10 steps to a successful interview

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10 Steps to a Successful Interview

Arrive on time.

Introduce yourself in a courteous manner.

Read company materials while you wait.

Have a firm handshake. Listen.

Use body language to show interest. Smile, nod, give nonverbal feedback to the interviewer.

Ask about the next step in the process.

Thank the interviewer.

Write a thank-you letter to anyone you have spoken to.

TECH INTERVIEW

> First I had 2 fill up a blue form which was very

> important w.r.t upcoming tech & hr interviews. Then

> tech interview.one lady (LD) and one gentleman (GM)> I only will provide u with the tech interview

> questions. My tech interview was 80% project based.> Some of the single questions I remember are as

> follows

>> GM: any application softwares u know???

> LD: diff btwn dbms & rdbms????? What r codd rules???

> GM: how many types of relationship??? Eg. Of

> many-to-many relationship???> GM: relationship btwn a foreign and primary key???

> Smart-key????> LD: eg of left-outer join??? Recursive join????> GM: one complex query involving join!!!

> LD: why have u used access instead of oracle in yr

> project???> I: (remember dont mumble in the interview. If ur

> saying something false show the confidence in u

> that yr answer is correct.) Our client told me so.

> (then smile to yrself!!!!!)> GM: types of dbms?? Give eg of each!!!!!!

> LD: give an eg of a table which is in 3nf not in

> bcnf??? Eg of reverse????> GM: goal in 5 yrs??? Can u achieve that????

> LD: what is software configuration management????

> What is QA????> GM: what is CMM??? Why level 5??? Advantages of

> spiral model??????

******** 70% of the interviews are dbms related even


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> if u havent mentioned dbms as a favorite. Show

> confidence in all answers. Jus prepare yr basics in

> dbms, ds, os, software engg, oops, c, c++, corejava> , sql server, networking (optional) and get y

ATTITUDE RIGHT********> HR INTERVIEW

> Again there was on lady (YL) and one gentleman (YM)

> My hr interview was mixture of discussion, friendly> chat, hr, management interview and technical.

>

> YM: so u are from sphs??

> YL: meaning of yr name?? Whats special abt yr> birthday??? Expand yr name to show yr personality???

> YM: have u prepared for this interview??? Sources???

> YM: what the common questions asked in hr

> interviews???> YL: one of us is from tech one from hr. guess whos

> from hr and whos from tech???> YL: are we Bengali or any other religion???

> YM: tell us any website from where u can get all tcs

> previous questions???

> YL: your sun-sign??? (mine is Aquarius) common> characteristics of Aquarius???? Justify that u r an

> Aquarius???

> YL: do u have a girlfriend???> I: yes. I dont differentiate btwn boyfrnd and

> girlfrnd . Thats why I have a lot of them!!

> YL: will u marry ur galfrnd???> I: I am only 23. I want to give my spouse all

> comforts of life thats why I will marry after

> achieving all pleasures and comforts of> life!!!!!!!!!!!!

> YL: do u want yr spouse to be from IT industry or a

> non-it???

> YL: do u want yr spouse to cook food 4 u or to b a> careeristic???

> I: I want her to b self-dependant to live her life

> of her own!!!!!!> YL: if she hags out with her boss?? Come late at

> night???

> I: I have faith in her. As long there is love-bond> btwn us there is no problem and she will not do

> anything to hurt my feelings. (She was

> impressed!!!!!!)

> YL: if she works in an equally competitive


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> environment in a company better than yrs??

> I: (at this point I was frustrated. I want to stop

> the gal frnd episode) Carrer is my first gal friend.> Others come after that.

> YM: derive complexity for bubblesort

> YM: whats the worst case complexity of qiucksort.> Practically describe insertion sort.

> YM: depth of a binary tree. Derive _expression????

> Height of binary tree??> YM: eg of recursive function??? Show by an eg.

> YM: disadvantage of circular linked list??? Insert

> in a doubly linked list.

> YM: hobbies??? in priority wise???> I: software collection, listening to English hard

> rock, reading autobiography

> YL: whose autobiography???

> I: business @ speed of thought by bill gates> YL: what kind of books u read???? Fiction or

> non-fiction???> YM: what the latest version of windows???

> I: windows Longhorn!!!!!!!!!!

> YL: what type of hard-rock??? do ever people around

> u complain to loud noise??? Why u listen to> hard-rock??? Name some famous rock stars.

> YM: career plan?? How can u contribute to tcs???

> YM: mention some point abt yrself not written in yr> bio-data??? Beware if u say something common yr

> candidature will simply be cancelled?????

> YM: ready to sign agreement bond now????> YL: what other companies u appeared for???? Why were

> u rejected ????

> YM: do u have any question?> I: career path in tcs???? How can u become a project

> manager with tcs provided u perform well??? How tcs

> is going to be among global top 10 by 2010???? How

> was my performance??? How can I improve myself????>

> I believe that is the greatest tcs resource one can> find in internet. So get benefited from it!!!!!!

> Just remember to get yr attitude right. Guys

> remember besides apti and interviews dress code,> smartness, eye contact, positive attitude,

> friendliness, blue form, communication skill, extra

> curricular activity, general knowledge,

> presentation, iq, mental ability, decision taking


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> ability are also tested during interviews. This is

> from a personal experience besides ask the

> interviewer as many questions as u can. Show the> interviewer u r dying 2 get in his organisation.

Interview

There were around 8 - 10 panels for tech intrw held at TCS, Karapakkam,Chennai.Environment was excellent.

People from TCS were very soft and had a cheerful face.

In my panel, two persons of age around 35 40 yrs interviewed me.Tech intrw was held

for around 55 min. Slightly drilling but easy.After clearing tech, I attended HR where oneyoung man interviewed me.It went for half an hour exactly.Most of them were only

personal questn and some tech Qs.On my time slot, 5 ppl attended in that same panel and

only 2 cud get thro.

For another friend, the tech held for just 10min.They asked 2 gen. Qs like where he isfrom (Ambattur) and how he reached that office.Then 2 tech Qs 1) Shannons theory ?

Ans: I dont know2) Diff betn up85 & 86. He told correctly.He got selected.So, it depends on ur luck to get a good panel.

Technical Interview

Introduce ur self.

First person started..

He asked my mark sheets from which Qs were poured from various subj Id studied inmy BE (ECE) syllabus

Favourite subj.?

DigitalHow abt mp?

Draw the architecture of 8085?Explain each block?Interrupts and its types? Flags?

Write a program to multiply 2 nos?Diff betn MOV & MVI?Diff betn 85 & 86And somemore?Latest mp used?

Next person started..Whats inside a CPU of PC? Inside processor? Whats a MODEM?

working?

If 2 PCs connected to a server using 2 MODEMs, what is the fn of each modem?Back from first personmeanwhile the 2nd person was going through my marksheets

and certificates.

