CpjJwWHV's Interview
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Company: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES(CA)
Package: 4.5 (LPA)
College: 1, 2001
Branch: 1

Pattern of Written Test

The written test was conducted by MeritTrac.It consisted of four sections namely Verbal Englsih(10 mins,10 qstns)
,Quantitative Aptitude(15 mins,20 qstns),Attention to Detail(10 mins,15 qstns) and Technical Questions(30 mins,30
qstns).The first three sections were common to every one, however for the last section we were asked to choose between
C/C++/Java.I chose C. Most of the questions were code snippets whose output would be the answer.Questions on time
complexity and Sorting Algorithms were asked.

Technical Interview

60 % of the time was spent in explaining my project done in C++.I haven't used Inheritance or Polymorphism in the
project,so he asked me to use it somewhere in the project. I've used and explained Inheritance with a small example. He
asked me about Polymorphism. He also asked few sorting techniques and their time complexities.

HR Interview

I had two HR rounds(different panels).The first round was a bit technical as he asked questions about my branch subjects
and the subjects studied.You don't need to be thorough in those subjects unless the person is from the same branch.Even if
he is, respond to his questions positively. Admit if you don't know. The second panel was the campus recruitment incharge.
He asked questions about my further studies(I said I'm not interested) and asked me whether I would go for any
core company if it offered a salary higher than this(An obvious NO with little reasons).

Suggestion

If you are serious to get a software job,first learn C rather than C++.You will be taught C++ in the curriculum whereas you
will be asked questions from C in the interviews.C and C++ look alike,but are not.So first learn C.refer Dennis Ritchie for
C and practice questions from any book like Kanethkar. So get good with C and then go for C++.Also get thorough with
OOP concepts,data structures(atleast how they are implemented) and sorting techniques. Wish you GooD LucK...!

No. of Candidate applied And Points that Worked in Favour

Getting good marks in the written test gave me an extra edge in the interview. Be interactive with the interviewer. Know
about the company before hand or in the PPT and ask questions about the kind of work they do/the kind of softwares they
deal with/their clients or any such query when they open themselves for questions after the interview in PARTICULAR
and the PPT in general.If you were asked to choose between C and C++ in the written test,I advise you to choose C
because C++ is a very vast language and the questions can be made much complex(with virtual functions etc.).

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