THE oracle INTERVIEW
Looking to land a job at Oracle but don’t know what the process looks like?
Well, you’ve come to the right place. Detailed in this post is a look at the timeline of the interview process, preparation guidelines, and what's different or unique about Oracle's interview process as opposed to other tech companies.
THE oracle INTERVIEW explained
BACKGROUND
In the Oracle interview you will face around 5 interviews testing you on: algorithms, data structures, past projects, and behavioral aspects.
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
update your RESUME
Make sure you’ve updated your resume and in particular your LinkedIn profile; use deliverables and metrics when you can as they are concrete examples of what you’ve accomplished. Make sure to be as specific as possible.
PREPARATION
Here is our guide on how to prepare for the coding interview with a 12-week plan.
CHOOSING YOUR LANGUAGE
Oracle does not require that you know any specific programming language before interviewing for a tech position. However, you should be familiar with the syntax of your preferred language such as Java, Python, C#, C/C++. You should also know some of the languages’ nuances, such as how memory management works, or the most commonly used collections, libraries, etc. Choose one you’re most comfortable with and stick to it.
Prescreen with recruiter
After reviewing your resume, you’ll be paired with a recruiter who will be your guide through the interview process at Oracle. This will be a 30 minute conversation.
online coding challenge
The online challenge will most likely be administered through HackerRank. It's best to study up on your data structures and algorithms and practice solving problems under pressure. You'll have about 1 hour to complete this challenge.
ON-site interview
Technical Rounds (2 rounds):
You can expect about 2 of your onsite interviews to focus on coding questions (i.e. data structure and algorithm questions).
Example questions:
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Write a program that prints the numbers from 1 to 100. But for multiples of three print “Fizz” instead of the number and for the multiples of five print “Buzz”. For numbers which are multiples of both three and five print “FizzBuzz”.
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Given values of two values n1 and n2 in a Binary Search Tree, find the Lowest Common Ancestor (LCA). You may assume that both the values exist in the tree.
Managerial Round:
This will be a deep dive into past projects and a discussion about current work experiences, and what areas of development your interested in. Remember, this is your opportunity to really get some insight on what it would be like working there and what projects they are working on. You're interviewing them just as much as they're interviewing you.
HR:
You'll want to make sure to read up on Oracle's core values and their mission because it will be the basis for a lot of questions.
THE OFFER / NO offer
From on-site to offer will take about another week or two. This is so management can either evaluate other candidates or to draft up your offer letter along with other logistics.
In the event that you don’t receive an offer, you’ll most likely have to wait six months to a year to re-apply. Don’t expect any feedback after your interview, but you can conclude that you either didn’t have enough experience or that it just wasn’t a fit culturally.
If you do receive a job offer, the hiring manager will call you to discuss salary, start date, etc.
Need help preparing for the interview?
Check out the Definitive Interview Prep Roadmap,
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