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Wipro Interview Questions and Answers

Wipro Interview Questions and Answers

Company Overview:

Wipro Limited is one of the leading global information technology services corporation. It's headquarter is situated in Bangalore, and "Abidali Neemuchwala" is the present CEO.

Wipro works on the philosophy "think and implement" which helps the clients to do business better.

Wipro limited (western India palm refined oils limited) founded by "M.H. Hasham Premji" on 29 December 1945. It is the western India Product Company, and it has come into existence with a business unit of vegetable oil. Later, it was diversified into the manufacturing of soaps and other consumer products services. It was ventured into IT and computing industry in 1981.

Now a day, this Company is recognized globally for fast services, a strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, they have over 160,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.

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These are some essential services provided by Wipro limited:

Analytics, Application development, cloud computing and IT infrastructure services, digital operation and platform services, and product engineering services.

Wipro Eligibility Criteria for Engineering Candidates

Graduation Criteria

Note: The candidates who are looking for the full-time job will be considered only.

  1. B.E / B.Tech in all stream (ME/CIVIL/CSE/EEE etc.)
  2. Engineering candidates of 2018 batch are eligible to apply.

Academic Criteria for Wipro:

  1. The candidate should have more than 60% marks throughout the academics (Marks will be considered in points, so the candidates having 59.9 % will not be taken into consideration)
  2. The candidate shouldn't carry any current backlogs at the time of appearing for Wipro selection process.
  3. The graduation must be a Full-Time course recognized by the Central/State government of India.
  4. The candidate must have completed all the exit formalities in the previous organization before joining Wipro (if any).

Wipro Policies:

  1. If the candidate has attended an interview within the past six months from the date of the new application, then he/she is not eligible to apply.
  2. If the candidate's application has terminated by Wipro for some reason, then the candidate is not eligible to apply.
  3. If the candidate misses the opportunity to give the interview for any reason in that case the candidate has the right to apply again and can attend the selection process.

Documents required:

  1. The candidate should have to carry all the original mark sheets, and Xerox related to SSC (10th), intermediate (12th) and Graduation are required to be produced at the time of interview.
  2. A copy of updated resume.
  3. Passport size photographs.
  4. An original ID proof issued by the government of India (Aadhar Card, Pan Card, Voter ID, Passport, etc.)

Wipro Recruitment Process

As per my observation, the Company conducts three rounds for the selection process.

These rounds are as follows:

  1. Written Exam
  2. Technical Interview
  3. HR Interview

Note: Every round is the elimination round so the candidate must have to clear all these rounds.

Wipro Written Exam Pattern

Paper SectionNo. of questionsCut Off PercentileNegative Marking
Verbal1660%No
Aptitude1360%No
Reasoning1260%No
Coding2 Questions50%No
English TestLess than 5 Mistakes70%No

Wipro Verbal Interview Questions


1) Find the synonym for ostentatious.

  1. Glittery
  2. Moderate
  3. Calm
  4. Cultivate


2) Find the antonym for "focus."

  1. Fixate
  2. Disorganize
  3. Converge
  4. Concentrate


Fill in the blanks by using the given set of words to make the complete sentence.


3) The immensely ______ title character was the epitome of greed: he was so ______ that he precisely sold his daughter to the highest bidder.

  1. Gregarious, avid
  2. Rapacious, avaricious
  3. Conventional, orthodox
  4. Gluttonous, clever


4) Fill in the blank: The person declined to fawn_________ the feet of his master.

  1. at
  2. to
  3. about
  4. onto

Question 5 and 6 consists of two words each that have a specific relationship to each other, select the words pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words.


5) Animals : Oil

  1. Cow : Milk
  2. Plants : Coal
  3. Produce : Manure
  4. Fire : Smoke


6) Defect : Reunite

  1. Exhort : Encourage
  2. Formant : Rebellion
  3. Expend : Replenish
  4. Encroachment : Occupy


7) Find the missing word in the set Pooch : dog :: ...?... : cat

  1. Civet
  2. Hound
  3. Hyena


Which one is the most similar word in meaning to the given word?


8) After six months of coding practice, he has become much "Deft" with the technology.

  1. Agile
  2. Sluggish
  3. Stagnant
  4. inert


Which one is the most opposite word in meaning to the given the word?


9) We should work on this section and "intensify" the changes as soon as Possible.

  1. Boost
  2. Deepen
  3. Lessen
  4. Quicken


10) Pedantic

  1. Imprecise
  2. Abstruse
  3. Obscure
  4. Obnoxious


Select the option which expresses the meaning of the idioms and phrases


11) Beating around the bush:

  1. Avoiding the main topic
  2. A person upset about something that happened previously.
  3. Possible obstacles in your path
  4. To hear rumours about something or someone


12) The ball is in your court:

  1. To hear rumours about something or someone
  2. Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.
  3. It depends upon you to make the next decision or step.
  4. To disclose a secret.


13) Come hell or high water:

  1. A huge amount of money given to a person when he/she leaves a company or retires
  2. Something good and useful that has not
  3. Possible obstacles in your path (will not stop you)
  4. Being serious or dedicated


14) Chip on your shoulder:

  1. When anyone is upset about anything that happened a while ago
  2. Complaining about a loss from the past
  3. To disclose a secret
  4. When anyone receives the same treatment, usually negative, that he/she gives to others


15) Hear it on the grapevine:

  1. Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.
  2. To perform Action or for communications need more than one person.
  3. To be in low spirits.
  4. To hear rumours about something or someone.


16) To be in the doldrums:

  1. To remain neutral
  2. To be in low spirits
  3. To initiate a social conversation or interaction
  4. A process that helps to know if something is correct


Wipro Aptitude Interview Questions


1) There is a family of six persons L, M, N, O, P, and Q. They are the Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Businessman, Actor, and Director. Two married couples are in the family. O, the businessman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer Q, and the Director is the son of M and brother of P. N, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of L. P is the unmarried Actor. L is the Grandmother of Q. Which is the profession of L?

  1. Lawyer
  2. Teacher
  3. Doctor
  4. Director


2) The sum of a number and its two preceding numbers is equal to 36. Find the number:

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 9
  4. 8


3) Sanjay invested an amount of Rs 12,960 for two years on compound interest and received an amount of RS 17,640 on maturity. What is the rate of interest per annum?

  1. 4%
  2. 5%
  3. 10%
  4. Data Inadequate


4) The tank has six pipes fitted in them. Some of them are for inlet purpose and rest for outlet purpose. Each inlet pipe can fill the tank in 12 hours, and each outlet pipe can empty the tank in 8 hours. On opening all the pipes, an empty tank is filled in 12 hours. How many inlet pipes and outlet pipes are there?

  1. 4,2
  2. 2,3
  3. 5,2
  4. 4,4


5) A reservoir is provided by two pipes X and Y. X can fill the reservoir 5 hours faster than Y. If both together fill the reservoir in 6 hours, the reservoir will be filled by Y alone in

  1. 10 hours
  2. 15 hours
  3. 8 hours
  4. 12 hours


6) A dealer buys dry fruits at the rate of 200, 160, and 120 per kg. He bought them in the ratio 24:30:40 by weight. He in total gets 20% profit by selling the first two, and at last, he finds that he has no loss or no gain in selling the whole quantity which he had. Calculate the percentage of loss that he suffered for the third quantity?

  1. 30%
  2. 40%
  3. 20%
  4. 50%


7) A boat takes 38 hours for traveling downstream from point X to point Y and coming back to a point Z midway between X and Y. If the stream velocity is 4km/h and the boat speed in still water is 14 km/h, find the distance between X and Y?

  1. 200 km
  2. 360 km
  3. 260 km
  4. 220 km


8) The speed of a boat is 8 km/h in still water, and the speed of the current is 4 km/h. If the time taken to reach a certain distance upstream is 18 hours, the time it will take to go the same distance downstream is

  1. 3.5 hours
  2. 6.5 hours
  3. 6 hours
  4. 3 hours


9) A man can swim 10.5 km/h in still water, and he finds that it takes him twice as long to swim up as to swim down the river. The speed of the stream is

  1. 2.5 km/h
  2. 3.5 km/h
  3. 1.75 km/h
  4. 2 km/h


10) Seats for Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer science in a school are in the ratio 10:14:16. The management wants to increase these seats by 40%, 50%, and 75% respectively, find the ratio of increased seats?

