everyone in college seems to be anxious to get into a company and have a secure future . but im the crazy kind ... i did not care weather i get placed (actually i wished id get placed but lost all hopes especially after my 7th sem exams)
well this is the story of my interview....
on the day of the last exam we came to know that hcl was coming to college to recruit . me n my friends decided that we have to try our luck in the holidays itself because after results our percentage will be screwed. this would make us non-eligible to attend the interview itself.
i came home with josh and told my mom about hcl and my master plan to crack it
i said im going to study c language ,n when i finish it im going to prepare other languages too.
well i did nothing of that sort (which was predictable)
four days before the interview i came to know that they were recruiting mechanical students as well . the tech round would then require mechanical knowledge . ihad no idea about mechanical ..ive just been scrapin thru all important subjects with luck.
any how days passed and it was the day of the interview .. n few of my friends had found something better to do on that day. well i was as usual jobless and went to college to attend the interview.
the day of the interview..
woke up in the morning with a happy holiday mood .
got dressed as usual .a shirt -- torn jeans -- torn shoes --
finshed my morning routine . my mom wished me luck with no tension whatsoever as she knew that i would screw up.
went to pick up my bike.i was usin it after a month . it was covered with a layer of mud and lots of piegon shit. i had no patience i just cleaned the wriders seat and off i went enjoying my smooth bike.
i reached college . met some of my friends in the parking lot . they were like me -- had come to college to have some fun.
we went up to the main block where the interview was to be held .some were like us having a nice time others anxious .usually the companies have their ppt(pre placement talks)(which was of no use)
so i had initially planned to come an hour late.but this company had decided to hold the written test first and then the ppt. but thank god-- my mom had to go out so even i left early so that she could take the house key.
the interview started at around 0930hrs
first was the written round
the written round had two papers
1.aptitude
2.technical(seperate for mech)
and was for 1hr 30 min
usually i prepared for aptitude round but this time i had come with absolutely no kind of preperation .
i went in casually sat down filled in my details and started of with the technical paper wich seemed to require almost no thinking . i finished it very fast ticking answers by intution and most of them without even reading the question .
the aptitude contained english and maths . english was very easy . maths was tough but i did not work out problems like i usually did and flunked and had no mood to work it out so i just approximated some and guessed others.
i was the first one to return the paper and walk out in just 30min . some of my friends joined me a few minutes later.
there was going to be a ppt now . we decided not to attend it which was an obvious decision after our experience in other interviews.i was just hanging around because nobody was interested to go to a movie . after some time some of us went out in my friend's car to a small hotel (our usual place).had vegetable rice butter milk and were enjoying the holidays , even more this time as all the papers were unexpectedly tough and tiring .so the holidays were like ahhhhhhhh so relaxing.
when we came returned to the parking lot i found my bike in a pityfull condition .. the crow must have had loose motion or something .. it had whitewashed my seat with its shit.i started cursing it , n my friend said that it is a sign of good fortune so may be ill get placed today.
the results of the written round
we came back by 1300hrs to college . they kept telling us that the results wil be anounced shortly for about 3 hours .finally they did announce the written round's results.there were two categories in the results 11 students who had done exeptionally well in the test and were to go to the tech round directly and another 11 who had done ok and were to attend the group discussion round before the tech round .
when i heard my name i was shocked happy and scared at the same time .
shocked -- because i had passed the written with absolutely no effort .
happy --- because i finally got past the first round .
scared -- because my name was in the second list and my stage fear started creeping in when i heared about the group discussion.
