1.
Selection Process (from circular)
Pre-Placement Talk → company intro (listen carefully, note keywords to reuse in
HR answers).
Written Test → likely MCQ + small coding (Java/J2EE & web stack).
One-on-One Interview → technical + HR.
2. Topics You Must Master (as per their “Required
Skills”)
From your circular, they expect strong knowledge in:
Java (Core + OOPS)
J2EE
Spring Boot
MySQL
JavaScript & jQuery
HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap
Oracle
Python (basics)
3. Likely Written Test Pattern
Based on similar company drives:
Core Java & OOPS: 10–15 MCQs (classes, inheritance, overriding, exception
handling, collections).
J2EE: 5–8 MCQs (Servlet lifecycle, JSP directives, MVC, JDBC).
Spring Boot: 3–5 MCQs (annotations, dependency injection, REST basics).
SQL/Database: 5–8 MCQs (joins, group by, aggregate functions, normalization).
Web Technologies: 3–5 MCQs (HTML tags, CSS selectors, JS basics, jQuery
syntax).
Basic Python: 2–3 MCQs (syntax, data types, loops).
Logic/Aptitude: 3–5 MCQs (patterns, number series, reasoning).
💡 Format: Mostly MCQs, possibly short code output questions, SQL query writing, and
simple logic coding in Java.
4. Interview Prep Focus
Technical Round
They’ll likely:
Ask you to write small Java programs (e.g., reverse a string, find duplicates,
connect to DB with JDBC).
Test your understanding of Servlet/JSP/Spring Boot flow.
Ask 1–2 SQL queries (fetch top 5 salaries, join tables).
Give small JavaScript/jQuery tasks (change HTML content on click).
Check basic Python syntax.
HR Round
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why Hotfoot Technologies?"
"Which project are you most proud of?"
"Your strengths & weaknesses."
"Are you okay with the 2-year bond and ₹1 lakh penalty?" (Say yes if you’re okay —
they will note your seriousness).
5. One-Day Crash Plan (Today Evening + Tomorrow
Morning)
Evening (5–6 hrs total)
1. Java & OOPS (2 hrs) – principles, exceptions, collections.
2. J2EE basics (1 hr) – Servlet & JSP lifecycle, MVC.
3. SQL (1 hr) – joins, group by, aggregate queries.
4. Spring Boot basics (30 min) – annotations, REST.
5. JS/jQuery (30 min) – DOM, selectors, events.
6. Python basics (30 min) – loops, lists, dicts.
Tomorrow Morning (1–2 hrs)
Revise key definitions & short syntax snippets.
Practice 2–3 Java programs + 2 SQL queries.
Glance through HTML/CSS tags.
Here’s what we should do right now if the goal is to maximise your chances for tomorrow:
Step 1 — Lock in the Written Test Topics
We already know from the circular the exact stack they want.
So tonight we don’t study everything from scratch — we focus on:
1. Core Java + OOPS (high weightage)
2. J2EE basics (Servlet, JSP, JDBC)
3. SQL queries (MySQL/Oracle)
4. Spring Boot (annotations, REST)
5. HTML/CSS/JS/jQuery (MCQ level)
6. Python basics (light touch)
Step 2 — Practice in Exam Format
Create an MCQ + short code environment for practice.
Time yourself (40–60 sec per MCQ, 5–10 min for coding Q).
Cover 50–60 practice Qs before sleeping.
Step 3 — Interview Prep Tonight
Write your “Tell me about yourself” in a short, confident 4–5 sentence version.
Pick 1 Java project and be ready to explain: why, how, technologies used, your role.
Prepare 2–3 examples of problem-solving/teamwork situations.
Step 4 — Morning Quick Revision
30 min: Java OOPS pillars + exceptions
30 min: Servlet/JSP lifecycle + Spring Boot annotations
20 min: 5 SQL queries
10 min: HTML/CSS tags
10 min: JavaScript basics
Step 5 — During the Drive
Pre-Placement Talk: Listen carefully; note 2–3 points to mention in HR round.
Written Test: Attempt all sure answers first, then return to tricky ones.
Interview: Be calm, speak slowly, think before you code.
If you want, I can now immediately prepare a Hotfoot-style 50-question mock test with:
35 MCQs (Java, J2EE, SQL, Web)
10 short coding/output Qs
5 SQL writing tasks
You solve it tonight → I give you answer key → you review → you go in confident
tomorrow.
Do you want me to make that mock test right now?