  1. 2:3:4
  2. 5:7:6
  3. 8:9:7
  4. None of these

Note: you need to practice this type of questions


Wipro Reasoning Interview Questions


Direction for the questions 1 to 5: These questions are based on the blood relation:

P is the mother of Q. Q is the sister of R. S is the son of R. T is the brother of S. U is the mother of T. V is the granddaughter of P. Q and R is the only two children of W.

1) How is W related to U?

  1. Daughter-in-law
  2. Father-in-law
  3. Granddaughter
  4. Cannot be determined


2) How is T related to R?

  1. Father
  2. Son
  3. Cousin brother
  4. Cannot be determined


3) Who is the mother of G?

  1. G
  2. B
  3. F
  4. Either B or F


4) If RAIL is coded as 'AILR,' and 'PARVEZ' is coded as 'AEPRVZ.' In the same code language, 'BLANK' will be coded as

  1. KNALB
  2. AKNLB
  3. AKLNB
  4. AKBNL
  5. Cannot be determined


5) Complete the given series.

XP OI ? CA

  1. DG
  2. HD
  3. GD
  4. DH


Direction for the questions 6 to 8: these questions are based on the given English words

NAM GET FAN CUB MID

6) If we interchange the position of the first and third letters of all the words, how many words will form meaningful English words?

  1. Three
  2. Two
  3. One
  4. None


7) If all the letters of the words are arranged alphabetically (within the word), how many words will remain the same?

  1. One
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. None


8) If all the letters of the words are changed to the next letter of the English alphabetical series, how many vowels will appear in words? (Same or different vowel)

  1. None
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. More than three
  5. One


9) Which pair is not following the series?

AZ GW MT SP YN

  1. AZ
  2. GW
  3. MT
  4. SP
  5. YN


10) Look at this series: 57, 57, 40, 40, 23, 23,... What will next?

  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 06
  4. 18

Note: You need to practice this type of questions.

Wipro Interview: Coding Round


Wipro gives two coding questions (based on automata and pattern) in the written round to check the coding skills. Out of the two, one program should compile successfully to go for next round of interview.

Note: The candidate who is familiar with the basic concepts can easily crack the logic of the program.

Let's take an example:

1) Write a program to print the pattern:

1*2*3*4*17*18*19*20
  5*6*7* 14*15*16
    8*9*12*13
      10*11


2) Write a program to remove all the vowels from a given string using switch case

  1. #include  
  2. #include  
  3. #include  
  4. int vowel(char);  
  5. int main()  
  6. {  
  7. char s[100], a[100];  
  8. int i, j = 0;  
  9. scanf("%s" ,s);  
  10. for(i = 0; s[i] != '\0'; i++) {  
  11. if(vowel(s[i]) == 0) {          
  12. a[j] = s[i];  
  13. j++;  
  14. }  
  15. }  
  16. a[j] = '\0';  
  17. printf("%s\n", a);  
  18. return 0;  
  19. }  
  20. int vowel(char ch)  
  21. {  
  22. switch(ch)   
  23. {  
  24. case 'a':  
  25. case 'e':  
  26. case 'i':  
  27. case 'o':  
  28. case 'u':  
  29. case 'A':  
  30. case 'E':  
  31. case 'I':  
  32. case 'O':  
  33. case 'U':  
  34. return 1;  
  35. default:  
  36. return 0;  
  37. }  
  38. }  

Note: You need to practice the programs as more as possible.


Wipro Technical Interview Questions


1) What are the functionalities of an operating system?

These are some major functionalities of an operating system:

  • The operating system shares the Computer's memory and sharing of the central processing unit time by various applications and peripheral devices.
  • An operating system provides a user interface, i.e., graphical user interface and command line.
  • An operating system includes functionality for booting the computer.
  • Perform some basic tasks, i.e., managing the peripheral devices.
  • It provides file management which refers to the way that operating system stores, retrieves, manipulates, and saves data.

2) What is the difference between UNIQUE key and PRIMARY key constraints?

Difference between unique key and primary key constraints:

Unique keyPrimary key
A table can contain multiple unique keys.A table can contain only one primary key.
NULL values are allowed.NULL values are not allowed.
It helps to maintain a unique data in a column of a table.It helps to identify a unique row from a table.
For MS SQL server databases, a unique constraint will generate a unique NON-CLUSTERED INDEXPrimary key will generate a unique CLUSTERED INDEX

3) How can you delete the duplicate row in a table?

In case of duplicate rows, you have to be more careful at the time of fetching records from the table.

To overcome this problem, we use a DISTINCT keyword.

It is used along with a SELECT statement to eliminate all duplicate records and fetching unique records.

Syntax:

The basic syntax to eliminate duplicate records from a table is:

  1. SELECT DISTINCT column1, column2,....columnN
  2. FROM table _name
  3. WHERE [conditions]

EXAMPLE:

Let us take an example of the STUDENT table.

ROLL_NONAMEPERCENTAGEADDRESS
1AJEET MAURYA72.8ALLAHABAD
2CHANDAN SHARMA63.5MATHURA
3DIVYA AGRAWAL72.3VARANASI
4RAJAT KUMAR72.3DELHI
5RAVI TYAGI75.5HAPUR
6SONU JAISWAL71.2GHAZIABAD

Firstly we should check the SELECT query and see how it returns the duplicate percentage records.

  1. SQL > SELECT PERCENTAGE FROM STUDENTS
  2. ORDER BY PERCENTAGE;
PERCENTAGE
63.5
71.2
72.3
72.3
72.8
75.5

Now let us use a SELECT query with DISTINCT keyword and see the result. This will eliminate the duplicate entry.

  1. SQL > SELECT DISTINCT PERCENTAGE FROM STUDENTS
  2. ORDER BY PERCENTAGE;
PERCENTAGE
63.5
71.2
72.3
72.8
75.5

4) Define the SQL Profiler?

SQL Profiler can be defined as the profiler utility which is mainly used to track connections to the SQL Server and also determine the activities such as which SQL Scripts are running, and which one is getting failed, etc.


5) What is stored procedure? Explain with example.

Stored procedures are a batch of SQL statements that can be executed in a couple of ways. Most of the DBMS support stored procedures; however, not all do. The stored procedure increases the reusability as here the code or the procedure is stored into the system and used again and again that makes the work easy.

Syntax:

  1. CREATE PROCEDURE procedure_name  
  2. AS  
  3. sql_statement  
  4. GO;  

To execute a stored procedure

  1. EXEC procedure_name;  

Create a table and use this syntax for example.


6) What is a process and what is a thread?

A thread is a lightweight sub-process, the smallest unit of processing. It is a separate path of execution.

Threads are independent that means if there is an exception in one thread, it doesn't affect other threads. It uses a shared memory area.

The process is heavyweight and can consists of multiple threads. It is a small part of a program.


7) What are the advantages of a thread? How does the multithreading look like?

These are the following advantages of a Thread:

  • It provides efficient communication.
  • It minimizes the context switching time.
  • By using thread, we can get the concurrency within a process.
  • Thread allows utilization of multiprocessor architectures to a greater scale and efficiency.
  • A process which executes multiple threads simultaneously is known as multithreading.
  • A thread is a lightweight sub-process, the smallest unit of processing.

To achieve multitasking in java, we have two ways:

Multiprocessing and multithreading

One process may contain more than one thread and execute simultaneously is known as multi-threading.


8) What are Multi-Processing and Multitasking?

Multitasking: As the name indicates multiple tasks run on a single CPU. We use multitasking to utilize the CPU.

Multitasking can be achieved in two ways:

  • Process-based Multitasking (Multiprocessing)
  • Thread-based Multitasking (Multithreading)

Multi-processing: Multi-processing refers to the ability of a system to support more than one central processing unit at the same time.

Multithreading: As the name indicates multiple threads run concurrently.

A thread is a lightweight sub-process, the smallest unit of processing.


9) What are stack and Queue and its applications?

