Application & Resume Screening
After applying online, a recruiter reviews your resume to ensure your skills align with the job description.
Example:
I submitted my resume for a Java Developer position. The recruiter contacted me after two days for an initial screening.
HR or Recruiter Screening Call
A short phone or video call where HR assesses your communication skills, interest, expected salary, and notice period.
Example:
The HR asked me about my current role, why I’m looking for a change, and my salary expectations.
Technical Interview
You are asked to solve coding problems, explain algorithms, or walk through system design, depending on your experience level.
In my first round, I was given a problem to detect duplicate files in a directory by calculating file hashes using Java.
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Question 1
One key thing they asked me was to explain a real-life problem I solved using Java. I described how I wrote a utility to find duplicate files in a directory by calculating the SHA-256 hash of each file. This helped save storage space in a large system we were maintaining. They were interested in how I handled edge cases like large files and nested directories."