Placement Guide : GD, Technical Round, HR Round

 

GD Round 

The GD panel is testing whether you know the topic well, are able to present your point of view in a logical manner, are interested in understanding what others feel about the same subject and are  able to conduct yourself with grace in a group situation. In a group discussion mostly students say things like – I studied this in my first year – as an excuse for not knowing more basic stuff related to their subject of study. The panel members study this about 20 years back – they still remember about it. So please don;t give this kind of shitty excuses. And the most important thing always do the PESTLE analysis.

Try to connect the topic with different  aspects like Politics,Environment,Social,Technology,Law & Economics or Ethics. In group discussion most of the student speak very loudly so If someone is speaking very loudly then speak with low pitch or vice versa,you will be heard for sure. And do remember you are doing a discussion not a fight. You have to behave like a manager Go with new points every time don't stuck on a single one. If someone is not speaking & ask him gracefully that would you like to speak something?Always be in time frame.Just before one minute ask your group members to conclude topic one by one. Most of the student preparing very hard on the night before GD. But the best option would be going unprepared. If you will try to read current affairs a night before GD, it will only build mental pressure and anxiety. And remember, whatever GDs you have seen on youtube most of them are fake. In reality the GDs are completely a  mesh. No one listens to others . Even the person conducting GD hardly notices the points  made by candidates. So what you have to do is to collect the points and speak in the best possible manner without fumbling. Your focus must be on the way of speaking, loudness, clarity, style, pause  and rhythm. Speaking properly can can take you to  the notice of HR. The most important tip  is when you fall short of points  you can make your points by using the points of other candidates. I have done this many times and believe me it  works. And One major problem which you would encounter during a GD is that you will not get a chance to speak. As soon as you will try to speak many people would start speaking at the same time and than you will have to stop. Solution for this problem is “do not stop once you start speaking , let others stop first”.Hope this will help you to crack you placement interview. 

Now in our next topic we will talk about “The technical round” 

The technical round 

Interviews are crucial moments in one’s career. Theoretical knowledge of interview questions isn't enough when you actually face an interview. Too often fear takes over our performance in job interviews. In technical interviews, the questions are based on your subject. Before attending the interview you  have to improve your skills to boost confidence. In interviews, the interviewer will check your skills and subject. For example The first round in Zoho is a technical aptitude round. It is not your regular maths problems but rather aptitude based on C code. Around 40 questions will be given to you and you have solve the most you can. Each question will be a snippet containing C code where you might be asked the result at the end of the iteration. It is not as tough as the regular aptitude but it can be quite difficult for someone who is familiar with C, especially pointers. You might get a few questions from dynamic memory allocation. Also be sure brush on your data structures before you take the Zoho interview. Well if we talking about zoho interview then the students who clear the written round are  called for Programming Round. You will be provided laptop and turbo C compiler. Sometimes, they don’t allow Java and C++ for second round. You can expect 6-8 programming problems in this round. To clear this round, you should be strong in data structure and algorithms. You can expect questions from Arrays and String manipulation. Not only this zoho also have Advanced Programming Round In this round you expect, advanced algorithm problems or a system design problem with database, authentication method and some basic  things like logout, send, and login modules. Example: Railway reservation system, mail server. Now the most common question. How to crack these kind of technical interview. So here are some tips:-

1. Irrespective of your technical role, be very strong in the basics of the programming language  

2.Be ready to say NO I don’t know. Interviewers are not gauging you with the correct answers that you provided. They are gauging you based on how open you are to learn new areas.

3. Be concise on the answers. Do not add extra word arts to explain the basic answer 

4. Do not beat the bush by saying irrelevant answers or asking question that does not make sense. When you do this, any interviewer will immediately put negatives in their score card.

5. Take your time to answer. Many times, our initial response would not be appropriate or may be wrong. 

Being a little bit of being sales man is fine during technical interviews but these interviews are not always about syntax of a function or whether your answers are correct. It is always about what you know and how open are you about learning new technologies and concepts and how you can contribute to the organization.This will help you to crack your technical interview. 

Next Topic HR round. 

The HR round 

There’s this simple HR round now & it should be done, Heard this before ? Most candidates have a misconception that, HR interview is a mere formality to give you an offer letter. Although in few cases, it is true, but in this current competent market scenario, it isn’t true with most recruiters.  With so many to choose from, and little separating the technical skills of freshers, HR round becomes an important differentiator to shortlist the right candidate. If an organization was a machine, the technical skills of an employee becomes the core machinery & their soft skills will be the lubrication - for a smooth run,you need both.That’s where the HR round becomes so important for a fresher recruitment. Corporates like to hire candidates who are good at their soft skills and compatible with their organization, as much as they can do a technical job. Software companies look for only two criteria in HR rounds in campus; 

The candidate should not be brilliant, and he  should not be from a financially well off  background. Reason if You are brilliant or above average, u will definitely go abroad to do MS. 

Indian companies are shit when it comes to recruiting talent. It will never ever reach global standards , as long as  they fear intelligent freshers will go abroad for MS. we only  give lip service praising sundar pitchai and others. ad he been a fresher , he too would have been begging for a job, never mind he is brilliant. Now come back to the point. how you can crack your Hr round. 

So it’s pretty common for a freshers to get intimidated by the environment and the interviewers and to feel lot of nerves. But RELAX! Understand the fact that the company wants you as much as you need them. They called you in for HR round, because they want to select  you, not reject you. So just be yourself, like you  would be at your home or college playing with your friends. Few things what shows confidence  are Sit straight and keep a comfortable posture. Do not lean or sit on edge of the seat, nor lean back too much. Keep eye contact. Don’t look into oblivion (read ceiling, curtains etc.), while answering. Keep a pleasant and smiling expression and show an interest in the proceedings. Answer with simple, clear words and loud enough for the interviewer to hear. It’s  okay to say “Don’t know”. That shows your comfort in accepting things you don’t know about. Note: Don’t overdo “Don’t know” stuff. That might turn against you.

That's All

Hope this will help you to crack your college placement.