Stack

  1. The stack is an ordered list in which, insertion and deletion can be performed only at one end that is called a top.
  2. The stack is a recursive data structure having a pointer to its top element.
  3. Stacks are sometimes called as Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) lists, i.e., the element which is inserted first in the stack will be deleted last from the stack.

Applications of Stack:

  1. Recursion
  2. Expression evaluations and conversions
  3. Parsing
  4. Browsers
  5. Editors
  6. Tree Traversals

Queue

  1. A queue can be defined as an ordered list which enables insert operations to be performed at one end called REAR and delete operations to be performed at another end called FRONT.
  2. The queue is referred to be as the First-In-First-Out list.
  3. For example, people waiting in line for a rail ticket form a queue.

Applications of Queue:

  1. The queues are widely used as waiting lists for a single shared resource like a printer, disk, CPU.
  2. The queues are used in the asynchronous transfer of data (where data is not being transferred at the same rate between two processes), e.g., Pipes, file IO, sockets.
  3. The queues are used as buffers in most of the applications like MP3 media player, CD player, etc.
  4. The queues are used to maintain the playlist in media players to add and remove the songs from the playlist.
  5. The queues are used in operating systems for handling interrupts.

10) What is indexing, what are the advantages and disadvantages of it?

Indexes are special lookup tables. It is used to retrieve data from the database very fast.

An Index is used to speed up select queries and where clauses. But it shows down the data input with insert and update statements. Without affecting the data, we can create or drop indexes

An index in a database is just like an index in the back of a book.

Indexing can be of the following types

Primary index, secondary index, and clustering index.

The advantages of indexes are as follows:

  • An index makes it possible to retrieve data quickly.
  • Index's use in queries usually results in much better performance.
  • They can be used for sorting. A post-fetch-sort operation can be eliminated.
  • Index guarantees uniquely identifiable records in the database.

The disadvantages of indexes are as follows:

  • Indexes decrease the performance on inserts, updates, and deletes.
  • Indexes take up space (this increase with the number of fields used and the length of the fields).
  • Databases will have monocase values in fields that are indexed.

11) What is De-Normalization where does it have?

Denormalization is the process of boosting up database performance and adding of redundant data which helps to get rid of complex data. Denormalization is a part of database optimization technique. This process is used to avoid the use of complex and costly joins.

Denormalization doesn't refer to the thought of not to normalize instead of that denormalization takes place after normalization. In this process, firstly the redundancy of the data will be removed using normalization process than through denormalization process we will add redundant data as per the requirement so that we can easily avoid the costly joins.


12) What are the Different Objects in DBMS?

A database objects use to store or reference data in the database. Any statement which is written with CREATE Command is known as the database object.

Different types of object in DBMS are:

View: This object is used to create a view in the database. It is a logical table based on another view. A table on which view is based is called the base table.

Table: we can create a table in a database by using the CREATE TABLE statement.

Sequence: This object command used to create a sequence in the database. It is a user-created database object which is shared by multiple users to generate unique integers.

Index: A database object can create indexes in the database by using an index. Indexes are used for fast retrieval of rows from a table.

Synonym: This object is also used for creating indexes in the database. By synonym, you can easily access the objects


13) What are Self-Join and Outer Join, where do you use it?

Self-Join: A self-join is a join which joins the table with itself, means that each row of the table is combined with itself and with every other row of the table. The table contains a FOREIGN KEY which references its PRIMARY KEY.

It shows the one-to-many relationship in a table also known as a unary relationship.

Now come to SQL outer join, all the content of both tables is integrated together either they are matched or not.

An outer join is of two types:

1. Left outer join (also known as left join): this join returns all the rows from left table combine with the matching rows of the right table. If you get no matching in the right table, it returns NULL values.

Syntax: Left outer join

  • SELECT table1.column1, table2.column2.....
  • FROM table1
  • LEFTJOIN table2
  • ON table1.column_field = table2.column_field;

2. Right outer join (also known as right join): this join returns all the rows from right table are combined with the matching rows of left table .If you get no column matching in the left table .it returns null value.

Basic syntax for right joins:

  • SELECT table1.column1, table2.column2.....
  • FROM table1
  • RIGHT JOIN table2
  • ON table1.column_field = table2.column_field;

14) Give a SQL Query which uses Outer Join.

Syntax:Left outer join

  • SELECT table1.column1, table2.column2...
  • FROM table1
  • LEFT JOIN table2
  • ON table1.column_field = table2.column_field;

Let's take two tables in this example to elaborate all the things:

CUSTOMER TABLE:

IDNAMEAGESALARY
1ARYAN5156000
2AROHI2125000
3VINEET2431000
4AJEET2332000
5RAVI2342000

This is the second table

ORDER TABLE:

O_IDDATECUSTOMER_IDAMOUNT
00120-01-201223000
00212-02-201222000
00322-03-201234000
00411-04-201245000

Join these two tables with LEFT JOIN:

  • SQL SELECT ID, NAME, AMOUNT, DATE
  • FROM CUSTOMER
  • LEFT JOIN ORDER
  • ON CUSTOMER.ID = ORDER.CUSTOMER_ID;

This will produce the following result:

IDNAMEAMOUNTDATE
1ARYANNULLNULL
2AROHI300020-01-2012
2AROHI200012-02-2012
3VINEET400022-03-2012
4AJEET500011-04-2012
5RAVINULLNULL

15) Explain some differences between TRUNCATE and DELETE commands with their syntax?

There is a slight difference b/w delete and truncate statement. The DELETE statement only removes the rows from the table based on the condition defined by WHERE clause or remove all the rows from the table when the condition is not specified.

But it does not free the space containing by the table.

Syntax:

  1. DELETE FROM table_name [WHERE condition];    

But if you do not specify the WHERE condition, it will remove all the rows from the table.

  1. DELETE FROM table_name;  

The TRUNCATE statement: It is used to delete all the rows from the table and free the containing space.

Syntax:

  1. TRUNCATE TABLE employee;  

16) Define memory management in C.

When you run a program, it loads into your computer memory and starts execution by sending and receiving the instructions from the computer's processor. When your program needs to run a function, then it loads at another part of the memory till it runs and releases that memory when the task is complete.

Now, talk about the concept of dynamic memory allocation in c language, which enables the C programmer to allocate memory at runtime. Dynamic memory allocation in c language is possible by four functions of stdlib.h header file.

  1. malloc()
  2. calloc()
  3. realloc()
  4. free()

17) What are the steps involved in designing complete software?

To build software, a programmer should have to follow the SDLC.

Software development life cycle is a process of developing new software

There are six steps of SDLC:

  • Planning: Plan about the scope, approach, functionalities, etc.
  • Requirement analysis: Gather the required tools, data, and information that are required for the project
  • Designing: Design a prototype to check the architecture of the project.
  • Coding: coding as per designing.
  • Testing: testing is done to check whether the actual result meets the required result.
  • Maintenance: Updates

18) What is the difference between Abstract classes and interface?

Java interface should be implemented using the keyword "implements"; A Java abstract class should be extended using the keyword "extends."

An Interface can extend interface only; Abstract class have two properties, it can extend only one java class but implement more than one interface at a time.


19) What is the property of a class?

We can define property in a way that property is a member of a class that provides the access of an object or a class to an attribute. For e.g., Properties include the length of a string, the size of a font, the caption of a window, the name of a customer, and so on.


20) Define precondition and postcondition to a member function.

pre-condition is a condition that must be true before a method runs for it to work

post-condition is a condition that must be truly guaranteed after a method is finished.

If all the preconditions of this method are satisfied, then postconditions will also meet for the same method.

No guarantee for behavior if the preconditions not meet.


21) How can you sort the elements of an array in ascending order?

C program to sort the element of an array in ascending order.

