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Commonly asked HR
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Tell me about your self ?
What you should not tell
Family background
Your weakness
Unrealistic goals and objectives not
relevant to the company
Dont bring up something new on whichyou cannot answer many questions
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Tell me about your self ?
What you can tell
Your values towards time, money, career,
ethics etc. Your strengths
Your team player abilities
Your goals and objectives that suit thecompany
Something special about you that theinterviewer should know
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Why should I hire you ? You can tell them about why you think your
skills and personality suit the company
You can talk about your exposure to theindustry, achievements (projects, workshops,
papers)
Your capabilities in this field
How your career growth plan is useful to the
companys growth
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What do you know about our company ?
Never go to an interview without knowing what the
company is doing
Before you go to the interview you should find out
What type of company is it ?
Who is the CEO and other major players What is the companys mission statement
Who are its clients
What is the annual turnover and profits in last quarter.
Welfare schemes of the company for the employees and for
the society
Their offices, existing as well as proposed
Their growth plan
Who are their competitors
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Tell me about your short term goals:
Tell them about where you see yourself 5 years from
now.
Show them that you have respect for time, money,
values and also some concrete plans for your future Long term plans imply where you see yourself 20-30
years from now
Have realistic goals or else be prepared to be grilled
Until now, you have been a dependent on parents,now that you will be free, what do you plan to do with
your time and money ?
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How would you rate yourself ?
Always do your ground work before going for
an interview
Know what the company is looking for
What is the job you will be doing What is expected from you
Can you deliver what is expected out of you
What preparation have you done to qualify in the
companys selection process How you are a better candidate than others
What extra can you bring into the company
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Why do you want to work for us ?
Dont go for an interview without preparation
You can talk about Referred by friends & seniors working for the company
Growth plans of the company
Size of the company
Achievements of the company
Market share of the company
Welfare plans of the company
Different verticals in the company
Policies of the company
Scope for professional and individual growth in the company
How it meets your short and long term career growth
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Do you know anyone who works for us ?
Know the policy of the company when it comes to
recruiting relatives.
Some companies do not hire people if they are
related to one or more of the Directors
Other companies need this information to get a
reference
You do not lose any thing by saying no
You can mention about friends/seniors in the
company instead of relatives
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Are you a team player ? Give examples
Talk about participation in team activities
Talk about your experience in organizing
extra-curricular activities
Talk about your team project work and your
contribution to the project
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What will you do if you do not like a co-worker ?
This is a trap be careful.
What you can say
Tell them how you handled people whom you did notlike in your class, college, school, neighborhood
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ry to dodge the question if you can Dont be very specific
Dont show them that you are living in a nutshell
Dont show them that you are very narrow minded
Dont tell them that you never came across colleagues
whom you did not like If they insist, succumb but dont say anything rubbish
Remember there are always people whom you dont likeand there are people who dont like you.
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What will you do if you do not like your
Manager ?
No matter how professionally a company is
run, Manager Subordinate problems and
inter-department problems are common atwork place
Do not be stubborn in not answering this
question
Consider a hypothetical situation and come
up with some answers (be creative)
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Tell me about a teacher that you did not like :
Be careful
Today : Teacher Tomorrow : Boss
Dont tell tem you did not like a teacher If you do, they will grill you more on why you did not
like the teacher
It is very easy for the panel to prove that you were
wrong about not liking a teacher If you can talk nastily about a teacher today,
tomorrow you will talk more nastily about a boss.
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Tell me about a classmate that
you do not like :
Think for a momentWhy will a HR Manager beinterested in your problems with a classmate?
Your answer will give them clues about yourpersonality
So be careful in your wording
Dont be adamant and deny having any problemswith your classmates
Give them an answer and give them a good answer Show them how you react to problem situations
Show them that youre a problem solver not aproblem maker
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If I hire you, how long do you think you
will work for us ?
Till death do us part
remember you are not entering into a marriage
Give a realistic picture You may leave the company if you are not satisfied
with the job
You may be asked to leave if they are not satisfied
with your work You may leave the company if the company is no
longer competent in the industry
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What are your long term goals ?
Where do you see yourself 20-30 years from
now
It is not about doing something for yourself
It is about doing something for your parents,
spouse, children and society at large
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hink about it carefully and show somecreativity
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Tell me about your strengths:
Dont give text book answers
Dont sound like you have practiced the answer
Come with some creative answers Be prepared to be grilled
Know that there is no correct answer and no wronganswer, it is the explanation that you give thatmatters.
Give examples Leave scope for sense of humor
Have room for criticism
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ell me about your weakness : DONT. Dont make their job easy. If you do not have
a good answer in mind, just shut up.
My cooking needs a lot of improvement
My sense of humor needs a good exercise
I could use a few lessons in dancing
I should be able to read faster
Watching Tom and Jerry
Reading Archie's
My music sense is not in sync
Try to divert their attention
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Tell me something about yourself that is
not there in the resume :
If there is not much to ask you from your resume,
they will ask you to tell them more
Stick to extracurricular activities / strengths Dress designing, interior-decoration, painting, books,
road trips, food, cooking, visiting places, music,
dance, movies, favorite novel-movie-star, role
model whatever you feel like, just keep the
interview going until they find something worth asking
Dont talk about subjectremember this is a HR
interview
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Tell me about your dream job :
Tell them clearly what you expect out of yourjob
Visualize your self ten years from now: Where you will be working
What you will be working
Who you will be working with
Remember what you plan to give is moreimportant than what you expect a company togive you, at least for the sake of the interview
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How can you prove to me that you
are better than the others ? This is the same question why should I hire you just
put differently
Show them that you understand what is expected outof you on the job
On a 0 to 10 scale, how do you rate yourprogramming skills
Tell them about your preparation, suitability of your
attitude, your IQ, your analytical ability, yourunderstanding of the software development life cycle
Dont literally compare your self with your classmates
That is not what they are expecting out of you
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Can you work under pressure ?