Lets move 2 ur fav subjDigital -Draw the diag of OR and NOR? OR internal ckt diag ?I managed to draw a diag which is logically correct ( with 2 transistors ..)

Universal gates? Why? Draw OR using NOR gates? What is multiplexed?

Slowly deviated to analog-Describe abt transistor? Types? Types of BJT? Diag for NPNand PNP?

Differentiate where they r used?

Uses of transistor according to mode of opn.?

Uses of diode?


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How it is used as rectifier?

Zener diode?

What is bias?What is thyristor?

SCR? Where used?

Diff betn thyristor & transistor?And some more

Then programming How good u r with programming? I know only C.Asked me to write a pgm.

Im not well versed with programming. I know only conceptually.

Why pointers? Answered

Luckly, they skipped the topic.

ThenNetwork Topologies? Bus, ring

What u know in networking?

I know only the basics as this was not choosen as our elective.

Then whats ur elective?Biomedical..

(I think the person was good in that subj.)

I was caught He fired several questions likeHow ECG working?

Stethoscope working?

BP ? and moreHow pressure converted to signal?

Transducers?

Then came to the projectExplain ur proj.

I explained clearly with proj report.

Some Qs on project.I myself added that I did with 3 other students from different states and could manage to

complete the project successfully.

Finally general QsYou did a proj in digital design and why do u want to come tosoftware?

Why not hardware?

What guarentee u give that u wont shift to hardware after 2 yrs saying u dont like S/w?Another person asked what u studied in Engineering economics & mgmt?

R u interested in this subj?

I frankly said its a bit boring subj. coz there is nothing to learn and this is the subj wherewe write stories.They smiled.

If we put u in proj dealing with mgmt,..difft from what uve studied in BE, r u ready to

do that?

U said its a boring subj. & now ready to switch over to that ?


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First of all, working at TCS itself is a great pleasure and it would be my duty to develop

interest in that subject and shine well in that area.

Finally they asked any Qs 2 us?Yes sir!

On what electronics related proj r u working currently?

Then I smiled and said then there is a chance for me to get into electronics based s/wprojects.

HR Interview

Introduce urself other than in application.

I told abt my positives and ideologies.While I was saying the 2nd point of my ideology,

my throat got chocked coz of fear.Are u alright? Yes sir. Im slightly nervous.Its OK.

Whats ur hobbies?

Playing Tennis and chess.

In chess, how its scored?I said weve checkmate the opponent king.

He poured more Qs on chess.I said, I used to play chess only with computer just as a time pass and not serious with

that.

How many squares r there in a chess board?

1st I said 100 and then said sorry 64.

How abt tennis? How many sets are played in a match?How it is scored?

said 0, 15, 30, 45, game.I made a damn mistake of saying 45 instead of 40.He again asked to check and I was still stubborn with my ans.

What is game point? match pt? Deuce?

Who is ur fav. tennis player?Why?But, Pete Sampras everytime defeats Agassi?

Whats ESPIRIT (Dept. assocn)?

What uve done?

Arranged VLSI conference.

Whats VLSI?

More than 1 million transistors per chip.Explain sth abt VLSI.

No. of zeros in a million?6No. of zeros in a lakh?

Got struck (due to tension) and started counting from units digit in mind.Then said 5. I

frankly told him, I need to count by fingersHe laughed..

Whats ur fav. subj? Digital

Describe OR & NOR gate in a sentence form

What is the IC no. for AND gate?


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which co. produces such chips?

Where do u see urself after 3 yrs ?Whats ur ambition?

Why TCS?(He really got stunned with my knowledge abt TCS)

What way u can provide a s/w that is useful to the community as well as TCS?I gave some ideas like cognition tech for blind ppl and web-based applns,

Why s/w?

Stressed the importance of software with egs.What efforts u made to get into Software?

Any thing u did for the community welfare?

I gave a finishing touch. As of now, I cud help only physically. I think, if Im being

selected and once if I join TCS, I can help ppl even monitorily.

Finally, Any Qs to me?

Yes sir!

Whats the training period? 45 daysWhether I can avail transportation facilities from TCS? yes

Whether u do any electronics related proj @ Chennai? No. Its done at Hyd only.Thanked him and smiled my way back home with great confidence.

Facts to Gather Before Interview

Key people in the organization

Major products or services

Size in terms of sales and employees Locations other than your community

Organizational structure of the company Major competitors

View of the company by clients, suppliers, and competition

Latest news reports on the company or on local or national news that affects the

company

>got selected in tcs,i want to share my experience wth u,test is online contains 3 sections1.verbal(20min-10syn,10-ant,6-fill in the blanks wth sentence,6-reading comp)

some of the words we remember

whiff,pagan, sumptous,expound icon diatribe fledgling limberretrogade placate crestfallen declivity pulchritude florid

misapprehension benevolent unwittingly skeptic innocuous tenacious reticent, fluster,

lugubrious, langour,repudiate,gnome lackadaisical,cleft,versiginious,benevolent2.aptitude(40 min-40 quant,3-venn dia,3-pie dia)

3.critical resoning(30min-3 cr each having 4 qns)

for verbal prep gre barrons high freq words n 15 qns back of every world list n prev paprs

i got all qns 4m them.apt is very easy plz go thru the prev paprs b4 going to test.we allgot all qns 4m them wth numerical changes.cr is very tough all the cr qns r 4m gre

barrons 12th edition.


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nxt day all who selected in test r int'vwed there r two int'vws technical & hr.there r 4

panals who int'vwed us each panal consists of 2 presons.in my panal they asked all qns in

c,ds,c++,sub.qns roops concept,write a prog on stacks using arrays,how mem is allocated dynamically in

c&c++,virtual functions,define entropy,laws of td,define class&object,in my paper

prasentation.in other panals they asked our favt sub and asked qns on them,it was verycool tell ans so confidently if u donot know ans 4 any of the qns u can say i don't know

sir.

hr int'vw:it was so cool qns r general qns

tell abt urself,ur family bg,why tcs,why u r shifting 4m mech 2 software,career obj in nxt

5 years,what r the qualities a proj manager should have,i am the mess accountant(ma) in

our hostel he asked what r da duties of a ma,r u interested to sign a bond,r u mobile,on24th they announced da results they selected 63mebrs 4m our Hi All!!!

I would like to share my experience in TCS test and interview.

1st round consist of test in vocabulary, passage reading, maths and critical reasoning.

OMR sheet was given to us to mark the correct answers.Vocabularies consist of synonyms & antonyms. For this refer all previous year question

papers n that will do. Also refer GRE BARRONS book n learn high frequency words nsome words in the word list.

Next section was passage reading n ques were based on this. Its better to do this section at

last.

Maths questions were very easy. Most of the questions were from old papers n only thedata was changed.

