Lecture Notes on Interview with Nandini Chaudhary

Introduction

• Presenter: Interviewer and Nandini Chaudhary
• Context: Interview for a technical position
• Background: Nandini is an MSCIT student from North Maharashtra University, studied in Jalgaon District.
• Professional Experience: Worked with NGOs like Ashman Foundation as a social media manager.
• Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

Strengths and Weaknesses

• Strengths: Flexibility, adaptability, easily adopts new things.
• Weakness: Anger management issue.

Professional Goals

• Achievement: Working with NGOs in social media marketing and breaking comfort zones.
• Future Goals: Seeking financial independence and aiming to become a senior developer.

Interview Questions and Responses

HR Questions

• Reason for Job Change: Financial independence, career growth.
• Biggest Achievement: Breaking comfort zones and working with NGOs.
• Why Hire Nandini: Multi-tasking abilities and commitment.

Technical Questions

JavaScript

• JavaScript Definition: Scripting language combined with keywords and data types.
• Types of Data: Primitive (String, Boolean, Null, etc.), Non-primitive (Array, Object).
• Scope: Uses var, let, const; understanding variable scope (global, block, functional).
• Undefined & Null: Undefined is default if no type is given; Null means no value.
• Hosting: Memory utilization, variable lifetimes.
• Equality: == (value), === (value + type).
• Functions: Callback functions, promises, async/await.
• Array Methods: push, pop, shift, unshift; difference between inline array operations.
• ES6 Features: Introduced arrow functions, promises, etc.

HTML

• Definition: HyperText Markup Language for web pages.
• Versions: Current - HTML5, includes new semantic tags (article, section, etc.), 2D/3D features.
• Semantic Tags: Clear definition of content, easily understandable by browser and developers.
• Block vs Inline Elements: Block starts new line, takes full width; inline does not, only takes necessary width.
• Essential Tags: Canvas, meta tags for responsiveness, etc.

CSS

• CSS Box Model: Margin, border, padding, actual content.
• Types: Inline, External, Embedded CSS.
• Positions: Relative, absolute, static, fixed, sticky; understanding of each type.
• Media Queries: Used for responsive design.
• Visibility and Display: visibility: hidden vs display: none.

Code and Practical Questions

• Code Execution: Understanding of why certain codes result in errors or specific outputs.

Conclusion and Self-reflections

• Improvements Needed: Better understanding of core concepts like scope, error handling, and concept clarity in real-time coding scenarios.
• Commitment to Improvement: Dedication to practice and improve.
• Feedback: Awaiting constructive feedback to improve further.