Technical Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at HCLTech with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Specialist roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HCLTech overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HCLTech as a Technical Specialist according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 18%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 9%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HCLTech (Chennai) in Oct 2022
Interview
1. Application / Resume Screening
You apply via careers portal, referral, or campus drive
Recruiters shortlist based on:
Skills (AWS, DevOps, programming, etc.)
Experience & projects
🔹 2. Aptitude / Online Test (mostly for freshers)
Sections include:
Quantitative aptitude
Logical reasoning
English/verbal
Basic technical questions
⏱ Duration: ~60–90 mins
👉 Experienced candidates may skip this round.
🔹 3. Group Discussion (GD) / Communication Round (optional)
Not always conducted
Tests:
Communication skills
Confidence
Team interaction
🔹 4. Technical Interview (Very Important)
Core round for selection
Questions based on:
Programming (Java, Python, etc.)
OS, DBMS, Networking
Cloud (AWS), DevOps (if your profile matches)
Real-time scenarios & problem solving
👉 They may also ask:
Project explanation
Troubleshooting scenarios
Basic coding/puzzles
🔹 5. HR Interview
Focus on:
Your background
Career goals
Salary expectations
Behavioral questions
👉 Example:
“Tell me about yourself”
“Why HCL?”
“Are you willing to relocate?”
🔹 6. Offer & Onboarding
If selected:
Offer letter released
Salary + joining details shared
Average interview
Application
I applied through other source. I interviewed at HCLTech (Chennai)
Interview
Initial screening technical interview and HR round it is an easy process when you really have some level of technical skills and based on the interview panel you can easily clear your interviews.
Please try to negotiate salary before joining
I applied online. I interviewed at HCLTech (Ho Chi Minh City) in Aug 2024
Interview
My interview for Technical Specialist is very fast. It's take around 30' to finish the session. But the questions is really realistic and stay with the technical things. Around 4 technical question and 2 situation question. And then we talk about benefit and etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What you will do when user bring their laptop and with bluescreen.
The process was moderate with client round also completed before receiving the offer letter. Overall it was good experience as the questions were mostly on my current role and challenges faced recently in the current project in my previous company