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Situation: In a team project, we were building a task management web app. I was responsible for integrating a new dashboard view that required both frontend changes in React and new APIs in our Node.js/Express backend. Task: I needed to coordinate with one teammate focusing on database models and another handling UI design, while keeping our code consistent and reviewable. Action: I started by creating a small API contract document in our repo (endpoints, request/response shapes, status codes). We held a 20-minute sync to agree on it. I then opened small, focused pull requests (about 150–200 lines each) and requested reviews from at least one teammate. We used ESLint and Prettier to keep style consistent, and I added basic Jest tests for the new endpoints. I also documented usage in the README. Result: We merged the feature in two days with only one minor bug found in testing, which we fixed within an hour. Our instructor noted our clear API documentation and clean Git history as strengths of the project.
Walk me through a recent multi-channel digital marketing campaign you managed end-to-end. How did you set objectives, choose channels, allocate budget, and measure success?
In your resume you note improving or optimizing [a process, KPI, or metric]. What specific baseline metrics did you start from, what steps did you personally take, and how did you verify that the improvement was due to your changes rather than external factors?
Based on your hydrology and irrigation engineering background, explain how you would estimate the irrigation water requirement for a kharif crop in a semi-arid region of Gujarat. Walk me through each step: from reference evapotranspiration estimation, crop coefficient selection, effective rainfall calculation, to arriving at canal discharge for a given command area.
In your civil engineering studies, what specific design coursework or project work did you complete related to irrigation channels or canals (e.g., design of lined/unlined canals, distributaries, minors)? Describe one such design in detail, including how you determined discharge, permissible velocity, section dimensions, and lining choice for Gujarat-type soil and climate conditions.
On your resume you mention working on a cross-functional project (e.g., involving multiple teams or stakeholders). Describe a situation from that project where priorities conflicted—how did you navigate the trade-offs and what was the final outcome?