OVERVIEW

Fidelity Investments Inc., commonly referred to as Fidelity is an American multinational financial services corporation. There was a total of 3 rounds in the process of selection. They are as follows:

  • Screening Test
  • Technical HR
  • General HR


Experience

SCREENING TEST

The screening test consisted of 4 parts – English, Technical Aptitude, Coding, Algorithm. The test was in online mode and the duration of the test was 120 minutes (2 hours). Once you complete a section you won’t be able to go back. There was no negative marking. We were asked to log in 30 minutes early. Camera and microphone were enabled throughout the test. The test was strictly monitored online and navigating from tabs was prohibited

1.English

Unlike many other companies, Fidelity had a section for English rather than aptitude. In this section, questions on general grammar like tenses, collective nouns, etc. were asked in fill in the blanks type and the topics Error Detection in sentences, Sentence Arrangement and Reading Comprehension were asked in MCQ type.

2.Technical Aptitude

In this section, questions on Basic Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS (Object Oriented Programming) and Networks were asked. The topics Data Structures, OOPS and Basic Programming had more weightage. The questions were of MCQ type

3.Coding

Two coding questions were asked. The level of those questions was from easy to medium. The languages allowed were C++, Java and Python. The program is considered to be solved if the code solves all the test cases provided.

4.Algorithm

We were asked to write algorithms for two problems. I wrote the algorithm in simple English step by step. No code is required

TECHNICAL HR ROUND

This was a face-to-face interview that took place for around 30 minutes. I was asked to give an introduction about myself first (“Tell me about yourself”). Then based on that and my resume, further questions were asked. Questions were asked on the topics OOPS, Python and C. Questions on Machine Learning were asked as I had it mentioned in my resume. I was also asked about the project that I had mentioned in my resume. The questions asked based on my project made the interviewer sure that I knew everything about it.

GENERAL HR ROUND

This round took place for around 10 minutes. This was also a face-to-face interview round. I was asked to give an introduction about myself first (“Tell me about yourself”). I was then asked about the project that I mentioned in my resume. I was then asked which branch of the company do I prefer and what will I do if I don’t get the desired branch. I was also asked about my learning capacity of a new language

THE FINAL RESULT

I was selected as an intern and then it was converted into a Full Time Offer

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR ACING THE SELECTION PROCESS

  • Time management during the test is important. Spending too much time in one question will lead to other known questions unattended.
  • Have strong knowledge on the fundamentals of the core concepts like OOPS, Data Structures, Networks and Basic Programming.
  • Don’t mention anything you have no idea about in the resume.
  • Have some general knowledge on the company (for the General HR round).
  • Solve programming questions everyday to keep yourself practiced with coding.
  • Practice communication with English as English is given more importance in Fidelity

Thank you

Blessy Karunya — blessy@student.tce.edu — 19C012