some incidents while conducting interview...either people these days are very casual while giving interviews...or mebbe these are exceptions...but they are funny for sure
Late Interview:
A candidate was sitting at the office reception and had to wait for some time...after few minutes he was escorted to the interview room
Interviewer : introduces himself and asks so whats your experience so far?
candidate : good
a long pause ....
Interviewer : what is your experience so far
Candidate : good..infact very good..the A/c is nice and cool...the security offered me coffee with biscuits and he gave me vistors card ..so far it has been very nice. Thankyou.
Telephonic Interview
Interviewer : introduces himself
Candidate : hi how you doing, hows the weather there?
Interviewer : its good ..again introduces himself and asks ..shall we start with interview
Candidate: ohh....Can you call after some time...am stuck in a traffic jam..and on my way home
Interviewer : fair enough will call you later
after 1 hour..thankfully this time the candidate was ready for interview
Interviewer : so..i understand your project in your first comapnay (3 page description) but what about your current projects (written in 2 lines)
Candidate : ohh...i dint update my resume....
Interviewer: ohhh ok..so how come you changed your job in 6 months
Candidate : 6 months...no nine months
Interviewer: but you've written dec to jun...i believe that is 6 months
Candidate : OHH is it !!!
Face-2-Face interview
Interviewer: your resume looks impressive
Candidate : thanks....i was lucky to get a chance to work on these things
Interviewer : so do you know winrunner
Candidate : sorry mam...i attended 1 class in my previous company but no hands on experience
Interviewer : ohhh ok...how about unix, are you comfortable answering questions on them
Candidate : (with extreme confidence)..yeah sure
Interviewer : what utitlity is used to compare files
Candidate..uhhhh...mmmm
Interviewer : ok...how can you know wht folder you are currently in
Candidate: uhhhhh...mmm
Interviewer : can you give me 5 commands you know of unix
Candidate: after thinking a lot .....telnet
Heights of Application
a matrimonial ad read...wanted a suitable groom for s/w professional..currently working in mnc..........if intereseted please write to.....
the inbox of the ad placer : Mam...here is my resume...can you please forward it in your company...i am currently looking for a job..all the best in your groom hunt.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
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4 comments:
Wow!! wht an experience. Are you conducting interviews these days.
These days?!? Ask mam how I got through :) It was so much fun to get interviewed by MAM... it was more of a technical conversation than an interview.
its fun interviewing...specially when u have candidates like Ruz...:) (he'll be wondering wht now)
yeah nivi..if u were asking that am i interviewing in TIBCO too...the answer is YES...wanna apply ;)
HA HA HA. tibco US - i dont mind ;)
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