  1. #include  
  2. include  
  3. void main()  
  4.    {  
  5.   
  6.        int i, j, a, m, num[30];  
  7.        printf("Enter the value of N \n");  
  8.        scanf("%d", &m);  
  9.   
  10.        printf("Enter the numbers \n");  
  11.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)  
  12.            scanf("%d", &num[i]);  
  13.   
  14.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)   
  15.        {  
  16.   
  17.            for (j = i + 1; j < m; ++j)  
  18.            {  
  19.   
  20.                if (num[i] > num[j])   
  21.                {  
  22.   
  23.                    a =  num[i];  
  24.                    num[i] = num[j];  
  25.                    num[j] = a;  
  26.   
  27.                }  
  28.   
  29.            }  
  30.   
  31.        }  
  32.   
  33.        printf("Ascending order of elements \n");  
  34.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)  
  35.            printf("%d\n", num[i]);  
  36.   
  37.    }  

22) How can you sort the elements of an array in descending order?

C program to sort the element of an array in descending order.

  1. #include  
  2. include  
  3.    void main ()  
  4.    {  
  5.   
  6.        int num[30];  
  7.   
  8.        int i, j, a, m;  
  9.        printf("Enter the value of N\n");  
  10.        scanf("%d", &m);  
  11.   
  12.        printf("Enter the numbers \n");  
  13.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)  
  14.         scanf("%d", &num[i]);  
  15.   
  16.        /*  sorting begins ... */  
  17.   
  18.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)   
  19.        {  
  20.            for (j = i + 1; j < m; ++j)   
  21.            {  
  22.                if (num[i] < num[j])   
  23.                {  
  24.                    a = num[i];  
  25.                    num[i] = num[j];  
  26.                    num[j] = a;  
  27.                }  
  28.            }  
  29.        }  
  30.   
  31.        printf("Descending order of the elements \n");  
  32.   
  33.        for (i = 0; i < m; ++i)   
  34.        {  
  35.            printf("%d\n", num[i]);  
  36.        }  
  37.   
  38.    }  

23) How is macro execution faster than a function?

Macros can define before the main method or within the main method. Macros are pre-processed that means all the macros are processed before the compilation of the program, and the functions are processed after compilation of the program.

For example:

  1.  #include  
  2. #include  
  3. #define NUM 10      //Macro  
  4. int main()  
  5. {  
  6. printf("%d", NUM);  
  7. return 0;  
  8. }   

Function example:

  1. #include  
  2. int num()  
  3. {  
  4. return 10;  
  5. }  
  6. int main()  
  7. {  
  8. printf("%d", num());  //calling  
  9. return 0;  
  10. }  

24) Write a program to sort the string by using bubble sort.

Bubble sort: Bubble sort is a technique by which you can print the elements of an array in ascending or descending order. Bubble sort is used to sort string too.

Program to sort the string:

  1.  #include   
  2. #include   
  3. void main()  
  4. {  
  5. int num, i, j;  
  6. char name[15][20], temp[20];  
  7. printf("\n Sorts the strings of an array using bubble sort :\n");    
  8. printf("Number of strings :");  
  9. scanf("%d", &num);  
  10. printf("Input string %d :\n", num);  
  11. for(i=0;i<=num; i++)  
  12. {     
  13. fgets(name[i], sizeof name, stdin);  
  14. }  
  15. for(i=1;i<=num;i++)  
  16. for(j=0;j<=num-i;j++)  
  17. if(strcmp(name[j],name[j+1])>0)  
  18. {   
  19. strcpy(temp,name[j]);  
  20. strcpy(name[j],name[j+1]);  
  21. strcpy(name[j+1],temp);  
  22. }  
  23. printf("The strings appears after sorting :\n");  
  24. for(i=0;i<=num;i++)  
  25. printf("%s\n",name[i]);   
  26. }  

25) Write code in C to print "hello world" without using a semicolon

  1.  #include  
  2. #include  
  3. void main()   
  4. {  
  5. if(printf("hello world"))  
  6. {  
  7. }  
  8. }  

Output:

hello world

26) Write a program to find factorial of a number.

  1. #include  
  2. #include  
  3. Void main()  
  4. {  
  5. int i, fact=1, num;  
  6. clrscr();  
  7. printf("Enter the number for which you want to find factorial\n");  
  8. scanf("%d", &num);  
  9. for(i=1;i<=num; i++)  
  10. {  
  11. fact=fact*i;  
  12. }  
  13. printf("Factorial of %d is : %d",num,f);  
  14. return 0;  
  15. }  

27) Write a C program for Fibonacci series.

  1. #include   
  2. #include     
  3. int main()      
  4. {      
  5.  int n1=0,n2=1,n3,i,number;      
  6.  printf("Enter the number of elements:");      
  7.  scanf("%d",&number);      
  8.  printf("\n%d %d",n1,n2);  //printing 0 and 1      
  9.  for(i=2;i//loop starts from 2 because 0 and 1 are already printed      
  10.  {      
  11.   n3=n1+n2;      
  12.   printf(" %d",n3);      
  13.   n1=n2;      
  14.   n2=n3;      
  15.  }    
  16.   return 0;    
  17.  }     

28) What is the logic behind reverse of a string in java?

The reverse of a string:

  1. import java.util.*;  
  2. class ReverseString  
  3. {  
  4. public static void main(String parvez[])  
  5. {  
  6.   
  7. String original, reverse= " ";  
  8. Scanner in=new scanner(system.in);  
  9. System.out.println("Enter the string: ");  
  10. original= in.nextLine();  
  11. int length=original.Length();  
  12. for(i=length-1;i>=0;i--)  
  13. reverse=reverse+original.charAt(i);  
  14. System.out.println("Reversed string: " +reverse);  
  15. }  
  16. }  

Output:

Enter the string: parvez
Reverse string: zevrap

29) Name the operators that can't be overloaded.

These are the following operators that can't be overloaded.

  • Scope Resolution operator (::)
  • Pointer-to-member Operator (.*)
  • Member Access or Dot Operator (.)
  • Ternary or conditional operator (?:)
  • Object size Operator (sizeof)
  • Object type operator (typeid)

30) What is polymorphism?

In an object-oriented programming language, polymorphism is a characteristic which means one name with many forms.

We can say that polymorphism shows different behavior in a different scenario.

There are two types of Polymorphism.

  • Compile time polymorphism: It is known as method overloading.
  • Runtime polymorphism: it is also known as method overriding.

31) How is C++ struct different from C++ class?

A struct is a bundle. It is a combination of all related elements that need to work together in a particular context. Such as, the restricted number of arguments context can pass to a function:

If you don't specify the access modifier, visibility (public, private or protected) of the members will be public in the struct and private in the class.

The visibility by default goes just a little further than members: for inheritance, if you don't specify anything then the struct will inherit publicly from its base class, while the class will do private inheritance:


32) What is DOM?

DOM stands for Document Object Model. It is a programming API for the HTML and XML documents. DOM provides the logical structure of the document and the way in which a document is accessed and manipulated.

DOM represents a table in the hierarchical form.


33) Specify the characters which can be used as the second character of an identifier, but not as the first character of an identifier?

Any number within the range of 0 to 9 can be taken as the second character of an identifier, but as per restriction, it can't be treated as the first character on an identifier.


34) What Is The List Interface?

List Interface is the subinterface of Collection. It contains methods to insert and delete elements on an index basis. It is a factory of List-Iterator interface. Lists may contain duplicate items. The List interface includes operations for the following:

  • Positional Access: Manipulate elements based on their numerical position in the list.
  • Search: Search for specified objects in the list and return its numerical position.
  • List Iteration: Extend Iterator semantics to take advantage of the list's sequential nature.
  • Range-view: Perform arbitrary range operations on the list.

List Interface declaration

  1. public interface List extends Collection   

35) What Is The Vector Class?

Vector implements List interface and maintains insertion order. Array list and vector class both are similar but with few differences.

Vector is synchronized: Vector is slow because it is synchronized, i.e., in multithreading environment; it will hold the other threads in runnable or non-runnable state until current thread releases the lock of the object.

Vector is a legacy class

Vector increments 100% means doubles the array size if the total number of elements exceeds than its capacity.


36) What is an Iterator Interface?

An iterator is a Java interface, and it has methods to iterate on elements of collections.

You can create your iterator object by calling iterator() method present in collection interface.

The methods of the interface are:

  • hasNext(): To know if any other elements left in the collection.
  • next (): Returns the next element.
  • remove (): To remove the current element from the collection(better not use that method).

37) What is the major difference between yield () and sleep ()?