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group discussion--
they called us for the group discussion . we were made to sit in one of the classrooms . thw chairs were arranged in a circle . they made us sit in order according to some list the hr was carrying .
she seemed to be in a hurry to finish the group discussion
she gave us the genral gd instructions .and added that she would give us three minutes to prepare and one minute for each of us to talk about the topic . it wasnt like a gd at all .
the topic was "can indian mncs compete with foriegn mncs"
the topic was simple and i jotted down quite a few points . the gd started .i was third in the order ...when my chance came i put in my main view ...globalization is taking place very quickly ,and the playing field for the mncs be they indian or foreign is a level playing field ,and the one with the best bisuness practices will win the competetion---- the statement came out better than i thought . i stopped assuming that my turn is over ..but the hr who had been looking at her papers all the time lifted her head and looked at me .as if to say "why did u stop please continue" i tried to speak but had forgotten all my other points ... i tried to look into the paper but everything seemed blur ..it seemed as if i suddenly had hyperopia.
but then i managed to utter a sentence or two before she passed on to the next guy.
the gd got over fast and the results were announced in a short time too . almost everyone got through.
tech round
we were asked to wait near the conference room for our tech round . the hr was taking around 45 min for each guy . i was the 6th or 7th guy to be called . it was almost 2030hrs when i was called.
the hr was around 40 yrs old . he had a blank face.
he asked me to take my seat .
hr: tell me about yourself .
me: well i was born in bangalore . my dad is a taxconsultant .mom a housewife .brother is studying .
(hr was getting bored n iterrupeted)
hr: why is your resume so small
me: i tried to keep it as short as possible only the important details are in it(my resume was copied from my friend ,most of it was his achivements ...my resume had come down to half a page after eleminating them)
hr: u should include your interests and hobbies u know . u should also include details of your parents and contact details .
me : (smiled)
hr
k fill in this form
me
filling)
hr: tell me your intrests.
me trying to keep the topics as easy as possible)
cad , design , automibles ..
hr : tell me the various parts of an automobile .
me : (happy with the question as i knew it by heart , i had mugged the subject for exams recently)power house , the basic structure ,
hr :what are they
me :the basic structure refers to the chassi, axle.....
hr :continue
me: the power train , super structure,controls and accessories.
hr: ok ,consider i ask u design a car ... what would you do to ensure comfort.
mestarted off with suspension as i knew the topic by heart ) the main thing to be considered to have a comfortable ride is the suspension . (other details forgotten)
the automible questions went on for 20 min i answered all of them pretty confidently.
then came the predicted questions which he had asked the guys before me .
bending moment diagram-- i screwed up
design a fan -- screwed up
then came fm
hr:you had fm lab this time right
me:yes
hr:then tell me the equation to detrermine the flow rate through v notch.
me: please dont ask me formulas , actually i thought that hcl was an it company and would be asking me questions related to programming.
hrno esxpression on his face) should i ask you core java then.
me: (shocked) no i can answer general questions but dont remember formulas
hr: (smiling sarcastically) what do you want me to do
me
lease continue i have no problem answering mechanical questions.
hrsmiling --- he had found that conversation amusing)...
draw afloor cleaner which was in the room-- drew
hrk its getting late
--so gave me a figure and asked me draw an isometric view .i drew but he proved it to be wrong ..
hr: do you have any questions for me.
me: no
hr: r u sure
me: yes
hr : thats it .
me: should i wait for hr round or leave.
hr : please wait outside ill let you know.
came out had no hopes of clearing this round . was proudly describing my exploits to my friends . the results of the tech round came in half an hour.
i was selected fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk.
the hr round
the hr round wasnt a hr round. the same lady eho had taken the gd did my hr interview
she asked only three questions
what is your dad -- tax consultant
do you know software -- yes ive been doing a course called gniit and i know c c++ java n . net
are you ready to sign the service bond -- yes
thats it .. you can wait for the results
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the results of the interview was announced at 2300hrs..
8 guys were selected from mechanical .
and i was selected too fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
dropped my friend and came home
at home when they heard i was placed they started laughing as though it was a big joke
dint sleep properly that day ... was dreaming about the interview all night ...
lucky
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)Mom when I go abroad u can come and stay with me.
)Where was this love all these days . I dont believe u . im not gonna come and stay with you(she dosent mean it ... ofcourse she wants to stay with her daughter)
) When your daughter gets married you will probably have to join the I A S 
"The ias"????????
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