I have given 30+ interviews for jobs and admission to B-Schools combined. To say I am expert in screwing interviews would not be a totally exaggerated statement. I can't tell anyone how to clear the interviews successfully but definitely can tell things not to do. I have learnt them the hard way i.e. screwing interviews. I will try to reason each "not to do".
1. Never answer "I sleep". When asked "what do you do in your free time or what's the pass time activity you indulge in?" Never ever answer "I sleep", how honest this answer would be. This would be taken as if you are not interested in the job or you are taking things for granted. Remember, interviewer always wants to be considered important and when you give such answer, you somehow show that you don't care who the interviewer is. Your curiosity might be in knowing where did I do this blunder. I did in the campus interview of IBM. Result: Of course I was thrown out.
2. Never leave yourself out of your dream team. Many times, interviewer asks to form your team and you can have yourself in or out of the team or sometimes you are asked to give top 5 names from the shortlisted candidates. Never leave yourself out. You may feel you should give an unbiased answer to this question and comparing yourself with others would bring bias. But the point is when you can't value or respect yourself, how can you expect others to rate you higher. Interviewer knows what he is asking, he knows answer would always be biased, whether it's towards you or someone else. He, in no way, is going to make selections based on your ratings. So, be confident of your abilities and always include yourself in your dream team. This time for me company was Induslogic later renamed to Globalogic.
1. Never answer "I sleep". When asked "what do you do in your free time or what's the pass time activity you indulge in?" Never ever answer "I sleep", how honest this answer would be. This would be taken as if you are not interested in the job or you are taking things for granted. Remember, interviewer always wants to be considered important and when you give such answer, you somehow show that you don't care who the interviewer is. Your curiosity might be in knowing where did I do this blunder. I did in the campus interview of IBM. Result: Of course I was thrown out.
2. Never leave yourself out of your dream team. Many times, interviewer asks to form your team and you can have yourself in or out of the team or sometimes you are asked to give top 5 names from the shortlisted candidates. Never leave yourself out. You may feel you should give an unbiased answer to this question and comparing yourself with others would bring bias. But the point is when you can't value or respect yourself, how can you expect others to rate you higher. Interviewer knows what he is asking, he knows answer would always be biased, whether it's towards you or someone else. He, in no way, is going to make selections based on your ratings. So, be confident of your abilities and always include yourself in your dream team. This time for me company was Induslogic later renamed to Globalogic.
