The first round in the recruitment process of Oracle was the written test. It was an online written test. The test consisted of 6 sections: logical reasoning, aptitude, programming, English and a 5 minute quick test. I cannot recall the 6th section. In 5 minute quick test section the questions were like finding the incorrect number in the given sequence of numbers or finding the next number in the given sequence of numbers and so on. In programming section the questions were from data structure and database management. However, not a lot of weightage was given to this section, even a candidate who had performed well in the other sections but not so well in the programming section qualified for the next round.
Oracle shortlisted 40 students for the interview round.
Interview:
Round 1: Personal Interview
In the interview I was asked some programming questions and some puzzles.
Some of the programming questions were:
What is binary search? Write down the code for the binary search for finding a number given a series of numbers.
Finding the power of a number. For example 2^3
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If there are 8 coins out of which 7 are of the same weight and the remaining one with slightly different weight then how to determine the odd coin in three ‘weightings’ using spring balance. All the coins are of the same dimension
There are 100 steps and an ice cube. There is a particular step and all the steps above it from where if the ice cube is thrown then the ice cube would break. What is the minimum number of tries required to determine that step.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Oracle (Bengaluru) in Jan 2011
Interview
This interview was for a role in the Enterprise RIsk Management department at Oracle Financial Services.
First there was an online test after which 40 students were shortlisted on campus for interviews.
The interview was about how being an electronics engineer, I would be able to handle a job that required detailed & in-depth knowledge of finance & IT.