I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Staples (Chennai) in Nov 2025
Interview
Stage 1: Internal Screening Test (College Level)
The first round was an internal test conducted by the college.
It evaluated fundamental knowledge in programming, logical reasoning, and basics of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
Candidates shortlisted from this test were selected for the interview round. Stage 2: Technical Interview (College Panel)
The interview was conducted by a panel of three faculty members.
The discussion mainly focused on:
My academic and project work
Concepts related to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Explanation of ML/AI algorithms used in my projects
Problem-solving approach and understanding of model selection and evaluation
The interview was interactive and assessed both technical knowledge and conceptual clarity in ML and AI.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions asked was to explain the U-Net architecture and its application in my project and another was ...Is GAN discriminative or generative model?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Staples (Sunnyvale, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
HR phone calls. And asks about available time, resume, and graduate time. Then goes to phone interview. But I didn't continue the phone interview since I was preparing another company's interview.