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Experiences Of Microsoft Interview

2012-10-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

Here I share the experience of my two frds who give d interview of Microsoft

Written Round: This is a completely technical aptitude.There were two sections, one section had 10 questions all multiple choice type, with negative marking +3,-2. The questions were on pointers, arrays,references, basic operator precedences and other basics like preorder postorder, OS questions.Second section is the old Microsoft format:-

Programming Questions – we were asked to do gcd(a,b) in O(log(ab)) . · Test cases – Write test cases for a swiping pad · Design Problem - Design a grocery store billing system , specify the data structures that can be used there was also other details including some discounts, taxes, barcodes etc (My friend used 4 approaches, with each approach having a data structure for each task.One had queue and tree, one had stack and skip lists, the most efficient one had tries and others. Also make sure you explain your algorithms working in detail.

Round 1(technical): His round is mostly a tech interview with a couple of HR questions here and there.Most of the questions required writing algorithms. Here are some sample questions: · “How was the aptitude? You dont seem to happy about it” · Given two sorted linked lists, merge them to a single sorted list. They will ask for recursive code and also to explain it with some sample inputs. · Given an array of just two numbers (Ex: 1′s and 0′s), sort them in an efficient way, (some variations include 3 numbers), also you are required to do it in O(n) solution. · Write a recursive code to find loop in a singlely link list.
This round is easy compared to some of the other rounds. Only a couple questions 4-5 not more here.

Round 2: This was longest and toughest round so far as i have heard, most of he people who attended said it was hard. It is also a pure technical round. First after all the introduction, they ask you about the toughest project you have done (Thinking about it me friend said all were easy dont say that :D). My friend told him about his TGMC(the great mind challenge ibm), and questions were asked in detail, as detailed as you can get. Basically you say something he changes it and asks a questions(how can you improve that you _ _ stuff like that). My friend was doing a web related project and they asked him this: given a list of URL’s of the type (URL,type,content) write a program to list out which are the porn site and which are not porn(my friend was like sites with XXX continuously is porn he asked more details, seemed like he knew a lot of porn sites). They kept pointing out this and that while your writing your code and ask you to make certain parted more optimized. For example my friend used 4 flags for the above code he wanted it done with the maximum use of 2 flags and also he want graphs concept to be used.My friend took a good 1 and a half hours for his part.Then you have to write test cases for the code you have written,(wrote around 30 questions). Then you have to tick which test cases your code handles properly. Then modify the code again to make it work for the remaining cases. The last question was “How to test whether or not a server is good ”( consistency, scalability....). This is the longest and tuffest round of all. Basically be EXTRA through about a single project.

Round 3: Again this is also a tech round. Questions asked to my friend were:

Q1: Write test cases to perform “pair-wise” reverse a linked list.. (Sample Inp 3->4->5->6->7->8, Output 7->8->5->6->3->4. )
Q2: Write code for the same problem that satisfies all the above testcase.
Q3. Given a random function rand(n) , how ll u test that it returns exactly the random numbers between 1 to n? Used some probability laws and the interviewer help here to solve the problem. The round took about an hour

HR(they say its HR its not!!): This was not HR. They ask a lot of questions again, no pen or pencil face to face tech chat. You have to name two subjects you like the most and they ask you questions from it. (I am going to expalin in direct speech)
My friends said Computer organization and design and datastructures. Lot of questions about cache, virtual memory, write back and write through.In datastructures about hash table, arrays listed list, advantages and dis advantages of hash table.
Also he asked a simple program to wrap it all up:” Given an array of numbers each number is repeated twice, find the only number that is not repeated ”. My friend started with O(n^2) solution, moved on with O(nlogn)(like 5 solutions).He still wanted better and gave clues (he wanted me to use sign bitsJ ).After about 30 minutes it was over

If you are selected they call you to a room and give you a FREE t-SHIRT AND A CAP :o .

Most important point..In all the rounds they finally asked ” Do u have any questions ” , Ask good questions here MY friend asked about stuff relating to the companies technology , number of employees, a couple of things about the c compiler, java etc.

Good Luck

Wanna know abt jindal steel recruitment procedure??????

