Nasdaq Technology Intern 2023 Interview Experience

Hello Geeks,

Last year in September 2022, Nasdaq announced a HackerEarth Coding Challenge to hire Technology Interns for their office in Bangalore for the session 2023.

• Internship Duration: 1st June – 31st July 2023
• Position: Technology Intern(Bangalore)

Round 1: HackerEarth Challenge

In this HackerEarth challenge, we were given 2 Programming Questions & 10 Analytical MCQ Questions.

Time: 2 hrs

Both programming questions were of medium difficulty. The MCQ questions were rather easy if you’ve been preparing aptitude and logical reasoning questions for placements, but the programming questions took more time.

Also, there was a particular time limit for MCQs and even if you have completed the MCQ section, you cannot jump over to the programming section to use the remaining time for coding. So, this is one thing you need to take care of.

The programming questions involved using graphs and some kind of backtracking logic. The important part was to get all the test cases cleared, but in my case, 7/9 were cleared for the first question.

After this test, the results for the next round were declared. I got selected for the next round which was held through a Zoom meeting after 15 days of this test.

Round 2: One-on-One Zoom Discussion

After clearing the HackerEarth test, the successful participants were told to fill out a form in which we had to explain about our skills, achievements, and technical proficiencies at length. We were also told to send in our updated CVs.

Later, a recruiter reached out to me to schedule a Zoom call to discuss my proficiencies, work eligibilities, my college performance, and give me a brief about the role at Nasdaq.

Since I always log in the call 20 minutes early, the recruiter was happy and we started off 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. We started off with a mutual greeting, and she began by introducing me to the roles at Nasdaq and their work culture for interns.

Other than telling me about the work, she also took a verbal confirmation of whether or not I’ll be able to manage the internship and college work simultaneously, in case I go through the process. We talked at length about the type of work, the software, and the work requirement of interns at the company.

After that, it was mostly my turn to speak about my experiences, projects, mentorships, volunteer work, and skills. She asked me every single thing that was in my CV, so be prepared for that! Also, we talked about whether I like to work in front-end or back-end and what programming languages and databases I use for my project.

After almost 40-45 mins, the call concluded.

Sadly, I couldn’t clear the whole process since their requirement was different in terms of skill set and project.

Tips:

• Have a good understanding of your CV and make sure you know whatever you put into it.
• Before the Zoom discussion, look up your interviewer on LinkedIn. It really does help!
• Look for their requirement in the Job Description and make that your primary aspect.
• Explain about your tech stack at length so they know whether you’ll fit in the role or not.