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1.Assumingthatyouare
selected,whatwillbeyour
strategyfornext60days?
IfIamselectedforthisposition,Illuse
myinitial60daysinunderstandingmy
rolecarefullyintermsofthecontribution
tothebusinessandincreasingthe
overallprofitability.Illsitwithmyline
managerandotherjuniorstounderstand
whathasalreadybeendoneandwhatits
impacthasbeen.Fromthereon,Ill
formulatemystrategytogrowthinclose
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2.Howwouldyouimproveuponourproduct/company?
SinceIdbecomingfromanaltogethernewenvironment,Iamboundtopossessanewperspectivetowards
everythinghereincludingthecompany,product,customers,environment,strategyetc.Thiswillenablemeto
constructivelyquestionthingswhichanyoneelseheremightnotdo.Thiswillhelpinimprovingthethingsandmaking
theproduct&companybetter.
HavingworkedcloselywithproductdevelopmentteamIunderstandhowtheresearchforproductdevelopmentis
carriedoutandhowiscustomerrequirementanalysedIdbeabletoprovideavalueadditiontheretoo.
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3.Dontyouthink,youareoverqualifiedforthisposition?
YoumightfeelthatIpossessmoredegreesthanyourequireforthisposition.But,IbelievethatIgroweverydaywhen
Italktomystaff,customersandsuperiors.So,basicallythelearningprocesscontinuesthroughoutthelifeIdont
thinkIamoverqualified.

4.Haveyoueverhadaproblemwithyourpeer?Canyougiveusanexample?
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Yes,ithappenedonce.Iwasquitefriendlywithacolleagueofminefromtheotherdepartment.Whiletalkingtohim
duringthelunchhour,Icasuallytoldhimaboutthenewmarketingstrategythatthemarketingteamwasthinking
about.Hementionedittohisbossandthatcausedalotofconfusionbetweenthetwodepartments.Thistaughtmea
lessonthatyoumustnotdiscussanydepartmentalstrategieswithanyonefromotherdepartmentunlessyouhave
beenauthorisedbyyourboss.
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5.Isee,theressomegapinyourworkhistory.Why?
Yes,Iwasfeelingexhaustedafteryearsofnonstopwork.So,Idecidedtotakeabreakandspendsometimewithmy
familyonarejuvenatingvacation.Iamhappytohavereturnedfullyrecharged.

6.Canyoutellussomethingaboutyourpreviousboss?
Allmybossespossessedsomeskillsworthlearning.Ihavealwaystriedtolearnsomethingnewfromthemincluding
mypreviousboss.

7.Isthereanythingthatyoudonotlikeaboutyourlastorcurrentjob?
Iwasquiteenthusiasticwhilejoiningmylastjob.Towardstheend,thenumberofchallengesandopportunitytogrow
furtherstarteddiminishing.Achallengelovingandgrowthorientedpersonlikemedoesntenjoythis.

8.Havetherebeeninstances,whenyourdecisionwaschallengedbyyour
colleagueormanager?
Yes,therehavebeenmanysuchinstances.Ilikepeoplewhochallengemydecisionsratherthanfollowingme
blindly.ThiskeepsmeensuredthatIamsurroundedbythinkingbrainsratherthanjustasetofdumbfollowers.
Whensomeonechallengesyourdecisions,youareboundtorethinkoveritandthechancesofreachingthebest
optionarebrighter.

9.Ifyouareallowedtochangeonethingaboutyourlastjob,whatwoulditbe?
Ihavebeenworkingataseniorlevelsincelastmanyyears.Theseroleshavealwaysneededmetomakerealtime
decisions.Sometimesthefacts,figuresandotherinformationinrealtimecasesarenotcomplete&stillwehaveto
makeadecision.Insuchcases,thereexistsaprobabilityofmakinginaccuratedecisions.
Knowingthis,Iusuallyrundownmyolddecisionstoseetheoutcome.ItmakessurethatIdontrepeatamistakeever
againinfuture.Whilecarryingoutonesuchexercise,IrealisedthattheproductpromotionstrategythatI
recommendedwouldhavebeendifferent,ifIhadhadthecompletedataandfiguresbuttherewasnowaytoget
theminrealtime.
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10.Howlongcanyoucommittoworkwithus?
Ilikenewchallengesandachancetogrow.AslongIkeepinggettingthese,IdontthinkIllneedtoswitchover.Id
liketobelievethatthisrelationshiplastsformanyyears.However,Ihaventsetatimelimitassuch.

