Answer the Interview Questions!

@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 14, 2010

@Biggie : Nice answers. But Are you sure about your 4th answer. Do Interviewer give you the job?
And By the Way, What is Murphy's Law?

@ES : Yes, I have seen the same answer with lot of people.

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 14, 2010

Hope this thread will be helpful to lot of students like me.

Few more Questions,

5. Can we afford you? Mean, If we decide we want you, how much will it take to get you and are we willing to pay that, governed as we are by our budget and by our inability to pay you as much as the person who would be above you on the organizational chart?

PS : To answer this question, you should know your value, Isn't it?

6. How are you different from others?

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@thebigk • Dec 14, 2010

sahithi pallavi
@Biggie : Nice answers. But Are you sure about your 4th answer. Do Interviewer give you the job?
And By the Way, What is Murphy's Law?

@ES : Yes, I have seen the same answer with lot of people.

We are humans, not supermen and superwomen. I remember I was asked the same question in Infosys (for a team-lead position) and I had answered exactly the same. The last thing I'd do is hide the truth or tell lies.

I think no interview will deny the job to you if you tell them the truth. I'd hire anyone who is well aware of his/her strengths and weakness. That's my experience, however. I'd like to hear from others about their opinion.

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 14, 2010

The_Big_K
We are humans, not supermen and superwomen. I remember I was asked the same question in Infosys (for a team-lead position) and I had answered exactly the same. The last thing I'd do is hide the truth or tell lies.

I think no interview will deny the job to you if you tell them the truth. I'd hire anyone who is well aware of his/her strengths and weakness. That's my experience, however. I'd like to hear from others about their opinion.

You are exactly right Biggie! Even Myself answered to my trainer like this, but he told me not to do this in interviews. He asked me to say like what ES said ones. That's why I asked you whether it will work out in interviews or not.
Thanks for the nice piece of information. 😀

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@deepika-jf1ysv • Dec 14, 2010

if I'll have to answer the 4th question, I'll ans it like: I am so determined that i generally go crazy after a challenge and then I don't know where to stop........!!

I dont know if this is a good ans for an interview but this is me.......
Seniors and friends please improve my answer....

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@thebigk • Dec 14, 2010

@Pallavi: "I'm Impatient" is one of the most famous 'weakness' these days. We were conducting a recruitment drive at a well-known college (I guess about 3 years ago) and almost everyone I interviewed in line told me that "I'm very impatient and want things to get the things done right away". Most often, interview trainers tell candidate to answer your 'weakness' in 'positive sounding' way. I personally find it very stupid. A weakness is what it is 'a weakness'.

To extend this further, I'm strictly against looking at candidates or candidates selling themselves to companies as "Products" where the seller says everything is positive about the product. I'm even against calling humans as 'Resources', as they are normally called in many IT companies.

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chirag_kotadia

@chirag-kotadia-OHenZO • Dec 14, 2010

I also got the same question "Whats ur weekness" as prepared I answered impatience stupidly and HR asked me to explain. I feel pity on myself as I explained in positive way as u all answered.

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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Dec 14, 2010

i will answer 4th question like this
i never get satisfy with my work ,i always try to find negative points in my work and because of this weakness i had to regret on myself

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@thebigk • Dec 14, 2010

goyal420
i will answer 4th question like this
i never get satisfy with my work ,i always try to find negative points in my work and because of this weakness i had to regret on myself

My question as an interviewer would be: Why do you think that is a weakness? I think that's a most positive quality and concern about your work.

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chirag_kotadia

@chirag-kotadia-OHenZO • Dec 14, 2010

Totally agree with biggy.
You should not answer each and every question in fancy way. Be what you are and dont show off wrong personality. After all those interviewees are experienced and know more than us. They havent reached that post without experiencing what we do. So they know us very well. This question is straight forward. Every interviewee wants answer that is proper. If he wants positive Quality in this q why should he ask?

I think we should answer our own weaknesses. I would have answered "I lose my temper when someone lie or cheat with me." As this is indeed my weakness.

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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Dec 14, 2010

The_Big_K
My question as an interviewer would be: Why do you think that is a weakness? I think that's a most positive quality and concern about your work.

Yes sir agreed ,but sometimes it leads to lack of confidence in myself ,say if i have prepared for some ppt ,but i am not satisfied with my work ,then it that case it may ruin my whole work

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@thebigk • Dec 14, 2010

😀 Everyone will have his/her own answers. It could be yours. How would you answer, "Okay, so what are you doing to overcome that weakness?"

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Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Dec 14, 2010

The_Big_K
😀 Everyone will have his/her own answers. It could be yours. How would you answer, "Okay, so what are you doing to overcome that weakness?"

well for that .I put my best in my work and try to attain a certain level of satisfaction from my work.

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 22, 2010

One more model of HR questions for you..