Critical reasoning was bit tough. 3 passages were given n questions were asked based on

that. Refer 12th edition Barons and also RS Agarwal verbal reasoning book. One of thequestions was based on seating arrangement.

2nd round: Technical interview. (2 members were there in the panel.)Tell me about Ur self?

About project? Y did u choose to do on embedded sys?

Then about microprocessorTypes of interrupts?

What r SIM and RIM instruction?

Difference b/w 8085 n 8086? Then asked me to write a small prog in MP.

Then question on programmable interface controller (PIC), semiconductors. Then aboutdiodes, SCR, etc from basic electronics.

Then ques from digital comm like draw adder/ sub ckt, flip-flops etc then from mobile

communication, data structure (stack, queue, linked list) and finally 2 questions frm C(about storage classes).

Since I was an ECE student they asked most of the questions from electronics.

Be confident with Ur answers n face them boldly.

3rd round: HR interview: (here also 2 members.)

Tell about U? Y TCS? Y should V take u? Any extra curricular activities? Strengths? R U


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mobile/ willing to relocate? Any questions to us? They also asked some question on

Wireless comm since I had mentioned about it in my resume.

These were the questions asked to me that I remember.

Be thorough with what ever U have mentioned in Ur resume because questions will b

based on that only. So b confident n answer boldly. Then success will follow U.All the best

Thank yu,

Usha.college,14ece,13cse,12mech,11eee,8mca,2civil,2m.tech

tell me about ur project?

few questions on projectIs platform independence useful property in Java?

Explain portability?

What is a servlet?

servlets can be invoked from?alternative feature for AWT in JAVA

additional features in JDK1.5.1 compared to JDK 1.4.1(springs, framework.)

what is Java bean?

The interview started with the questionwhat r ur fav subjects? ans C,java,SQl

he started with sql

what is a view? diff b/w view and a tablewhat is denormalisation

what is the difference between array and vector?

what is data structure and what are its various forms?what are the advantages of normalisation?

what is redundancy?

what are the difference between sequential and index file system?a question on group-by clause?

what is a kernal?

what are the functons of kernal?

write a C programif str1="anil samal"

str2="sa"

str3="b"if str2 is found in str1 then replace str2 with str3?

The HR interview is cool

They just asked as tell me abt urself?tell me about ur family background

What u will be in next five years?

(I answered as consultant as it was one of the post described in ppt)

what do u know abt TCS?


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Why TCS?

Can you do job anywhere in the world?

Do u sign the bond for 2 years?ANy queries?

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What is semaphore?explain 3 operations on that?What is the purpose of usi

ng semaphores ?

what are the consumer , producer functions ?

what is dead lock starvation ?what are the conditions for dead lock ?

what are the differences between paging and segmentation? what are the advantages &

disadvantages ?

what is tharshing?with an example explain round robin scheduling alogrithm?

what is client or server computing ?what is difference between DBMS&RDBMS?

What is a view?

What is normalisation?Explain the different NFs

What is difference b/n 3rd NF and BCNF?How many types of relations exists b/n the tablesin DBMS?What are they?

What is SQL & PLSQL?explain the difference.

Write the algorithm for plaindromeflow chart and Cprogram

What is stack ? Explain the operations using arrays.

what are the application of queues

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recursion examplerealtime application of stacks

how to access file

what to do the end of the filewhat is ur toughest c program

what are ur strengths

what are ur abilities over other candidates interviewing

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what is a pointer?

Define an array?

refer an array using a pointerWhwn writing a program for which concept do u give preference?

what is UML?

who is an actor in UML?different kinds of diagrams in UML?

Draw a use case diagram?

oops concerptswhich program are u prefer

DS/Array

what is ur Adv UNIX?

why only TCS?

is there overloading in c?

what is virtual functions?

what is polymorphism?what is compile time polymorphism

what is run time polymorphism?what is a pointer explain?

type of inheritances with example.how the constructer is executed in derived class?

what is data abstraction ,what is encapsulation

what is dynamic initialization?what is the kernel?

what happen when you log on in unix system?

what are the different OS that you have known?is dos system can be connected to network?

what happens if UPS is not there and system is abruptly shutdown?

what is the difference between windows and linux?can you find where the file is stored by using its

name?

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Give me a brief introduction abt ur selfexplain me abt ur paper presentation?

cut a joke on ur topic of presentation

how do u justify ur self as a Cse studentWhat are ur fav subjects? Why data structures?

Applns of Queue ,stacks,linked list...so on?

Types of data structuresdiff btn linear and non linear DS

applns of linked lists

did u ever practically write a programme using a DS? if so what is it

practically explain applns of DS in normal life


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what r ur other fav subjects?

tell me diff of paging vs segmentation?

varoius scheduling algorithms?wha r ur fav hobbies?

So u like being a boss?(As I have mentioned few things abt few great leaders in previous

questions)How do u find kakinada?

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question related to paper presentation in ur resumewhat is ur fav subject? ans OS

what is the concept of semaphore?

what r monitor

what r the diff b/w them and which is more advantageouswhat is paging and explain with te help of the diagram

what conditions affect the value in adder of pagingwhat is segmentation and explain the diff b/w paging and segmentation

what is the diff GROUP BY and HAVING clauses in SQL

query using group by and having clauses

what r the diff types o f joins and explain themwrite an assembly lang program to add two numbers

write a flow chart with a condition for addition of 2 numbers

why do we prefer java to c++?

what is the difference bnetween final and finally?what is an operating system?

what is a kernel?

what is aprocess and different states of aprocess?explain kill command and in which OS environment it is used.

how many firms of normalization are there explain the forms?

write a query to select all the columns from atable.

questions on papers 1 presentedwhat is blue tooth technology?

what is cryptography?

which command is used in UNIX environment to know more information about othercommands?

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tell me about ur self

favorite subject - java and c


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diference between static in java and c?

what is UNIX programming called?

how can u combine two tables?how many types of JOIN functions are there?

for what purpose OUTER JOIN is used?

write the JOIN function for combining two tables?difference between outer and inner join?

tell some commands in UNIX?

how many types of shells are there ?what are they?what are ur strengths and weaknesses?

asked about my name -meaning of it in detail.

family back ground.

what r ur hobbies?why TCS?

where do want to see urself after 5 years.

if interview is being taking place at 6th floor you to come by steps how many steps did u

take to come to the interview.why did u like in TCS.

what will you do if you have come across some one who produced a fake certificate.any queries about TCS?

what are ur favourate subjects

what is ur rating in C languagefrom 0-5 Not only C,SQL and OSWhat are the topics in OS

OS

How do u achieve concurrency b/n two processWhat is the difference b/n semaphores and monitors?