11.Youseemtobedrawingagoodsalary.WillyoubeOKintakingasalary
cut?
Ibelievethatatonepointoftimeincareersalarybecomessecondaryandselfactualisationbecomemoreimportant.
Whiletakingupanynewjob,itwillbemyprioritytoensurethattheworkculture,chancestocontributeandgroware
sufficientalongwiththemoneyIampaid.Ialsobelievethatanygoodcompanywhocaresaboutitsemployees
ensuresthattheyarepaidwell.

12.Whatisyourexpectedsalary?
Ibelievethatanidealremunerationforanypositionrecognisestheability,rewardstheperformanceandprovidesthe
employeeanopportunitytoindulgeinhishobbiesandpassions.Iamsurethatthiscompanyalsotakescareof
these.

13.Wouldyouliketoaskusanything?
IwouldliketoknowaboutthecareergrowthIcanexpectbeingwiththiscompany.Iamquiteanambitiousperson
andthisinformationwillbehelpful.
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Tellussomethingaboutyourself.
Whydoyouconsideryourselfasuitablecandidateforthisposition?
Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjoborcompany?
Youhavestayedinyourcurrentjobforquitealongtime,why?
Whatdoyouknowaboutus?
Whatdoyoudotoimproveyourknowledge?
Canyouperformunderpressure?
Tellussomeofyourstrengths.
Tellussomeofyourweaknesses.
Areyoucomfortableworkinginateam?
Howdoyourateyourcommunicationskills?
Youdonothavealltheexperienceweneedforthisposition?
Howwouldyoucompensateforthelackofexperienceyouhaveforthisposition?
Ifyouwerehiringforthisposition,whatqualitieswouldyoulookforinapotentialcandidate?
Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?
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Whatisyourstyleofmanagement?
Haveyoueverfiredanyone?Howwouldyougoaboutfiringaperson,ifrequired?
Whatirritatesyouaboutcoworkers?
Isthereanyparticularkindofpersonyoucannotworkwith?
Whatqualitieswouldyoulookforinyoursenior?
Whatmotivatesyouatwork?
Willyoubehappytoworkinnightshiftsorovertheweekends?
Haveyouevercommittedamistakeatwork?
Whatpositionwouldyoupreferwhileworkingonaproject?
Whatarethemostimportantthingsforyouasamanager?
Willyoubehappytorelocate,ifrequired?
Whatkindofasalaryareyoulookingfor?
Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?
Discussthemoststressfulsituationyoucameacrossinyourpreviousjob.
Forhowlongdoyouexpecttostaywithourorganization?
Whyshouldwehireyou?
Discussyourstrengths
Discussyourweaknessesandhowdoyouplantoovercomeit
Whatisyourideaofanidealcompany?
Whyareyouleavingyourpreviousjob?
Tellussomethingaboutyourachievementsatyourpreviousjob.
Telluswhatdoyouknowaboutourcompany
Areyouwillingtorelocate/travel?
Areyouagoodteamplayer?
Canyouworkindependently?
Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?
Areyouwillingtoworkforlonghours,iftheprojectdemandsthatfromyou?
WhatisyourcurrentCTCandwhatareyourexpectations?
Areyouplanningtogoforfurtherstudies?
Tellussomethingaboutyourself,discuss5characteristics
Tellussomethingaboutyourhobbies
Whatismoreimportanttoyoumoneyorsuccess?

1.Tellussomethingaboutyourself.
Thisisthefirstquestion,youcanexpectduringanyinterviewyouface.Thisusuallyisaquestiontostartthe
communicationandsettheballrollingfortheinterview.Youcananswerthisquestionbyprovidingsomeinformation
aboutyourworkexperience,technologiesyouhaveworkedupon,educationalqualifications.Ifyouareafresh
graduate,youcanprovidesomeinformationaboutyourfamilyalso.
Thetrickistoputthefullstopattherightplacetoprovokethenextquestionyouwant.Fore.g.RecentlyIdeveloped
awebsiteusingDrupal.ItwasquiteaninterestingbutchallengingjobwhichIenjoyed.

