INFOSYS INTERVIEW - FEB 2006
Hai Chetanaites
am praveen here. i've been a
chetanite for alomost 2 years now and really cant put in words
how this wonderful
group has helped me all through.
First of all i wud like to
thank Chetana Mam and this wonderful group which works wonders
and helps hundreds of youngsters to find thier dream job.its
really amazing.Thanks a lot Mam.
here's my long story that can
be termed as a success now. www.ChetanaSinterview.comwell am a 2004 Mechaical
Engineering passout.i've been doing a few odd jobs here and
there and was on
the look out for the big break in my career.
i took many test conducted by
big IT sectors but didnt make it .they were , Infosys TCS Satyam Honeywell Syntel
and these were a few companies
that allowed us mech engineers to attend thier test.
but sadly i didnt
get thru them during my first year of job hunting.so i started
working in a small mech concern and attending a few big
companies now and then.
And finally in November
2005, i gave the infosys test and unfortunately wasnt short
listed that day . i still wonder why . i wrote it
pretty well and think i got 8 puzzles right.but still there
wasnt a positive result. i really was kinda
flabbergasted then and didnt have a clue what to do
next. so i continued working in that
small concern. www.ChetanaSinterview.comthen suddenly in Febraury 2nd
week i got a call saying that i've been shortlisted for the
infy interview.
that really was a laugh , and i thouht someone was playing a
dirty game on me. but finally i rechecked and
realised it was a fact and attended the interview that friday.
this is how it
went.
i was kinda tense when called
in , the panel consisted of two guys and the worst part was
they were not
at all pleasent to say the
least unlike most infy interviews. i wished them gettig in and
took my seat.
1.) i was asked to introduce
myself first , which i did ok.
2.) then they asked me why i
wanted to do join infosys . i gave them the usual dream
company stuff and a few reasons to support. www.ChetanaSinterview.com3.) then they asked me if i
knew where infy was planning its biggest facility in
india. i didnt have a clue but
blabbered it was in chennai. (it actually was in hyderabad,
which i later realised). the interviewer said 'is that
all u knew about ur dream company'.
Here was when i thought i lost
the chance.
4.) then he asked me where was
infosys's biggest facility as of now ? I said it was in mysore (this
is right). he said ok, and asked me wat else i knew about
infy. i told them about C-life and
all that stuff we cud find in thier site.
it seemed like he wasnt
impressed, and said these were all in thier site .i said it
was.
5.)then he asked me wat had i
done in the past year to update myself on the IT industry coz
i was from mech
background.?
i didnt know wat to anwer
intailly, i then said i knew a few softwares which i've
learned in my college and stuff.
he interrupt me saying that he
wasnt asking about any softwares or languages , just the work
culture and environment.
i thought for a few seconds and
said i had lotta friends working in the IT industry , so i get
to know wats happening in the IT
sector,besides i update myself reading the newpapers and
visiting company sites and i myself wasnt convinced
with the answer. www.ChetanaSinterview.coma better answer wud have been
which i later thought was " i am working for the past year so
i know how
to work in a team and manage people and get along with them.so
working in a team isnt a problem for me.and i know that infy has
the world's best training facility , so am sure thier training
wud help me adapt to the work culture beter
,me being a fast learner.so am sure i can cope up with that
".
am mentioning this coz , it may
be useful to some people who are in my shoes.
6.) he asked me if i was
creative. which i duly answerd as
yes.
he then gave me a cell phone
and asked me wat else i cud do with that besides its nature of
use. and before i
cud answer he interrupt me saying " the first one wud be a
paper weight , isnt it ?? ". i wondered wats going on and
said " yes ,it is " and went on saying that it can be wrapped
in colour paper
and used as a decoratice item, calling bell,horn and all that
crap.he said ok.
7.) it was a puzzle. he drew a traingle such that
each side has 4 small circles in it,totally making
it 9 circles.(note that 3 circles are on the vertex
and 2 in between them).he said i shud fill the circles with
numbers from 1 to 9 such that they are not repeated
and all nos shud be used atleast once so that we get 17
adding up each side.
i being tense , my mind refused
to work. but still i tried to solve it, actually tring to find
out the combi's in which we get 17 using the nos 1
to 9.
it was funny, he interrupted me
again before i cud finish and asked wat am i doing,was i
trying trial and error or any other
method.
i said,am trying to arrive into
a logical conclusion trying to figure out wat combi's wud
gimme 17 and and
wat nos wud fit it in that vertex circles.he said ok and said
he didnt expect me to solve it , just wanted to see the approach. i
said ok. www.ChetanaSinterview.com8.) he said ok,it was nice to
have me there and if i had any quetions. of course i had.
i asked a couple of usual
questions and then the million dollar question, " when can i
expect my results ", which he duly answered in 2 to
3 weeks.
that was it.
i really had no hope and cursed
myself for messing it all up.
i later met my classmate who
was working there and we got talking. he then said,it may have
been a stress
interview which they conduct often,it depends on the
panel.
so be prepared.
stay unruffled and
positive.
if possible show them some
eagerness and enthusiasm.thats all they need , u sure'll be in
and i was in for a
great surprise when i saw the offer letter asking me to join
on 27th Feb in Mysore.
i really thanked my heavens and
was in cloud 9 for some time before i got down. www.ChetanaSinterview.comit really was an
experiance.
guys,all i wud say is,prepare
well for the test,the crucial two aspects are ,
1.) that 10 day
preparations.
2.) old QP's. (most of the
puzzles were from the old QP's.if u cud solve or atleast go
thru it,it'll really help you a lot.)
am not posting the QP coz
its already been posted and u'll see that most of the puzzles
there was from older ones.so thats the key.use
that 10 days carefully, plan meticulously and work on them,and
dont waste your
time (i did this when i first took the infy test back in
november 2004).
i sincerly hope that this mail
wud help a few guys who are seeking a job .
i wish you all guys a bright
future and a job soon. never give up and hold on a
second longer , thats the key.stay focussed and
unruffled.u'll be there before u knew it.
that ends my mail ,
bye friends and its been
great to be a Chetanaite, this group really means a lot to me,
i gained a lotta confidence reading the success
stories and huge resources for the QP's.
i wish this group all the best
and CHETANA mam to continue the great work she's been doing
for years now. she
really needs a huge applause for her endeavours and selfless
help.i'll always be indebt to you mam.Thanks a lot.
may God bless her and her
family. all the
best and warm regards , www.ChetanaSinterview.comBefore you say, "
i can't" ,say " i will try ",and then give it your
best.
(Paper Submitted By :
Praveen)
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