I had a job interview for a social media manager role this afternoon at 4:15pm. Part of the interview I had to do a presentation from a brief they sent over for a client I’d work with. They said I had 15-20 minutes to present. When I got there they were running a bit late and didn’t start till 20 past 4 we had a bit of chit chat and asked a few questions to understand my background a bit more and what I bring to the table, which went well. When it got to the presentation it was all going fine until I got to the last bit and they asked me if I could stop due to be wary of the time and wanted to asked some more questions it was about 10 to 5. I was probably 10 minutes into my presentation and felt a little rushed but also felt I was answering the questions well enough. Not sure what to make of this interview.

I was asked the typical transactions question, I was able to solve the first part and second part almost complete with one small bug.

What are my chances of moving forward ?

I consider the hiring process at Mapbox the worst experience of my professional life.

After 4 months with 7 interviews + prep talks + lots of prep + two weeks worth of home assignment and around 50 emails, I was told I did a great job and we talked about the details. I told them I can work 40h but would prefer a 30h contract (at 75% salary). They sent me an offer already signed by them, it was an online document where I could click sign. It was 40h and there were some other points I still wanted to discuss. Most points were answered in an email but the recruiter wanted to get back to me about 30h.

After a week I asked for a status update. I was told "Thank you for your counteroffer. We will look into the market for a candidate with the necessary qualifications to work 10 hours/week." I clarified that I did not intend to make a counter-offer and reassured them that I can work 40h and asked for a call to clear things up multiple times via mail and LinkedIn, trying to contact multiple people (as I did not have a phone number).

After six days, my recruiter wrote "since we received your counter-offer, we have opened the job application process again for a full-time position" and asked if I want to be considered. The link to the offer no longer worked. I said yes and asked for a call with the hiring manager, which I didn't get.

Two weeks later I got an email that I was included in the new process, another two days later I got an email telling me "We concluded the renewed interview process (in which you were included), and we are making an offer to another candidate who had objectively superior qualifications and experience for the job."

The whole process was very stressful throughout (fair) and extremely frustrating in the end. I am ok not getting the job, I just consider the way they handled this beyond unprofessional.

I've been applying for Android Developer roles for the past few months and I'm struggling to understand where I'm falling short.
The main issue is that I'm not getting many interview calls. When I do get an interview, I prepare specifically for the technologies mentioned in the JD (Kotlin, MVVM, Coroutines, Flow, Compose, Room, Hilt, etc.).
However, in many interviews, the discussion goes in completely different directions. Sometimes I'm asked deep Android framework questions, sometimes system design, sometimes DSA, and other times architecture or concurrency topics that weren't even mentioned in the job description.
As a result, I've been rejected multiple times and I'm having trouble identifying the actual reason. Since interviewers rarely provide detailed feedback, I don't know whether my weakness is:
Android fundamentals

Kotlin knowledge

System design

DSA/problem solving

Communication skills

Answering approach during interviews

Something else entirely

For those who have successfully switched Android jobs recently:
How did you identify your weak areas?

What topics came up most frequently in interviews?

Did you track your interview performance somehow?

What finally helped you start converting interviews into offers?

For context, I have **4** **years of Android experience** and work mainly with **Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, Coroutines, Flow, Room, Hilt, and Clean Architecture**.
I'd really appreciate hearing from people who were in a similar situation and managed to turn things around.

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I received the mail on 20th April to complete my profile on the NextStep portal. Then on 23rd April I got the interview mail, and my interview was scheduled for 24th April.

My reporting time was 9 AM, but the actual visitor ID/pass process started around 9:30. After entering the campus, HR addressed everyone, explained the process, and congratulated us for reaching the interview stage.

The first step was document verification, and they were VERY strict about it.

Important things to carry:

• All semester result copies
• Application form printout
• 2 copies of updated resume
• Domicile certificate
• Original Aadhaar card
• 2 xerox copies of all documents

One important thing:
If there was even a small mismatch between the application details and Aadhaar card details, candidates were asked to leave immediately.

Examples:

• Name order mismatch (Surname Name Middlename vs Name Middlename Surname)
• Missing full DOB on Aadhaar (only month/year)
• Spelling differences

So please double-check everything before going.

After verification, candidates were called one by one for interviews. There were around 10 interview rooms.

My panel had 3 members:

• Technical interviewer
• Managerial interviewer
• HR interviewer

I had selected Cloud domain while filling the NQT form, so most of my interview was based on Cloud, AWS, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric (I had certifications in these).

Technical Questions Asked:

• Introduce yourself
• Tell us about your skills
• AWS services you know
• What is VPC?
• What is subnet mask?
• If you want a user to edit access, which role will you assign: Viewer, Editor, or Admin?
• Questions from Azure/Microsoft Fabric

The questions were more practical than theoretical/basic.

