I applied to HCL through their Discover HCL portal for the position of Graduate Engineer Trainee in December 2022.
After that, I received an email to fill out a formal acceptance/acknowledgement form to indicate my interest, so that they could proceed further with my candidature.
Round 1 – Online Assessment:
- English
- Quantitative aptitude
- Logical ability
- IT fundamentals
Round 2 – Coding Assessment:
The coding assessment consisted of easy to medium-level questions. The questions were based on simple mathematical operations, arrays, and strings.
Both Round 1 and Round 2 assessments were to be completed in 95 minutes.
Round 3 – Networking Assessment:
In this assessment, there were around 30 questions that were entirely related to networking and consisted of a few numerical questions as well. The questions were a little difficult and were of medium to hard level.
Round 4 – HR Interview:
My HR interview was conducted 5 days after I completed the online assessment. I was formally greeted by the HR and was asked these questions:
- My introduction
- The language that I would prefer and two questions related to that.
- What are the types of constructors in Java?
- What is the Fibonacci sequence?
- Do I have any offers in hand?
- Any achievements during my college life?
- Internship experience
- Whether I had any questions for him