What is the difference b/n paging and segmentation

What is the difference b/n MVT and MFTmain advantage of threads

Why threads are not used(disadvantage of threads)

SQLsome queries based on a)group by clause b)having clause

What is the diff between count and count(*)

They gave a table and asked a query to print "city name where more than five people are

living"Conditions that are to be applied when 'groupby clause' is used

What are subqueries with example &procedure to write a query with subqueries

program to add two numbersgave two dates likes 24-7-1994 11-0601995

write a program to calculate number of days b/n the given dates

Java:

Why classes are imported?

What is a class?

Structure of a class?


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What is an object?

C:

Define Data structures?Linked Lists?

Node?

Swapping done in nodes?DBMS:

define constraints?

Foreign KeyPrimary key

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what is your favourate subject?

Define sequence diagram?Differentiate between data structures and binary trees,trees and graphs?

What is a binary tree? Why it is used instead of graphs & where it is used.How will u represent classes in UML

Explain use case diagram?

Give one example of use case diagram?

explain the implementation of use case diagram in projects or programingexplain the use of UML where do u find its application?

Name some of the s/w u know

what are the fatures of rdbms?explain about hte primary key and foriegn key and is their any difference between them

different features in RDBMS than in DBMS

define the function malloc and calloc and differentiate their applnsdifferences between stacks and queues?

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Give a brief lecture about paging for 1 minwhat is memory mgmt

what is virtual memory

why C is used instead of COBOL,FortranWhat is TLAB?

Is associative mapping h/w or s/w approach

what is circular linked list ? What are its advantagesExplain the differences between UNIX and C

How to implement a Queue?

hi friends


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i like to tell you all that with GOD'S blessings i have been placed in TCS. the TCS

off-campus was held at chennai on 16th and 17th of july 2005. it was on the spot

registration. on 20th they put the cadidates names who have been selected on the website.i had my interview on 23rd july at 8:30AM at TCS office at vadapalani, chennai.

thanks to this wonderful group and to CHETANA mam, without whom i would not have

got this success. only with the help of the files i downloaded from this group i was able toclear the written test.

THANKS AND THANKS A LOT.

to those people who are yet to get a job. dont worry somewhere some good job iswaiting for you. i have attended 10 companies before TCS. at first i wasn't able to clear

the

written test for some 3 companies and after that i cleared the written test but wan't able to

clear GD in 2 companies and failed in the inteview in the other companies.at times i felt so bad that i didn't get a job. but i had the confidence that i will get a job

soon. so that is only required to you all and just keep working hard.

now some tips to crack the TCS written test:1: synonyms and antonyms: go through the previous papers and dont just read the

GRE high frequency words alone. read the exercise given after every wordlist in theGRE barrons book. mostly the words will be from those exercise only.

2: maths: just learn the method from the previous papers and just dont blindly mug up the

answers because they change some details. for example one question is about the

memory and they give the starting address and ask u to find the memory location of(8,5)or something like that and in one question paper they give that each location is four

bits long and in other they give one location is 8 bits long. so go through the question

carefully.3: we had one reading comprehension and i will suggest u to keep this section the last to

answer.

4:in the analytical ability we had 3 passages. go through GRE barrons(old edition) andatleast 2 will be form this book.

my interview experience:we had one technical interview and one MR interview

the interview panel had two members. one lady and one sir.

for me they just asked questions from C and little about the final year project.i am a ECE

student.they asked me to write a program(fibonacci series). the interview was easy for me.

they asked about pointers and why it is used?

what is a NULL pointer?what do you know about linked list?

what is array and what is structure?

what is multiplexing?then asked some general questions like why do u want to switch over to software?

where will u be after 3-5 years?

do u have any idea of doing higher studies?

what is your aim?


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for my friend they some basic questions from the ECE subjects and also from C. so it

depends upon the panel.

in the MR interview only one sir was there in the panel.first he asked me to tell me about yourself and about your backgroud?

why do you want to join TCS?

are you mobile?he asked me are you good in C?

i said:yes sir.

he asked me to tell the difference between call by value and call by reference? what isfibonacci series?

i said the answers and then he too asked me "why do u want to switch over to software?"

then he asked what steps have u taken to enter to the software field?

then he said u had maths till your second year and how much did you score in it?i said i used to score above 70. then he asked me to tell "what is the transpose of

a matrix?" i said that correctly and then he asked me some questions from my project.

then he said "u have to take a decision, it's in the favour of theclient but it will embarass

yourfriend,what will u do?"

i said i will take the decision in favour of the client and i will explain my situation to myfriend.

after some more questions he asked me if i have any questions and then he said

all the best.

so this is my interview experience.so ALL THE BEST to all of you.

take care.bye.

fromsangeetha

hi all!!

i thank all the grp members for the cont mails and data abt most of the big companies.

i had only TCS in my mind and prepared only for it and no ther company.and i finally made it!!

I prepared well and attended the interview, so i cleared the HR interview.

First i had a technical interview which lasted for abt 30mins. i was asked abt the miniproject, dbms, oops concepts

meaning of my name, languages known, write a prg in java- i explained the program,

write an sql query (gave a table and a condition), tell me a situationwhere u handled stress (as i had written in my resume), whether sanskrit can be used for

developing other languages

and it is being researched for making a programming language, what is the differencebetween vi editor of unix

and linux etc.

After that i was asked to wait to attend the HR interview, where they asked me equal

number of


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technical questions like explain phases of a lifecycle, s/w testing types and examples of

testing , etc. why TCS,

agreement for bond, r u mobile? if given a chance in which phase of SDLC would uplace urself?

and questions of that sort. i answered quite convincingly for all the questions.

the results were over a toll free number they gave.i cleared the tech interview , waiting for appointment order.

finally i got placed in TCS....

can mail me if u have any doubts... but decent ones only. i dont have any idea abtwhere they will place me after training.

SO ALL OF U PREPARE WHOLE HEARTEDLY AND WIN IN UR LIFE........

ALL THE BEST.

regs,

today is the most happiest day in my life .......u people know why.......yes...coz.....i got placed in TCS(Tata Consultancy Services).....

i got the results just know.......i was verymuch thankfull to all those who prayed for my sucess....(especially u ?????-

hmmmm ya its u.....)

this is my job junt..

1. Sutherland(cc) - out in 1st round2. ProTech(it) - out in 1st round

3. Sutherland(cc) - got through after 7 rounds..(but this is just a

backup i was searching for a It job)

4. Verizon(it) - out in 1st round

5. Infosys(it) - out in 1st round6. grace labs(it) - out in 1st round

7. Data Patterns(it) - out in 1st round

8. Odyssey(it) - out in 1st round9. Hcl Cisco(it) - out in 2nd round

10. TCS(it) - believe it or not i made it atlast after 3 rounds

s, ofcourse 10 is the lucky number for me.......if prabhakar can do it..u people candefenitely do it...it is not the matter of how many interview we attend....what did we

learnt from each of your attempt is what that really matters.........

after my first interview with sutherland i thought i worth nothing....i felt very bad....butencouragements all around, i thought the otherwise......sutherland called me again....i

went with some confidence and i got it..........that gave me lot of confidence...

getting through the first round in any company is very difficult.....u need lot ofpreparation for that, select the company and hit the dick da mamas.....papers r available in

bundles in net...


