I applied through Handshake in mid-September. I received a HackerRank assessment, which included very basic questions like identifying syntax errors and predicting code output.

After two weeks, my first interview was scheduled. It was a 30-minute session that covered a few behavioral questions and one technical question. They also asked about the projects listed on my resume (be thorough with what is on your resume).

Subsequently, I was scheduled for another interview, similar to the previous one. I also received a call from the college technical recruiter, which I believe was a telephonic interview.

Before the final round, they sent goodies. As they do every year, they host a tech night, which is like a hackathon. This year, they could not conduct it because of the pandemic.

Overall, I can say that the interview process was very good, and the recruiters were very friendly.

Technical Interview Questions:

• Difference between interfaces and abstract classes
• HTTP GET and POST requests
• What happens when you click on a website (Explain client-server working on the web, including DNS)
• Dependency Injection, Inversion Control (mentioned on my resume)

Coding Questions:

• Remove duplicate characters from a string
• Find common characters of two strings

Behavioral Questions:

• Why did you choose Software Engineering?
• What kind of projects would you like to work on?
• Talk about the most challenging project you worked on and what difficulties you faced (Discuss a technical issue you encountered and how you overcame it).
• Why do you want to join Paycom? (Research the company and demonstrate how your interests align with their work).