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Round 1: Phone Screening

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

Feedback was positive.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 2: Onsite DSA 1

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate discussed the approach but was unable to provide a foolproof solution covering all cases.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 3: Onsite DSA 2

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

The candidate initially explained how the recurrence would function but got confused when the interviewer repeated the question. They attempted to rephrase their answer, but the interviewer seemed frustrated. The candidate then drew the entire recursion tree and discussed intermediate states, which seemed to satisfy the interviewer.

Interviewer's Feedback

The interviewer expressed frustration, stating, "You don’t know anything about how backtracking works."


Round 4: Technical Communication Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

This round went well.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 5: Design Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

This round went well.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Round 6: Hiring Manager Round

Questions:

Candidate's Approach

This round went well.

Interviewer's Feedback

No feedback provided.


Overall Verdict

The candidate plans to improve by learning to draw backtracking trees and related concepts.