---> If you and your pet were walking...

They will say only this phrase and you have to continue the rest immediately without any delay.

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Varsha0802

@varsha0802-YohNRX • Dec 23, 2010

The_Big_K
Most often, interview trainers tell candidate to answer your 'weakness' in 'positive sounding' way. I personally find it very stupid. A weakness is what it is 'a weakness'.
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The same happens in my college. Our faculty has asked us to modify one of our strengths into a weakness so that it does not sound bad, for ex: I am hard working- I can't sleep without completing my work and that sometimes creates problems for me...

I don't think such things help. Being honest is the best thing.

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@thebigk • Dec 23, 2010

@Varsha: That's my point. Imagine being in place of the Interviewer and interviewing hundreds of candidates, when everyone repeats the same weaknesses and strengths the Interviewers will surely know something's fishy 😀 . I've been through such situation. Let me tell you, it's not very easy to fool interviewers. They got that 'seat' after being through many interviews.

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narayana murthy

@narayana-z4W16q • Dec 23, 2010

lol pallavi i answer as my dog put her another leg forward to move front
i think this answer may be correct and iam just joking not consider it

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 23, 2010

The_Big_K
@Varsha: That's my point. Imagine being in place of the Interviewer and interviewing hundreds of candidates, when everyone repeats the same weaknesses and strengths the Interviewers will surely know something's fishy 😀 . I've been through such situation. Let me tell you, it's not very easy to fool interviewers. They got that 'seat' after being through many interviews.

You are right Biggie.

In a Mock Interview, Our trainer asked me "What are your weaknesses?"
I said "Sir, I am not so good at planning. I used to plan my day in a better way. But at the end of the day, I can't manage all the things I had planned. Now-a-days I keep learning myself to organize all the things in a better way. And I hope I am doing so."

Yes, Its true about me. I know an Interviewer will easily know Whether we are saying correct or wrong. That's why I said that.

He asked me not to say that in any other Interviews. He told me the list of weeknesses and asked me to select one 😔

Fair?

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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Dec 23, 2010

@Sahithi: It doesn't sound fair. But, he might have said so to test you for stress environment.

Be optimistic 😉

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aj_onduty

@aj-onduty-BvuwMK • Dec 23, 2010

Let anything happen, come what may, you got to be honest. Being honest won't get you a job 100 percent, actually, a honest person may lose in 60 percent of interviews, but the honest person must be optimistic. Because, when you are honest, you have a chance to get a job in a place which will suit you.
You should fit into a place which is exactly of your shape. Never change your shape according to the shape of the space.
Don't be an amoeba, be a being with flesh and bones.
The colleges and their placement training centres aim at 100 percent placement. For that, they will go to any level. And the students have no other option but to follow their tune as they are pressed by the society to get a job even before you pass out from the college. Students, wake up and understand the fact that you are ruining your lives if you are trying to "adjust".
Sorry and thank you.

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Saandeep Sreerambatla

@saandeep-sreerambatla-hWHU1M • Dec 23, 2010

Let me tell you one of my experience a 6 months back.

I have copy pasted my first page of resume from my brother's resume 😛 *Sorry for that, now I changed it*

I went for an Interview. He asked me about few lines in that copied content.

I said I dont know , he said its in your resume.

I said I copied it from my brother's resume.

The point here is , copying is not good. But never try to say something if you dont have idea about it. If you have done a mistake admit it.

I got selected in that company but I didn't join there for few reasons.

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@bhargavamegha-B9k4gp • Dec 24, 2010

English-Scared
I have copy pasted my first page of resume from my brother's resume 😛 *Sorry for that, now I changed it*

I went for an Interview. He asked me about few lines in that copied content.

I said I dont know , he said its in your resume.

I said I copied it from my brother's resume.

The point here is , copying is not good. But never try to say something if you dont have idea about it. If you have done a mistake admit it.

I got selected in that company but I didn't join there for few reasons.

@ above
it is ur luck ........but it is not always go in ur favour. and 4m my point of view it is not right
it shows ur irresponsibility , lenience that is at least u hav to read it & understand it before enter 4 the interview

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@bhargavamegha-B9k4gp • Dec 24, 2010

sometimes telling our weakness (in negative) ,make feel negative 4 the company point of view to interviewer .thats why every time give the answer to weakness in negative(exactly what is ur actul weakness) is do not favorable...........

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Radhika Deshpande

@radhika-o4Adk0 • Dec 24, 2010

From my personal experience- Everything is in hands of the person sitting next side of the table. So Study well and try be true as much as possible. Show certain level of confidence and comfort.

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aj_onduty

@aj-onduty-BvuwMK • Dec 24, 2010

bhargava.megha
sometimes telling our weakness (in negative) ,make feel negative 4 the company point of view to interviewer .thats why every time give the answer to weakness in negative(exactly what is ur actul weakness) is do not favorable...........

