Scenario based database design
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Types of replication
Difference between truncating and deleting in SQL?
Questions around database performance tuning and optimisation.
all basic questions on sql, i.e cursors, indexes, stored procedure etc.
Questions about what I know about the company, what kind of work environment I prefer? Relatable project experience in parallel to the job requirements. The type of work mindset I have (do i like to work collaboratively and am I looking for growth within the company).
Describe one out of the box database implementation for the customer.
To be honest, most of the questions I remember were technical ones, but since the very first moment and with all the people all interviews were in english, this was the most important point I remember.
1. Query store 2. Azure performance monitor 3. Execution plan
The third interview saw me answering a series of very technical database questions by writing queries off the top of my head with minimal knowledge of the database schema. The interview was designed to vete out those who really know their stuff vs. those who just carry a title for show. The wrong candidate would get frustrated with this process, and might even give up, as these were some very challenging questions that verged on some very advanced database development topics.
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