We are taught since childhood why we should stick to truth, why we should have empathy for others ,why we should be clear at heart
Now that's wat i followed till i went for an interview at a reputed SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT company and i was rejected
lets call interviewer 1 as I1
I1: Tell me smthing about urself
me:(blank 4 a while)umm..m a fun loving person who likes adding varieties to his life..i like trying out my hands at different things...i like doing coding..but not my real passion...
I1:Ok...Tell me whats the complexity of this algorithm
me: sir n^3
I1: ok...reduce it to n
me: Believing algorithms to be a separate subject which needs to be studied from scratch to b able to reduce the complexity..... i told him i am not very good at algorithms.....didn't realize he was just asking me another method to do that problem
I1: after 5-7 mins..thanks vaibhav..nice meeting you. Do you have any question
me: sir,if i dont get selected...what are the areas i should focus on to get into this company
I1: (I didnt want to reveal this) he said common sense :-) ...hurray
me:thank you sir
NOW CAME THE HR ROUND
I2:tell me abt urself
me: umm..m a fun loving person who likes adding varieties to his life..i like trying out my hands at different things...i like doing coding..but not my real passion...
I2: wats ur real passion?
me:music
I2: did you take part in any music event?
me: No mam my parents wont let me do that(i was lying)
I2:c i believe you should always follow ur heart....nd blah blah blah..( i knew i hv scrwed up badly)
me:right mam
I2: how will u commute( i didnt have a driving licence)
me: (i am not revealing this)
I2:Vaibhav it was a pleasure meeting you
me: mam u will keep my resume ??
I2: Yes
me:thank you mam!
Now friend told me that ur chances of getting selected are 0 %..i had the lunch there chlole,chawal nd sm more stuff( nice food)...friend told me that with the same amount of knowledge you have you could have cleared the exam if you knew how to pretend...now i tried changing myself nd then in another interview IN ANOTHER COMPANY
I1: smthing abt urself
ME: (script was ready)I am ________ i am pursuing computer engg from ______
i did my 10+2 from______________l and scored ___ marks .My positive attitude ,analytical skills good communication skills and ability to work in a team are my biggest assets
I love doing coding . i have been involved in majr n d minor projec ............................................................................................. and i have been involved in extra curricularlike......................................................................
I1:asked sm question on data structure
me: answerd most of them correctly
I1: who do you think is your worst teacher?
me: (images of sj and kn chopra were flashing)Sir i wont say any of my teacher is bad i learned from everyone. All my teachers are good.
I1: Asked few questions from my projects
then HR asked me why our company
me:good wrk culture,opportunity to work in different domains..etc( didn't hv a better choice)
then she asked about my biggest achievement
me: mY biggest acheivements are still 2 be made (chasing grls was my most C****** ACHIEVEMENT)
then interview was over and i was selected :-)
Most of the people who got selected didn't have any passion for coding nor were they joining for any other reason than lack of better options.
But i am happy being selected nd i thank god for this :-) I desperately wanted this company..