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[IBPS]InterviewPreparation(Part1of5)StopFeelingGuiltyandTellmeaboutyourself,StupidcutoffsandInsecuritiesaboutProfile
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1. Prologue2. Stopfeelingguilty
1. Guilt#1:LowscoreinIBPSWritten1. Reason#1:reliableworkhorses2. Reason#2:LearningXP3. Reason#3:CAT
2. Guilt#2:InsecurityaboutProfile3. Guilt#3:Personalissues
3. Measurestobecomeguiltfree:4. HowtohandleBankinterview?5. Tellmesomethingaboutyourself6. Foodforthought:Whyformaldressforinterview?
Prologue
TotalfivearticlesonhowtoprepareforIBPSBankInterviews
1. StopFeelingGuiltyandTellmeaboutyourself,StupidcutoffsandInsecuritiesaboutProfile(yourehere).2. WhyBankPO?PreparingtheSalesPitch:Careergrowth,jobsatisfaction,negativefactors,workprofile,Promotion,hierarchy,
SampleAnswers3. Banking,Economy,CurrentAffairs,HRandGKrelatedquestionsforBankPO/MT4. GraduationrelatedQuestions:IT,B.E.,B.Tech,Biotech,B.Com,BBA,Arts,samplequestionsfrompreviousinterviews
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5. StressInterviews,Whenthingsdontgoasplanned,B.Tech,EngineersandITWhyBankPO?
allthosethingscomelater,firstthingis:
Stopfeelingguilty
ManyofyouhavetheIBPSBankPO/MTinterviewsinafewdays,butstillsufferingfromguilt,insecurityandinferioritycomplexbecauseofyourwrittenscore,biodata,academicprofileandotherpersonalissues.Aslongasyouremainguiltyyouranswertoneandbodylanguagewilldefensive,pessimistic,submissive.Theinterviewerpanelwillnotgetpositivevibestoselectyou.Therefore,firststepistobecomeguiltfree.Letscheckthecommonreasonsbehindguilt:
Guilt#1:LowscoreinIBPSWritten
Somerandomexpertoninternetpredictedthatyourwrittenscoreisnotsufficientforfinalselectioncitingsomepreviousstatisticsaboutfinalcutoffs.Sonowyourejustspendingtimeinquiringonvariousblogs,forums,facebookcommunitiesmyscoreisxyz,willIgetselectedornot?
Isayeveryscoreisgoodscore.Andyoumustfiercelypreparefortheinterview.Why?
Reason#1:reliableworkhorses
Ifbankshadtoselectcandidatejustbylookingattheirwrittenscore,theywouldntwastetimeinterviewingpeople.Theyconductinterviewtofindmainlytwothings
1. yetikegaakinahi?(Willthisguystayinourbankornot?).2. thikkaamkaregaakinahi(willthisguyworksincerelyornot?)
Inshort,Aslongastheygetgoodfeelingaboutyoubeingareliableworkhorse,youllgetthejobatoneplaceoranother.
Reason#2:LearningXP
Aformalinterviewwithcompletestrangersgivesyoubetterpictureofyourownshyness,strength,
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weaknesses,thanyoullevergetbyinteractingwithyourfriends,relativesandparents.Theinterviewexperiencewillhelpyouprepareyourselfbetterforthenextroundofwhateverexamyouregiving.that
Ishouldhavepreparedmorefrommygraduationtopics,Ishouldhavepreparedmorecurrentaffairsetc.,IshouldnothavesaidabcthinginDEFquestionbecauseitleadtoxyzfollowupquestionwhereIfumbledandsoon.
Youcannotbuythattypeofmentalconditioningandexperienceinanyothermockinterviewconductedbyanyonebecausethereallifestressfactorwillbeabsentinsuchmockinterviews.So,Evenifyoufailinarealinterview=>moneyspentontravelandlodgingisnotwasted.Becauseitisagreatlearningexperiencethatwilldefinitelyhelpyouinthenextinterviewforwhateverjobyoureapplying.
Reason#3:CAT
ManyCATaspirantsgiveIBPSexamjustforfunorforcareerbackup.CAT2013resultwillcomearound14thJanuary2014.ThenIIMsandvariousotherMBAinstituteswillstarttheirGDPIround(groupdiscussion/personalinterview).MostprobablyfrommidfebonwardsIBPSallocationsaretobemadeinMarchApril2014.Nowcomestheinterestingpart:MostofthetierIIMBAcollegeswilldeclaretheirfinalresultbeforeIIMfinalresults.(Thatsisaloottechnique,ifacandidatehasgiveninterviewinbothnonIIMandIIMthenhellpaythe102050rupeenonrefundabledepositinnonIIMinstituteforjustforseatinsurance,beforeIIMfinalresultcomes.)
