Atharv vibhas jiwane: Summer Intern at Oracle
Atharv vibhas jiwane, studying in IIT Kanpur as a student in Name Atharv Jiwane Roll No. 210230 Branch Mechanical Engineering Programme B. Tech. will do summer internship in Oracle(Software resp.) profile at Oracle. Here are some brief insights.
Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:
- ITC - KITES Summer Intern (Core) 2. Oracle - App. Dev./PDO Intern (Software)
Insights on the Selection Process
ITC Application form -> Test(?) -> Shortlist -> Group Discussion -> Shortlist -> 2 rounds of Interviews. • Lengthy form, I vaguely remember giving some sort of skill- assessment test which was gamified. • Group Discussion was based on the same question that was given by ITC last year. • 1st round of Interview was based on some questions related to projects and not-very-deep theoretical questions related to core mechanical course like thermodynamics, dynamics and fluids. • Interview panel consisted of a technical interviewer (IITK alum) and an HR interviewer. • Some family background and candidate background questions. • I would say that they were looking for someone with more project/work experience in the core field. • For core questions, revise basic concepts in thermodynamics like plots, engines, pumps, refrigerator, etc and dynamics and fluids like boundary layer, evaporation, etc. • Very few questions related to team management/ leadership questions related to the PORs that I had mentioned. • Did not make it to the second round of interviews. Oracle Application Form -> Coding Test -> Shortlist -> 4 rounds of Interviews • Nominal form • The coding round was held offline in a lecture hall and was not proctored on the platform. There were 3 questions of increasing difficulty. The first two questions were of medium difficulty and the last one was hard. • Interview shortlist comes for two positions - Server Tech and Application Developer. • First Round - Introduction -> 1-2 generic medium-difficulty coding questions to solve on paper and explain -> I was lucky to be asked some questions about my department related to 3D printing and manufacturing based on the interviewers interest -> I was asked about my PORs • Second Round - Was asked to pick my preferred data structure and asked to generate a coding question and solve it on the spot. • Third Round - Generic questions related to high-school probability and statistics like histograms, medians and what is the chance that…?, etc. Mainly, a SQL task related to performing one of the joins was given (inner join as far as I remember). • Fourth Round - HR round. Were you born and brought up in India? Do you want to go for higher studies? Are you an Indian citizen?
Preparation Resources
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Advice for students (dos and don’ts)?
• Revise your projects well, learn to describe your project experience using the S.T.A.R. (Story/Background. Task/Goal. Approach. Result/Outcome) approach. A good background story always helps! • Review the tech stack that the company prefers. Ask seniors if the company asks questions about specific things for eg. Oracle questioned candidates about SQL apart from DSA. • Review requirements listed by the company, ask seniors for the type of questions that the company asks etc. • Don’t underestimate the importance of InterviewBit in your preparation. • Prepare your resume thoroughly. You should be able to describe and defend every line of your resume. • Don’t skip to the solution if you are stuck on a problem on LeetCode/ InterviewBit. Instead, persist for a while and try to figure the logic on your own. This has a propelling impact on your preparation.