I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Teradata in Aug 2019
Interview
Phone screen with a recruiter and phone interview with the hiring manager.
Several years ago I went through a rigorous interview process (we are talking 5+ interviews and a customized presentation to a panel) with Teradata. Towards the end, communication completely fell apart and the hiring manager had to undo lies told by the recruiter. The endless interview process, unclear expectations, and lack of transparency were all red flags so even if the outcome had been different, I would have walked away.
Fast forward several years later, to the present... I gave the recruiter the benefit of the doubt, but not much has changed. When the hiring manager asks you questions about developing a strategic plan because there is a lack of strategy at the organization, which is causing attrition and turmoil, and he/she is occupying a leadership role with no leadership experience, well, I dodged a bullet. I believe they ended up going with someone with no field enablement experience in his twenties. And as with my first experience, communication fell flat.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Teradata (Hyderabad) in Jun 2018
Interview
1st Round was MCQ round with around 45 questions. the time given was 1 hour. Topics included networking, OS, SQL, C++, java, etc.
Then technical rounds took place. I had 2 to 3 technical rounds. In each round 4 to 5 coding questions were asked.
One thing that I liked about the interview is that language is not a constraint. You can code in any language as per your choice, only logic and approach matters.
5th Round: Managerial Round. Asked about weakness and strengths and other general questions, with some basic simple technical questions.
6th Round: HR
Note: Technical rounds may vary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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Linked List
DP
They will ask you your strong areas and weak and then ask the questions
The whole process is very encouraging and engaging. Mostly questions were from the resume. Generous and friendly interviewers. There were total 4 interviews, two technical and the other two were general.