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those who missed tcs dont feel, if not tcs there is always cts or hcl waiting for

u...........go get it.....prepare well for that....do the techies by the side....c, c++ and a bit of

java is must....u dont need to master it...do the basic goddddd that will do......

trust in god...we all will get it......go break the legs......

Hey People,I have been a dormant member of this group for a long

time... But i have been noticing all the papers and queries sent by

diff members of the group... After a long struggle i have finally got

through all the rounds of TCS and finally got selected.. I thank thevarious members of the group for their valuablle sugesstions..

I would like to specify few important tips for EEE students those who

inspire to get into TCS.. As i myself am from EEE dept..As usual the aptitude round comes from all previous papers. Main

thing is to clear the technical interview..Jus know the basics of c,c++, thats all they

will be looking for... Be very confident with your project.. By the

way u explain ur project to them, they must understand that u know

everything in it.. Moreover be strong with ur basics in machines,power sys etc... You have to specify an area of intrest in which u

have to be very strong..

Confidence is the most important thing every interviewer

would be looking for.. So make your body language right...

Above all you need a small stroke of luck.. Believe in

GOD... Whatever happens, happens for good...

If u fail in one there is always the next one in line for you........

ALL THE VERY BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS AND GOD BLESS..

bye,

Udaykiran........

Hi FriendsPrakash here...

Got a good tutorial for all of you..

Few answers are funny,, But shows reality


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A lot of people know how to write a resume and talk their way into an interview. But

when they get into the make or break dialogue, they stumble upon tough questions.

Below, is some advice on approaching the tough questions that interviewers like to throwat job applicants:

Why did you leave your last job?

Real answer: It sucked.What you should say: I felt my talents and abilities were underutilized.

____________________________________________________________

What are your biggest weaknesses?Real answer: I can't concentrate for more than five minutes, hate all forms of authority

and tend to fall asleep at my desk.

What you should say: I'm a workaholic. I just don't know when to put down my work.

____________________________________________________________

You don't seem to hold on to a job long. Why should we think you'll stay here any longer

than you've stayed elsewhere?

Real answer: My employers have always had a hang-up about keeping only competentemployees..

What you should say: I'm at a point in my career where I am tired of moving around. Ireally want to feel part of a team, a long-term enterprise, where I can make a

contribution.

___________________________________________________________

For all those of u aiming for job switches...............How do you handle change?

Real answer: I deal with it everyday, unless I'm out of clean underwear.

What you should say: I think everyone knows that today the only constant is change. Ithrive on it.

____________________________________________________________

How do you get along with others?Real answer: Fine, as long as they stay out of my face.

What you should say: I think the interpersonal dynamics of the workplace can be among

the most satisfying aspects of anyjob.___________________________________________________________

What does the word success mean to you?

Real answer: It means that I don't have to drag my sorry ass out of bed to kiss yours.

What you should say: Success, for me, would be knowing I am making a differenceworking with a team of people to make a more profitable enterprise.

____________________________________________________________

What does the word failure mean to you?Real answer: It means I continue to collect unemployment insurance.

What you should say: Failure? I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean. That word is not

in my vocabulary.____________________________________________________________

Do you get along with your current boss?

Real answer: I get along fine, considering what kind of a malicious person he is.

What you should say: I don't think I'd call him a boss; he's been more of a mentor to me.


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____________________________________________________________

Do you ever get angry with co-workers?

Real answer: I don't get angry, I get even.What you should say: Nothing angers me more than to see a co-worker not pulling his

weight, goofing off or stealing. Yes, sometimes I do get angry with co-workers.

____________________________________________________________Can I contact your references?

Real answer: Sure, but they won't know who I am.

What you should say: Some of them are out of the country right now. Maybe I canarrange to have them contact you.

____________________________________________________________

Sorry its bit funny..But I Will say.. Dont show your ego. Just be Quite & Natural.

No Showoff & Over confidence.

U will get in :)

Wish U all the best to all.... Comments welcome

TCS recruitment conducted on 29th Aug 04 Chennai

Discretion abt written Selection Process

Written Test:

Prepare from previous papers. Its of the same pattern.Prepare wordlist from Barrons.There was no psychometric test.We had only 1 and a half hr to complete the paper. For

quants, we had to write the answers and were not of multiple choices. Logical questionswere bit tough.Main problem is the time shortage to complete it fully.

Interview

There were around 8 - 10 panels for tech intrw held at TCS, Karapakkam,Chennai.Environment was excellent.

People from TCS were very soft and had a cheerful face.

In my panel, two persons of age around 35 40 yrs interviewed me.Tech intrw was heldfor around 55 min. Slightly drilling but easy.After clearing tech, I attended HR where one

young man interviewed me.It went for half an hour exactly.Most of them were only

personal questn and some tech Qs.On my time slot, 5 ppl attended in that same panel andonly 2 cud get thro.

For another friend, the tech held for just 10min.They asked 2 gen. Qs like where he is

from (Ambattur) and how he reached that office.Then 2 tech Qs 1) Shannons theory ?Ans: I dont know2) Diff betn up85 & 86. He told correctly.He got selected.

So, it depends on ur luck to get a good panel.

Technical Interview


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1. Introduce ur self.

2. First person started..He asked my mark sheets from which Qs were poured from various subj Id

studied in my BE (ECE) syllabus

3. Favourite subj.?Digital

4. How abt mp?

Draw the architecture of 8085?Explain each block?Interrupts and its types? Flags?

5. Write a program to multiply 2 nos?Diff betn MOV & MVI?Diff betn 85 & 86And

some more?Latest mp used?

6. Next person started..Whats inside a CPU of PC? Inside processor? Whats aMODEM? working?

If 2 PCs connected to a server using 2 MODEMs, what is the fn of each modem?

7. Back from first personmeanwhile the 2nd person was going through my

marksheets and certificates.

Lets move 2 ur fav subjDigital -Draw the diag of OR and NOR? OR internal

ckt diag ?I managed to draw a diag which is logically correct ( with 2 transistors ..)

Universal gates? Why? Draw OR using NOR gates? What is multiplexed?

8. Slowly deviated to analog-Describe abt transistor? Types? Types of BJT? Diag

for NPN and PNP?

Differentiate where they r used?Uses of transistor according to mode of opn.?

Uses of diode?How it is used as rectifier?

Zener diode?What is bias?

What is thyristor?

SCR? Where used?Diff betn thyristor & transistor?