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2.Whydoyouconsideryourselfasuitablecandidateforthisposition?
Theanswertothisquestionliesinthepreparationyoudidbeforetheinterview.Itisextremelyimportantthatyou
researchtherequirementsofthepositionwellandmatchthemwithyourskills.
Fore.g.ifthepositionrequiresanAsp.netdeveloperwithgoodknowledgeofhealthcaredomain,telltheinterviewer
aboutyourtechnicalskillsandyourdomainknowledge.
Freshgraduatescantalkabouttheirtechnicalskills,abilitytolearnandgraspthingsquickly.

3.Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjoborcompany?
Youmaywanttoleaveyourpresentjobforanyreasonbutmakesurethatyoudonottalkbadaboutyourmanager,
companyorjob.Itreflectsyourcomplainingattitude.
Provideasincerereasonfore.g.Ithink,IhavegrownupwithmylastemployerasmuchasIcould.Iwanttogrow
furtherandIbelievethatispossiblewithanewemployer.

4.Youhavestayedinyourcurrentjobforquitealongtime,why?
Therearemanypeoplewhodonotchangetheirjobsforyearsandwhentheygooutlookingforanewemployer,this
isoneofthemostimportantquestionstheyareasked.Somepeoplemightlookuponstayingwiththesameemployer
forlongaslackofambition.
Agoodanswertothisquestioncanbesomethinglike,Yes,youareright.Istayedwithmylastemployerforalmost5
yearsbutIwascontinuouslygrowinginthecompany,doingnewthings,handlingbiggerchallenges.So,Iwasquite
happyworkingwiththemforthesemanyyears.Youcanthentalkabouthowyougrewwithyourlastemployer.

5.Whatdoyouknowaboutus?
Researchthecompanyanditsbusinessabitbeforeappearingfortheinterview.Also,findoutabitaboutthe
technologiestheyworkupon.Youdontneedtoknoweverythinginsideoutbuthavingafairideaaboutthecompany
makesyouappearinterestedintheposition,tobetakenseriously.
Fore.g.IseethatyourcompanydoesalotofprojectsbasedonOpenSourceplatformslikeJoomla,Drupal,Magento
whichisquiteinterestingasIhaveasimilarkindofexperience.

6.Whatdoyoudotoimproveyourknowledge?
ThefieldofITisveryrevolutionary.Itisextremelyimportanttokeepyourselfabreastwiththenewtechnological
developmentsandthisneedsyoutotakesometimeoutofyourworkschedulesothatyoucankeepsharpeningyour
saw.
Toanswerthisquestion,youcantelltherecruiterabouttheforumswhichyoukeepvisiting,blogswhichyoukeep
reading.Itwillbeanadvantageifyouareamemberofsomelocalusergroup.
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7.Canyouperformunderpressure?
Mostofthetimes,thejobofsoftwaredevelopmentisthatofworkingunderpressure.Sometimes,itwillbethe
pressureofdeliveringontimewhileitcanbethatofabugthathassprungallofasuddeninyourcode.
So,expectpressureineverythingyoudo.Itisimportanttomaintainyourperformanceanddevelopstrategiesto
deliverunderpressure.Youcanthengoaheadantalkaboutyourwayofdealingwithpressureandperforming
underit.

8.Tellussomeofyourstrengths.
Again,itisimportanttostudytherequirementsofthepositionbeforeyouappearfortheinterview.Listoutyour
strengthsandoffertheonesthatthisroledemands.
Fore.g.ifyouareappearingforthepositionofaTechLeadVB.net,talkaboutyourVB.netskills,anyextra
knowledgewhichyouhaveaboutcodingwithVB.netincomparisontoothercandidates,yourteammanagement
skillsetc.