Similarly,somecandidateswouldhavemadecalculationaboutwhichbankstheywillnotgetcityposting.Sotheyllevenforfeitoffersaccordingly.
Andtherewillbeupwardmovementinthebufferlist/waitlist.Howmuchmovement?Well,Icannotpredictbutmypointis:NotallcandidateswithgoodIBPSscorewillfinallyjointhebank.Therefore,YouMUSTNOTlaydownyourweaponsandacceptdefeatevenwithoutgoingforinterviewsjustbecausesomegyanibabahaspredictedthatfinalcutoffwillbexyz.
Movingtothenextguiltfactor:
Guilt#2:InsecurityaboutProfile
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Youreafraidbecauseanyofthefollowingreasons:
1. Aftergraduation,youvespentpast12yearsincompetitiveexams,withoutanysuccess.So,yourbiodatahasemptyyearsandnojobexperience.Youreafraidinterviewerwillasktoughquestionaboutit.
2. Youdontpostgraduationdegree3. Yourefromsomelessfamouscollege/university4. Youvepooracademicscoresinclass1012collegeoryouvefailedinsomesemestersetc.5. YoumetanotherIBPScandidatewhohashigherscorethanyouPLUS
a. hehasdonesomespecialbankingrelatedcourseb. hehasworkxpfromprivatebank.c. hehasathickfilewithplentyofextracurricularcertificates.
Youmustgetridofalltheseguiltyfeelingsbecause:
1. IfbankswantedonlyuniversitytoppersandstudentswithhighCGPA,theydhavedirectlyhiredfromcampusinsteadoforganizingexamthroughIBPSandwastingtheirowntime.
2. Alltheywantisreliableworkhorseswhollnotrunawayfromnoncitypostings.Aslongastheygetgoodfeelingaboutyoubeingareliableworkhorse,youllgetthejobatoneplaceoranother.
3. Timemachineisnotinventedyet.Youcannotgobackinpastandfixthoseissues.Theonlywayistomoveforwardinlife,iswithwhateverbaggageyourecarryingbutwithoutfeelingguilty.
4. (worstcasescenario)IFatalltheyaskyousomethingaboutwhylowscoreinclass1012college?then,dontmakelongstoriesandexcuses.Justsummarizewhatwaswrongandthenshiftfocusofyouransweronhowwithageyouvematured,understoodthevalueofmoney,career,hardworkandyourenolongerthesamelazypersonfromthatisshowninthemarksheet.
Guilt#3:Personalissues
Yourefeelingloserjustbecauseyourcousin,brother,sister,relative,neighborskid,batchmateetc.havegothighpayingjobs.YouthinkthatevenifIgetthisPOjob,Illbeneverassuccessfulastheyre.
Youmustcomeoutofthislosermindset,because:
1. 57yearsfromnow,allthecareerglamourwillbeover(likewhateverIAS/IPS/biggerjobordegreeyour
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cousinsandbatchmateshavegot.)Bythattime,newyoungsterswilltakeyourplaceandallyourrelativesandneighborswillstartcomparingthemandtrashtalkingaboutthem.So,insteadoftryingtopleaseandimpressothers,youbetterpursuethecareeryoureinterestedin.
2. 1520yearsfromnow,theonlythingthatwillmatteris:canyouprovideforagoodeducation,homeandlifetoyourkidsornot?
3. OnthosecriteriaBankPOdoesntsuck.Ithasgreatpotential,peoplewithnoIIT/IIMdegreeshavestartedcareerasPO/MTandmadeitallthewaytoMD/CMDpositions.(MoredetailsunderSalesPitchWhyBankPOtopicinnextarticleclickme.)
Finally,Someofyoumayalsobefeelingguiltyaboutyourlooks,height,skincolorwhatever.Againstopfeelingguiltyaboutit.TheseinterviewsareconductedtofindreliableworkhorsesforbankingsectorandnotactorsforKaranJoharsnextmovie.
Measurestobecomeguiltfree:
firstofall,Stopbeingincompanyofidiots,negativetalkers,crybabiesandpessimisticpeople.Youvealreadymettheminlibrary,incoachingclass,inonlineforums.Theyneverstudy,theyjustkeepchattingallthetime:
a. thistimecutoffhasgoneveryhighabkyahogaab. SSChaschangedpatternforCGLexamabkyahogaac. thistimeUPSCpapersweretootoughabkyahogaa
Thesetypeofdookhiatmaa(sadsouls)infectyourbrainwiththeirnegativity.So,avoidthemlikehellevenafterthisIBPSinterviewisover.
