5 Important Tips to Crack the Coding Round in Placements

1. 5 Important Tips to Crack the Coding Round in Placements! blogs.skill-house.com/tips-to-crack-the-coding-round/ Deeksha Shetty March 26, 2022 Scurrying the internet to find all the commonly asked coding questions in preparation for your upcoming job placements? Read this first. The goal of an IT technical interview is to assess your subject knowledge as well as your problem-solving skills. Interviewers may ask applicants conceptual questions about a program or ask them to write the entire code for any given question, depending on their profile. This can be quite intimidating to both students and professionals. Instead of looking for commonly-asked questions to prepare for your technical rounds in advance, we recommend that you make sure you are proficient in all the topics and practice as many problems based on them. In short, learn and practice. By doing so it’ll be easier to answer any questions thrown at you, even the ones you haven’t prepared for. If you need help in understanding concepts and applying them to real problems, there are plenty of placement preparation courses at academies like Skill-House that’ll help you develop your skills with live project practice. Here are some other tips to remember during the interview and while preparing for one. With these in mind, you’ll feel better prepared to take on any coding interview you’re dreading about. Table of Contents Validate your code by following it line by line Read through the entire problem Focus on clean coding Be calm and composed 1/3

2. Plan ahead Validate your code by following it line by line Applicants typically validate their logic but not their code. This makes it difficult to identify errors in their code. When coding, applicants do not take a systemic approach. They hop about from place to place, adding checks as they go. So make sure to double-check your code by going through it line by line. This will help you avoid syntax errors, handle edge cases, and verify the output. Read through the entire problem And then read it twice. Most of us have a tendency to read half of a problem and make assumptions about the rest. Many of us do this: we read 70–80% of the problem and then rush to write the code, which causes the brain to make assumptions. So always read the full problem before diving into the code. Focus on clean coding You should always concentrate on clear coding. It’s critical to make sure that the code is simple to understand for others. You can do so by using meaningful names and common vocabulary in the coding to make it readable, testable, and well-structured!. Be calm and composed This is certainly something you’ve heard before, but it’s extremely crucial when it comes to technical interviews. Don’t rush, don’t get too excited, and don’t panic; This elation might cause you to lose track of time and miss out on questions. Keep your cool and address the problems with a positive mindset. Plan ahead As important as it is to learn, practice, and go through all the common coding questions that might be asked, it is also equally important to network with people and read interview experiences of how the organization you’re applying for handled the coding round in the past. Be prepared for any type of assessment they might apply, be it MCQs or situation- based, or both. And finally, never quit. If a problem seems difficult at first, don’t simply skip it. Look at what you’re provided, and what you need to find, and try it out on a few small test cases. Then you might notice a pattern. There are several online programming courses in India that will help you prepare for your placement interview, Skill-House being one of them. 2/3

3. Skill-House offers online coding classes with a certificate and also several placement opportunities. Work with skilled experts from multinational companies and get your hands on real-time projects to learn about the ins and outs of a professional work environment. Register now! About The Author Deeksha Shetty Software Engineer at Aykan at Skill-House | deeksha.shetty@aykansoft.com | Website | + posts Deeksha is working as a Senior Full-Stack web developer at Aykan and holds an experience of 6 years in the IT industry. Her expertise includes Microsoft Azure, Dot Net Core, Angular, and React. She has been contributing by engaging herself with engineering students during her free time through Skill-House. She writes blogs to help Engineering students and fresh graduates. She thinks that to have a successful career in the IT industry, it is important to get in the right direction at the right time. She also hosts a house in Skill-House. 3/3