Second Round: Personal Interview
Duration: 40-45 minutes
The personal interview was designed to evaluate our technical knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and overall suitability for the internship.
The interview began with a formal introduction. I introduced myself, detailing my academic background, relevant coursework, and any extracurricular activities related to my field. The interviewer then asked me about my projects. I provided a comprehensive explanation of my projects, highlighting the technologies used, the challenges faced, and the solutions implemented.
The interviewer delved deeper into my projects, asking specific questions about certain features and how I implemented them. For instance, he asked how I handled error 404 issues when he encountered broken links on my resume. This led to a discussion about web development, including topics such as HTTP status codes and error handling.
He also asked about the differences between the PUT and PATCH methods in web development. I explained that PUT is used to update a resource completely, while PATCH is used to make partial updates.
Next, the interviewer focused on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts. We discussed the fundamental principles of OOP, such as encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. He asked about constructors, their types, and how they are used in OOP. I provided examples to illustrate my points and demonstrated my understanding of these concepts.
Towards the end of the interview, he gave me two coding questions to assess my programming skills.
1st Question
Given a list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], replace every 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc., element with my name and print the list. I explained my approach to solving this problem, which involved iterating through the list and replacing the specified elements.
The second question was related to the 2 Sum Problem:
2nd Sum Problem. I explained how to use a hash map to solve this problem efficiently, detailing each step of my approach.
GFG Link: TWO SUM
Final Verdict: Out of the 30 candidates who reached the personal interview round, 11 people were selected for the Internship 2024.