job TIPS

Hi ppl,

some tips.. or suggestions .. or ideas... or
whatever.. take it as u see it.



The first and foremost thing that is very vital in ur
placement preparation is ur ATTITUDE.
u can never get a job unless u believe that u can.

believe in urself even when no one else does... what
others think abt u doesnt matter..
what u think abt urself alone matters.. u r what u
think u r

Have the image of a winner. Even if u arent one,,
fake it ... it sends enuf shocks to other ppl to
declare u a winner.

You are no less than any what u call pandu in ur
class..( I mostly try to address the ppl with lesser
grades in this mail) or any other class.. I am sure
that u ppl would have been the toppers in ur class in
ur school days. have the confidence in u which u would
have had when u were in school.

believe that the last in ur class is better compared
to the best in other classes.( thats how we argued
with tcs last yr . they initally told us that ppl with
cgpa < 7 should not attend the written exam.. we
convinced them.. we cse students were exempted frm the
rule.. in the end, except for one all those placed ( 9
ppl ) had cgpa < 7. :-)


remember that u havent gone to the company beggin for
a job.. its the company ppl who are there in ur univ
to pick u ppl coz they think u r worthy enuf than the
ppl outside with experience.



believe me !! whatever u think will reflect in ur
behavior ( what u have in ur mind is what u display in
ur body gestures).. the way u walk,talk infront of the
company ppl.. everythng plays a role in the
placements.




preparing for the placements..

u dont have to be a person who knows everyhing, who
is the best programmer.. who is a gr8 logical thinker,
who can come up with a soln to any prob in a short
span of time,..... to get a job.

common sense. confidence.. and the ability to impress
ppl that u can (and also possess the attitude to)
learn are enuf to get u a job.[ all companies gives a
training b4 they put ppl in the job ]


what they look in u when u go for ur placements :

confidence..
learning ability
job interest .
motivation.


b4 u attend any written test or interview.. look into
the website and check out what the company is
basically into.. i mean their area of specialisation.
Go thru the basics of the same frm the books that u
read ..and also know the syllabus( u need to know what
u read and what u didnt during ur course ) ..
supposing they ask u some qn which u havent
encountered b4, then atleast u must know that u didnt
come across the term during the course. ( u can
explain that and tell them that u would definitely
look into the same asap.. that gives a better
impression than the "bendha bendha muliyal" u might
wear in ur eyes.. :)

also attend the campus pre talk that each company
gives.. they might ask u some qns abt the company (
like.. whats the cmm level of our company ?? .... and
so on..)


have a strong basic knowledge in c. gothru the "test
ur c skills" .. most of the companies.. come around
with qns kinda the qns in the book.

the basic fields most of the companies look at in u..
which u might prepare are
datastructures, os, microprocessors..


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ppl with better knowledge in the area .. can split the
subjects among themselves.. take notes..( u cam xerox
them and circulate them around ) and teach those ppl
with lesser grades so that the latter can have that
minimal knowledge to talk out when asked qns. devise a
plan... and the placement rep.. look into what can be
done.. it all depends on how united u r.. and the
number of ppl interested to help others..( i am sorry
to tell u this.. but i believe there are very few ppl
of the kind in the cs dept. PROVE ME WRONG !! lets
see.. ).

u need to coordinate between urselves during the
entire placements for all of u ppl to get placed.. in
our seniors batch that was a problem and many had a
tough time to find a job towards the end.
in our batch.. initally in tcs only ppl with lesser
grades were allowed to write the test( our own class
rule). and then infosys.. cts .. ( the toppers got the
jobs ). satyam hcl (lesser grades. ) .. this routine
was taken care of so that when the ppl with lesser
grades attend, no or very minimal number of toppers
attended the company interview .. that was one the
reasons how most of the ppl got placed much earlier in
our batch..

"UNITY IS STRENGTH" . toppers ( i mean the top 20 in
ur class)!! dont ever get the feeling that u mite not
get a job and in the process.. rush to the
interviews.. give others a chance.... u can always get
in the first company that u attend.. so set ur
priorities and wait until the company comes for the
placements.


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there are some qns that every interviewer comes up
with.... like " tell me abt urself ( this is the 1st
qn that most interviewers come up . they normally dont
give u enuf time to speak . what they look into is ur
power to express.. ur communication skillss.. ur
attitude) "...
they get the first basic impression of what u r ...
and 50 % of the decisions are made out at this point
of time.
[ will try to send the set of qns to u later... or u
can get it frm the net ]...

all of u ppl ( esp those with poor communication
skills ) .. write down how u shud answer these qns..
correct them... then when u r confident that they r
right, crisp and rite on the target !! practise
them... look into a mirror .. imagine that u r sitting
infront of an interviewer rite now and then start
answering....look at ur gestures.. ur stress pause
variations...see how it looks .. u can also form small
gangs and one could play the role of a mock
interviewer.. discuss among urselves.. (
vetkapadaatheenga !! u can do it atleast with ur close
friends )....

and to the important part of it.. dont talk as if u
have rehearsed it a thousand times b4 the
interviewer.. make it casual.. ur gestures mite help
at this point of time.


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ur gestures do matter!!

the way u handshake with the company ppl!!. give them
a firm shake for a few secs and then let go.. that
reflects the confidence in u.. dont give them a meek
( soft) one and also definitely not the hard ( un
kaiya vida mattenda doiiii....) kind.

walk brisk !! have an upright posture . koon
podatheenga !! and dont slump back in ur chairs.. sit
straight facing the interviewer.

answer the qns facing the interviewer in the eyes (
even if he isnt looking at u ! most of the ppl dont
but they can perfectly know if u are looking into
their eyes..or gazing elsewhere..)

even if u arent sure of an answer.. dont get tensed..
keep smiling.. ( valiyaaatheenga!! that isnt a good
sign ) but that small confidence smile combined with
the "i am thinking " kinda look. dont hesitate too
long.. if u cant get the answer in the first 5 or 6
secs.. its sure that u ultimately wont get it .. so
instead concentrate on what alternative response that
u can give ( like " i havent heard abt it !! will look
into it asap !! )


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i pity those ppl who get their jobs in the first
interview that they attend. only when u attend more
number of interviews u can understand what the
interviewer expects and how u must adapt urself.. in
that aspect.. ppl who arent able to make it in one
interview .dont give up.. go to the next one with
still more confidence.. if u r rejected again, dont
lose heart and cringe back.. instead sit down and
analyse where u went wrong !! dont do the mistake
again.. u can understand that on some later day ( say
4 yrs from now ) when u and another friend of urs( who
got the job in his first attempt) goto an interview ,
u have the advantage of better experience.. u know how
to handle the interviewer than ur friend.

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and then...

u can always mail me... if u come up with a problem..
or if u need any suggestions....i will do all that i
can, to the extent possible, to help u.
i am no expert .. but then i have that minimal
experience as the placement rep for my batch
and i think i can share the lessons that i learnt in
the process..

ALL THE BEST !! GO AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE !!
THE JOBS OUT THERE ARE FOR U ...