An Overview Of Zoho Interview Questions And Recruitment Process

Zoho Corporation is an IT and business management software as a service (SaaS) developer. Headquartered in Chennai, the company was founded in 1996 by Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas in Pleasanton, California.

Presently, Zoho is a steadily growing California-based multinational company with 9000+ employees and around 40+ products, 1000+ extensions, and 60+ million users.

Zoho offers smart software to aid in your business growth. It offers the Zoho office suite - a web-based online office suite with over 70 million users worldwide. It also offers 50+ products that aid in your sales and marketing, finance, recruitment, support, and collaboration needs. As per Zoho's policy, the Company does not have an ad-revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products.

Where to Apply?

Know about the placement drive of Zoho, through these links -

• Zoho Careers
• Zoho Jobs

How to Apply?

Submitting your job-specific candidate profile online

Career opportunities for India (also for offices in the United States and Canada area): You will be allowed to perform a specific search to go through a list of opportunities that match your requirements. You can then submit your job-specific candidate profile online. The profile submission will take 30 minutes approximately.

After you log in, you will be asked to create a user ID and password. This will allow file creation, to be accessed later for subsequent profile submissions or changes. There is no need to create multiple accounts using different email addresses.

You can save every page in your application as you move forward using the save and continue button. Do not use the exit button as the information on that page will remain unsaved.

(Note: These applications are for project trainee and software developer roles only.)

Zoho Company Interview Rounds & Assessments

Zoho hires through both on-campus and off-campus drives. But it rarely goes for on-campus direct placement. Most of the hiring is done through an off-campus placement drive. The placement drives consist of an interview process.

The interview process at Zoho usually consists of approximately five rounds. The difficulty increases as the rounds progress. 

Interview Rounds:

• Written test ( for freshers only)
• Basic programming
• Advanced programming
• Technical HR
• General HR

Required Skills to Crack Zoho Interview

Examination pattern and interview preparation tips

Candidates are asked simple to moderate questions in the aptitude round, coding round, and technical round. You will be given one problem and asked to solve the questions in your preferred language. Have a look at the complete pattern of the examination here -

• English: This component will evaluate the candidates' English proficiency (basic grammar and language skills). The exam will have basic questions on grammatical errors.
• Computer Fundamentals: Object-oriented Programming Systems, Database Management Systems, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, and more programming questions.
• Coding Questions: In this round, you are expected to solve basic to intermediate-level programming questions. When solving the questions, you can code in any of your preferred programming languages like C++, Java, or Python. A basic grasp of DSA Linear data structure, Matrix, Graph, and Dynamic Programming would be helpful. Your ability for logical deductions, understanding of advanced programming concepts, and problem-solving skills are tested.
• HR round is also as important as the technical round. Make sure to have a hold on your soft skills and brush some behavioral questions related to long and short-term goals, achievements, and situational questions.

Zoho Recruitment Rounds In Detail

1. Written Test

This is usually a 90-minute long round where the candidate is required to answer several Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The number of questions varies depending on the difficulty level of the questions asked, that is, if the questions are harder, you will have around 20 questions.

Well, upon clearing the round, there would be more questions to solve. The company tests both general and C programming aptitude.

This section contains common topics, like general aptitude and programming aptitude.

• General Aptitude:
  The general aptitude questions are from some of the basic topics like time, work, profit & loss, speed and distance, percentage, ratios and proportions, and average.
• C Programming Aptitude:
  The C programming aptitude questions are mostly based on topics like Nested Loops, Recursions, Flowcharts, and Pointers.

You will be given a pseudo code to try the code and write down the result for the same.

2. Basic Programming:

This is a one-on-one test where you are given questions in chat and are required to answer that questions efficiently. You can clear this round with a good understanding of -

• Loops, 2D arrays, recursions, and knowledge of basic data structures
• Strings, Pointers, Loops, Matrix, Nested & Complex Loops, Dynamic Memory Allocation, Control Flows

You are required to answer questions based on any language that you know. 

3. Advanced Programming:

This round consists of one or two questions, and you are required to solve this question in 90 minutes. It tests your critical thinking skills, where you are required to know DSA or Data Structures and Algorithms. Questions will be centered around search trees like binary tree lessons.

4. Design Round: 

This round is optional for freshers. In this round, candidates will be asked to design a system. The interviewer may either ask for a low-level design or a high-level design like -

• A railway reservation system
• A library management system

5. Technical HR:

Expect the technical questions based on -

• Data structures
• How do you approach the given scenario
• Database concepts
• And some logical puzzles

6. General HR:

The HR round includes questions about yourself, your family background, weakness and strength, hobbies, skills, and some basic HR questions. Just be confident while answering those questions. 

Zoho Interview Questions With Answers

Coding Question 1: Based on String

Input: a1b2c3
Output: abbccc

Solution: CLICK

Coding Question 2: Based on Array

Given two sorted arrays, merge them such that the elements are not repeated

Input:
 Array 1: 2,4,5,6,7,9,10,13
 Array 2: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,15
Output:
 Merged array: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,15 

Solution: CLICK

3. How to print a message to the console without using the main () function?

public class Foo {
 static {
 System.out.println("Message");
 System.exit(0);
 }
}

4. If A:B = 5:9, B:C = 3:8 then A:B:C =?

A=5, B=9
B/C = 3/8
9/C = 3/8
C = 24
A:B:C = 5:9:24

5. Difference between the database and data structure?

The main difference between database and data structure is that database is a collection of data that is stored and managed in permanent memory while data structure is a way of storing and arranging data efficiently in temporary memory.

6. Print the lucky numbers having 4 and 7 from series 4, 7, 44, that47, 77.

Solution: CLICK

Some Frequently Asked HR Questions 

• Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
• Are you comfortable relocating to Chennai?
• What do you know about Zoho?

Tips to Crack the HR and Technical Interviews

• Your resume must be updated. One must refrain from writing anything of which you are not aware in your resume, as the interviewer may ask you questions from the same. So, be prepared about every point inside your resume (about your final year project or current role).
• Practice problem-solving regularly. Understand that solving 500 questions won't help if you don't know how to approach the problem. So, prepare for the approach, with the key factor being regular practice.
• Dress appropriately. The first impressions last.
• Research about the company beforehand. You might be asked questions concerning the same.
• When tackling coding questions, avoid directly jumping to a solution. First, explain the basic approach and then move towards the efficient approach to explain the complexity of the problem.
• Don't be nervous. Don’t panic, go slow, go hard, and be confident.
• Answer behavioral questions using the STAR method. Follow Situation, Task, Action, Result.
• Write clean and readable code. I will suggest you not use any editor-like vs code. Rather while practicing, make use of a notepad. This will help you in many ways and you will be able to remember syntax as well.
  

Frequently Asked Questions on Zoho Recruitment Process 

1. Am I eligible for Zoho Interview?

• B.E./B. Tech in any discipline is needed.
• A candidate must have more than 70% marks in 10th and 12th (or diploma).
• A candidate must have a minimum of 70% marks in graduation.
• At the time of the selection process, students with backlogs can even apply.
• The gap should not be more than 1 year after the 12th class.

2. What is the salary of different profiles at Zoho?

Reference payscale.com (reviews by an anonymous employee on this website)