9.Tellussomeofyourweaknesses.
Youhavetobecarefulwhileansweringthisquestion.Donotofferaweaknesswhichwilldirectlyaffectyourselection
butatthesametimesayingthatyoudonothaveanyweaknesswillnotberighttoo.Everyhumanbeinghas
weaknesses,soitisperfectlyOKforyoutohavesometoo.
Thebestwaytoanswerthisquestionwillbetoturnoneofyourstrengthsasaweaknessandsaythatothersaccuse
youofhavingthisweaknessbutyouthinkitisimportanttoworkinthismanner.Fore.g.:Mycolleaguesaccusemeof
payingtomuchattentiontosyntaxesbutIbelieveitisimportantwhenyouarewritingthecodetoavoidspendingtoo
muchtimeonfindingandfixingthebugslateron.
Anotherwaytoanswerthisquestionistoofferatotallyunrelatedweaknessfore.g.Ihavebeenstayingaloneforso
manyyearsnowbutIstillcantcookindependently.

10.Areyoucomfortableworkinginateam?
ThewholeworkofsoftwaredevelopmentorITisateamwork.So,theonlyanswertothisquestioncanbe:Yes,Iam
comfortableworkinginateam.Ifyouhaveanyproblemsinworkingasateam,itisimportanttoworkonthemand
developyourselfasateamplayer.

11.Howdoyourateyourcommunicationskills?
Again,ITisaboutdealingwithpeoplewithinandoutofthecompany.So,itisimportanttohavegoodcommunication
skills.Bygoodcommunicationskillswemean,abilitytounderstandandexplaininacommonlanguage.So,ifyou
believethatyourcommunicationskillsareweaker,youneedtoworkonthem.
Anythinglessthanaverageorgoodisnotacceptablehere.
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12.Youdonothavealltheexperienceweneedforthisposition?
Itisnotpossibleforacandidatetohavealltheexperienceanemployerrequires.Evenifyoumatchyourselfuptothe
expectationsontechnicalfront,therewillbesomedifferenceintheworkenvironment.And,itisabsolutelyfine.
Thebestwaytodealwiththisquestionistoanalysetherequirementsofthepositionwellandmatchyourskillsas
closetothemaspossible.Ifsomethingisstillleftuntouched,offeryourquickgraspingpowerandabilitytolearn
quicklyasasolution&backitupwithanexamplefromthepast.

13.Howwouldyoucompensateforthelackofexperienceyouhaveforthisposition?
Aswediscussedinthelastquestion,yourabilitytounderstandandpickupnewthingsquicklyshouldbeableto
compensateforthelackofworkexperienceyouhave.

14.Ifyouwerehiringforthisposition,whatqualitieswouldyoulookforinapotential
candidate?
Closelyunderstandthequalitiesandskillsapersonholdingthepositionwouldneedandmatchthemwiththe
qualitiesyouhave.
Ifyoubelievethatyouaremissingabigqualityrequiredforthepositionunderdiscussion,saythat,Iunderstandthat
thisisanimportantqualityrequiredinthepersonholdingthispositionbutgivenachance,Iwillinculcateitinme.
Backitupwithaconfidentbodylanguage.

15.Doyouknowanyonewhoworksforus?
Offersomeonesnameiftheyreallyknowyouwellandcanofferapositivefeedbackaboutyou.

16.Whatisyourstyleofmanagement?
Intodaysscenario,everythingneedscustomization,soherealso,onesizecantfitalli.e.onemanagementstyle
wontworkinallsituations.So,offersituationalasyourstyleofmanagement.

17.Haveyoueverfiredanyone?Howwouldyougoaboutfiringaperson,ifrequired?
ThebasicpurposeofaskingthisquestionistocheckyourEQandseeifyouhavethegutstomaketoughdecisions.
Ifyouhavefiredanyoneinthepast,discussyourexperienceandapproach.Ifyouhaveneverdonesointhepast,
discusstheapproachyouwouldtaketomakeandimplementsuchadecision.Keepthefocusofyouransweronthe
factthatyouwouldtrytodoyourbesttoensurethatyourteamperformstoitsbestbutifaparticularmemberisnot
abletoperformevenafteryoutakingallthestepstohelphim,youwouldmakethetoughdecisiontoensurethatthe
projectdoesntsuffer.

