Summary
I interviewed with Wells Fargo through a campus drive, successfully completing an online assessment followed by two technical rounds focused on my projects, OOPS, and database normalization concepts.
Full Experience
I participated in a campus recruitment drive by Wells Fargo. The first stage was an online assessment where I faced three questions: one related to regex, another described as a variation of the knapsack problem, and a third involving an SQL query. I successfully solved all of them within 25 minutes and was shortlisted for the subsequent rounds.
Round 2: Technical Interview (Online)
This round primarily revolved around my resume and the projects I had completed. Given that most of my work was frontend-related, the discussion focused heavily on those aspects. I also answered a few questions on OOPS concepts. Interestingly, I didn't receive any coding questions myself, though I heard a friend faced a medium-hard DP + string problem during their interview. This round lasted approximately an hour.
Round 3: Technical Interview + HR (Offline)
In this final round, the interviewer again delved into my resume and projects for about 10 minutes. Following this discussion, I was asked a question about database normalization. I explained what normalization is and its various types. The interviewer then challenged me to think of a practical example and demonstrate how to normalize it. This round concluded within 15-20 minutes.
Interview Questions (1)
The interviewer asked me to explain database normalization, its different types, and then challenged me to come up with a practical example and demonstrate its normalization.
Summary
I recently interviewed for a Software Development Engineer I role at Wells Fargo, successfully navigating technical rounds that included Java concepts, LeetCode problems, and a SQL question, ultimately receiving an offer.
Full Experience
I recently appeared for the Wells Fargo SDE I interview process, with 1.5 years of experience from a Tier-1 Investment Bank.
Recruiter Screening:
A recruiter reached out via call to discuss my current role and interest in a switch, after which an interview was scheduled.
Interview - Round 1:
This was a 45-minute technical interview. The interviewer primarily focused on my resume and previous experience, followed by some basic-intermediate Java questions. He concluded in about 30 minutes, allowing me to ask about the role and required technologies for the remaining 15 minutes.
Interview - Round 2:
This 60-minute technical round involved an in-depth discussion on Java concepts, ranging from advanced OOPS paradigms to advanced exception handling. It's crucial to have a strong grasp of Java for this. Afterwards, we moved to problem-solving, where I was asked two LeetCode easy questions: Missing Number and Expressive Words. I provided pseudo-code and focused on explaining my problem-solving approach, which seemed to satisfy the interviewer. Finally, a typical SQL question was posed: to find the employee with minimum salary from each department. Again, I explained my thought process, and the interviewer appeared satisfied with my approach.
Result: Selected
Interview Questions (3)
Given an Employees table with EmployeeId, EmployeeName, DepartmentId, and Salary columns, write a SQL query to find the employee(s) who have the minimum salary in each department.
Summary
I successfully interviewed for a Program Associate Full-Time role at Wells Fargo through an on-campus drive in September 2022. The process included an online assessment, two technical interviews, and a combined technical and HR interview, ultimately leading to a job offer.
Full Experience
I interviewed for the Program Associate role for full time at Wells Fargo. The company visited my college (NIT Calicut) for on-campus placements in September 2022.
Round 1 (Online Assessment)
126 students were shortlisted for this test by internal shortlisting. This round was conducted on the SHL (AMCAT) platform and consisted of 3 sections. The test was video and audio proctored. Questions were not sequential within sections, meaning I could visit any question of a particular section during its time limit. After completing one section, the next started automatically, and I couldn't take a break.
- Verbal aptitude: It consisted of 12 MCQs with a time limit of 15 minutes. MCQs were on comprehension, vocabulary, paragraph formation, etc.
- Business Acumen: It consisted of 15 MCQs with a time limit of 25 minutes. These questions were totally observational and logical, with graphs and charts given for every question, requiring answers based on these references.
- Coding: It consisted of 2 coding questions with a time limit of 60 minutes. Everyone had different questions of the same difficulty level. I was able to pass the 1st coding question but only some test cases for the 2nd one.
Round 2 (Technical Interview - 1hr)
26 students were shortlisted for this round. The interview was scheduled for 1 hour, but the interviewer was in a hurry, so it ended in just 35 minutes. The interviewer started with his introduction, and after that, he asked me to introduce myself. The interviewer had 18+ years of experience. We discussed various topics:
- What is object-oriented programming?
- What's the difference between abstraction and encapsulation?
- What is inheritance and its types?
- What's the difference between process and thread?
- 2 DSA questions: I was asked to code and run on the given test cases.
- I also asked 2 questions to the interviewer.
Round 3 (Technical + HR Interview - 1hr)
15 students were shortlisted for this round. The interviewer started with his introduction, and then asked me to introduce myself. The interviewer had 10+ years of experience. Later on, he asked many things about my school life and college life (which were not technical). Then he asked me to explain all the projects I had mentioned in my resume, followed by a detailed discussion and many follow-up questions. We also covered:
- Behavioral questions
- 1 DSA question: I was asked to code and run on the given test cases.
- I asked 1 question to the interviewer.
After this round, 12 students were extended an offer, and I was one of them.
Interview Questions (13)
The interviewer asked me to explain what Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is.
The interviewer asked about the difference between abstraction and encapsulation.
The interviewer asked me to explain inheritance and its various types.
The interviewer asked about the difference between a process and a thread.
I was asked to code and run a solution to swap two numbers without using a third variable.
I was asked to code and run a solution to find the factorial of a given number, implementing both iterative and recursive approaches.
The interviewer asked whether I consider myself a planning person or a spontaneous person.
The interviewer asked what I knew about Wells Fargo as a company.
I was asked to code and run a solution that takes a given sentence as input and determines whether it contains all English alphabets (case-insensitive). The sentence may contain lowercase or uppercase letters, numbers, or symbols.
The interviewer asked about my future plans.
The interviewer asked about my 5-year career aspirations.
Preparation Tips
Before cracking Wells Fargo, I faced rejections from more than 15 companies. My primary suggestion is not to lose hope and always strive to give your best in every round, maintaining confidence and a smile.
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