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Actalent Software Engineer interview experience

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ChennaiPosted Aug 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process included a tool test with a very specific, time-bound focus.

I was given something like an ANSA meshing task for a plastic component—described around a car door area—and they tracked my progress over about an hour. After that, I had to work on another kind of sheet-metal automotive component, framed similarly to a body-in-white or bumper scenario.

The limited time was the biggest pressure point. It wasn’t the kind of test where I could take my time exploring options; they seemed to care about speed and whether I could produce usable progress within the clock.

It was a difficult experience overall, and it felt more like an exercise in execution under

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