18.Whatirritatesyouaboutcoworkers?
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Thepurposeofthisquestionistoseehowwellyoucanfitintoateam.Basically,youshouldnothaveaproblemwith
aperson,althoughyoucanhaveaproblemwiththestyleofworking.
So,toanswerthisquestionyoucansimplysay,IunderstandthatITisaboutteamwork,sowecantaffordto
problemswithcoworkersbutifsomeoneisnotseriousabouttheirworkordoesalowqualityworkaffectingthe
wholeproject,Idefinitelydonotlikeit

19.Isthereanyparticularkindofpersonyoucannotworkwith?
Forthereasongivenintheabovequestions,theanswertothisquestionshouldbeaNo.Thisisbasicallyadifferent
wayofputtingupthelastquestion.

20.Whatqualitieswouldyoulookforinyoursenior?
Youcanmentionsomegenericqualitieslikeintelligence,goodsenseofhumour,dedicatedtohisteametc.,whichall
themanagersthinkthattheyhaveinabundance.

21.Whatmotivatesyouatwork?
Toanswerthisquestion,youcanmentionthingslikenewchallenges,goodenvironmentwhichallemployersthink
thattheyoffer.

22.Willyoubehappytoworkinnightshiftsorovertheweekends?
Youneedtoanswerthisquestiontakingintoconsiderationwhatissuitableforyou.Saythatyoucanworkinthenight
shifts,onlyifyoucanreallydoit.

23.Haveyouevercommittedamistakeatwork?
Toerrishuman.So,itisperfectlyOKifyoucommittedamistakeatworkbutbeforeansweringthequestionanalyse
themagnitudeofmistakeyoudidandtheeffectithadonthecompany.
Whatismoreimportantiswhatdidyoudotorectifythemistakeandmakesurethatyoudontdoitagain?
So,mentionthemistakeyoucommittedandkeepthefocusoftheansweronthestepsyoutooktorectifyit.

24.Whatpositionwouldyoupreferwhileworkingonaproject?
Thisquestionisforyoutoanswerbasedontheskillsandqualitiesyouhave.Ifyouhavethecapabilitytohandle
differentpositions,discussthatalsointheinterview.

25.Whatarethemostimportantthingsforyouasamanager?
Thetwothingswhichshouldbemostimportantforamanagertosucceedinhisroleare:
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a.)Histeamshouldbehappyandkeepperforming
b.)Theprojectheisworkingonwithhisteamissuccessfullyfinishedwithminimumproblems.

26.Willyoubehappytorelocate,ifrequired?
Again,aquestionforyoutoanswerbasedonyourposition.Ifyouareanticipatingthisquestionintheinterview,itis
bettertodiscussthiswithyourfamilyalsobeforeyougotofacetheinterview.

27.Whatkindofasalaryareyoulookingfor?
Trytoputtheballbackininterviewerscourtbyaskinghimaboutthesalarytheyofferforapositionlikethis.Mostof
thebigcompanieswillhaveafixedremunerationforeachlevel.
However,ifthisisnegotiable,youwillhavemorenegotiationpowerifyouhavesomeworkexperience.So,know
yourlowerlimit(amountbelowwhichyoucantgo)andalsoknowthemaximumsalaryintheindustryfortheposition
thenputforwardafigurewhichisnotveryexact.Itisbettertomentionarange.Fore.g.ifyouareexpecting
somethingaround55K,saythatyouexpectsomethinginmidfifties.Dontkeeptherangetobroadotherwiseyouwill
beofferedsomethingtowardsthelowerend.
Ifyouareafresher,mostofthetimesyouwillhavetoacceptthecompanysofferingfortheposition.However,ifyou
findittooless,youcandefinitelydiscussthatduringtheinterview.

28.Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?
Thisisusuallythelastquestionyoucanexpectduringaninterview.Itisextremelyimportanttohavesomeintelligent
questionstoasktheinterviewerotherwiseyoumayjustsounddullanduninterested.Researchthecompanyabit
anddiscussiftheyhavebeeninnewsrecently.Youcanalsodiscussaboutthegrowthprospectsforyouwithinthe
companyetc.

