Can't forget 14th Oct 2011

Aranya, Technical Fest of Thapar University was going on and this was the first time I was participating in all Computer Tech. events after a long wait because I was in organizing. Knight Coders a famous overnite coding contest begun at 12:30 A.M. The event lasted for 5 hours and after winning the contest, my team went back to hostel. I was about to sleep when I thought checking my mail. I saw mail from HR of Indus Valley Partners stating that they are offering me a job. At that point I couldn't believe myself that was that really true? I posted my happiness on facebook and soon I started receiving calls from my home and my brother.  I was awake for last 2 days and this day also passed without sleep because of joy that job gave to me. I was about to sleep at 9:00 A.M. in the morning when another mail came that my interview with Tally Solution is scheduled on 17th Oct, 2011 and within few minutes I received another mail that I was not allowed to give that interviews because of two placements. The thing which I wanted seemed to be very close and I went to placement cell to check the result of TCS Research and Development and got to know that I have been selected by this company also. In hardly 5 hours I got to know about the two job offers (first one to get in CSE Branch) and already having internship at Juniper Networks. This was one of the luckiest day for me which changed my career into a new direction and soon I would be Researcher Ravi Maggon @ TCS R&D Labs :)

Most Confusing Moment Ever Faced

The most confusing event began when notice of Microsoft was put up for placement. At the same time I had applied to Indus Valley Partners (IVP). Yesterday I gave the paper of IVP and didn't even knew a single question but still I was shortlisted for interviews. Their was a dilemma between MS and IVP (16 lacs and 5.76 lacs). They said that interviews are going to take place on the same day. They asked the students to come to Hotel Flyover at 10:00 p.m. I went over their. Though had the first name on the list but never knew that I would be last person to be called up for interview. 

Below is the story of what happened in my interview at 0030 hours in the morning.

Interviewer: How are you?

Me: Sir, I am fine but feeling very sleepy :D

Interviewer: Me too and he started laughing. He asked me that you are having excellent GPA then why did you fill Tech Consulting.

Me: I love to travel and wish to go to USA

Interviewer: It means that you don't want to interact with clients.

Me: Not at all sir.

Interviewer: (Bit confused). hmm...Do you know javascript.

Me: Yes, but I don't remember it right now.

Interviewer: Ok, No Problem. Can you write a code for moving a button by dragging using HTML and JS

Me: I can't.

Interviewer: Do you watch cricket?

Me: No.

Interviewer: Do you play any other sport?

Me: No sir, I am a technical kind of a person.

Interviewer: hmm....but still tell me anything that you play.

Me: I started playing lawn tennis this semester.

Interviewer:Ahh....New Mahesh Bhupathi.

Me: :D

Interviewer: Can you tell me how to multiply a no. by 7 without using + * / operators.

Me (Quick Reply): n<<3-n

Interviewer: Bingo. Correct Answer!!! Hey did anyone tell you that I am going to ask this question.

Me: Sir this is the question taken from "Cracking the coding interview" book from Bit manipulation chapter.

Interviewer (Surprised): :O So you have read that book also......Nice preparation for interview :P

Me: Actually this question was asked to me in Amazon off campus test. So I knew it.

Interviewer: So Amazon, Google, MS, etc are you dream companies. Right??

Me: Yes Sir, MS is also coming for recruitment and I am trying for it.

Interviewer: Tell me about your intern.

Me: I did my intern for 2 months in TCS on a CISCO project.

Interviewer: Are they offering you the job also?

Me: May be!!!

Interviewer: That's nice. Are you the branch topper.

Me: No, I am at 6th position.

Interviewer: That means you have applied to other companies as well.

Me: Yes, I applied to 6 companies out of which 5 rejected me and I got offer from Juniper Networks.

Interviewer: That's great.

Me: Ya....Most probably I would be joining them :)

Interviewer (Fully confused): I am done with the interview and you are shortlisted for Video call with Director on Mon and we don't require to take your HR round. Just check out the final list for Video call on Monday for your name which I think would be their. :P

Me: :O......Thanks you sir and I left the room.

Moral of the Story: If you give your full effort you will not be selected but If you do such kind of things, you will be selected definitely.

So, Let see what happens on Monday. Till then wait for my next post.