Sleep () method in Java has two variants one which takes millisecond as sleeping time while other which takes both millisecond and nanosecond for the sleeping duration.

Yield () method pause all the currently executing thread, and give a chance to execute those threads or processes that need to be run. The current thread will continue to run again if no other thread is available to execute.


38) What Are Wrapped Classes?

Wrapper class in Java provides the mechanism to convert primitive into object and object into primitive. The eight classes of the java.lang package is known as wrapper classes in java.

The list of eight wrapper classes is given below:

Primitive TypeWrapper class
BooleanBoolean
CharCharacter
ByteByte
ShortShort
IntInteger
LongLong
FloatFloat
DoubleDouble

39) What is garbage collection? Does it guarantee that a program will not run out of memory?

Garbage collection:

Garbage Collection is a process of reclaiming the unused runtime memory automatically. i.e., it is a way to destroy the unused objects.

To do so, we were using free () function in the C language and delete () in C++. But, in Java, it is performed automatically. So, java provides better memory management.

In some cases, programs use up memory resources faster than they are garbage collected. We can also create objects "without new keyword" in programs that are not subject to garbage collection. That's why garbage collection doesn't guarantee that a program will not run out of memory.


40) What is the Name of the immediate superclass of the Applet class?

A panel is the immediate superclass of all Applet class.

The panel allows us to format the string.

A panel must have a specific layout out of FlowLayout, BorderLayout, GridLayout. If a Layout is not specified, then the default will be a FlowLayout.


41) What Is A Native Method?

The native is a keyword applied to a method to show that the method is implemented in Native Code (c, c++) using JNI (Java Native Interface). Hence, it is also known as foreign methods. It acts as an interface between Java Native Interface (JNI) and other programming languages.

It is a modifier that is not applicable to classes and objects. Native method declaration should compulsory ends with ";" because its implementation is already given.


42) What are the collections API?

The Collection in Java is a framework that provides an architecture to store and manipulate the group of objects.

All the operations that you perform on a data such as searching, sorting, insertion, manipulation, deletion, etc. can be achieved by Java Collections.

Java Collection means a single unit of objects. Java Collection framework provides many interfaces (Set, List, Queue, Deque, etc.) and classes (ArrayList, Vector, LinkedList, PriorityQueue, HashSet, LinkedHashSet, TreeSet, etc.)

Collection framework has:

  1. Interfaces and its implementations, i.e., classes
  2. Algorithm

43) List out some modifiers that may be used with an Inner class that is a member of an Outer class?

All the modifiers such as

  1. public
  2. private
  3. abstract
  4. final
  5. protected
  6. strictfp
  7. static
  8. default

44) What is the name of the method of the component class which is used to set the position and size of a component?

setBounds () method is having four coordinates (x, y, width, height) to specifying the position and size of a GUI component .


45) Which Java.util Classes and Interfaces Support Event Handling?

  1. java.awt.event.*; Support event handling.  

46) How many number of bits are used to represent a character in Unicode, ASCII, UTF-32, UTF-16, And UTF-8 characters?

Unicode requires 16 bits (2 bytes) to represent a character, ASCII requires 7 or 8 bits, and UTF-8 requires 8, 16 and 18-bit pattern.

UTF=16 requires 16 bits and 32 bits pattern.

UTF-32 requires 32 bits pattern


47) What are the restrictions for the location of a package statement within a source code file?

Restriction for the package:

A package must be appeared in the first line of the program source code, excluding blank lines and comments.


48) What are the major differences between preemptive scheduling and time slicing?

Preemptive scheduling:

Under primitive scheduling, the highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or dead states or any other higher priority task comes into existence.

Time slicing:

Time slicing: A task executes for a fixed period of time and then reenters again in the pool of ready tasks to execute the remaining task later. The scheduler then determines that which task should execute next, based on priority and other factors.


49) Give the name of three component subclasses that support painting.

The canvas class, the Frame class, and Applet class are the subclasses which support painting.


50) When a Readline () reach at the end of file then what will it return?

Readline() will return a null value when it would reach at the end of the file.


51) What is the name of the immediate superclass of the Dialog class?

The window class is the immediate superclass of Dialog class.


52) Define Order of precedence and Associativity, how are they used?

Order of precedence is used with the operators. When a number of operators are used in an expression, it evaluates with the priority of the operators.

Associativity is used to check whether an expression is evaluated from left-to-right or right-to-left.

Order of precedence example:

  1. (5 > 2 + 5 && 4)  

The given expression is equivalent to:

  1. ((5 > (2 + 5)) && 4)  

The expression (2 + 5) will executes first and the result will be 7
Then after first part of the expression (5 > 7) executes and gives 0 (false) as an output
Finally, (0 && 4) executes and gives 0 (false).

Associativity:

  1. 4 * 2 / 4  

Here, operators * and / have the same precedence. Both "*" and "/" are left to right associative, i.e., the expression on the left is executed first and moves towards the right.

Thus, the expression above is equivalent to:

  1. ((4 * 2) / 4)  
  2. i.e., (4 * 2) executes first and the result will be 8 (true)  
  3. then, (8 / 4) executes and the final output will be 2 (true)  

53) What is the rule for a catch or declare method declarations?

Catch block catches any exception that results from the try block. If a checked exception is thrown within the body of the method, the thrown exception must be caught by the method (with the help of try/catch block) or declare it in its throws clause.


54) What is the top class of the AWT Event Hierarchy?

java.awt.AWTEVENT class is the highest-level class of AWT event hierarchy.


55) When is a thread created and started, what is its initial state?

A thread is created and started with its Initial state called "ready" state where a thread is ready to run.


56) Is it possible to declare an anonymous class which implements an interface and extends a class?

Yes, an anonymous class can extend its superclass or implement an interface but cannot use both simultaneously.


57) Define Synchronization and why is it important?

Synchronization is a process which provides a feature by which access of multiple threads to any shared resource can control.

Hence, Java Synchronization is a better option for restriction. i.e., It allows only one thread to access the shared resource.

The synchronization is mainly used to

  1. To prevent thread interference.
  2. To prevent consistency problem.

58) Is Sizeof a Keyword?

Sizeof is an operator in C++ and a keyword in C, but it is not available in java.


59) What is a priority of task and how is it used in scheduling?

The entire task can't execute simultaneously so that a scheduler assign priorities to all tasks for its execution. Priorities can be high or low depending on the task's importance, and the integer values determine it.

Higher priority gets CPU for execution first.


60) Describe the three levels of data abstraction?

Data abstraction in DBMS is a process of hiding irrelevant details from users. Because database systems are made of complex data structures, so it makes accessible the user interaction with the database.

Following are three levels of data abstraction:

Physical level: It is the lowest level of abstraction. It describes how data are stored.

Logical level: It is the next higher level of abstraction. It describes what data are stored in the database and what the relationship among those data is.

View level: It is the highest level of data abstraction. It describes only part of the entire database.


61) What is Hashing technique in the data structure?

Hashing is a faster searching technique. The process of mapping a large amount of data item to a smaller table with the help of a hashing function is called hashing. In other words, hashing is a technique to convert a range of key values into a range of indexes of an array.

In terms of java: Hashing is a way to assign a unique code for any variable or object after applying any function or algorithm on its properties.


Wipro HR Interview Questions


1) Tell us about yourself.

This is the most commonly asked questions for both freshers as well as experienced candidates. Well, you should answer this question in the following way:

My name is Mohd Pervez, and I am from Delhi. Now if I talk about my education, I have done graduation from Krishna engineering college Mohan Nagar with an aggregate of 70%. I have done my 12th schooling from Delhi Public School and 10th schooling from Victoria Public School Yamuna Vihar with an aggregate of 60% and 70% respectively.

Now come to my technical skills: I am quite good in C, Core Java, and Software Testing.

Now if I am talking about my family background, we have 8 in all. My father is a businessman, and my mother is a housewife. I have two elder brothers, both are graduated from Delhi University and currently involved in family business.

Now come to my hobbies, I am fond of playing cricket, listening to music, and internet surfing.

That's all about me sir/mam.

Note: If you want to add more then you can tell about your strength and weakness too.


2) Why should we hire you?

This question is one of the most important questions which is asked in each and every interview.