29.Discussthemoststressfulsituationyoucameacrossinyourpreviousjob.
Hereyoushoulddiscussastressfulsituationthatyouwereabletoovercomeandkeepapositivetone,donotsay
younevercameacrossastressfulsituation.Typicalanswerscanbe:
Ourteamstargetswereincreasedthreefoldandinitiallyeveryonewasoverwhelmedbythenumber,butwe
discusseditwithourmanagerandhewascooperativeandunderstoodthesituation.Buthewantedustogiveitatry
andwasreadytoreducethetargetstoamorerealisticnumber.
Youcanalsotalkaboutaverydemandingprojectwhereyouworkedforlonghours/2shiftsandhadtosacrificeon
familytime,butoncetheprojectwasdoneyougotrecognitionforthehardworkandyouwereoverthestress.

30.Forhowlongdoyouexpecttostaywithourorganization?
Youshouldensurethatyougiveanimpressionthatyouwillpaybackmorethanwhatyoutakefromthecompany:
YoucansayIwillstayhereasfarasIseeanopportunityforgrowth,asIamlookingforastabilityinworkplace
Iftheystressonnumberofyearssay34years,andmoreifIcanexplorenewchallenges/growthopportunities
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31.Whyshouldwehireyou?
Hereyoushoulddiscusstheprofileyouhaveappliedforandyourstrengths/experiencewithwhichyoucanadd
valuetothejob
Discussyourachievementsatyourpreviousjob,andsaythatIhavedevelopedmyskillstosuitmycurrentprofile,
butIwanttodevelopmyselffutherandfacenewchallenges,andforthatIneedtochangemyjob.
Iwillalwaysbewillingtochangerolesshareresponsibilitiestosuitcompanyrequirements

32.Discussyourstrengths
Discussstrengthsthatshowyourprofessionalexpertise,someoftheanswerscouldbe:
Multitasking:SayIhavebeenworkingonmulitpleprojectandIamrequiredtokeeptabsoneachprojectandco
ordinatewithalotofteams,andIamabletodoitefficiently.
ProblemSolving:YoucansaythatinmycurrentjobroleIhavespentagoodtimetoknowhowtosolveproblems.
Myteammembersseemeasagotopersontosolveissues.
Communication
Teamplayer
Quicklearner
Supporteachpointwithyourexamples

33.Discussyourweaknessesandhowdoyouplantoovercomeit
Discussweaknessesinpositivelightalwaysdiscusshowyouplantoovercomeit,someoftheanswerscouldbe:
Iamalwayswillingtotakeupadditionalresponsibilities,butIendupbeingoverworkedsonowIamrealisticabout
whatIcando,sothatIdoworktotherequiredstandards
Ifyoulackcertaintechnicalskill,whichisnotcrucialforthejobyoucanstatethatandsayyouareplanningtotake
upatrainingcourse/certificationtogetoverit
Ifyoudonotwishtodiscussyourweakness,youcansay,IcannotcompetewithRajnikant:P

34.Whatisyourideaofanidealcompany?
Donotgooverboardandaskfor,itmightgiveanimpressionthatyouaretoodemanding,someoftheanswers
couldbe:
Anidealcompanyprovidesmaximumopportunitiesforgrowthofemployees.
Theyprovidecomfortableandflexibleworkenvironment,sothatemployeescanperformattheirbestandwork
towardscompanysbenefit.
Acompanythatencourageslearning
Acompanythatencouragesopenculture

35.Whyareyouleavingyourpreviousjob?
Donotgoarounddefamingyourcompany,itwillgiveabadimpressionaboutyou.
Givereasonssuchas:
ProfessionalGrowth
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Newchallenges
Changeinprofile
Planningtorelocate(ifapplicable)
WithtimeIfoundmyjobwasbecomingmonotonousandIdidntwantthistohaveanyimpactonthejobIwasdoing
formyemployer
Iamnotactivelylookingforajobchangebut,Isawthisopeninganditlookedinteresting.

