Resume sent for referral.

Called by a recruitment vendor to ascertain the tech stack, and subsequently invited to the Bangalore office for an interview.

The first round was a written test, where full code had to be written on paper. There were approximately five puzzles, out of which two had to be answered. I answered three.

I was informed that I would be asked questions based on the code I wrote; however, the paper was collected, and no questions were asked about it during the interviews.

For the second round, a lady conducted the Java interview. She did not seem well-prepared and was continuously receiving notifications on her laptop, which was quite distracting. It appeared she was unsure about the questions she was asking, as when I cross-questioned her for clarification, she had no answers.

When I inquired about the job role, she stated that only the hiring manager knew the specifics and that her purpose was solely to assess Java skills. The questions posed were extremely ambiguous, making them difficult to answer. When I provided my responses, she displayed peculiar, disapproving expressions, which was quite irritating.

The third round was to test UI skills and was also conducted by a lady. She began by rapidly asking questions to assess my JavaScript, HTML, and CSS proficiency. I answered most of the questions, and it seemed to have gone reasonably well.

However, there was no response, feedback, or discussion of any kind during this round; it was purely a question-and-answer session. No information about the role was provided here either.

It appeared that the primary focus was on Java skills, and the UI round was conducted merely as a formality, despite my having clearly indicated that my major work experience was in UI development.

The interviewers and office staff in general seemed rather somber; no one smiled at anyone or offered an interviewee a feeling of warmth or welcome.

When I asked the vendor if a phone screen could be conducted before I traveled to the office, thus saving me time and paid leave from work, I was denied, and informed that this was the process.

Consequently, I informed the vendor that I would not be dedicating further time to the HR manager round.

The Glassdoor ratings for companies are quite indicative, and the 3.1 overall rating for Walmart is clearly justified, considering the nature of the interviews conducted.

Questions related to:

• Java
• JavaScript
• Puzzles
• HTML
• CSS