I had to wait for nearly 40 minutes for the secound round of Technical interview. Read previous post (below post) Wipro Storage Interview to know what they asked in HR round.
There were very few guys in storage/SAN who came for this interview though it was a widely publicised walkin. There were more than 60 guys each for Software Testing, Java Development, Dotnet programming , Oracle ,Networking etc but for Storage hardly 5 guys came for the interview. This boosted my confidence - I was already imagining that I will definitely be given offer letter. Read the full posts to get all the details of this experience.
Second round was taken by two guys one seemed like a lead & another an engineer with little experience. Lead asked most of the questions & the new engineer asked twisted questions out of my own answers - it was more of a verification of my confidence in the subject.
Questions asked in that technical round of interview were like:
1. What kind of Storage Solutions have you worked on ?
2. Describe customer scenarios which you worked in & what problem did I resolve with my Storage knowledge ?
3. What Storage subsystems I have working experience on ?
4. Which vendor equipments I've used ?
5. How did you configure a SAN box from scratch ?
6. How do I plan , provision & manage Lun creation for different teams withing an organization ?
7. What are the difficulties I've faced in optimally utilizing the Storage infrastructure ?
8. What troubleshooting I've done & what are the steps I've followed ?
9. How different is it to manage a FC SAN & an iSCSI SAN ?
10.Mentioned some of the major company Storage products mention their specifications , limitations & performance comparisons ?
11. How will I manage if I have to work with Vmware Virtualization in my infrastructure do I have any exposure with ESX Server Administration or with Virtual Infrastructure management ?
12. What are the High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery Solutions (DR) I've implemented & how did I work out all the initial planning,designing,implementation & maintenance?
13. What is Zoning ? Mention types of Zoning & What Zoning options are available in which company products ?
14. What is Storage Virtualization & Storage Consolidation ?
15. Explain RAID5,RAID50,RAID10,RAID6,RAID3 which one is prefered & when ?
More details about how the interview went on will be posted in next 30 minutes keep reading .
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Wipro Storage Interview Experience interview attended on 15 August 2007.
Job : Storage & SAN Support Engineer
Number of Rounds :
Initial screening was done through a HR round where there were usual things like :
1. Tell me about your self
2. Tell me about your previous experience
3. How were the team structure or company hierarchy in previous companies
4. What are the tasks & responsibilities you handled in present/previous job
5. Why are you leaving that job
6. Why This company & How can you say that you will stick in this job for a long time
7. What do you look for in your new job
8. What are your strengths & how they helped in your job
9. What are your weaknesses & how are you working to overcome them
10.Why should we hire you?
11.What are your salary expectations ? What is your present CTC & expected CTC ? Notice period & any issue in relocating ?
Next Rounds will details with questions will be posted in the next blog post within next 30 minutes.
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Everyone has forgotten that a Software Professional is also a human . The whole environment around a Software Pro makes him forget his real identity & turns him into another code churning ROBOT. I too forgot that real people read this blog. One of my blog reader has sent a story from his real life that has forced me to post it on this blog though this may not be the right place for it. I am sharing the story from this Lucky guy just to spread the message of "Love & Friendship" .
One Girl changed my Life.
Yes a simple girl changed my life ,I was a nobody - I was without job, without direction , without any support ,without money & without any hope in life. One girl changed it all & made me realise that I can make wonders happen. She was the reason why I am a succesful person today.She was the only reason why I am still alive today. I wanted to share my story with none but somehow I want to thank her so much that I think this needs to be shared.
I was a guy from a lower middle class family .My parents struggled to get me some decent education & all they could do for me is pay for my fees till 12th class - I am really greatful to them for all that they did for me.After 12th when all my friends were busy preparing for professional career paths I was busy searching for a job. I joined as a salesman in a software marketing company for a salary of 3,000 Rs per month. I struggled to sell softwares but I did not succeed . I lost my job in 1 month & was finding it hard to manage my family & responsibilities.
Then came the angel in my life. I met her by accident as I was searching for a job . I went in search of job into a Book publishing firm & the manager was on leave. His daughter was incharge. I narrated my story to her & said how badly I need a job. I said I would do anything if I can get a job. She said "Even if you get this job how do yo think your future will be ? You are leaving your education & you may never be able to complete your studies again ? Have you ever thought what you will achieve after 5 or 10 years without proper education?" .
I said I have no option I cant think of 10 years in future all I can think of is I need to fulfill my duties today for which I need money & I need a job for that.
I dont know what made her take that decision but that strong decision has made a big difference in my life. She said "I will pay your salary even if you dont work But if you promise to be my friend & do as I say ?" . I was shocked about what she said . She said "I will pay you salary & bear your expenses if you study further & if you promise to rise above your difficulties? More than that I want you to be a good friend of mine & be good in this relationship." Saying yes was easy for me but the later days were not.
She chalked a very disciplined life for me:
She brought dignity in my life
She was the real evidence of dedication & I learnt it sincerely from her
She gave me the reasons to Prove myself
I wanted to win in Life atleast to show how much I appreciate her support
I wanted to make the impossible possible just to see her Smile 'cause she gave me the reason to Live
She showed me how important it is to have an aim in life &
above all she walked with me to support me in reaching my aim
She made it difficult at times but she sat with me & spent time to make me understand the importance of education & more than anything the importance of time.
TIME & EDUCATION : With proper Direction - these are the best gifts god has given in my life through my angel. I thank God for sending such an angel in my life & giving me the Best moments of Life where I learned how a man can grow out of any difficulties. I thank her in million ways for if she was not there I would have been nothing today.
I want to write my story & tell everyone that You Can Make a Difference in Someone's Life : if you really want to . If you dont care about anyone else atleast bring a difference in your own life for better.
Here are all the information you need - just keep reading these blogs daily & you can learn a lot of things
Salary information of Software engineer's
Salary in Software company
Which company pays the highest
Many of the major companies do pay well if you excel in interview & show lots of expertise in their job requirement skillset
What to study to get Software Job
You need to first decide which path you want to go
You want to be a Software Developer or
You are interested in Server & System administration
You want to be in Networking & Security
You want to build you career in Software testing and Quality Assurance (QA)
Choose your path first & based on which you need to plan in detail again to target respective company's job openings /job requirements
What kind of questions are asked in interviews
Based on the job description & based on your prior experience this will be asked
More than 100 interview questions are shared here Software Testing Interview Questions
Where can I start & who will guide me
Need Guidance to start career
Keep reading this blog & ask questions in the comments section . I will update this blog with all the necessary information to guide you.
many more questions are answered in these blogs which can help U get a "Software Engineer" job in Software Testing, Storage Technology , Virtualization Technology, Datawarehousing technology
http://winjobs.blogspot.com - Software Testing
http://storage-jobs.blogspot.com - More than 140 articles with many interview questions & answers & people sharing interview questions
http://storagejobs.blogspot.com - Only job openings listed with some more info on Salary (approximate) for different companies
http://virtualizationjobs.blogspot.com - Virtualization technology (Microsoft,Vmware,IBM,Netapp are hiring more than 200 guys every month in this technology)
http://datastagejobs.blogspot.com - Datawarehousing jobs with many tips database ,informatica, terradata
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Roger