Yes
Give examples of short deadlines
Give examples of you working in teams to completethe tasks under tight deadlines
Give practical examples
You can give examples of personal/ or professionalproblems that you solved under high pressure
Pressure can be mental, financial, physical Show them you do not collapse under pressure
DEVADAS is a classic example of collapse in apressure situation
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Would you consider yourself to be a
workaholic ?
You do not get any extra leverage for being
workaholic unless you give a very good
example I would rather go for somebody who has a
balance between work, family and friends
Workaholics have a short life compared to a
more harmonious person
Play your cards safe
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What motivates you to perform your best
on the job ?
Two good looking secretaries
Dont talk about money being a
motivator
If you can deliver something better than
what is expected out of you on the job,
that itself is a big motivation
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Will you be able work in shifts ?
Although this is purely personal, my advise :
Yes I can work in shifts
Yes I am willing to travel abroad
Yes I am willing to relocate
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What have you done in the last year
to prepare for this job ?
Talk about training by Career Launcher
Talk about Campus Connect by Infosys
Talk about software you have learnt
Talk about research you have done
Talk about consulting your seniors and
friends Talk about net surfing
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Is there something you did not like in
the selection process ? Answers to this question are taken very seriously by
the Panel
You may talk about the selection process being verygood instead of being bad
Generally all big companies hire consultants to
decide the pattern of the exam and the question
papers
If you have an answer for this question, discuss it
with yourTPO
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How do you cope with
disappointments in life ?
Disappointments are part of life
It is how you deal them it that makes you
stronger Give examples
Show them how you gathered courage and
strength after facing a disappointment If you have a good example, discuss it with
yourTPO
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What do you do to motivate yourself ?
Boredom at workplace and in personal life is verycommon
You should not let boredom overtake you and ruinyour life
You can talk about: Taking a vacation and visiting new places Reading a book
Listening to some good music
Watching some movies
Spending time with your family Go on a blind date
Spending a day out with friends
Take a walk on the beach
Read Bhagvadh Gita or religious scriptures
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If you get a better company, will you leave
us ?
This is a trap be careful. They are checking your
presence of mind
Prepare well for this question Dont give an adamant No I will never leave your
company answer
Use your word power
A little sense of humor will help The panel can always fall prey for a little flattery
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Are you willing to sign a bond for 2-3
years with us ?
Do not be alarmed when the company asks you to
sign a bond for 2 or 3 years.
While preparing for the interview you should haveknown the policy of the company
It is quite natural for a company investing money on
your training and placement to expect you to stick
with them for at least 2 or 3 years
So, hidden or open, all companies require you
(fresher) to sign a bond or handover your
certificates/passport
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What about our company would force you
to leave us ?
This question is like an exit interview even before
you get the job
Even though they are asking you about why youwould leave the company, stick to why would like to
continue in the company
Prepare well, be realistic,mk when answering
Tell them you researched a lot to know about the
company and worked very hard to get into the
company
Act like leaving a company as a last option
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Tell me about your role in the project :
Notice : This is slightly different from tell me aboutyour project
Tell them about the team size and briefly about other
team members, who is good at what
Tell them about the work assigned to each teammember
Tell them about your role and how you achieved it
Tell them about how you helped the other team
members in achieving their tasks Always keep team spirit in mind
Always give importance to the whole team not self
If possible, tell them how you led the whole team
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Why IT and why not Core ?
Invention of wheel
Invention of paper
Invention of radio Invention of telephone
Invention of television
Invention of computer
Invention of WWW
They have all improved core engineering skills,they did not defeat them
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Are you planning to take GRE,
why ? why not ?
This is a trap
When a HR manager is recruiting people, he
would like to be confident all those recruitedwill join the company. Any ambiguity in thecandidates behavior will cost him numbers
If you talk about taking GRE he/she will lose
confidence in you and may reject you At least during the interview be careful not to
be affirmative about taking GRE/TOEFL
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Do you consider joining MBA ?
This is not a trap just a tricky question
Your answer to this question gives them clues
on weather you have career growth plan inmind or if you are gone with the wind type
Consider your short term goals, long termgoals and see where does an MBA Degree fit
in. Weigh your options carefully, make a
connection, and give an appropriate answer.
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Tell me about your hobbies :
Know the difference between a hobby and a pastime
Hobbies call for a lot of sacrifices (in terms of time,
money and relationships) Pastime is something you do when you are not busy
and you have free time
If you do mention Hobbies, be prepared to be grilled
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What if you do not get selected here ?
Dont be overconfident or boisterous, otherwise thisquestion is inevitable.
If you do not give a good answer, the result will beequally inevitable
In the first five minutes, you will be able to gaugewhich direction your interview is going
Tell them how much you have prepared for thisinterview
Tell them how much you have waited for this
opportunity Tell them how much you will be disappointed if you
did not get this job
Dont tell them may be a better job is waiting for me
Show some commitment, character and respect
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Do you have any questions for me ?
Is this the end of the interview ?