This content originally appeared on Level Up Coding - Medium and was authored by Bhavini Singh
On-Campus Interview Experience for Internship at Wells-Fargo
Wells Fargo visited my college in November last year offering an internship to pre-final year students. Initially, students were shortlisted based on their CGPA and a few other parameters, after which around 250 students were allowed to appear for the first round.
Round 1- Online Assessment:
The 250 students selected were informed to appear for a Computer Based Online Recruitment Test (AMCAT). The test consisted of 3 sections — English, Business Aptitude, and Coding.
- Each section had a time limit within which we had to complete it. We were not allowed to navigate back to a question after answering it.
- There is no negative marking, and all questions are compulsory to solve.
- English consisted of basic verbal questions like finding the error, paragraph-based questions, synonyms, etc. A total of 15 mins were allotted to complete 10 questions in this section.
- The Business Aptitude section had 14 questions based on stocks and basic economics, just to test your logical reasoning and decision-making. No prior knowledge of stocks was required as such. The key in this section was to manage the time. 25 mins were allotted for this section.
- The Coding section had 2 questions that could be solved in any language. The questions varied from medium to hard levels.
A total of 30 students were selected for the next round.
Round 2- Technical Interview Round 1
Time: 50 mins
We were notified about the people going to the next round on the same day. The interview rounds were on the very next day.
- This round was held on zoom. The interviewer first asked me to introduce myself and asked a few questions about my interest. Then he proceeded to the coding part.
- The interviewer tested my in-depth knowledge of the OOPS concept and had me code all the concepts that I explained.
- He also tested my knowledge of C++, recursion, STL, and complexities by giving me a few scenarios to code. He also asked me how I could improve the complexity of my code.
- Other questions included the difference between Java and C++, Method overloading and overriding, and a few follow-up questions based on the answers I was giving.
- The questions were tricky and required a clear understanding of the basic concepts.
- He also asked a few questions on my resume and ended the interview by asking me if I had anything that I wanted to know.
It was my first ever interview. I was very nervous, but the interviewer was extremely friendly and helped me answer the questions with patience.
All the people who gave this round were allowed to appear for the next interview.
Round 3- Managerial Discussion
Time: 50 mins
In this round, the interviewer focused on my resume. He asked me in-depth questions about everything I had mentioned on my resume.
- This round too, like the previous round, was held on zoom. The interviewer first asked me to introduce myself. The first round of questions was based on my introduction. He asked me questions like why I liked C++ etc.
- He then asked me in detail about the various conferences I attended, the scholarships I received, the programs I was a part of. He asked about my role in these and what I had learnt from each one of them.
- After discussing my extracurricular, he moved on to my projects. He focused on this section the most as a majority of the technical questions in this round were about the tech stack that I had used to implement my projects.
- My first project was on cryptography. He asked me to explain the underlying concept in detail, how I implemented the code, and a few questions related to the cryptography concepts.
- He then moved on to the next project. It was a banking system. He asked me to execute and show him the project if possible.
- He also asked me about the tech stack used to and asked me to explain the code for the various features I had implemented in my project.
- He again asked me about the tech stack and how I had implemented it for the third project. I also showed me my hosted website for better understanding.
- Finally, he asked me a few general HR questions about my motivation to work in tech and why I wanted to join the company.
- In the end, I was given the chance to ask any question I had.
He seemed satisfied with my explanation, but I did not have very high hopes as this was my first ever interview.
But when the results came I was one of the 10 people selected for the internship!
RESOURCES
Some of the resources that I used for a quick revision before my interview were:
- My first step was to read the interview experiences of other students for Wells Fargo to assess the level of questions. I referred GeeksforGeeks for it.
- Data Structure and Algorithms:
I primarily referred to a few saved questions on Leetcode to revise. - Database Management System:
52 questions Interview Questions- Javatpoint - Operating System:
Top Interview Questions - SQL:
Leetcode Curated 70 SQL Questions
Hackerrank SQL Questions - C++ and OOPS:
I referred GeeksforGeeks to revise the important topics.
I would like to end with a quote by Denis Waitley:
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
To all the people working towards their goals — let’s keep grinding and stay hustling!
Thank you for reading. I hope this article helps you better prepare for your next interview. You can find me on LinkedIn if you want to know anything else about the process. All the best!
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This content originally appeared on Level Up Coding - Medium and was authored by Bhavini Singh
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