Bank of America

Role: Not Specified (Technical Role)

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: October 30, 2023

Interview Type: On-Campus

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Not Specified

Rounds: 3 rounds (Video Interview, Technical Round 1, Technical Round 2 + HR)

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, JavaScript, Java (Factorial, Exception Handling), SQL (Duplicate Records, Second Highest Salary), Git, Authorization, React.js, Projects, Aptitude, Goals, Situational Questions

Experience:

The recruitment process for Bank of America included a Video Interview, Technical Round 1, and Technical Round 2 + HR.

The Video Interview consisted of 2 coding questions and 2 HR questions. It was a recorded written test without an aptitude section. Candidates had to write code, explain it, and answer HR questions.

Coding Questions in Video Interview:

• Merging point of two lists.
• Given a list of duplicated elements, return a unique list.

Technical Round 1 was a 30-minute interview. The interviewer focused on the candidate's resume, projects, and fundamental technical concepts.

Questions in Technical Round 1:

• Brief about yourself.
• About projects.
• Write a JavaScript function syntax.
• Java program to find factorial and explain its working flow.
• Need of JavaScript.
• What is React.js, how is React.js different from other frontend technologies?
• Exception handling in Java.
• What is the need of finally?
• Write a query to find the duplicate records in the database.
• Write a query to find the second highest salary in your database.
• Which command do you use to find whether Java is installed in your system?
• About Git.
• What is Authorization?
• Area of interest.

Technical Round 2 + HR included a self-introduction, detailed project explanation, an aptitude question with a coding solution in Java, short-term and long-term goals, situational questions, and challenges faced during project development.

Tips: Be confident and keep smiling. Only include things you know very well in your resume.