ZS Interview Experience: Fresher
I applied through a referral for the DAA role at ZS in May 2024. After about 45 days, I received the test link for Round 1. The entire process is divided into four rounds.
ROUND 1 : APTITUDE ROUND :
In this round, there are a total of 6 sections:
- Numerical Ability,
- Verbal Ability,
- Analytical Ability,
- Guesstimates,
- Critical Thinking,
and Attention to Detail.
Each section has a specific time duration, and the number of questions in each section varies.
Speed is key to clearing this round.
NOTE : The Guesstimate section is the most crucial. It contains two hard-level questions, and the total time for that section is 14 minutes. If you solve both of them correctly, or at least one correctly, your chances of clearing the round increase significantly.
I received an email for Round 2 a week after completing Round 1.
Round 2: CASE STUDY ROUND :
This is the easiest and least eliminative round in the process. You are given a case study, and based on that, some MCQs or theory questions, which you have to solve. All MCQs are solved using data interpretation.
For me, the time duration was 1 hour, and there were 3 MCQs and 1 theory question.
ROUND 3 : INTERVIEW ( Case Study + Technical ) ROUND :
On the same day as the Case Study round, I received a call for this round. The round lasted for 25-30 minutes. In this round, the interviewer mainly focused on discussing the case study I had solved during Round 2. Additionally, he asked some puzzles. The interview went well, and he mentioned that HR would contact me for the further process.
Four to five days later, I received a call from HR for the final interview round.
ROUND 4 : INTERVIEW ( Technical + Hr) ROUND :
The interview began with my introduction, followed by questions about the projects I mentioned in my resume and my internship. After a long discussion on those topics, she started asking puzzles. She inquired whether I had heard about the puzzles before or not.
She asked a total of three puzzles, and I answered all of them correctly. For each puzzle, she asked about my approach to solving it.
After that, she asked a few HR questions like:
- Why ZS?
- What do you know about ZS?
- Why should we hire you?
- Why did you choose the Analytics field?
We had a discussion on all the questions, and she seemed satisfied with most of my answers. The interview lastly for about 1 hour.
Verdict: Selected
A few days later, I received a call from HR with the news:
Congratulations!
I was selected for the DAA profile at ZS.