How to find the top N highest paid employees?

Short answer: How to find the top N highest paid employees? int topN = 3; var topEarners = employees .OrderByDescending(e => e.Salary) .Take(topN); foreach (var emp in topEarners) Console.WriteLine($"{emp.Name}: {emp.Salary}"); Explanation: Orders employees by salary descending and takes the top N.

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.