1. Avoidtakingphonecalls,whatsappmessages,facebookupdatesfromcollegebatchmates.Theyjustwanttotalkfortimepassandgiveyougossipofhowmuchsalarypackagetheyvegot,whojoinedwhichcompany,whogotwhatpromotion,whoisdatingwhometc.etc.
2. Becausetheiruniverseisconfinedtoonlythosepettythings.Youredestinedtodosomethingbiggerandbetter.Ifyoukeeppayingattentiontotheirlifeandissues,thenselfdoubtandguiltfeelingwillcomeautomatically.RememberwhatthecoachsaidtoMilkhaSinghthebirdswhoremeanttoflyhighinthesky,shouldnotkeeptheirheartsattachedtosmalltrees.
3. Exerciseregularly.Lazybrainandlazybodyalwayspicksupnegativethoughts.Andbyexercise,Imeanonlytwothings:runningandpushups.Afterafewweeks,youllautomaticallystartfeelinggoodabout
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yourself,everytimeyoulookinthemirror.Andthenselfconfidenceandpositivevibeswillcomeautomatically.
4. Inyourhead,KeeptellingyourselfImtotallyawesome.
HowtohandleBankinterview?
AconventionalIBPSBankPOinterviewrunsonfollowingpattern
1. Tellmeaboutyourself(introduction)+followuponpersonalqs.2. Afewquestionsongraduation3. thenwhyBankPO4. Thenafewquestionsfrombankingsector.5. Iftimepermits,somemorequestionsfromeconomy,currentandGK.
Sinceeverypanelhastohandlehundredsofcandidatesoveraspanoffewweek,theAverageinterviewtimeis~1015minutes.Thatsadoubleedgedsword.
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goodbecause notgoodbecause
1. Becausetheydontasklotofquestionsfromdiplomacy,Internationalrelations,currentaffairsetc.thatarenotrelatedwithbankingandeconomy.
2. Mostoftheinterviewcenteredonjustthestandardpatternlistedabove(introduction,grad,whyPO,bankingqs).
3. Youdonthavetopreparelotofdataforindividualtopic.Becausetheyllusuallyinterruptyouafteraminuteortwoandaskanotherquestion.
Suchshortinteractionisnogoodwaytomeasureanindividualspotential.Itdoesntallowyoutoelaborateyourviews.Theythrowanewquestionwithin23minutesandbreakyourchainofthought.Ifyoumessupinthefirst34questionsrelatedtograduation/bankingthenitmightturnintoastressinterview.(EspeciallyforEngg/IT.)
Giventhisshortdurationinterview,youmustpreparecertainanswersinadvance.
Tellmesomethingaboutyourself
Verycommonquestion.Themomentyouenterroomandsitdown,oneofthemembermayask
Pleaseintroduceyourself.ORtellmesomethingaboutyourself.
Expertsaredividedonitsrightanswer:
VIEWPOINT#1(CONSERVATIVE) VIEWPOINT#2(LIBERAL)answershouldbeonlylimitedtothesethings
1. name2. place3. Graduation.(ifyouvefirstclassorabove,thenit
shouldbespecificallymentioned)4. Computercertificate.(Ifyouvethenspecifically
mentioned.)5. Workexifany.
Apartfromthosedetails(nameplaceetc.),heshouldalsomentionWhyyouwanttojoinbankingsector.
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Shouldnotmentionhobby,familymembers.Becausethosethingsareconsideredinformalconversation.
shouldalsomentionfollowing:
1. familymembersandtheiroccupation2. Hobby,extracurricularactivity,notable
achievement.
Youcantryeitherway,ormixtureofbothBUTanswermustbeatthetipofyourtongue.Ifyoudontpreparethisathome,youwillfumbleduringinterviewandyoumightforgetmentioningsomeimportantinformation.Youmustalsopreparealltheroutinefollowupquestionsassociatedwithtellmeaboutyourselfquestion.forexample
tellmeaboutyourself followupquestionthatshouldbepreparedinadvance
Myself____.OrMynameis____.
1. Whatisthemeaningofyourname?2. Whichfamouspersonalitysharesthesamenameas
yours.+Afewbasicbiographyrelatedquestionsfromthatfamousperson.
