I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at NatWest Group (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Sep 2014
Interview
They will conduct usually 4-5 round (including 2-3 technical),
asking question related to prod support,
unix, sql, etc.
basic question related to job responsibilities and role .
interview process took more than a month to complete all round, they salary negotiation is also big task there, although they can pay you , but you have to convince them to do so.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1. Explain Application / Server architecture being used in your project ?
Ans. We are using cluster of Web servers and Application servers. Load Balancer is used to manage the load between them. Down the layer we have middleware server and then DB server to access database.
Q2. Which Web and Application server is being used by your application ?
Ans. We are using Apache 2.3 and Tomcat 5.6.
Q3. What are the steps you follow if you receive an application outage ticket ?
etc..
Met with 3 managers that were roughly 30 minutes each. Interviews were good conversations and very friendly, there was only one round of interviews. Took a few weeks to get offer.
Very straight forward, average timeframe. Met with 3 seniors (MDs) and a number of directors to talk about the role and what they like about NatWest. More them talking than me.
it was good experience. Interviewer asked domain related questions. They also provided clarity about roles and responsibilities. Questions were from domain related and past experience. there were two rounds of interview.
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at NatWest Group with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NatWest Group overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NatWest Group as a Associate according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Drug test: 15%
Phone interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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