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It was a university placement drive. There were four rounds of technical interviews. Mostly technical, with no stand-alone HR round. Database, DP, String, and Array Manipulation were some of the hot topics in the interviews.

The interview covered both testing and development knowledge. It wasn't too heavy on data structures and algorithms, but nowadays, quality engineers are expected to be proficient in DS and algo. A good understanding of the full stack of applications

Resume Screening – Recruiters shortlist based on skills, experience, and projects. Online Assessment – 1–3 DSA coding questions (on platforms like HackerRank). Technical Interview(s) – Live coding + project discussion; possibly system design for fu