Imfrom______.orIbelongto_____.Note:Afterspeakingthis,takealittlepausesohemayaskyouafollowupquestion.(Whichwillbesafethanifheaskssomethingfromgraduation!)
1. Whatisfamousaboutyourcity/town?tourism/culture/business.
2. Whichfamouspersonalities(freedomfighter,politicians,sportsmen,andauthors)areassociatedwithyourplace?
3. Whatisthenearestbranchfromyourhouse?Asacustomer,howmuchwillyouranknearnessforchoosingabanktoopenanaccount?(andalltheothermarketingtypequestions.Likehowwillyouconvincesomeonetoopenaccountifyourbranchisfaraway)
4. Nameofgovernor,HCchiefjusticeofyourstate.5. whatistheGDPofyourstate(bothin%andabsolute
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figure)6. Basiccensusdetails:education,sexratio.
Ivedone___from___collegeof___universityintheyear___with___class.Notes:
1. Ifuniversityisfamousbutcollegeisnotsofamousthenavoidmentioningcollegename.Justtelluniv.name.
2. Ifyouveblankyearsaftergraduation,thenavoidmentioningpassoutyear.(e.g.whenyoufailedin23competitiveexams.)Althoughhecanstillfinditthroughbiodatabutdontyouattracthisattentiontothatunnecessarily.
3. Ifyouhavecontinuousworkxprightfromcollegepassing,thengraduationyearmustbementioned.
4. Ifyouvefirstclassorabove,thenitmustbementioned.Ifyouvesecondclass,thendontmention.
5. ifyouhavedoneanycourseoncomputers,itmustbementioned.
1. Whowasthefounderofyourcollege/university?2. Nameafewfamouspersonalitiesassociatedwith
yourcollege/univ.?3. Whatis/arespecialthingsaboutthecitywhereyou
collegewaslocated?4. Whatdoyouthinkaboutragging?Whatshouldbe
donetopreventit?
(moreaboutgraduationbasedquestionsinseparatearticle,clickME)
WorkXP:Forlast___years,Ivebeenworkingin____companyasa_____.Note:Dontimmediatelystartexplainingwhyyouwanttoleavethatjob.Letthepanelaskyouafollowupquestion.
1. Whatdoesyourcompany/officedo?Whatistheturnover?
2. Natureofyourwork,powersandresponsibilities.3. Whydoyouwanttoleaveit?4. Whydoyouwanttoworkinbank,whenyouregetting
moresalaryinthatotherjob?
1. Howmanycommands/division/regionalHQinyour
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ExServiceman.ImanExserviceman,Iservedfrom__to___in____.
service?2. PreviouschiefCurrentchiefnextchief.3. WhowonAshokChakrathisyear?4. Nameafewspecialloan/accountfacilitiesbythebank
formilitarypersonnel.
(optional)Family:Myfatheris___.
Momis___.Brother/sisterisworkingin____.
1. Doyouliveinajointfamily?Whataretheproblem/benefitsofjointvs.nuclearfamily?
2. Ifyourepostedinafarawayarea,whowilltakecareofyourfamily?
3. Inwhichbankdoesyourfatherhaveaccount?DoesheuseATMornetbanking?Haveyouevertriedtoconveniencehimtouseit?
4. Whatisthefulldesignationofyourfathersjob.Whydidnotyoupickhiscareerline?
Inthenextarticle,wellseethesecondquestion:WhydoyouwanttobecomeaBankPO?clickme
bytheway
Whyformaldressforinterview?
CopyingafewlinesfromNSAShivShankarMenonsspeechtoIFSofficers:
Awordaboutdress.Someyoungercolleagueshaveaskedmewhydresssoformallyandwhytheycouldnotdressastheychose.Theansweristhatwenormallydresstomaketheotherpersontakeusseriouslyandtobepersuasive,nottoexpressourpersonalitiesorlookgoodorstylish,orforcomfort.Likeitornot,peoplejudgeyoubyyourappearance.Howwedressdependsonthecultureweoperateinandthestatementwechoosetomake.
Ihaveatheoryaboutwhydiplomats,soldiersandbankersdresssoconservatively,eachintheirownuniforms.Noticehowthemoreanoccupationdealswithrisk,themoreuniformtheirdressis?Asoldierriskshislife,the
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bankerrisksyourmoney,andthediplomatdealswiththerisksofwarandpeace.Itisinordertoconveytheassurancethattheyknowwhattheyaredoing,toreassuresociety,theclientortheinterlocutorthattheseprofessionsdressinwhatamountstoauniform.Anditseemstowork.(endofcopypaste)
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