And some more

9. Then programming How good u r with programming? I know only C.Asked me to write a pgm.

Im not well versed with programming. I know only conceptually.

Why pointers? AnsweredLuckly, they skipped the topic.

10. ThenNetwork Topologies? Bus, ring

What u know in networking?I know only the basics as this was not choosen as our elective.

Then whats ur elective?


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Biomedical..

(I think the person was good in that subj.)

11. I was caught He fired several questions likeHow ECG working?

Stethoscope working?

BP ? and moreHow pressure converted to signal?

Transducers?

12. Then came to the projectExplain ur proj.I explained clearly with proj report.

Some Qs on project.

I myself added that I did with 3 other students from different states and couldmanage to complete the project successfully.

13. Finally general QsYou did a proj in digital design and why do u want to come

to software?

Why not hardware?What guarentee u give that u wont shift to hardware after 2 yrs saying u dont

like S/w?

Another person asked what u studied in Engineering economics & mgmt?R u interested in this subj?

I frankly said its a bit boring subj. coz there is nothing to learn and this is the

subj where we write stories.They smiled.If we put u in proj dealing with mgmt,..difft from what uve studied in BE, r u

ready to do that?

U said its a boring subj. & now ready to switch over to that ?

First of all, working at TCS itself is a great pleasure and it would be my duty to

develop interest in that subject and shine well in that area.Finally they asked any Qs 2 us?

Yes sir!

On what electronics related proj r u working currently?Then I smiled and said then there is a chance for me to get into electronics based

s/w projects.

HR Interview

1. Introduce urself other than in application.

I told abt my positives and ideologies.While I was saying the 2nd point of myideology, my throat got chocked coz of fear.

Are u alright? Yes sir. Im slightly nervous.Its OK.

2. Whats ur hobbies?

Playing Tennis and chess.In chess, how its scored?

I said weve checkmate the opponent king.

He poured more Qs on chess.


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I said, I used to play chess only with computer just as a time pass and not serious

with that.

How many squares r there in a chess board?1st I said 100 and then said sorry 64.

3. How abt tennis? How many sets are played in a match?How it is scored?

said 0, 15, 30, 45, game.I made a damn mistake of saying 45 instead of 40.He again asked to check and I was still stubborn with my ans.

What is game point? match pt? Deuce?

Who is ur fav. tennis player?Why?But, Pete Sampras everytime defeats Agassi?

Whats ESPIRIT (Dept. assocn)?

4. What uve done?Arranged VLSI conference.

Whats VLSI?

More than 1 million transistors per chip.

Explain sth abt VLSI.

5. No. of zeros in a million?6

No. of zeros in a lakh?

Got struck (due to tension) and started counting from units digit in mind.Thensaid 5. I frankly told him, I need to count by fingers

He laughed..

6. Whats ur fav. subj? DigitalDescribe OR & NOR gate in a sentence form

What is the IC no. for AND gate?

which co. produces such chips?

7. Where do u see urself after 3 yrs ?

Whats ur ambition?Why TCS?(He really got stunned with my knowledge abt TCS)What way u can provide a s/w that is useful to the community as well as TCS?

I gave some ideas like cognition tech for blind ppl and web-based applns,

Why s/w?

Stressed the importance of software with egs.What efforts u made to get into Software?

Any thing u did for the community welfare?

I gave a finishing touch. As of now, I cud help only physically. I think, if Imbeing selected and once if I join TCS, I can help ppl even monitorily.

8. Finally, Any Qs to me?

Yes sir!Whats the training period? 45 days

Whether I can avail transportation facilities from TCS? yes

Whether u do any electronics related proj @ Chennai? No. Its done at Hyd only.Thanked him and smiled my way back home with great confidence.


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Winning The Body Language Game

Everyone uses body language during the interview (whether they realize it or not), butvery few think about in advance and modify their body language to produce the most

positive effect. Body language is merely the smaller, less prominent nonverbal cues thatwe give others while communicating. Following are some typical interpretations of body

language cues:

Openness and Warmth: open-lipped smiling, open hands with palms visible,

unbuttoning coat upon being seated.

Confidence: leaning forward in chair, chin up, putting tips of fingers of one handagainst the tips of fingers of other hand in "praying" or "steepling" position, hands

joined behind back when standing.

Nervousness: smoking, whistling, pinching skin, fidgeting, jiggling pocketcontents, running tongue along front of teeth, clearing throat, hands touching the

face or covering part of the face, pulling at skin or ear, running fingers through

hair, wringing hands, biting on pens or other objects, twiddling thumbs, biting

fingernails (action itself or evidence of), tongue clicking. Untrustworthy/Defensive: frowning, squinting eyes, tight-lipped grin, arms

crossed in front of chest, pulling away, chin down, touching nose or face, darting

eyes, looking down when speaking, clenched hands, gestures with fist, pointingwith fingers, chopping one hand into the open palm of the other, rubbing back of

neck, clasping hands behind head while leaning back in the chair.

As you can see, there are far more negatives than positives--possibly more than we areconsciously aware of. This list is given not so that you can artificially adopt the positivebody language techniques, but more to help you recognize and avoid the negatives. If you

have a habit of doing any of the above negatives, remove that action from your pattern of

behavior before it sends the wrong signal. Concentrate on removing it now so you willnot have to think about it during the interview.

And keep in mind the opposite side of the desk. As you talk with an interviewer, be

aware of (although not preoccupied with) their body language and nonverbal cues. Do not

try to read in more than is actually being communicated, but try to develop a sense of theinterviewer's reception of you. The most obvious example is the smile connection--when

your smile brings about a smile from the interviewer. Do your best to stay connected with

your interviewer--both verbally and nonverbally.


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TCS INTERVIEW

In the panel there was only one lady. First she asked me to introduce myself.Then asked

if I like programming or not. I said yes. 1.she asked me to write the program to find if anumber is even or odd.

2.Then she wrote the following program :

Main ( )

{ int i =7;

printf(%d, i ++ * i++);

}

also for the above program printf(%d, ++i * ++ i); diff between i++ and ++i.

3.diff between binary tree and AVL tree. Asked me to draw diagrams and explain. Howtomake a binary tree an AVL tree.

4.what is dynamic binding.

5.What is polymorphism. What are the diff types of polymorphism in c++.

6.Then she wrote the following :

char func( int a, int b);

char * func( int a, int b);

and asked me if it is an example of function overloading or not.

7.design a class with the data name, age and salary and write three functions one to set

the data, one to get the data and anotjer to display the data.

8.what is a universal gate. She sketched a NOT GATE with feedback from the output to

the input line ( one input and one output line ) and asked me to identify the device and

draw its truthtable.

9. what is the diff between compiler and interpreter.

10. what are the diff phases of a compiler.

11.what are syntactic and semantic errors. Give an example and explain.


