C++, Java, OS, DBMS, and networking concepts.
Q: Design a data structure that holds all words of a dictionary.
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IBM Work Experiences
- 3.0It's a very big company with very little appreciationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDublin, Leinster, IrelandJune 1, 2016Pros: It's very close to home. It has a very good pension and healthcare scheme. There are local benefits too, like the cycle-to-work scheme etc.Cons: Nepotism results in a large amount of jobs going to friends and relatives, who don't even suit the job. No bonuses or overtime. Has a very high employee turnover. Some of the managers are too distant and don't even know what you do.
- 3.0It's 200 agencies in a trench coatSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 8, 2023Pros: Large company with many ways to grow. Excellent diversity and inclusion.Cons: Cancels projects and fires teams without notice. Will spend millions making an app only to delete it soon after completion. Actually made up of hundreds of disparate companies who do not share resources. If you get laid off from one area, there is no retention policy despite how good people are at their jobs.
- 2.0Great Workplace, Long CommuteSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaDecember 6, 2023Pros: Environmental good workplace for employers.Cons: This is a disadvantage only for me, as it's too long a distance from my home.
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