You have to answer this question in the following way:

Sir, I am fresher, I have no experience, but I have positive thinking, positive attitude. I want to learn new things; I want to explore my knowledge and skills more and more that I have. I have done training from TCS ion on the software testing domain too. I am a goal-setter; I have set my goals for a task and work accordingly. I never give up responsibility in between. I love to work in a team.

These are the following reasons that provide me the confidence and make me a perfect candidate for selection.


3) Where do you see yourself after five years?

Well, this is also a frequently asked question in every interview.

Some of the candidates answer this question in a way; I would like to see myself at manager post. Some of the candidates say I would like to see myself as your replacement. This type of answer treated as a threat by the interviewer. Try to avoid these things.

As a fresher, you have to answer this question in the following manner:

Sir I would like to enhance my skills more and more. This will make me a professional person who has all the skill set and experiences. I would like to see myself in a good position in my domain.


4) What is your short-term goal?

You have to answer this question in the following way.

As a fresher graduate, I need to start building a strong presence in the industry, which helps mine to accumulate the experience and skill set for a bright future. I want to work for a company that I respect and do a job that I enjoy.


5) What is your Long-term goal?

My long-term goal is to look at myself in a good position, respect in the industry, and responsibilities in my core domain.

I would like to get success not in term of money only but also in term of knowledge and working experience, etc.


6) What is your biggest mistake?

This question is asked in the interview to check your ability that how quickly you can recover yourself.

Well, you have to answer this question in this way:

You should have to start with the most significant weakness that diverts you directly and let you go downwards.

For example:

If someone wants help then I never say no whether I am comfortable or not, left out some opportunities, try to explore more and more. I gets diverted easily, sometimes strive for shortcuts to achieve a goal.

These are some biggest mistake that I try to avoid.


7) What are your greatest strengths?

Everyone knows about his/her weakness and strength. You have to answer this question in a way that makes you different from others. You have to leave a good impression in front of the interviewer.

For example:

I have positive thinking, positive attitude. I have practical knowledge too. I can make a relation with others quickly. I am polite in nature and can handle the organization's pressure.

I give my 100% to this organization. Work with a goal that is my organization should grow upward more and more so that it has been listed in the top of the IT MNC companies at any cost.


8) What are your most significant weaknesses?

You have to answer this question positively so that the interviewer could not mark you for your weakness.

For example:

If someone wants help then I never say no whether I am comfortable for help or not, sometimes go for shortcuts to achieve a goal very quickly. These are my greatest weakness that I want to overcome these as soon as possible.


9) Can you work under pressure?

The best answer to this question is yes, doesn't matter you are in under pressure or out of pressure. An employee should give their 100% to their work. Well, Working under pressure is an excellent trait to have. Though, the pressure is created when the employees don't give their full effort to work.

The best employee is one who could give their full effort in any situation and never give up any task in between.


10) Tell us about your interest and hobbies?

Most of the time this question is covered in the introduction part, but some interviewer could ask it separately to check your area of interest.

You have to tell only the field of interest and hobbies very clearly.

For example:

My area of interest is software testing, I have done training on software testing from TCS ION which is a training partner of TCS.

Now if I talk about my hobbies, I am fond of playing cricket, Listening to music, and internet surfing.


11) Describe your management style.

My management style varies according to the employees. All the employees do not have the same efficiency to do work. So work should be assigned according to employee's work efficiency and their record.

According to me, focus on hiring the people having analytical skills, excellent problem-solving skills, and should have excellent communication skills.

People should be a smart worker and having an ability to work in a team.

These are some management style which I will prefer.


12) Why do you want to work at Wipro?

In this question, you should have known about the company so that you can give a relevant answer.

For example:

As a fresher, I want a great environment to learn industrial work, a career growth and want to enhance my skills and knowledge that I have. I need an organization that makes my dream comes true.

We all know that your company is listed in top MNC's, having an excellent environment for learning new things and comes it to use, having an excellent scope for career growth, etc.

Your company provides all the facilities that I want; because of this reason I want to join Wipro.


13) List out some qualities that you would like to see in your boss.

Though, this is an important question. You have been very generic and limited while answering this question. You should have to be very careful about the mention traits. i.e., you should not have to mention traits that are not possible as a human being.

For example: If I talk about me then the following qualities I want to see in my boss:

  • I want my boss as a team leader of my team in which I have the freedom to express my idea. He should have a positive attitude, sense of humor and must have the quality to communicate with team members. Boss has to motivate their employee's in a critical situation with his attitude, guidance, speech, and feedback."
  • I want to work with a team under his leadership. I need respect and value that I deserve from him. He must care for the whole team members and encourage more creative work by honing the skills that I have."
  • My ideal boss should be very energetic, positive attitude, positive thinking, polite, and knowledgeable about the work. He should have an ability to handle the critical situation, able to guide the employees in the right way so we can perform our best for better result for the company".
  • My boss should focus on his duties, should remark on our work, fair with everyone and discuss the success or failure frankly".

14) What is your weak point that you need to improve in your skills?

This is also a common interview question in which the interviewer wants to check your confidence.
You have to answer this question very carefully.

For example:

As a fresher, I have skills and knowledge that are relevant for entry level.

You should set a high standard for yourself and try to meet them.

I need to use my skills in real time industrial work so that I could learn new things and explore my skills and knowledge as more as possible.


15) What do you know about Wipro? When did it come into existence?

Wipro is an Indian information technology services corporation. Its philosophy is to think and implement, help clients to do business better.

This company recognized globally for fast services, a strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 160,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents.

Founded: It was founded on 29 December 1945, it is the western India product company deals with vegetable oil, but later it has diversified into the manufacture of soaps and other consumer products. It ventured into technology in 1985, selling locally-made computers

Headquarter: Bangalore
Revenue: 840 crores USD (2018)
Founders: M.H Hasham Premji, Mohamed Premji
Chairman: Azim H. Premji
CEO: Abidali Neemuchwala


16) What is your salary expectation?

It is very frequently asked interview question. According to your performance, some companies give you a chance to negotiate about salary and some companies having a fixed salary for entry level.

So you have to answer this question as "As per company norms."

Still, if the interviewer asks for your expectation, then you have to answer according to your expectation.

Remember that you are fresher so tell your expectation accordingly.


17) I have done from my side; do you have any question for me?

Well, this would be the last question which has been asked by the interviewer whether it has a technical interview or HR interview.

You have to answer this question "Yes," and ask an intelligent question which influences the interviewer to let you go at least for the next round.

For example: What would be the next round?

Is there any bond that we have to sign? Etc.


18) If anybody doesn't cooperate with your team what are the steps you would take.

This is a big problem for the organization. When you are dealing with problematic employees in your team then the work productivity goes downward, frustration rise, the customer gets upset.

You have to follow these steps to handle these types of team members.

Don't ignore this problem: Generally, the manager will ignore the problematic staff. Ignoring the situation is not a solution. So you try to avoid ignorance.

Intervene as soon as possible: This problem affects the production, hence should have to take action as soon as possible. The manager needs to gather information from an employee that what is the reason behind it, and personally analyze the issue.

Reach the problem personally: Manager needs to take the employee into a conference room or office (away from the others) and try to locate the problem.

The manager tries to know whether the employee is aware of this issue if he/she has not aware of this issue than it is a responsibility of the manager to let him know about the problem.

Help the problematic employees to get back on track:

Once the manager let him aware of the problem, and the employee begins to understand that this negative behaviour is real, and experienced by others which are not right for the organization. Then the employee tries to get back on track and think for the organization.

If all possible ways get fail, then termination may be necessary.

If the employee continuously shows inadequate behaviour and don't try to cooperate. In this case, termination is required.


19) Are you willing to relocate?

We all know that Wipro is a huge, rapidly growing company which provides service to clients in 175+ cities. So definitely no one wants to leave this company easily.

You have to answer in two ways: You can say that yes I am definitely willing to relocation. This shows that you will follow the necessary terms which are good for the company and your team.

If you are not wanted to relocate, then you don't have to say that you are not willing to relocate. Instead of saying "no," you have to use the sentence, "I would like to continue in this city because my family is here, but this position is a great opportunity for me. I couldn't leave this opportunity. If relocation is required, then I would definitely consider it".