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12. she wrote on a paper I eat horse and asked me what kind of error is this.

13. asked me that a program consists of 10 lines. There is an error in the 5th line , how

would the compiler and interpreter behave.

14. what is deadlock.

15. deadlock detection and deadlock prevention which one is better.

16.what is normalization.

17. what is an entity.

18. what are the diff types of relations between antities.

19. what is DDL, what is DML.

20. how many bit-processor is the 8085 microprossesor.

21. the memory space that 8085 microprocessor can address.

22. conversion of a number from decimal to hexadecimal.

23. define waterfall model(classical) . tell me its advantages and disadvantages.

24.how many layers are there in ISO/OSI model.

25. how many layers are there in TCP/IP reference model and their names.

26. diff between TCP and UDP.

27.what is protocol.

These are all the questions I was asked. I couldnt clear the Tech round because Ifeltvery uncomfortable with the compiler part with which she spent a lot of time. And

alsothe digital logic part, I couldnt identify the device and couldnt draw the truthtable.

Also I told the diff between TCP and UDP is TCP is connection oriented and UDP is

connectionless, she said thats not the only difference but I couldnt remember othersdifferences.

Though in the form I mentioned my fav subjects as C,C++, OS, Datastructure, Software

Engineering, I was asked questions from other subjects too as you can see here. I

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General Tips To Overcome An Interview

So what if you are not a mountaineer. Or a keen hiker. You still cannot treat your

interview like a careless morning trot along a jogger's path. Your jaw-jaw at the interviewtable is nothing less than a cautious climb up a mountain trail--which begins around your

early childhood and meanders through the years at the academia before reaching a newsummit in your career.And as you retrace your steps down memory lane make sure that

you post flags at important landmarks of your life and career, so that you can pop thembefore the interview panel scoops them out of you. You don't want to be at the receiving

end, do you?

Face the panel, but don't fall of the chair in a headlong rush-and-skid attempt to tell your

story. Take one step at a time. If you place your foot on slippery ground, you could beejecting out on a free fall.

So prepare, fortify your thoughts, re-jig your memory, and script and design your story

(without frills and falsity). Without the right preparation and storyboard, you could be aloser at the interview. Here are a few preparation tips that books on interviews sometimes

overlook.

Before the interview

1. Chronological Outline of Career and Education Divide your life into "segments"

defining your university, first job, second job. For each stage, jot down :

The reason for opting certain course or profession; Your job responsibilities in your

previous/current job; Reason of leaving your earlier/current job. You should be clear in

your mind where you want to be in the short and long term and ask yourself the reasonwhy you would be appropriate for the job you are being interviewed for and how it willgive shape to your future course.

2. Strengths and Weaknesses

You should keep a regular check on your strengths and weaknesses. Write down three (3)

technical and three (3) non-technical personal strengths. Most importantly, showexamples of your skills. This proves more effective than simply talking about them. So if

you're asked about a general skill, provide a specific example to help you fulfil the

interviewer's expectations. It isn't enough to say you've got "excellent leadership skills".

Instead, try saying:

"I think I have excellent leaderships skills which I have acquired through a combination

of effective communication, delegation and personal interaction. This has helped my

team achieve its goals."

As compared to strengths, the area of weaknesses is difficult to handle. Put across yourweakness in such a way that it at leaset seems to be a positive virtue to the interviewer.


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Describe a weakness or area for development that you have worked on and have now

overcome.

3. Questions you should be prepared for

Tell us about yourself.

What do you know about our company?

Why do you want to join our company?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Where do you see yourself in the next five years?

How have you improved the nature of your job in the past years of your working? Why

should we hire you?

What contributions to profits have you made in your present or former company? Whyare you looking for a change?

Answers to some difficult questions :

Tell me about yourself ?

Start from your education and give a brief coverage of previous experiences. Emphasisemore on your recent experience explaining your job profile.

What do you think of your boss?

Put across a positive image, but don't exaggerate.

Why should we hire you? Or why are you interested in this job?

Sum up your work experiences with your abilities and emphasise your strongest qualities

and achievements. Let your interviewer know that you will prove to be an asset to the

company.

How much money do you want?

Indicate your present salary and emphasise that the opportunity is the most important

consideration.

Do you prefer to work in a group?


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Be honest and give examples how you've worked by yourself and also with others. Prove

your flexibility.

4. Questions to As

At the end of the interview, most interviewers generally ask if you have any questions.Therefore, you should be prepared beforehand with 2-3 technical and 2-3 non-technical

questions and commit them to your memory before the interview.

Do not ask queries related to your salary, vacation, bonuses, or other benefits. This

information should be discussed at the time of getting your joining letter. Here we aregiving few sample questions that you can ask at the time of your interview.

Sample Questions

Could you tell me the growth plans and goals for the company?

What skills are important to be successful in this position?

Why did you join this company? (optional)

What's the criteria your company uses for performance appraisal?

With whom will I be interacting most frequently and what are their responsibilities and

the nature of our interaction?

What is the time frame for making a decision at this position?

What made the previous persons in this position successful/unsuccessful?

5. Do your homework

Before going for an interview, find out as much information on the company (go toJobsAhead Company Q and A) as possible. The best sources are the public library, the

Internet (you can check out the company's site), and can even call the company and get

the required information. The information gives you a one-up in the interview besides

proving your content company or position.

Clearing the interview isn't necessarily a solitary attempt. Seek assistance from

individuals who are in the profession and whose counsel you value most. Be confident in

your approach and attitude; let the panel feel it through your demeanour, body languageand dressing.


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Getting prepared for your interview is the best way to dig deep and know yourself. You

will be surprised that it would breed a new familiarity become more familiar with your

own qualifications that will be make you present yourself better. All the best and getready to give a treat.

Back To

TCS INTERVIW

(August 28, 2004)

Me: Good Evening Sir

Sir: Good Evening please take your seat.

Me: Thank you sir,

Sir: Introduce yourself

Me: I explained a lot of things without tension(achievements,qualification,hobby's etc)

Sir: Tell me about your project

Me: I explained a brief idea about my project

Sir: Is it a live project or done for any other organization

Me: Replied

Sir: Oh you were done this project using .Net platform

Me: Yes sir

Sir: Write a query to select stdno from two tables with given condition

Me: I done it easily(We done this in s6)

Sir: What is RDBMS?

Me: Explained the answer

Sir: Name some RDBMS

Me: I explained(Oracle, SqlServer)


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Sir: What is meant by join?

Me: Explained

Sir: What are different types of join?

Me:Now I don't remember sir( Actually I did not prepare DBMS at that time)

Madam: What is LINUX Performance measuring tool (Because I described it in myresume as my miniproject?)

Me: Explained confidently with examples

Sir: What is IP address.

Me: Confidently explained on the basis of internet(Explained DNS, Translations etc.)

