Friday, May 11, 2007

Interview

So I finally decided to a get a Job in the BPO
Got a call frm one of ma frienz that therez vacancy for the Post of a L2 agent in BPO ---
I said fine ..I wld like to apply..SO i was asked to walk in on the nxt morn at ard 11.00 am
And i was there sharp at 11.25 AM IST ..Speaking abt IST(Indian Standard Time)!!

Met with dis amazing receptionist(Was an illusion)
Had to fill in a couple of forms and attach ma resume and submitted to her.
Told me to wait...and she'll call..I gave a ear to ear smile and said 'Thanx'
Speaking abt the illusion , I waited there for ard 50 mins..and she never called and in front ma eyes she was chattin on her Mobile phone and letting in even those ppl who came after me!!Woman O woman..waz up wid u?I was angry and i was all prepared to shower her with my anger but as soon as she asked me YES..all that i cld do is say meekly..'Cld u pls let me in??i gotta pee??..Man O Man ..waz up with u???

And as luck wld be..it was lunch time and i was sitting in the cafeteria..oogling ard trying to spot some viewable creatures and there quite a few for a change.There was dis female who had walked in for the interview with her brother(Although , i was under the impression that he was her BF ..till the time we interacted) , there quite a few amazing females in the HR department(That was ma sole motivation to get the job now so that i cld be surrounded by them).There was this cute girl more in the mould of a woman dressed up casually in a red tee and blue jeans..basically she was damn chilled out like my female frienz frm College....the second notable item was this female in the mould of a real Corporate woman,wearing a nice black business suit,she looked tough on the outside but later i found out shez damn chiled out and got a real nice sense of humour...The third one was more kindda an attention-seeker but was damn hot..yes hot not chilled..wearing a black business pant and a black shirt with nice stripes and and and the shirt was kindda real short and whenever she walked to and fro all the ppl in the cafeteria were able to view her awesome belly and guess what..there are very few times this happens..But i was at the right place at the right time..meaning i was sitting juz besides the alley through which she used to pass and i had the opportunity to have the most microscopic view.

Now after u have some idea about the props..lets talk abt the interview ..Shall we??

Round 1...

To my disappointment , it was taken by a dude.Was ok..Had to tell him abt myself , read out some words , read out a passage and make sentences.asked abt My View on the BPO industry and If i were the HR executive..what wld i tell the HR manager ..why is HR dept important??Was damn easy!!...Passed it!..Hooray

Round 2...

Double Disappointment , again was taken by a dude.Was a bit tough..cos after the initial introduction and stuff..i was hit by technical questions..and i had no idea abt tech stuff n all..newayz im never the one to take a step back..so gave him my own versions for the questions like..what is the difference between a laptop and desktop??..What is a virus??..what is a Firewall??..i went Blah!!Blah!!..luckily , he like my confidence ..So instead of puttin me in tech stuff..said wld put me in Non-tech customer service..i said Fine!..Passed it!

Round 3...

Therez a saying ..Third time Lucky but it wasn't supposed to be so this time ard in my case.Again it was Dude..but this time was an Operations interview ..SO i had to be serious abt it.Normal introduction n stuff and the grind followed..why did u leave ur previous job??why wld u like to Join my company??what are ur future plans??Are u ready to sign a bond???Sell me a Pen .I had most appropriate answers to all that questions..was a cakewalk..I thought so..but then had really vague questions..If our company sponsored a trip??where wld u like to go??Hawaii or New ZeaLand??and i said without blinking my Eye..New Zealand..den came the lethal question..WHY??..i was dumbfounded..Somehow i gave some crap..abt bungee jumpin and kayaking..paragliding..n stuffs.Den he asked me compare maself to any non-Living object..i said computer and gave some Churan why i think so..and last question ..who was ma best friend?..why??..What is the one word that he wld use to describe me??Phew..it was the most exhausting session..i was really drained off!!

So i came out and all that i cld think abt is grabbing something to eat and drink and thats precisely what i did and sat in alone in corner seeing the blue sky and not in front of the 72 inch plasma TV and trust me that was a masterstroke as the casual looking HR joined in with me and i thought this was the reward for me from God for that gruelling OP'S session..and juz chatted with her what are the rounds conducted out here ...a lil tidbits abt all the diff process , and thats when i learned that it was actually her table in the sense she always used o eat on this very table looking outside.I juz gave a wide grin!

Round 4...

For a change it was taken by a female..but there was no interaction with her as it was a test and she reminded me of ma school days..wherein the teacher used to say..Sshhhhhhhh

Was an Online test abt grammar , Communiation Skills , and abt the GK of the product!!
This was da most easiest of the lot..finished it in 10 mins..time alloted was 45 mins and came out and started doin stuff which im best at..Bird watching!!

Round 5...

Was Taken by the Corporate lady...this is when i came to knw shez not all dat serious..itz juz the way she looks!!It was a fun session..a basic round of intro and she tellin me abt the company and i telling her abt my future plans and was i open to negotiate on my salary expectations??i said ..Yes I guess!!

Again i was seated in Cafeteria..waiting fr the results!
And believe it or not..I was informed that i had been selected by the hot HR and when she uttered her first couple of words ..it made me realise how incorrect i was!!Shez no attention-seeker..thats da way she is..and shez a really nice pretty lady..she told me i gotta be there at 11.00 with some documents..and she shook ma hands and said..Welcome to --- and i said..Ya yi!!

SO i gotta join in a couple of days den!!
Adios!!


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