Get top 3 highest-paid employees?

Short answer: Get top 3 highest-paid employees var top3 = employees .OrderByDescending(e => e.Salary) .Take(3); Get top 3 highest-paid employees var top3 = employees .OrderByDescending(e => e.Salary) .Take(3); Get top 3 highest-paid employees var top3 = employees .OrderByDescending(e => e.Salary) .Take(3); Get top 3 highest-paid employees var top3 = employees… OrderByDescending(e => e.Salary) .Take(3);

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest uses LINQ to query orders: filter by date, project to a summary DTO, and order by total—readable C# that becomes SQL under EF Core.

Say this in the interview

1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.