My first interview
My phone rang in the afternoon when i was just about to hit the bed. My cousin was on the line asking to do an interview for them. it was a complete surprise for me as i had not even finished my graduation. He said the interview was for freshers(with 2+ yrs experience-->thats what he had in mind). I said ok with little hesitation(i knew nothing abt web programming).
Then the day before the interview my cousin called again to look at the ad they had given in the paper. After googling for some time, i was shocked to see the ad which read ' need php/mysql programmers with 2+ yrs experience'. But then i knew one thing for sure that if you know the fundas no one could shake you. That was the only thing which made me prepare myself for the interview.
I dont know a word of php and was expecting some pretty good programmers with some good fundas. The dress code he had asked was 'Business Casual'(only he knows wat tat means). After searching for an hour i found one shirt and a trouser to wear. It was very uncomfortable but had to manage with that. The first day no one really turned up. I was very eager to interview someone for the first time in my life and i wanted this to be a memorable one. The next day i had my FYP review in coll. I had to finish that and then come for the interview as soon as possible.
After travelling for more than an hour from my college in the heat i finally reached the place where the walk-in was going on.
I was happy to see a good response the next day. And after waiting for sometime i got what i was looking for. The guy whom i was about to interview had more than 2 yrs of experience. And i had made a decision that i shouldnt waste much time on people who dont know the basics. I found to my amazement that this guy was answering the basic funda questions that i shooted at him.
Then i started my second round of questions(the ones that sound very wierd or one can call it questions with a twist). Initially he answered some of the questions but then as i started testing his in-depth knowledge in ASP he buckled down. I then was looking at his resume more keenly and found that this guy had written TCP/IP,Data Structures and Algorithms(the subjects i love). I certainly knew that this guy knew nothing about these subjects. First i asked him whether he knows these two subjects well, but he answered that these were his favourite subjects.
I was happy to hear such a thing from him. Then i fired questions one by one at him but he couldnt answer any of those questions i asked. He was totally cornered by then(which i never wanted to do). I was there for recruiting and to test their basics. I really came there for making people feel good but there i was torturing that fella which i couldnt avoid doing.
I drilled for more than an hour, and i felt real sorry for wasting his time. After this i learnt a lesson that its not good to waste my time as well as his on a thing which is not at all worth it.
After this i interviewed 3 more people who were utter waste or were fudging their resume( which i could clearly make out)
At the end of the day this was not at all waste of time. I was satisfied to drill this fella(felt sorry for not selecting him). And i dont think i can ever forget this intervierw in my whole life. And it makes you feel Great when you are at the other side of the table questioning.
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