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🎯 Process Overview
📌 Stages:
- Online Test
- Interviews: 1 Technical Round, 1 HR + Technical Round
📝 Online Test
The test featured time-bound sections and included two easy coding questions, primarily involving greedy algorithms and sorting.
🛠 Interview Rounds
🔹 Technical Interview — Round 1
👥 Interviewers: Two interviewers were present.
📝 Questions:
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Introduction:
- "Tell me about yourself."
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OOP Concepts:
- Covered basic OOP principles.
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Puzzle:
- Solved the classic “two-beaker” puzzle, focusing on measuring a specific amount of water.
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SQL Query:
- Asked to find the second-highest salary.
- Initially, I used LIMIT and OFFSET.
- The interviewers challenged me to provide an alternative solution without LIMIT, so I wrote a subquery (though with higher time complexity).
- Later, I explained the optimal subquery version.
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Project-Based Questions:
- Detailed discussion on a *project, covering the *full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including tools, deployment, and CI/CD practices.
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Cloud Knowledge:
- Asked if I was familiar with cloud technologies.
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Other Technical Questions:
- SQL: Find the 3rd highest salary by joining two tables on account ID.
- Systems Design: How Google Search works internally.
- Unlisted Skills: Discussed tech stack skills acquired outside my resume.
- Team Project Contributions: Explained my role and experience with documentation.
🔍 Takeaway: Computer Networks and Cloud knowledge are helpful in Avaya’s technical rounds, even at a high level.
🔹 HR + Technical Interview — Round 2
📝 Questions:
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Introduction:
- "Tell me about yourself."
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Background:
- Family background, involvement in college clubs, technical societies, and leadership roles.
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Academic Performance:
- Noted fluctuations in academic performance:
- 10th grade: Above 90%
- 12th grade: Below 90%
- College CGPA: Above 9
- Explained this variation, focusing on entrance exam preparation in 12th grade.
- Asked about my JEE Mains and CET percentiles and ranks.
- Noted fluctuations in academic performance:
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Situational Question:
- “When you walk on stairs, do you take one step at a time or more than one?”
- I explained it depended on time availability: generally, one step at a time.
- Interviewer then asked, “Are you good at time management?”
- This led to a discussion about time management skills.
❌ Verdict:
- Outcome: I was offered the position.
- However: Due to a change in the company’s finances, Avaya revoked the offer after two months.
🔍 Reflection and Advice:
- Interview Focus: Avaya’s process balances technical fundamentals with adaptability and situational awareness.
- Suggested Prep Areas: Knowledge in Cloud, SQL, and general Computer Networks can be beneficial, as these topics were relevant.
- HR Round: Avaya values *structured time management and adaptability, focusing on *well-rounded candidates who balance technical skills with practical thinking.