2012-10-09T09:20:00.000-07:00

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. is a company of the renowned OP Jindal group of Industries that works in the area of power generation and steel production. Headed by the young and enterprising MP Naveen Jindal it is on an expansion spree. Thus, it offers huge employment opportunities to engineering students from a variety of branches that include civil, mechanical, instrumentation, electrical, electronics, metallurgy and production.
Prominent operating locations: Raigarh and Patratu (Jharkhand). (Further expansion plans in Orissa and Jharkhand)
Recruitment: On campus and off campus.
ON CAMPUS SELECTION PROCEDURE (IITs & major NITs)
1) Written Test
2) Group Discussion
3) Interview
Written Test
Duration: 1 hour (no negative marking)
Sections: English (10 to 15 questions of class 10th level) + Technical (equally covers all parts of the course)
Group Discussion
Duration: The GD takes place for a period of around 5 to 10 minutes (in 2011 the topic was “women empowerment in India”)
Interview
Informal + Technical (major questions are asked from the 3rd year projects regarding learning experience and technical details.)
Duration: normally 10 to 20 minutes (varies from candidate to candidate)
OFF CAMPUS SELECTION PROCEDURE
Time: In Sep and Oct the online notification is issued.
Application Procedure: A test fee of Rs. 500 has to be paid.
Exam: Tests are conducted at the centres authorised by the company all over India.
Result: declared by January and postings by April.
Written test + group discussion + interview
WRITTEN TEST comprises of a 2 hour paper with 120 questions. 60 questions (general awareness+ aptitude) and another 60 questions (technical based). No negative marking.
Interview (informal+ technical but more intensive and lengthy). 90 % questions are asked from the technical portion. Duration is around 50 minutes and very specific questions are asked from the technical applications.

Training Period: 1 year (4 months: classroom teaching + on site visit & 8 months: on site posting)
Bond: No bond restriction
Package
• For IIT graduates (4.2 lakh per annum)
• For IIT post graduates (4.6 lakh per annum)
• For B.Tech holders of other colleges (3.3 lakh per annum)
Work Environment
Trainees on an average spend 8 hours daily including classroom and site visits.
Advantages
• High growth prospects
• Trainees get enough time to prepare for exams of PSU’s (Public Sector Undertakings)
Disadvantages
• Students may get posted in a branch different from the one they have studied.

2012-10-08T11:15:00.002-07:00

Wanna Know About D Cairn Energy Recuritment Process....Here I will tell you............

Placement process for cairn energy (on the basis of the previous year recruitment)

1. Written
2. Interview

Written test:-It contains following sections-

1. Aptitude:- Aptitude part will be having basic and easy questions .You don’t need to put any high tough logic into that. It will be full scoring section. Like one variable equation ( 2X-4=3/2 .find X?)

2. English:-Mostly question will be just having antonyms and synonyms pattern. You should be having a good vocabulary knowledge for that.

3. Passage:-No tough language will be there in passage. You have to answer very simple questions.

4. Technical:-It needs basic information and knowledge about your core subjects. No need to concentrate on tough derivation. Like Megger instrument is used for measurement of ……

INTERVIEW:-This would be longer for mech and chemical branches (around an hour) but for electrical it will be around half an hour duration.

1. Prepare for your personal introduction which must be different from as usual. Generally plants like cairn energy are interested in engineers who are good in social relations and punctuality.

2. You should be having a good idea about your contribution to plant. Take an overview of oil n gas production plant overview on internet.

3. You must be having a good command on atleast one core subject .

4. You should be interested in plant operations and field job rather than office work.

For more information...

http://www.cairnenergy.com/index.asp?pageid=13

Wanna know abt college ranking according to placement

2012-10-07T09:11:00.001-07:00

http://cpr.campusplacementasia.com

24-sept.- 2012 : 14 placed in Aricent Group..@ 3.5 LPA in Nit Agartala

2012-10-07T09:07:00.000-07:00

ThoughtWorks selects 2 @ 6.23 LPA in MNIT

2012-10-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

2012-10-07T08:39:00.001-07:00

5 got ppo (pre placement offer) in HLS Asia @ 11.5-14.72 lpa..
3 ece, 2 electrical
Rohan gupta(ece)
shubhasish (ece)
Lokesh nagpal(ece)

Naga ram(elec.)
rajat seth(elec.)
congrats.....

2012-10-07T08:37:00.002-07:00

4 placed in SEL (SAMSUNG ENGINEERING LAB)..
ALL FROM COMPUTER SCIENCE..
shailendra singh raghuwanshi
shashank
abhinav mahajan
vikrant gupta.
CONGRATS TO ALL PLACED.