20) Are you comfortable with working over weekends?

As we all know that Wipro is listed in top MNC's, so as per my decision, I would say "yes," whenever the organization needs me, I will definitely be there either in night shift or weekends. As per my observation, the company's growth is directly proportional to employee's growth.

You have to cooperate with the company than you will get a good result definitely.


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1. What type of people do you not work well with?Be very careful answering this question as most organization employ professionals with an array of personalities and characteristics. You don't want to give the impression that you're going to have problems working with anyone currently employed at the organization. If you through out anything trivial you're going to look like a whiner. Only disloyalty to the organization or lawbreaking should be on your list of personal characteristics of people you can't work with.2. How did you hear about the position At LabCorp?Another seemingly innocuous interview question, this is actually a perfect opportunity to stand out and show your passion for and connection to the company and for job At LabCorp. For example, if you found out about the gig through a friend or professional contact, name drop that person, then share why you were so excited about it. If you discovered the company through an event or article, share that. 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If you tell the interviewer that the job you're applying for with his/her company is the perfect job you may loose credibility if you don't sound believable (which you probably won't if you're not telling the truth.) If you give the interviewer some other job the interviewer may get concerned that you'll get dissatisfied with the position if you're hired. Again, don't be specific. A good response could be, “A job where my work ethic and abilities are recognized and I can make a meaningful difference to the organization.”12. Are you currently looking at other job opportunities?Just answer this question honestly. Sometime an employer wants to know if there are other companies you're considering so that they can determine how serious you are about the industry, they're company and find out if you're in demand. Don't spend a lot of time on this question; just try to stay focused on the job you're interviewing for.13. Why do you want this job At LabCorp?This question typically follows on from the previous one. Here is where your research will come in handy. You may want to say that you want to work for a company that is Global Guideline, (market leader, innovator, provides a vital service, whatever it may be). Put some thought into this beforehand, be specific, and link the company's values and mission statement to your own goals and career plans.14. What did you dislike about your old job?Try to avoid any pin point , like never say “I did not like my manager or I did not like environment or I did not like team” Never use negative terminology. Try to keep focus on every thing was good At LabCorp , I just wanted to make change for proper growth.15. If you were hiring a person for this job At LabCorp, what would you look for?Discuss qualities you possess required to successfully complete the job duties.16. 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Why do you want to work At LabCorp for this organisation?Being unfamiliar with the organisation will spoil your chances with 75% of interviewers, according to one survey, so take this chance to show you have done your preparation and know the company inside and out. You will now have the chance to demonstrate that you've done your research, so reply mentioning all the positive things you have found out about the organisation and its sector etc. This means you'll have an enjoyable work environment and stability of employment etc – everything that brings out the best in you.62. Explain me about your experience working in this field At LabCorp?I am dedicated, hardworking and great team player for the common goal of the company I work with. I am fast learner and quickly adopt to fast pace and dynamic area. I am well organized, detail oriented and punctual person.63. What would your first 30, 60, or 90 days look like in this role At LabCorp?Start by explaining what you'd need to do to get ramped up. What information would you need? What parts of the company would you need to familiarize yourself with? What other employees would you want to sit down with? Next, choose a couple of areas where you think you can make meaningful contributions right away. (e.g., “I think a great starter project would be diving into your email marketing campaigns and setting up a tracking system for them.”) Sure, if you get the job, you (or your new employer) might decide there's a better starting place, but having an answer prepared will show the interviewer where you can add immediate impact-and that you're excited to get started.64. What do you think is your greatest weakness?Don't say anything that could eliminate you from consideration for the job. For instance, "I'm slow in adapting to change" is not a wise answer, since change is par for the course in most work environments. Avoid calling attention to any weakness that's one of the critical qualities the hiring manager is looking for. And don't try the old "I'm a workaholic," or "I'm a perfectionist.65. Tell me something about your family background?First, always feel proud while discussing about your family background. Just simple share the details with the things that how they influenced you to work in an airline field.66. Are you planning to continue your studies and training At LabCorp?If asked about plans for continued education, companies typically look for applicants to tie independent goals with the aims of the employer. Interviewers consistently want to see motivation to learn and improve. Continuing education shows such desires, especially when potentials display interests in academia potentially benefiting the company.Answering in terms of “I plan on continuing my studies in the technology field,” when offered a question from a technology firm makes sense. Tailor answers about continued studies specific to desired job fields. Show interest in the industry and a desire to work long-term in said industry. Keep answers short and to the point, avoiding diatribes causing candidates to appear insincere.67. Describe a typical work week for this position At LabCorp?Interviewers expect a candidate for employment to discuss what they do while they are working in detail. Before you answer, consider the position At LabCorp you are applying for and how your current or past positions relate to it. The more you can connect your past experience with the job opening, the more successful you will be at answering the questions.68. What type of work environment do you prefer?Ideally one that's similar to the environment of the company you're applying to. Be specific.69. How would you rate your communication and interpersonal skills for this job At LabCorp?These are important for support workers. But they differ from the communication skills of a CEO or a desktop support technician. Communication must be adapted to the special ways and needs of the clients. Workers must be able to not only understand and help their clients, but must project empathy and be a warm, humane presence in their lives.70. Do you have any questions for me?Good interview questions to ask interviewers at the end of the job interview include questions on the company growth or expansion, questions on personal development and training and questions on company values, staff retention and company achievements.Download Interview PDF 71. How would you motivate your team members to produce the best possible results?Trying to create competitive atmosphere, trying to motivate the team as a whole, organizing team building activities, building good relationships amongst people.72. How do you act when you encounter competition?This question is designed to see if you can rise the occasion. You want to discuss how you are the type to battle competition strongly and then you need to cite an example if possible of your past work experience where you were able to do so.73. What would you like to have accomplished by the end of your career?Think of 3 major achievements that you'd like to accomplish in your job when all is said and done - and think BIG. You want to show you expect to be a major contributor at the company. It could be creating a revolutionary new product, it could be implementing a new effective way of marketing, etc.74. What do you think we could do better or differently?This is a common one at startups. Hiring managers want to know that you not only have some background on the company, but that you're able to think critically about it and come to the table with new ideas. So, come with new ideas! What new features would you love to see? How could the company increase conversions? How could customer service be improved? You don't need to have the company's four-year strategy figured out, but do share your thoughts, and more importantly, show how your interests and expertise would lend themselves to the job.75. What features of your previous jobs have you disliked?It's easy to talk about what you liked about your job in an interview, but you need to be careful when responding to questions about the downsides of your last position. When you're asked at a job interview about what you didn't like about your previous job, try not to be too negative. You don't want the interviewer to think that you'll speak negatively about this job or the company should you eventually decide to move on after they have hired you.76. How would your friends describe you?My friends would probably say that I'm extremely persistent – I've never been afraid to keep going back until I get what I want. When I worked as a program developer, recruiting keynote speakers for a major tech conference, I got one rejection after another – this was just the nature of the job. But I really wanted the big players – so I wouldn't take no for an answer. I kept going back to them every time there was a new company on board, or some new value proposition. Eventually, many of them actually said "yes" – the program turned out to be so great that we doubled our attendees from the year before. A lot of people might have given up after the first rejection, but it's just not in my nature. If I know something is possible, I have to keep trying until I get it.77. Do you think you have enough experience At LabCorp?If you do not have the experience they need, you need to show the employer that you have the skills, qualities and knowledge that will make you equal to people with experience but not necessary the skills. It is also good to add how quick you can pick up the routine of a new job role.

