Vaken Technologies Interview Experience for Trainee Engineer

Round 1 :
This round consisted of quantitative and technical aptitude assessments. We had to answer 20 quantitative questions in 20 minutes and 30 technical questions in 30 minutes. The timing for the quantitative section was insufficient for most candidates. I believe the interviewers should combine the timings of both parts, allowing a total of 55 minutes, which would be more beneficial for candidates. After this round, out of nearly 500-600 candidates, only 68 were able to move on to the next round.

Round 2 :
This round was a technical HR interview. They used a traditional token system to call candidates in order, similar to a ration shop, rather than based on scores from the first round. The questions were relatively easy, including tasks like reversing a string, checking for palindromes in Java, and SQL questions involving inner joins and group by clauses, along with some questions from our resumes.

However, I found the process to be unfair. Candidates who were called earlier received more questions, while I was called at 6:30 PM and was asked just one programming question before being sent out. It felt as if they were just trying to expedite the process and get rid of the remaining candidates. One particular HR representative seemed to be rushing candidates through the interview without proper engagement.

Those who didn't perform well were simply told, "You can leave now; we will contact you in the future."

Round 3 :
This round was a general HR interview. I faced numerous questions about my family background. For instance, if I mentioned coming from a farming family, they would ask whether the land was owned or rented. I found it perplexing why an IT company would need to know about my family's land ownership. There were also questions about my siblings, their fields of study, and employment—many of which felt unnecessary.

Additionally, they did not clearly communicate details about the salary breakdown, leave policy, or working hours. Candidates were not informed that the first three months would be a training period with a stipend of only 15,000.

Overall, my interview experience with Vaken was disappointing. The HR representatives were quite rude and seemed to lack basic understanding of programming concepts, such as how to swap two characters. Typically, HR should be polite and supportive, but I found that Sarath Chandar Sukumar and his colleagues treated candidates poorly, making the experience feel demeaning.