36.Tellussomethingaboutyourachievementsatyourpreviousjob.
Talkaboutyourprofessionalacheivements,ifyouwererecognisedasahighperformeroryougotgoodfeedback
fromyourmanager
Youcanalsodiscussyouannualratings
Discussyourpromotions/appraisals

37.Telluswhatdoyouknowaboutourcompany
Browsethroughthecompanywebsiteandmakesureyouknowwhatthecompanydoesandmakesureyoudosoin
short
Discussthepositivesaspectsofthecompany,theinterviewershouldfeelthatyouhavedoneyourhomework
10.Whydoyouwanttoworkforus?
Startbydiscussingtheprofileyouhaveappliedforandgoontosaythattheorganizationwouldprovidean
opportunitytoenhanceyourknowledgeandhelpyoutogrowprofessionally
Discusshowyouwouldbeofusetotheorganizationandhowyouplantodevelopyourprofessionalcompetencies

38.Areyouwillingtorelocate/travel?
Alwayssayyesifyouneedthejob
Youcanaskwhethertheywillcompensateforrelocationcosts

39.Areyouagoodteamplayer?
Companieslookforteamplayersaswellasthosewhoareselfstartersandcanworkindependently,soyouneedto
beversatile:
Youshouldshowthatyouenjoyworkinginateam.Saythatyouareopentosuggestionsfromteammembersand
seniors.
Itisalwaysgoodtoworkinateamasonecangetthesupportofothermembersandintimesofcrisiseveryonecan
worktogethertoachievethegoal.

40.Canyouworkindependently?
Yes,Icanworkindependentlywithoutsupervisionorsupportfromateam
Donotemphasizeonworkingindependentlyasthatwillbeseenasaninabilitytoworkwithothers.

41.Doyouhaveanyquestionsforus?
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Alwayshaveaquestionreadytoanswerthisone:
Youcanaskwhetherthecompanyallowsforlateralandverticalrolechanges
Youcanalsoaskwhetherthecompanyencourageslearninganddevelopmentofemployees
Askwhetherthecompanyhasplansforexpansion
Youcanalsodiscussyourroleindetail

42.Areyouwillingtoworkforlonghours,iftheprojectdemandsthatfromyou?
Discusssituationswhenyoumusthavedonesotofulfillprojectrequirementsinthepast

43.WhatisyourcurrentCTCandwhatareyourexpectations?
BehonestaboutyourCTC,asyouwillhavetoproduceyousalaryslipasaproofofemplyment
BerealisticwhenyoustateyourexpectedCTC,youcanaskfora3040%hike
Ifyouareunderpaidatyourcurrentcompanyyoucanlookforthestandardsalarypaidfortheexperienceyouhave
andaskforthatamount

44.Areyouplanningtogoforfurtherstudies?
Betransparentinyouranswer.
Ifyouarepursuingfurtherstudies,sayso.Tellthemwhyyouwanttogoforthatcourse
Ifyouaretakingupadistanceeducationcourseoraparttimecourse,theyshouldknow,asyouwillneedtotake
leaveswhenyouappearforexams

45.Tellussomethingaboutyourself,discuss5characteristics
Listdownpointsthatwillhelpyouprofessionally:
Independent
Responsible
Hardworking
Multitasker
Prompt
Addyourcharacteristcs

46.Tellussomethingaboutyourhobbies
Answeritwithhonesty,astheycangodeeperintothisdiscussion.Youcaninclude:
Browsingtheinternet
Blogging,
Listeningtomusic,
Chattingwithfriends
Readingnewspapers,
Readingbooks,
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47.Whatismoreimportanttoyoumoneyorsuccess?
Thisistrickyquestion,asmoneyandsuccessbothareimportantandyoucannotoutweightheimportanceofone
overtheother.Personallyyoumightprefermoneyoversuccessorsuccessovermoney,butitisbettertobeneutral
whenansweringthisquestioninaninterview:
Youcansay,thatmoneyandsuccessbothareimportantforyou,butifyouhavetochooseyouwouldchoose
success.Thereasonbeing,ifoneissuccessfulmoneyoftenfollowsandyouneednotfocusonmoneyoversuccess..
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HRinterviewquestions
Thebeststrategiesfortheultimateintervieware:
Haveaperfectresume.
Youarenotcompetingyouareselfmaximizing.
Whenyouinterviewyouaretellingthestoryof'YOU'.
Practice,practice,practice.
Research,research,research.
Treateachinterviewasspecialandunique.
Alwaystellthetruth.
Relaxbeforetheinterview.

