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TCS PAPER ON 12TH AUGUST 2007
Hi All Guys…………….TCS people are very cool…….There are a lot of panels over there nd u should be damn confident………Confidence is the only key for
u to clear the TCS interviews……ND be very sure about what u write in ur CV………..Dont try to over crowd ur CV….The ask on the basis of ur CV
only…..Prepare ur CV well…………..nd see what u write in the technical skills……..
Prepare some general nd very common questions……..I mention again here CONFIDENCE is the only key for u to crack it……
Prepare one language nd one database………….
They generally ask u about what u feel comfortable in……….So prepare at least 3 of ur subjects, Oracle/Sql, nd abn language…………..THATS more than enough……….
Coming to my interview now:
Technical Interview:
For others we the panel consists of 2 people………for me there were 3 people over there: 2 gents nd a pretty mam over there:
I greeted them with a smile.
Mam: gud afternoon Sahil, So, how are u?
Me : I am fine mam.
Mam: Can u tell me about ur self?
Me: Started…….She interrupted me just after the first line……….Why u decided to go 4 MTech…….as I am a mtech in Software engg………
Me: Explained………..
Mam: Okay, u do very well in ur academics………Sahil u worked on the Testing tools….written in my resume……where u got the chance to do these things on fresher level…….
Me: exp….done in 6 months training…….
Mam: That’s very impressive………….Are u good in C,C++ and SQL
Me : Yes mam………(Said with confidence)
Mam: What is the difference between C and C++
ME: told
Mam: Tell me the difference between Inner Join and Outer join
Me: Told
Mam: Give a Query.
Me : Write it with Left Outer Join
Mam: Write a Query for selecting all the rows in the table
Me: Select * from EMP……..(I dnt know why she asked that)
Mam: what is this *
Me…….Told………..(ha ha…..)
Then the other male person started asking Questions on testing:
Sir: Are u aware of STLC.
Me: Software Testing Life Cycle
Sir: Please Explain
I started to explain but he interrupted me in between………No No, Tell me in respect to SDLC…….
ME: Sir, the relation bw STLC nd SDLC can be shown by means of V Model…..nd I draw that on Paper…………
Sir: (I read from his face that he is impressed) Okay tell me what are the various fields in Bugzilla………..
Me : Told (Guys u need not prepare this because I have written it in my resume so don’t worry…)
Sir: Tell me what is the difference between Severity and priority of the bug?
Me : Told
Sir: What are the various levels of Severity……..
Me : Critical, Major, Normal, Minor
Sir: What is regression testing and what test cases do u consider for regression testing
Me: Told
Sir: Write the format for the test case case writing
Me: Draw it on paper…………
Sir: Suppose u opened the yahoo page….nd the name of yahoo written on it is wrong…..Is this the bug of high severity or high priority
Me: High priority nd expain why
Now the other person who is continuously monitoring me jumped into action…..
Sir: Okay Write a query for this scenario……………..
Me: (Take my time nd got the soln……I started writing it with inner join…..)..
he interrupted in between…….Are you writing this query in Sequel….
Me: (here I do the blunder……….ans asked Yes…(As I was writing it in oracle))
Sir: Shows that he is very angry……nd asked me to leave……………
Me: (Guys…….this is very important………I kept my mind cool at that time……Bec I know what he is trying to do……….He is trying to frustrate me and then see what will be my reaction……) I just give a little smile, greeted all of them again……nd say that it was nice interviewing with u with a smile…..nd come back……….
The questions asked from other people were on MAJOR and MINOR projects, OOPS fundamentals, Database, C, C++…………….But just overview of them…And then come the good news……I cleared the tech interview….
HR and MR
Again a mam(HR) nd a sir(manager) over there
HR: Hi Sahil, How was ur day nd ur previous interview……
Me : It was fine Mam…..
HR: Rate ur experience of today on the scale of 10
Me: 8
HR: Why u deduct 2 marks
Me: I still have 2 interviews left……1, 1 for them……So, I think they will make it a perfect 10…(Silly ans)…..But I never let that smile to go away from my face…..
HR: Okay that’s good. Tell me Do u appear for any on campus or any other companies after BTech.
Me: No Mam…..at that point I was interested to go for higher studies only….
HR: (this is very important friends please pay attention ) Okay Sahil, before u proceed further I want to tell u 1 thing….The thing we see in this round is that u should be truthfull……..So, if u want to change ur answer u have ur chance…..u can change it right now…..
ME : (She was just trying to trap me……but I know what she is trying to do) Again with a smile…..Mam I haven’t told any lie…..At that point I want to go for higher studies only…So that’s why I prepare for it only nd there is no point trying for the job If u don’t want to do it…….Smile
HR: She smiled…….Okay, So tell me what makes u different from other candidates
Nd I don’t want to listen that u are hardworking nd all that stuff………
Me: Told my positives…………nd she is very impressed
HR: So u like challenges………Tell me if we dont have any work for you and u have to sit on bench……No work at all…..just going to canteen nd having fun….then what u should do as u like challenges and ask 4 them
Me: I think I can utilize that time period for improving my weaknesses if I have any at that time…I can devote and utilize that time there…
HR: Your academic is not consistent….73, 68, 69, 80…….
Me: Explained…….(I am still not happy with my answer…)
MR: Okay Sahil, Tell me are u comfortable working with development domain
Me: Yes Sir
MR: And Testing Domain
Me: I also fine with it
MR: But u said earlier that you want to opt for development domain only
Me: Sir, I am open to all the domains…….I can work in any domain that is being given to me.
MR: Tell me are u aware of the testing processes
Me: yes sir
MR: Tell me what is STLC and what is the team structure in a compoany
Me: explained
MR : Where do u see urself 5 years from now..
Me: Answered……….nd while answering I looked at the HR…..she was continuously smiling…..
HR: Okay do u know about the bond of 2 years…..in case u leave before 2 years u have to pay us 50000. So do u want to pay that
Me: No mam I don’t want to pay rs 50000…….smile
Hr: With a smile So u want to be in TCS for lifelong….
Me : Yes mam.
Hr: and we also have a background check
Me : that’s not a problem mam
HR: Now, u seems relaxed
Me: I am relaxed right from the start
HR: Do u have any questions
Me: No mam………….(just a slip of tongue…Though I have prepared 2 questions….i think I should have asked them)
HR: Okay Sahil, that’s all from our side……u can leave for the day…….
Me: Thank u very much
Finally got selected………..See u in TCS……………
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