VMware Interview Experience | Set 8 (On-Campus for MTS - Propel Program)
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VMware visited our campus to hire new graduates for their Propel Program. The CGPA cutoff was 7.Round 1Online MCQ round. This had 3 sections: aptitude, general programming...
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VMware visited our campus to hire new graduates for their Propel Program. The CGPA cutoff was 7. Round 1 Online MCQ round. This had 3 sections: aptitude, general programming questions and another programming section(had to choose one of JavaC++). Tip: prepare for OOP concepts. Round 2 This was a technical round. I was asked the following questions: 1) Some questions related to my project 2) Find intersection of 2 linked lists 3) Difference between free() and delete() 4) Delete a tree 5) Longest Common Subsequence Round 3 This was a also a technical round: 1) Write code for quick sort 2) Design/algorithmic related question on the placement/working of elevators 3) Chaching, TLB and similar OS concepts 4) A puzzle testing knowledge on bits Round 4 This was a mix of technical and
HR round 1) One project that I am very proud of. All details about it. How I could have improved it. 2) More questions on the projects I have done. 3) What is it I am looking to work at VMware Round 5 HR round. General HR questions. Tip: Make sure your basics absolutely clear. They'll look at your approach. Thank you Geeksforgeeks for being such a wonderful resource! Related Practice Problems Intersection of Two Linked Lists Longest Common Subsequence All Practice Problems for VMWare !
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How To Practice This Type of Question
Solve similar problems on LeetCode under timed conditions (25-35 minutes per medium difficulty). The goal is pattern recognition: recognize the underlying technique (sliding window, two-pointer, BFS, memoized recursion, etc.) within 60-90 seconds of reading. Strong candidates verbalize their hypothesis out loud before coding, then iterate based on feedback. Weak candidates dive into implementation immediately, lose time on the wrong approach, and run out of time for follow-ups.
Companies update their question pools every 2-4 months. The exact wording of any given question may have been retired by the time you interview. Focus your prep on the pattern, not the specific problem. The patterns that appear in VMware reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.
During Your VMware Round
Apply the standard interview round template: clarify requirements (2-3 minutes), state your approach out loud and confirm direction with the interviewer (3-5 minutes), code with narration (15-25 minutes), test with concrete examples including edge cases (5 minutes), discuss optimization or trade-offs if time permits (5 minutes). This template is universally accepted across FAANG and adjacent companies; deviating from it produces weaker interviewer feedback signal.
The single most predictive failure mode in VMware reports tagged "no hire": not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers are explicitly trained to weight this. Strong candidates ask 3-5 clarifying questions even on problems that look obvious; weak candidates dive into code immediately. The clarifying-question check is often the first signal recorded in the interviewer's written notes.