(This impressed them )

Sir: You know c, Java (I included these languages in my resume)

Me: Yes

Sir: Write a program to divide two numbers

Me: Easily done

Sir: What precaution you can do against division by Zero

Me: Explained with the condition

Madam : What is pointer

Me : Explained

Sir : Give some application of pointers?

Me: explained as example of Linked list

Madam: Look at me and say, you know 8086 Microprocessor (Because I included it in

resume).

Then write the same program in 8086 assembly language.

Me: I done easily


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Madam: Good

Madam: What you meant by static variables in c

Me: Explained

Madam: Explain Binary search Algorithm

Me: Explain the implementation of Divide & Conquer algorithm on Binary search

Sir: Tell me the concept of OOPS

Me: I explained with examples

Sir: What do you mean by base class and derived class?

Me: I explained with examples.

Sir: I think you are interest in sports (Because I explained I was the general captain in my

college)

Me: Yes sir

Sir: Tell me the name of athlete who won 100m race in Athens 2004

Me: (I expects this question) then I replied, Justin Gatlin from USA

Sir: About lady

Me: I think she is from Hungary, but I don't remember her name.

Sir: Can you tell me any thing about TCS

Me: Explained a lot (Because I was prepared well for this question)

Sir: good

Sir: Can you name the CEO of TCS

Me: I heard about this sir, but now I don't remember.

Sir: Gave answer

Madam: Why are you selecting the computer field?

Me: Explained (I told them that I had a pc in my home since from my 10th std)


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Sir: Why should we hire you?

Me: Explained

Sir: You can wait in the 1st floor.

Me: Thank you sir

Sir: Ok

I think the technical interview was around 30 minutes and I perform well.

In the floor I could see 4 or 5 guys, they were completed the Tech interview, waiting for

next round.

After 2 minute break they called me again for HR (I think I was the first man to appear

the HR in that schedule)

One man

Me: Good evening sir

Sir: Good evening

Sir: (Completely referred my resume and the form)

Sir: You are from Kerala

Me: Yes Sir

Sir: Tell me the generic name who collects the stamps

Me: I don't know sir(Because I included stamp collection as my hobby).

Sir: Gave the answer ( Still I don't remember)

Sir: Are you attended any other interviews or tests

Me: I was attended SYNTEL, written at that time I could not clear the written. This is myfirst interview

( I think this impressed him because of my open mindness)

Sir: Your preferred location

Me: Bangalore


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Sir: Why

Me: All my friends are here, working various companies

Sir: Can you name some companies now your friends are working

Me: ACCENTURE, WIPRO

Sir : If you get through TCS, most probably you will be relocate any where in India,

Me: I am ready to go every where sir

Sir: Tell me about your family background

Me: Explained

Sir: Explained about the TCS 2 year bond

Sir: Are you willing to agree this bond

Me: Yes sir

Sir: Abt your parents

Me: Yes sir

Sir: Explained the medical and c, c++ tests during the training

Me: Yes sir

Sir: You can move now

Me: Thank you sir

Sir: OK

The HR interview was only for 10 minutes

These are my TCS interview experience,

One thing you must remember before interview is you must be confident. Don't try tobluff them.

The answer must be true. If you don't know any particular question , you can just say " I

DON'T KNOW SIR " ,


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but not for all questions. You must be frank

MEASUREMENT OF PERSONALITY (Self description tests)

Whenever the psychologists talk about instruments of "measuring" personality, theyseparate out certain aspects or traits from a unified whole person, purely as a matter of

convenience. These aspects or traits do not exist as separate entitles. They are only

aspects of a ways of looking at the unitary person. However, it is inevitable that we dopick the person to pieces to study and understand him. We cannot look at everything at

once. It will be convenient to define the terms to refer to certain segments or respective of

personality that we may wish to measure or evaluate. These terms and the meaning

attached to them are briefly given below:

Useful things by Google :

TEMPERAMENT refers to the individual's characteristic mood, activity level,

excitability and focus of concern. It includes such dimensions as cheerful-gloomy,energetic-lethargic, excited - calm, introverted-extroverted, and dominant-submissive.

CHARACTERrelates to those aspects of individual behavior to which a definite social

value has been attached. Honesty, cooperatives, thrift, kindliness, and loyalty are alllabels for social virtue.

ADJUSTMENT is a term used to indicate how well the individual has been able to makepeace with himself and the world around him. In so far as the individual can comfortably

accept himself and his world, in so far as his ways of life do not get him in trouble with

his social group, he will be considered as well adjusted.

INTERESTS refer to the variety of choices the individual makes with respect to the

activities in which he engages he show preference for some, aversion to others.

ATTITUDESrelates to tendencies to accept or reject particular groups of individuals

sets of ideas or social Institutions. For the purpose of selection in employment, emphasisis normally given on the measurement of "Temperament" and "Adjustment", though

occasionally the "Interest" inventories are also used. Before we describe some of the

commonly used personality tests, it is worthwhile to know what a person has to do to

answer any such test or inventory adequately. Completing one of these tests usuallyrequires that the respondent be:


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a) able to read and understand the item

b) able to stand back and view his own behavior and to decide whether the statement is or

is not true of him , and

c) willing to give frank and honest answers. Each of these points raises certain issuesabout the validity (and hence usefulness) of self respects tests. One problem in

inventories of all types is that of reading load. This problem, is partly one of sheer

amount of reading. The slow reader may have trouble getting through so much verbiage,or may start responding without really reading through the item. The problem is partly

one of the level of reading i.e. of complexity of structure and abstractness of ideas

involved. If the vocabulary or the concepts are beyond the respondents comprehension,

he may again give up the attempt really to understand and may respond in superficial orrandom fashion.

The ten commandments of communication:

a. Seek to clarify your ideas before communicating.

b. Examine the true purpose of each communication.

c. Consider the total physical and human setting whoever you communicate

d. Consult others, when appropriate in planning communications.

e. Be meaningful while you communicate, of the overtones as well as the basic content of

your message.

f. Take the opportunity, when it arises to convey something of help or value to the

receiver.

g. Follow up your communications.

h. Communicate for tomorrow as well as for today.

i. Be sure your actions support your communications.

j. Seek not only to be understood but to understand as well - be a good listener.

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Body language

GESTURE MEANING

Arms crossed on Chest Defensiveness

Head tilted InterestedStroking Chin Evaluation, judgement

Touching nose Rejection, Denial

Unbuttoned coat Agreeableness Receptivity

Unbuttoned shirts Aggressiveness

Joined finger tips Confidence, pride

Hand before mouth Uncertainty/Insincerity

Hand along cheek Contemplation, Evaluation

Pupils of eye dilated Interest

Excessive blinking AnxietyRubbing back of neck Frustration

Leaning forward Interest

Leaning Backward Reserved judgement

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