Graduate Interview Questions in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Basic to advanced digital questions. Started with Flip flop - latches, memory, pipeline, FSM, writing a c program, timing analysis. Thanks Thanks |
Tell me about yourself |
1. Started with questions about the organisation, so go through their website to be well informed. 2. Basic Technical questions with regards to Testing : What is testing ? , Pros and Cons of hiring a Test Engineer, What is Unit testing? , Agile Test environment ? 3. Logic Based Questions : 1. There are 7 balls of which there is one ball that is heavier than the other 6. There is a scale that tips towards the heavier side. In how many minimum number of weighs can you find the heaviest ball ? (Answer provided below) 2. There are 4 divers in a cave. The time they take to traverse the cave one way is A = 10mins, B=5mins, C=2mins and D=1min. There is one canister with Oxygen with two attached masks. Scenario 1 : Considering unlimited oxygen in the Canister how can you get all the divers out of the cave in 10 mins time before the cave is submerged in water. Even if the divers are on the mask they still escape, don't drown. Scenario 2. The Oxygen in the Canister lasts only for 18mins, so how will you get all the divers out of the cave safely. 4. Technical problem which involved testing a system which forms different types of triangles (Equilateral, Isosceles and Scalene). Test with Negative numbers, decimals, and different scenarios. Basically, the thought process was being judged. |
Is there anything that you think you couldn't do? |
What can you add to your BlackJack algorithm to increase its chances of winning against a human opponent? |
Give a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer/client/coworker. How did you respond to this? |
Typical questions 'name a time when you...' Worth noting, on the assessment centre you don't need to do loads of research on the the companies forecasts and all of that technical stuff. All of the questions are based to get an idea if you as a person, not how good you are at remembering facts and figures. |
Talk through how you approached your model. Why should we hire you. Where do you see yourself in 5 years time. |
What did you find challenging in the task |
what would you find difficult about starting with the forestry commision |
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