Revathy0521201212:58AM
Whatqualitieswouldyoulookforinyoursenior?
Dontvomitoutbarrageofqualitiesthataseniorshouldhave.Trytobesmartandplayaccordingtothesituation.
Afterhavingspentsometimewithinterviewer,youmighthaveobservedsomekeyfeaturesinhim,trytoputthose
across.Also,dontflauntoutanyextraordinaryskillsandqualities,justspeakaboutfewgenericqualities.
Youcansayaseniorshouldhaveenoughskillsandexperiencetoscriptroadmapforus.Heshouldbehonestand
trustworthy.Theseskillsarequitenormaltobeexpectedandnomanagerscancontradictyourviews.

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Canyouperformunderpressure?
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pressuresituation.Quotethesituationthatblatantlytalksaboutyourpatience,toleranceanddecisionmakingskills.
Ifyouarefresher,youcanbringaboutpersonalandfamilyrelatedincidence.
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Tellmesomethingaboutyourself.
Whydoyouthinkshouldwetakeyouforthisjob?
Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjoborwhydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
Whatisyourgreateststrength?
Whatisyourgreatestweakness?
Whatisyourgreatestachievement?
Areyouambitious?
Areyouspeakingtosomeothercompanies?Orhowisyourjobsearchgoingon?
YouhavestayedforalongtimewithyourlastcompanyWhy?
Whatwasyourbiggestmistake?
Whyhaventyougotajobyet?
Youdonothavealltheexperienceweareseekingforthisposition.
Whydoyouwanttoquityourpresentjob?
Haveyouevermadeamistakeatwork?Howdidyourectifyit?
Whatmajorproblemsdidyoufaceinyourlastrole?

Career127201107:05AM
Canyouperformunderpressure?
Youwillgetsomekindofpressureineveryjobyouperform.So,youshouldtuneyourselftoperformunderpressure.
Youcansay,"Yes,Icanperformunderpressure"andthengoontogiveanexamplefromyourprofessionalor
personallifewhereyouperformedunderpressure.Theexamplecouldbethatofapressureathomewhichyoudid
notletaffectyourprofession.
AsthaSharma118201101:22AM
Whydoyouconsideryourselfasuitablecandidate?
BecauseyouhaveXYZrequirementsandIhaveagoodknowldege/experiencetodothistask.(Keepsome
examplesreadytostrengthenyouranswer).
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AnshAcharya118201101:17AM
HRinterviewquestions.
SomequestionsIfacedatHRinterviewincampusrecruitment:
1.Differentiatebetweenconfidenceandoverconfidence.
2.Beingamechanicalengineer,whydoyouwanttogetintosoftwaredevelopment?
3.Howdoyouanalyseyourownperformance?
4.Whatismoreimportanttoyouvaluesormoney?

Tanmay115201106:59AM
StrengthsandWeaknesses
Thepurposeofaskingforstrengthsandweaknessesistocheckyour:
1.Levelofconfidence
2.Selfevaluationcapability
3.Desiretoimproveuponyourweaknessesorgainfromyourstrengths.
So,aslongasyouareofferingaweaknesswhichcanbeworkeduponandyouaredoingsomethingtoimprove
uponit,itisOK.Offcourse,youhavetochooseyourwordsinawaythatyoudonotlooseoutontheposition.
DeepakSharma115201106:16AM
Tellussomethingaboutyourself.
Inadditiontotheregularstuffyoucanalsosaysomethinglikethis:
"Icomefromanuclearfamilywithmymumbeingaworkinglady.Thishasdevelopedmeintoanindependent
thinkerwhocandigoutideas,learnquicklyfromexperienceswhilebeingstillattachedtothefamily.Thesequalities
havehelpedmeintakingupalotofchallengingprojectsatwork."
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