Please read my above post.
If they think negative & they do throw you out,that is because they think you are not fit for them.If you tell all the lies or show only your positives,they'll select you, but its u who is going to suffer.😀

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@thebigk • Dec 24, 2010

Let me tell all of you once again - Do not even try to fool the Interviewers. It's very easy for them to catch your lies. I've done it for so many candidates.

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 25, 2010

Thanks Biggie.

sahithi pallavi
Hope this thread will be helpful to lot of students like me.

Few more Questions,

5. Can we afford you? Mean, If we decide we want you, how much will it take to get you and are we willing to pay that, governed as we are by our budget and by our inability to pay you as much as the person who would be above you on the organizational chart?

PS : To answer this question, you should know your value, Isn't it?

6. How are you different from others?

No takers?? 😀

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@thebigk • Dec 25, 2010

I said "Sir, I am not so good at planning. I used to plan my day in a better way. But at the end of the day, I can't manage all the things I had planned. Now-a-days I keep learning myself to organize all the things in a better way. And I hope I am doing so."

He asked me not to say that in any other Interviews. He told me the list of weeknesses and asked me to select one :sad:

What did you do when he asked you to pick a weakness?

[PS: I'm starting to lose faith in Interviewers as well. ]

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 25, 2010

The_Big_K
What did you do when he asked you to pick a weakness?

[PS: I'm starting to lose faith in Interviewers as well. ]

I said "Sir, I can't do this. I know all the Interviewees will say these. But I want to be my self and I explore myself."
He tried to convince me, But I didn't.

And he is a very good trainer Biggie. Only in this part, he said like that. 😔

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@thebigk • Dec 25, 2010

sahithi pallavi
I said "Sir, I can't do this. I know all the Interviewees will say these. But I want to be my self and I explore myself."
He tried to convince me, But I didn't.

And he is a very good trainer Biggie. Only in this part, he said like that. 😔

It's really interesting. What options did he gave you? What was his reaction when you said that? If this was a training session, what was his feedback?

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 25, 2010

He told me, "If you are not good at planning, How can an Interviewer will hire you? They always wants organized candidates. So, kept your weakness aside and select a good one".

Options like I am very Impaitent, I won't have my food or sleep until my work was done, I am very workaholic and so on.

I said "Sir, They asks me my weakness and I will say my weakness. Its my weakness, that's it. And as you see, I mentioned that I keep learning to plan well and I am doing it. So I think the Interviewer won't think that I am not efficient to do the job and may be there is a chance for Interviewer to think about my honesty".

Feedback was not given to us. Just He asked the questions!

By the way, If you are an Interviewer, What do you think about my weakness?

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@thebigk • Dec 25, 2010

I personally hate liars and I'd have been happy to hear that answer. It shows your honesty and that's what any employer wants. As I said earlier, we are humans and we are not perfect. To tell you frankly, I'm still bad at time management (which seriously goes against me these days) and I am fully aware of it. It makes me stay alert and not procrastinate things I normally do.

It's common sense, isn't it?

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 25, 2010

yes, you are right. Its just common sense.
And Its shocking to hear about the time management from you Biggie, really. But no problem, Definitely you will do well.

Most of the people fails to get their jobs in answering their strengths, weaknesses only. Interviewers definitely ask us the examples, experiences about them. And I am sure we can't answer if we lied and we get caught. Why all this head-ache, let's be frank. Its secondary if we get a job or not.

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@bhargavamegha-B9k4gp • Dec 25, 2010

sahithi pallavi
I mentioned that I keep learning to plan well and I am doing it. So I think the Interviewer won't think that I am not efficient to do the job and may be there is a chance for Interviewer to think about my honesty".

they may ask u What r u doing 4 time managment????????
how we can believe on u that in company u will manage all the task in time limit??

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@thebigk • Dec 25, 2010

For fresh graduates, the company trains the new employees and in the initial days, they are made to work on limited tasks. So that's where they can learn the time management.

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 25, 2010

bhargava.megha
they may ask u What r u doing 4 time managment????????

In Previous days, I want to do the work in a right away. So I used to plan lot of work in a single day but I can't do that. I understood that was my problem and now I am planning my work by assigning time. So that I can make better.

how we can believe on u that in company u will manage all the task in time limit??

Just Give me a chance, I will show you how perfect I am and I assure you that I wont cross your dead lines. And I hope you won't put over work on my shoulders 😁

And as Biggie said, training is very helpful for freshers to get adaptable to office work.

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@deepika-jf1ysv • Dec 25, 2010

Please help me with the question: tell me something about yourself..
This is the very first question in every HR interview, I suppose, and is very crucial for the first impression...

And how the answer to this question is going to be different then that on our strengths and weakness...