2012-10-07T08:30:00.001-07:00

PLACEMENTS AT NIT SRINAGAR..
ARICENT- 8 @ 3.5 LPA
SISC - 8 @ 5.5 LPA
FINISAR- 3 @ 7-9 LPA
INFOGAIN- 5 @ 4 LPA
CAPGEMINI- 7 @ 3.05 LPA
HLS ASIA- 5 @ 11.5-14.75 LPA
C-DOT - 4 @ 8.09 LPA
SEL - 4 @ 6.5 LPA
MARUTI SUZUKI - 17 @ 5.4 LPA

2012-10-07T02:01:00.000-07:00

ABG ( Aditya Birla Group) is definitely a good company and best of its niche and a MNC, but before choosing please make sure that they will be offering Marketing profile, they call it as techno marketing but its basically marketing
And 1 more thing they say the position as Manager and designation officer/ ASS officer, to be clear officer means Engineer and ASS officer means ass engineer, as such they are not giving manager position but its just a title which will remain thru out his career only designation changes like Ass officer> officer> Sr. officer> Manager( here your title will be zonal head technical) .
Perks given by company
Once any 1 joins the company it becomes mandatory to buy car, because job profile seeks a vehicle. But company will reimburse each and every penny u spend for company’s work and facilities and policies are best in industry, and if ny 1 wish to be a part of cement company then ultratech is best.
Accommodation is not provided by company their CTC will include performance based incentive.. which is variable and will be payed based on his performance, Ultratech cement is best cement company

2012-10-07T01:04:00.000-07:00

Mu Sigma is hiring 2012 and 2013 graduates. Any stream. Please email your resume to Manu.Jain@mu-sigma.com in case you are interested.

DESTINATION: Business Analyst

LOCATION: Bangalore

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Maximum employees have experience of 2-3 years so colleagues share very casual relationship with high learning and growing opportunities. High scope to learn new concepts yourself and transfer the knowledge to others.

TECHNOLOGY, DOMAIN & QUALITY OF WORK : Its all about maths and its tools. No engineering of core works. It is a best place for the students who hate engineering but like mathematics. High quality of work and good place to improve skills to present yourself. Can learn recent tools and techniques used in this field.

APPRAISALS, CAREER GROWTH LADDER :A step wise regular growth in package as well in designation along with the responsibility.

EXIT OPTIONS : ZS associate, Mckinsey, AT kearney, HSBC bank, CITI Bank, Dunnhumby, GE health care, CTS, Microsoft and various other companies which do analysis and reporting.

JOB SECURITY: High, Mu Sigma hired even at the time of recession and haven’t fired a single employee that period.

ANY SUGGESTIONS: Best place for the students want to go for MBA. Opportunities to understand the business model of various companies.

TCS...in NIT Bhopal... 50 selected!

2012-10-07T00:48:00.000-07:00

2012-10-07T00:43:00.001-07:00

For Information:- http://jobs.aon.com/jobs/689261-IND-FS-Business-Analyst.aspx#.UHEWD5jMhML

2012-10-07T00:32:00.003-07:00

TAPS@Civil Engineering(09-13) Update (nit warangle) :-

Recruited Company: TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd. (TCE)
No. Of Civilians Placed: 2 B.Tech + 1 M.Tech
Job Designation: Assistant Engineer

2012-10-06T11:07:00.002-07:00

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A very good internship opportunity . With just 20 undergraduates taken every year, it guarantees you exclusivity like no other!!

2012-10-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

http://internghar.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/gerstner-sloan-kettering-internship-new-york/

placement in NIT Surathkal till Date..

2012-10-06T10:49:00.000-07:00

BridgeNIT is presenting - BridgeNIT Ambassador Program for All National Institute of Technology(NITs) . We provide tools & support to the Students to Connect with Alumni & Other NITians across the world . Our Ambasadors are interface between BridgeNIT and NITs . Simply , You(NITians) innovate , we implement. And we assure you, it is gonna be a NEW BIG THING in your life .

2012-10-06T10:42:00.002-07:00

4 Mech. and 2 PIE placed Hero MotoCorp.... cheers to MANIT, bhopal...

2012-10-06T10:36:00.001-07:00

85 placed in ibm.....@NIT WARANGAL

2012-10-06T10:33:00.000-07:00

17 placed in MSIL from Nit Srinagar Ravi Shankar Gupta Rajeev Harkat Gautam Sharma Shammi Bhagat Abhimanyu Manhas Abhikaran Singh Rahul Gaurh Chaitanya Nag Aditya Malla Ishan Padgotra Shailesh Kumar Verma Taranpreet Singh Gourav Gupta Rajat Kr Baranwal Vipul Aggarwal Pushpak Kumar Shikher Pandey.

2012-10-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

15 Placed in Aricent from NIT Bhopal...

2012-10-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

HEAD STRONG 31 , NIT Bhopal.....

2012-10-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

26 placed in Sapient Nitro from NIT, Jalandhar, congrats to all :-) :-)

2012-10-03T01:13:00.002-07:00

NIT SILCHAR PLACEMENT UPDATES: 1. SISC : 6 2. MU-SIGMA : 9 3. IBM : 152 4. JOHN DEERE : 4 4. CAPGEMINI: Placement going on... Total Placed : BTech: 158+.. MTech: 13

2012-10-03T01:03:00.000-07:00