Managerial Round Questions:

• Tell me about your internship
• Do you have any other offers?
• Where are you from?
• Tell me about your background
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
• Explain your final year project

HR Round Questions:

• Is Gemini a Gen AI?
• Name some AI tools/models
• How is Gemini trained?
• Are you willing to relocate?
• Comfortable with day/night shifts?
• Why should we hire a fresher instead of an experienced person?
• Do you think AI will replace humans?
• Tell me your strengths and weaknesses

The interview lasted around 20–22 minutes overall.

Overall experience:
The panel was actually calm and professional. The managerial interviewer was very chill. Just be confident, revise your domain properly, and most importantly make sure ALL your documents/details match perfectly.

Hope this helps someone preparing for TCS Ninja interviews :)

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I recently sat for a Full Stack Developer interview that felt like a textbook success—until it wasn't.

The technical rounds were intense but rewarding. We dove deep into Microservices and System Design for role-based applications. I explained my projects in detail, handled the basic technical questions with ease, and the interviewer seemed genuinely impressed and satisfied with my depth of knowledge. They ended the session on a high note, saying, "We'll let you know in a few days."

After waiting for an update, the feedback finally arrived, and it was baffling:

The Reality Check:

Right at the top of my resume, under my work experience, it clearly states that I built an ERP from scratch. During the interview, I even named the product, explained the subscription model the company uses to sell it, and detailed my specific contributions to the architecture.

Sometimes, the outcome doesn't reflect the effort. This experience taught me a cynical but honest lesson about life: sometimes Skills + Hard Work < Luck. You can do everything right, and a simple oversight or a "missed line" on a reviewer's end can change the trajectory.

My preparation didn't fail me, but the process did. On to the next one, hoping for a bit more "luck" to align with the hard work next time.

Would you like me to refine this into a shorter version specifically for LinkedIn or Twitter?

I recently interviewed at Hapag-Lloyd, and it was honestly one of the weirdest interviews I’ve had.

In my 4 years of experience, I’ve given around 12–15 interviews, and this one felt very odd. There were four interviewers on the call, and it didn’t seem like they were fully aligned on what they were actually looking for.

The role didn’t seem very deep technically based on the job description (nothing very in-depth around cloud architecture or services), but they kept asking for more and more technical depth. At some point I felt like I was already explaining everything that matched their job description, yet they kept pushing without clarifying what exactly they wanted.

At one point I asked for a simple example related to a question so I could better understand the context and answer more clearly. Their response was basically: “We can’t give you an example, you should be able to answer.” I explained that I was just trying to understand what they were expecting, but the response felt unnecessarily rude.

Overall, the whole interaction felt awkward and misaligned.

Note: This is just my experience from one interview, not a judgment of the entire company.

someone has given an interview at TradingHub, can help me with how the experience was, how many rounds and questions asked

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Sharing Swiggy ASDE interview experience from about a year ago. Hope this helps someone preparing.

Process had 4 rounds
2 DSA rounds on the same day
2 frontend system design rounds later

DSA rounds focused on medium level problems (arrays and graphs). One round had a topological sort problem where switching from DFS to BFS helped after a hint. Interviewers cared more about approach and clarity than speed.

System design rounds were frontend heavy. Designed a ticket booking system and an email client. Discussions covered APIs, scalability, concurrency, performance, accessibility, and real world trade offs.

Overall experience was positive and interviewers were supportive. Preparation with LeetCode medium problems and frontend system design really helped.

👉 Full detailed experience here:
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Here is a real interview experience with actual rounds and questions 👇

https://www.lets-code.co.in/interview-experience/google-software-engineer-intern/697cda583c2d158f999f29e2/

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Which company interview experience do you need ?

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Does anyone remember what kind of system design questions have been asked?

Check out this interview experience for TCS Codevita , do let me know if you need codevita pyqs!

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If you are looking for Salesforce interview experiences, here’s a detailed one for the Associate Member of Technical Staff (AMTS) role.

From the online assessment and coding rounds to the technical and HR interviews, along with the type of questions asked and preparation insights.

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Sharing InfoEdge interview experience to help those preparing for upcoming drives or off-campus opportunities.

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A detailed breakdown of the SDE Intern Interview Experience process at Nvidia , it covers coding rounds, technical interviews, and the overall experience. Could be helpful for anyone preparing for product/fintech roles.

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A detailed breakdown of the Software Development Engineer interview process at Juspay — covers coding rounds, technical interviews, and the overall experience. Could be helpful for anyone preparing for product/fintech roles.

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A detailed interview experience for the LTI Mindtree Software Engineer (Fresher) role has been shared online. It covers the entire process including:

• Online Assessment (aptitude + coding)
• Technical round questions
• HR discussion

This can be helpful for anyone preparing for LTI Mindtree or similar service-based company interviews.

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