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Dec 26, 2010

Deepika Bansal
Please help me with the question: tell me something about yourself..
This is the very first question in every HR interview, I suppose, and is very crucial for the first impression...

And how the answer to this question is going to be different then that on our strengths and weakness...

I think this thread will help you, #-Link-Snipped-#
I used to start it from "As you know, I am ******* And that's about me in brief and I am ready for the further questions."
And I think 30-40 seconds is enough for a fresher to give his/her introduction. Isn't it?

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@bhargavamegha-B9k4gp • Dec 30, 2010

sahithi pallavi
I think this thread will help you, #-Link-Snipped-#
I used to start it from "As you know, I am ******* And that's about me in brief and I am ready for the further questions."
And I think 30-40 seconds is enough for a fresher to give his/her introduction. Isn't it?

please define in detail.because this is very important Q, & give the first impression on interviewer . i also very eager to know about this Q
please Share your experience so that it will b very helpful for freshers
Thanx

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Jan 1, 2011

It depends on your own. I am just saying my answer, I don't know how much it correct. Elders, Please correct me If I am wrong in anyway.

As you know, I am <name>. I born and bought up in <place>. I have completed my Bachelors in Computer Science and you know I am a fresher. <If you want to highlight your any information like good Percentages or awards, you may do it here>. And coming to my family, My Father is an <occupation> and my mother is an <occupation>. <If you have any siblings, just mention younger/elder, and occupation>. And That's about me in brief and I am ready for the further questions.

May be it takes 30 seconds. I think its enough for a fresher as we don't have any work experience to describe that. But Don't tell the information that you had already mentioned in your resume.

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@deepika-jf1ysv • Jan 1, 2011

sahithi pallavi
Don't tell the information that you had already mentioned in your resume.

Yes sahithi you are right. Answer to this ques should not be your resume....
Someone suggested me not to mention you academic percentage in this answer....

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Jan 1, 2011

Deepika Bansal
Yes sahithi you are right. Answer to this ques should not be your resume....
Someone suggested me not to mention you academic percentage in this answer....

Yes, we should not mention the academic percentage.

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@bhargavamegha-B9k4gp • Jan 2, 2011

thanx pallavi

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shreyasm89

@shreyasm89-jGobVm • Jan 2, 2011

Thanx pallavi...but how should we answer 'why should we hire you'?as a fresher

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Jan 3, 2011

shreyasm89
Thanx pallavi...but how should we answer 'why should we hire you'?as a fresher

I hope this helps you, #-Link-Snipped-#

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Saandeep Sreerambatla

@saandeep-sreerambatla-hWHU1M • Jan 4, 2011

Guys,

I am in the interview panel ( least experienced so I only ask questions on my knowledge QTP). We were interviewing a girl yesterday.
And,
Q: What are your weaknesses?
A: I want to work on blah blah ....
I Intervened and said weakness in the sense we need the improvement areas etc.
A: Oh! yeah. my communication skills.

One of the person from our team in the panel(experienced) said after the interview that "She is not selected"
The reason is she is expressing her weakness, which is not fair. I am 😕

I asked her what is the answer you are expecting?
she said that "Some thing which is positive is expected"
and she said, she answered "Working hard is my strength and my weakness" we need answers in this way.
I am just shocked, discussed the actual meaning of weakness.
Now the person we interviewed is through to the next round.

So , I think not only young engineers people who are experienced and think that they know everything should also understand how to interview.

PS: Many thanks to CE for creating threads like this, since this actually says what actually a question is.

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shreyasm89

@shreyasm89-jGobVm • Jan 4, 2011

😀Thanks a lot pallavi!...You rock!

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@sahithi-oJZaYj • Jan 4, 2011

English-Scared
Guys,

I am in the interview panel ( least experienced so I only ask questions on my knowledge QTP). We were interviewing a girl yesterday.
And,
Q: What are your weaknesses?
A: I want to work on blah blah ....
I Intervened and said weakness in the sense we need the improvement areas etc.
A: Oh! yeah. my communication skills.

One of the person from our team in the panel(experienced) said after the interview that "She is not selected"
The reason is she is expressing her weakness, which is not fair. I am 😕

I asked her what is the answer you are expecting?
she said that "Some thing which is positive is expected"
and she said, she answered "Working hard is my strength and my weakness" we need answers in this way.
I am just shocked, discussed the actual meaning of weakness.
Now the person we interviewed is through to the next round.

So , I think not only young engineers people who are experienced and think that they know everything should also understand how to interview.

PS: Many thanks to CE for creating threads like this, since this actually says what actually a question is.

I don't know even the experienced Interviewers will think like this.
That's why the freshers are confusing with that question.
You are well done ES 😀

@shreya : My pleasure. Even I am learning much here 😀

PS : Don't we have HR's in our CE??

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