Bank of America

Role: Not Specified (Full-Time Recruitment)

College: Not Specified (On Campus)

Interview Date: November 9, 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time (On-Campus)

Result: Rejected (Implied, "happiness vanishes")

Difficulty: Medium to Hard (for coding and project depth)

Rounds: 3 rounds (Online Video Assessment, Technical Interview-1, Technical Interview-2)

Topics Asked: Coding (Easy to Medium), Video Explanation, Situational/HR, Data Structures (types, Stack vs Queue, operations), Python, Primary Key vs Foreign Key, SQL queries, BLOB, OOPS concepts, Java vs Python, NLP Project (in-depth questions)

Experience:

Bank of America visited the campus for full-time recruitment.

Round 1: Online Video Assessment Exam

• Consisted of 2 coding questions (easy to medium level) and 3 video questions.
• After coding, candidates had to explain the approach and alternative approach of one coding problem via recorded video.
• Followed by 2-3 situational/HR questions, also answered via recorded video.

The candidate successfully cleared this round.

Round 2: Technical Interview-1

• Started with a brief introduction.
• Questions included:
  • Types of data structures.
  • Stack vs Queue.
  • Operations on Stack and Queue.
  • Python-related questions.
  • Primary key vs foreign key.
  • SQL queries.
  • BLOB.
  • OOPS concepts.
  • Java vs Python.

The candidate successfully answered all questions and cleared this round.

Round 3: Technical Interview-2

• Started with a self-introduction.
• This round was mostly concentrated on the candidate's projects, specifically an NLP project mentioned in the resume.
• The interviewer delved deeply into the project, asking in-depth questions on topics the candidate was not fully familiar with.
• The interview lasted about 1 hour, focused entirely on that one project.

The candidate felt they "completely ruined the interview" due to not knowing some in-depth topics.

Insights: Know the technology fully that you have used in your project and be ready to answer any question on that technology. Be confident in your interview, even if you don't know an answer, don't lose your confidence.