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Interview Interviewer: Tell me about yourself. Candidate: I am XYZ. I did my Tele communication engineering from BabanRao Dhole-Patil Institute of Technology. Int: BabanRao Dhole-Patil Institute of Technology? I had never heard of this college before! Candi: Great! Even I had not heard of it before getting an admission into it. What happened is - due to cricket worldcup I scored badly in 12th. I was getting a paid seat in a good college. But my father said (I prefer to call him 'baap') - "I can not invest so much of money". (The baap actually said - "I will never waste so much of money on you"). So I had to join this college. Frankly speaking this name - BabanRao Dhole-Patil, can at the most be related to a Shetaki Mahavidyalaya he he he... Int: ok, ok. It seems you have taken 6 years to complete your engineering. Cand: Actually I tried my best to finish it in 4 years. But you know, these cricket matches and football worldcup, and tennis tournaments.. It is difficult to concentrate.. So I flunked in 2nd and 3rd year. So in all I took 4 + 2 = 7 years. Int: But 4+2 is 6. Cand: Oh, is it? You know I always had ATKT in maths. But I will try to keep this in mind. 4+2 is 6, good, thanks. These cricket matches really affect exams a lot. I think they should ban it. Int: Good to know that you want cricket matches to be banned. Can: No, no.. I am talking about Exams!! Int: Ok, What is your biggest achievement in life? Can: Obviously, completing my Engineering. My mom never thought I would complete it. In fact, when I flunked in 3rd year, she was looking for a job for me in BEST through some relative. Int: Do you have any plans of higher study? Can: he he he.. Are you kidding? Completing 'lower' education itself was so much of pain!! Int: Let's talk about technical stuff. On which platforms have you worked? Can: Well, I work at SEEPZ, so you can say Andheri is my current platform. Earlier I was at Vashi center. So Vashi was my platform then. As you can see I have experience of different platforms! Int: And which languages have you used? Can: Marathi, Hindi, English. By the way, I can keep quiet in German, French, Russian and many other languages he he he... Int: Why VC is better than VB? Can: It is a common sense - C comes after B. So VC is a higher version than VB. I heard very soon they are coming up with a new language VD! Int: Do you know anything about Assembly Language? Can: Well, I have not heard of it. But I guess, this is the language ourministers and MPs use in assembly. Int: What is your general project experience? Can: My general experience about projects is - most of the times they are in pipeline! Int: Can you tell me about your current job? Can: Sure, Currently I am working for Bata Infotech ltd. Since joining BIL, I am on Bench. Before joining BIL, I used to think that Bench was another software like Windows he he he.. Int: Do you have any project management experience? Can: No, but I guess it shouldn't be difficult. I know Word and Excel. I can talk a lot. I know how to dial for International phone call and use speaker facility. And very important - I know few words like -'Showstoppers', 'hotfixes', 'SEICMM', 'quality', 'version control', 'deadlines' , 'Customer Satisfaction' etc. Also I can blame others for my mistakes! Int: What are your expectations from our company? Can: Not much. 1. I should at least get 40,000 in hand. 2. I would like to work on a live EJB project. But it should not have deadlines. I personally feel that pressure affects natural talent. 3. I believe in flexi-timings. 4. Dress code is against basic freedom, so I would like to wear t-shirt and jeans. 5. We must have sat-sun off. I will suggest wed off also, so as to avoid breakdown due to overwork. 6. I would like to go abroad 3 times a year on short term (preferably 1-2 months) assignments. Personally I prefer US, Australia and Europe. But considering the fact that there is a worldcup in South Africa in Feb 2003, I don't mind going there in that period. As you can see I am modest and don't have many expectations. So can I assume my selection? Int: he he he ha ha ha. Thanks for your interest in our organization. In fact I was never entertained so much before. I request you not to apply in our organization for next 100 years. After that we might consider you!! The candidate still doesn't know why he was not selected.
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