Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Guidelines For a Successful Interview

GUIDE LINES TO BE STRICTLY FOLLLOWED FOR TCS PREPARATION AND INTERVIEW.THESE ARE SUCCESS PROVEN FORMULA BY THE TCS EMPLOYEES.
Aptitude:
ü Should form groups & perform individual workouts for aptitude.
ü Never learn to solve aptitude from others unless you can’t able to crack it even after trying no. of times.
ü Justify your answer with others answer who solved.
ü Attend OPENSEESAME test compulsorily as soon as possible. Take a screenshot while appearing OPENSEESAME & try to find out the answer after the test (OPENSEESAME is only for practice, scoring marks is not important. It’s a sample of how actual aptitude test will be).
ü Share your questions of OPENSEESAME with your friends and get questions from them.
ü Never get frustrated of the demotivating words given by your friends. Don’t take those words to your mind.
ü Refer internet for many more aptitude questions. Internet is the best source for latest updates.
ü Websites like testfunda.com & m4maths.com to find out solution for the questions if you can’t able to crack. (There will be many answers for single question, find out which answer satisfies the logic). Refer these websites only when you can’t able to solve any problem.
ü Look at some of the groups & communities of social networks. (e.g):placement.training@groups.facebook.com. Join this group, you will get some stuffs.
ü Don’t appear for unknown questions at the time of interview. It will give negative scoring.
ü Read the entire questions and then start to solve. (Concept of the problem will be at the last 3-4 lines).
ü Have time management at the time of interview. It can be achieved only by practicing to solve problems. Aptitude will be easy if you try to find methodology of solving all the patterns.
ü Have contact with seniors. It will help you a lot.
Technical:
ü Prepare well areas of your interest.
ü CS/IT students prepare the languages like C, C++, Java or .NET & databases like Oracle or SQL SERVER or DB2 or MySQL and web designing like HTML or JSP or ASP. (Whichever you included in your resume, prepare for it).
ü Non CS/IT students prepare the languages like C, C++ and your department papers. (You may be asked to write microprocessor 8085 or 8086 code for simple programs like addition, subtraction, etc.)
ü You may be asked questions on topics others than your areas of interest. (Questions from other department papers can also be asked (e.g.) CS/IT may get questions from Microprocessor& controller, Non CS/IT may get from C or C++).
ü You may be asked to write Queries in SQL (based on given condition), Programs on C or C++ or JAVA Programs (based on skills mentioned in your resume).
ü Various Technical Interview questions faced @ TCS are shared on internet. You can search it in Google. Refer, it will be very useful.
ü Have basic knowledge on your department papers as you may have questions on those.

HR:
ü Tell about yourself. Prepare it before going to the interview (write in a paper and read it multiple times. You will get the flow. Never mug-up, you will be caught).
ü You will get questions on whatever you added in your resume. So careful in including contents in your resume. Avoid fake details in resume.
ü Each word what you are saying to HR should be careful because you will get questions from whatever you say.
ü If needed, tell a smart lie. Don’t tell too much lies & get caught.
ü Have few more points not included in resume for including it at the time of telling about you. (Because you may be asked to say something about you that are not in the resume).
ü HR may ask whether “Do you have any questions for me?” So ready to ask something that related to TCS or Work culture @ TCS. (Refer internet for this, you get what others asked HR during their interview). Don’t say HR that you don’t have anything to ask.
ü Start to learn about TCS before 1 week of interview.
ü Pre-Placement Talk (PPT) given by TCS people is much more important, because surely questions will be asked from the contents in PPT. So be attentive and make notes. PPT contains Vision, Mission, Market Focus, Recruitment Procedure, Salary details, etc…
ü Questions about reason for your previous/current arrears, percentage (if it is decreasing from school to college) may arise, so be prepared.
ü Question to tell your weakness may arise, so have smart answers (never tell the weakness that affects your career (e.g.) short temper, laziness, sleepy, etc…)
ü Question on “how you say that you possess the strength mentioned in your resume?” You have to say any situation that happened in your life. (e.g.)If you are motivating person, you have to say any situation happened how you motivate yourself or others (If you don’t know then tell a lie as if any situation happened. Be smart in telling a lie)
ü Questions may arise on experience at In-plant Training, Seminars, Workshops, Industrial visits you gone and also may ask what you did there.
ü Questions may arise to tell about you College/School or what you like from your college/school, so prepare answers for it before interview.
ü Question may arise to tell your Career Objective, so mug-up your career objective in resume. It should not mismatch, and then you will get caught.
ü Questions about your hobbies may arise, so be prepared to explain it at the interview.
ü Questions about your Favourites like Foods, Sports-person and Pass-times, etc., etc., may arise, so be prepared.
ü Search in Google and get more interview questions & also discuss with your seniors. You will get enough stuff.

At Interview:
ü Have a smiling face J till you leave the interview room (Surely you will be tensed, but don’t show it).
ü Say Good morning/afternoon/evening, & have a handshake immediately after entering the room. It shows that you are confident.
ü Try to impress interviewer by your smart answers.
ü Try to grab the attention of the interviewer towards your interest.
ü Have eye contact with all the Panel members (if there are 2 or 3 in a room) and speak.
ü Have a gentle posture & gesture. Your Body language plays a vital role.

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