Fri, 16 Jun 2023

HOW TO RESPOND TO BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS?
HOW TO RESPOND TO BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS?
A large part of what makes job interviews nerve-wracking is that you don’t know what you’re going to be asked. While you can’t know the exact question list before an interview, there are some common types of questions that interviewers often ask that you can prepare to answer, and one of these is behavioral interview questions.We’ll cover how to answer behavioral interview questions and give you some example questions and answers as well as explain what behavioral interview questions are and why interviewers ask them.HOW TO ANSWER BEHAVIORAL JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONSLike with all interview questions, there is a right and a wrong answer — the issue with behavioral questions is that this answer can be much more difficult to figure out than with traditional interviews.While it is, as we said before, more difficult to game behavioral interview questions than traditional ones, there is still a chance that you can figure out how to answer a question correctly based on the way it’s asked.The interviewer isn’t trying to trick good people into giving “bad answers” — but they are trying to trick people with poor judgment into revealing themselves early on.In this vein, here are some big things to keep in mind if you find yourself in a behavioral job interview:Highlight your skills. Think about the sort of skills you need to demonstrate in order to be successful at the job you hope to do. These skills are typically more general than they are specific — things like leadership skills, the ability to work with a team, brilliant decision-making, the advanced use of an industry technique etc.When you’re constructing your answer, think about how to portray your actions in such a way that shows off those skills.Tell a story. Remember that you’re telling a story and that ultimately, how you tell that story matters most of all. Try to make your story flow as naturally as possible — don’t overload the interviewer with unnecessary details, or alternately, forget too many details for the story to make sense.They need to understand your answer in order to parse out your behavior. They can’t do that if they can’t understand the story you just told them — in addition to which, they might just find that a person who can’t tell a simple story is just too annoying to work with.Use the STAR method. If you’re really having trouble telling your story, remember that good old STAR method:Situation. Start by giving context. Briefly explain the time, place, and relevant characters in your story.Task. Next, tell the interviewer your role in the story, whether it was a task assigned to you or some initiative you took on your own.Action. Now comes the juicy stuff; let the hiring manager know what actions you took in response to the situation and your task. Interviewers are interested in how and why you did something just as much as what you did, so spell out your thought process when possible.This is where you showcase your skills, so try to think of actions that align well with the job you’re applying for.Result. Finally, explain the end result of your actions. Your focus should always be on what value you contributed to the company, not bragging about your personal accomplishments.Note that while the result should always be positive, some behavioral interview questions specifically ask about negative situations. In these cases, finish by discussing what you learned from the experience or how the project could have been improved.EXAMPLE BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSEssentially, a behavioral interview means being asked a bunch of open-ended questions which all have the built-in expectation that your answer will be in the form of a story.These questions are difficult to answer correctly specifically because the so-called “correct” answers are much more likely to vary compared to traditional interview questions, whose correct answers are typically more obvious and are often implied.Behavioral interviewers are likely to ask more follow-up questions than normal, while giving less of themselves away. They want to hear you talk and react to every opportunity they give you, because the more you talk, the more you reveal about yourself and your work habits.And that’s okay. The takeaway here shouldn’t be that “the hiring manager wants to trick me into talking, so I should say as little as possible.”The real trick with this kind of question is to use the opportunities you’re given to speak very carefully — don’t waste time on details that make you look bad, for example, unless those details are necessary to show how you later improved.In addition to these general techniques interviewers might use on you, here are some common questions you might be asked during a behavioral interview:Q: Tell me about a time when you had to take a leadership role on a team project.A: As a consultant at XYZ Inc., I worked with both the product and marketing teams. When the head of the marketing team suddenly quit, I was asked to step up and manage that deparment while they looked for her replacement. We were in the midst of a big social media campaign, so I quickly called toghether the marketing team and was updated on the specifics of the project.By delegating appropriately and taking over the high-level communications with affiliates, we were able to get the project out on time and under budget. After that, my boss stopped looking for a replacement and asked if I’d like to head the marketing team full time.Q: Can you share an example of a time when you disagreed with a superior?A: In my last role at ABC Corp., my manager wanted to cut costs by outsourcing some of our projects to remote contractors. I understood that it saved money, but some of those projects were client-facing, and we hadn’t developed a robust vetting process to make sure that the contractors’ work was consistent and high-quality. I brought my concerns to him, and he understood why I was worried.He explained that cost-cutting was still important, but was willing to compromise by keeping some important projects in-house. Additionally, he accepted my suggestion of using a system of checks to ensure quality and rapidly remove contractors who weren’t performing as well. Ultimately, costs were cut by over 15% and the quality of those projects didn’t suffer as a result.Q: Tell me about a time when you had to work under pressure.A: My job as lead editor for The Daily Scratch was always fast-paced, but when we upgraded our software and printing hardware nearly simultaneously, the pressure got turned up to 11. I was assigned with training staff on the new software in addition to my normal responsibilities. When we were unable to print over a long weekend while the new printing hardware was being set up, I wrote and recorded a full tutorial that answered the most frequently asked questions I’d been receiving over the previous week.With a staff of 20 writers, this really cut down on the need for one-on-one conversations and tutorials. While management was worried we wouldn’t be able to have the writers working at full capacity the following week, the tutorial was so effective that everyone got right on track without skipping a beat.Q: Can you describe a time when you had to motivate an employee?A: When I was the sales manager at Nice Company, we had a big hiring push that added six sales reps to my team in a matter of weeks. One worker in that bunch was working a sales job for the first time ever, and she had an aversion to cold calls. While her email correspondence had fantastic results, her overall numbers were suffering because she was neglecting her call targets.I sat down with her and explained that she should try to incorporate her winning writing skills into her cold calls. I suggested following her normal process for writing an email to cold calls; research the company and target and craft a message that suits them perfectly. She jumped at the idea and starting writing scripts that day. Within a couple of weeks, she was confidently making cold calls and had above-average numbers across the board.Q: Tell me about a time you made a mistake at work.A: When I landed my first internship, I was eager to stand out by going the extra mile. I was a little too ambitious, though — I took on too many assignments and offered help to too many coworkers to possibly juggle everything. When I was late with at least one task every week, my coworkers were understandably upset with me.After that experience, I created a tracking system that took into account how long each task would realistically take. This method really helped me never make promises I couldn’t keep. After that first month, I never handed in an assignment late again.MORE BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONSWhat have you done in the past to prevent a situation from becoming too stressful for you or your colleagues to handle?Tell me about a situation in which you have had to adjust to changes over which you had no control. How did you handle it?What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision? Why?When have you had to deal with an irate customer? What did you do? How did the situation end up?Have you ever had to “sell” an idea to your co-workers? How did you do it?When have you brought an innovative idea into your team? How was it received?Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision without all the information you needed. How did you handle it?Tell me about a professional goal that you set that you did not reach. How did it make you feel?Give an example of when you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along with. How/why was this person difficult? How did you handle it? How did the relationship progress?Tell me about a project that you planned. How did your organize and schedule the tasks? Tell me about your action plan.WHAT ARE BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS?Behavioral interview questions are questions about how you’ve dealt with work situations in the past and seek to understand your character, motivations, and skills. The idea behind behavioral interview questions is that you’ll reveal how you’ll behave in the future based on your actions in the past.Unlike traditional interview questions, a hiring manager or recruiter is looking for concrete examples of various situations you’ve been in at work. As such, the best way to prepare for any and all behavioral interview questions is to have an expansive set of stories ready for your interview.A hiring manager is never going to come right out and tell you — before, during, or after the fact — whether or not your interview with them is traditional or behavioral.That’s because the difference between the two is more related to philosophy than it is necessarily technique.Often, an employer won’t even know themselves that the interview they’re conducting is behavioral rather than traditional — the deciding factors are the questions that they decide to ask, and where the interview’s focus settles on.In a nutshell, traditional interviews are focused on the future, while behavioral interviews are focused on the past.In a traditional interview, you’re asked a series of questions where you’re expected to talk about yourself and your personal qualities.Interviews in this vein tend to ask questions that are sort of psychological traps — oftentimes the facts of your answer matter less than the way you refer to and frame those facts.Moreover, if you find that you’re able to understand the underlying thing an interviewer is trying to learn about you by asking you a certain question, you might even find you’re able to game the system of the traditional interview a little bit by framing your answer in a particular way.Behavioral interviews are harder to game, because instead of asking about how you might deal with a particular situation, they focus on situations you’ve already encountered.In a behavioral interview, you probably won’t find yourself being asked about your strengths. Instead, you’ll be asked about specific problems you encountered, and you’ll have to give detailed answers about how you dealt with that problem, your thought process for coming up with your solution, and the results of implementing that solution

Fri, 16 Jun 2023

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