Everyone was friendly and interview was straightforward where I heard back quickly. I had 3-4 round of interviews. Medium level coding questions and general behavioral questions. Recruiter kept me up to date what the next steps are
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Medium level coding questions and general behavior questions
its was ok. it was C++ question. its Question: Design a parking lot management system.The parking lot can have multiple levels, each with a specified number of parking spaces.
The system should support different types of vehicles (e.g., cars, motorcycles, trucks) with varying sizes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Requirements:
The parking lot can have multiple levels, each with a specified number of parking spaces.
The system should support different types of vehicles (e.g., cars, motorcycles, trucks) with varying sizes.
There should be a way to check if a parking space is available.
The system should allow vehicles to enter and exit the parking lot, with appropriate validations.
Provide functionality to find the location of a parked vehicle.
Implement a charging system for parking, considering different rates for different types of vehicles and durations.
Considerations:
Discuss the data structures and algorithms you would use for efficient space allocation and retrieval.
Consider how you would handle concurrent access and potential race conditions.
Think about scalability, extensibility, and maintainability of the system.
This question assesses the candidate's ability to design a system, think about various aspects such as data structures and algorithms, and consider real-world constraints and requirements in software development.
I applied online. I interviewed at Colgate-Palmolive (New Delhi) in Jan 2023
Interview
The interview process was very slow. It took them a month to conduct interviews. I cleared all the interviews but didn't get the offer letter even after submitting all the documents. If a candidate is not holding any competing offer from other company , then offer letter is not rolled out to them by Colgate HR even after clearing all the interviews which is weird.Why were they even conducting interviews and wasting candidates time if they never wanted to rolled out offer letter even after selecting candidate?
