I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AKSA-SDS (Islamabad, Islamabad) in Sept 2021
Interview
Initial Call:
The initial call serves as a preliminary screening, where a recruiter or hiring manager discusses the candidate's background, the role's requirements, and the company's culture to gauge initial compatibility and interest.
Technical Interview:
The technical interview assesses the candidate’s specific skills and expertise through problem-solving tasks, coding challenges, or technical questions, aiming to verify their ability to handle job-related technical challenges.
Result:
The result phase involves communicating the final decision to the candidate, which includes feedback on their performance and the next steps, whether it’s a job offer, further interviews, or a polite decline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is Interrupt?
What is Interrupt latency?
What is ISR?
What is MOSFET?
What is DIODE?
What is ADC?
What is SPI, I2C, UART?
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at AKSA-SDS (Islamabad, Islamabad)
Interview
They first made me wait an additional half an hour to fill a completely irrelevant form that was never mentioned by the HR when the pre-interview call was made. I never got feedback after the interview and wasn't informed what they'd do with the form. One of the interviewer did put me to the test and challenged my skills. To be honest, I wasn't well-prepared at all, so it's not completely the company's fault. The biggest frustration was when the interviewer claimed I didn't know programming when the question/task was related to embedded systems - a different domain altogether. I could have prepared myself much better but the interview experience in general for a starting role was not worth it. It was an eye opener for me and good a shakeup though.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you read sensor values? (In any programming language) How do you classify/read a car number plate from an image? What is the difference between an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at AKSA-SDS (Islamabad, Islamabad) in Nov 2020
Interview
Very smooth interview. Only technical interview took place. Instead of the HR interview, they had me fill out an extensive questionnaire which included HR questions. Mostly strengths and weaknesses and how I can contribute to the firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: what is ADC and what effect step size has on its function?
Q: What is an impulse response and how is it usefaul in frequency analysis?
Q: Can the same register be assigned to different always blocks in a module in verilog?