Placement fever and me
Placement process started on 3rd of december with Adobe and TCS. I decided not to sit for TCS. Prepared quite a lot of DIP for Adobe but everything went in vain , I couldn't even clear the written test. An ironical thing the day of Adobe was Sagar could get into Adobe and not TCS . I remember we all congratulating Sagar on the ground floor near the samosa vala, discussing the questions asked and his experience of the interview. Sagar is the real topper of our batch, cracking CAT, getting into dream company day 1, Internship at MS IDC ..... . With Adobe the feel of placement process started, though for me it was a shock that I couldn't even clear a written programming test.
Next was Sarnoff, I volunteered to manage it's process. Natraj was the first guy to get it. I remember again congratulating him near the basketball court. Mani, Vardhman and Ranjith could also make it.
Next IBM, my first job . IvyComptech may be my dream job but there is something special about the first job . I am glad that my first job is in the world largest computer company. My interview was mainly C++, Web Services and a bit of RDBMS. I remember the time when a hot IBM babe(bitch ) sitting on a bench and looking into an IBM laptop announced the name of candidates selected for IBM. Almost everybody in the room could make it. Was quite relieving to listen my name in the ocean of names. The real nervous guy was Yash because his was the last name called because of the unfortunate "Y".
I was real happy after getting into IBM. My family was also happy, atleast I got a job. I also told by brother at IBM US. He works in ASM, get's more per month there than what IBM ASM pays here per year . He was quite happy for me because according to him at an age of 20 getting into the worlds biggest computer company is a bid deal.
IBM is the real savior of the IIIT placement this year, they placed almost half of UG4.
Then came my dream company ......... "Microsoft" , the company I had the maximum desire to get into. Couldn't even clear the written . This was the biggest shock for me.
Then Synopsys. Couldn't clear the written again. I came in quite a lot of depression.
Then came Novell and Nvidia. I did a careful analysis and decided not to sit for them, instead giving a try to Yahoo and IVYComptech. This risk payed off bigtime for me. Someone has said it rite "Fortune favours the brave" .
Then Yahoo, I could clear the written test. This was the first dream company written test which I could clear. But just missed getting into the interview round, could run both the programming problems but was rejected because the second problem was working with 80% accuracy . Gowtham and Sudhanshu made it. I was especially happy for Gowtham because he didn't even have a non dream job. Yahoo's procedure was I think the toughest iin the campus. I remember Sudhanshu's party, I was an uninvited unwanted guest. Chutneys and Dosas at "Chutneys" were awesome . I was enjoying the party but I never could have imagined that the next day was the D Day in my life , IvyComptech was coming.
The next day it was IvyComptech on the campus. I was sitting on the first bench in their presentation. They gave an interesting problem of folding a hankey on the hands. Some of us took the presentators hankey, some others took out their own hankeys and tried but nobody could do it. The presentation started.They ensured that people selected will only be put in development. Then came the compensation slide , I lost hope of getting selected after seeing the astronomical 7.57 l.p.a package. I could clear the written test. 40 minutes after the test was over I got a call informing that I was the first guy going to be interviewed. I reached the interview room in some time. They took my CV and asked me to wait outside the room. They had a look at my CV for 5 minutes. I could hear the voices inside. In some time I was called inside. I was assuming that I will not get selected , so was quite cool. I sat on the chair. I smiled looking at the lady interviewer. Actually I wanted to laugh at myself because I knew that I would not get selected but the lady took it the other way. She thought that I smiled looking at her . I was lucky that she didn't take it personally. When I entered the room I thought she might be some dumb HR but after the interview I came to know that she was IIT Kharagpur B-Tech CSE .
Intially 2 people started interviewing, one tech and one HR. But later one more tech interviewer joined. Since I was quite relaxed because I was not expecting anything I think I answered well. Guessed while not getting anything and tried the problems given by them quite coolly. I answered HR questions quite since I was well prepared for it. My interview went on for some 30-35 minutes, got over at 1:00 PM.
At 3:00 I was going with Priyanshu to the OBH hostel for lunch when Priyanshu got a call for list of students finally selected. He listened looked at me and smiled. I should not say this in a blog but "Meri to gaand phat hui thi". It was when he told me that I got selected all the problems in my life seemed to have been solved. I remember people in the OBH asking me who got selected and I answering "me and Meher" .
I was selected on 25th, took offer lettor on 26th and left for home on 27th
Next was Sarnoff, I volunteered to manage it's process. Natraj was the first guy to get it. I remember again congratulating him near the basketball court. Mani, Vardhman and Ranjith could also make it.
Next IBM, my first job . IvyComptech may be my dream job but there is something special about the first job . I am glad that my first job is in the world largest computer company. My interview was mainly C++, Web Services and a bit of RDBMS. I remember the time when a hot IBM babe(bitch ) sitting on a bench and looking into an IBM laptop announced the name of candidates selected for IBM. Almost everybody in the room could make it. Was quite relieving to listen my name in the ocean of names. The real nervous guy was Yash because his was the last name called because of the unfortunate "Y".
I was real happy after getting into IBM. My family was also happy, atleast I got a job. I also told by brother at IBM US. He works in ASM, get's more per month there than what IBM ASM pays here per year . He was quite happy for me because according to him at an age of 20 getting into the worlds biggest computer company is a bid deal.
IBM is the real savior of the IIIT placement this year, they placed almost half of UG4.
Then came my dream company ......... "Microsoft" , the company I had the maximum desire to get into. Couldn't even clear the written . This was the biggest shock for me.
Then Synopsys. Couldn't clear the written again. I came in quite a lot of depression.
Then came Novell and Nvidia. I did a careful analysis and decided not to sit for them, instead giving a try to Yahoo and IVYComptech. This risk payed off bigtime for me. Someone has said it rite "Fortune favours the brave" .
Then Yahoo, I could clear the written test. This was the first dream company written test which I could clear. But just missed getting into the interview round, could run both the programming problems but was rejected because the second problem was working with 80% accuracy . Gowtham and Sudhanshu made it. I was especially happy for Gowtham because he didn't even have a non dream job. Yahoo's procedure was I think the toughest iin the campus. I remember Sudhanshu's party, I was an uninvited unwanted guest. Chutneys and Dosas at "Chutneys" were awesome . I was enjoying the party but I never could have imagined that the next day was the D Day in my life , IvyComptech was coming.
The next day it was IvyComptech on the campus. I was sitting on the first bench in their presentation. They gave an interesting problem of folding a hankey on the hands. Some of us took the presentators hankey, some others took out their own hankeys and tried but nobody could do it. The presentation started.They ensured that people selected will only be put in development. Then came the compensation slide , I lost hope of getting selected after seeing the astronomical 7.57 l.p.a package. I could clear the written test. 40 minutes after the test was over I got a call informing that I was the first guy going to be interviewed. I reached the interview room in some time. They took my CV and asked me to wait outside the room. They had a look at my CV for 5 minutes. I could hear the voices inside. In some time I was called inside. I was assuming that I will not get selected , so was quite cool. I sat on the chair. I smiled looking at the lady interviewer. Actually I wanted to laugh at myself because I knew that I would not get selected but the lady took it the other way. She thought that I smiled looking at her . I was lucky that she didn't take it personally. When I entered the room I thought she might be some dumb HR but after the interview I came to know that she was IIT Kharagpur B-Tech CSE .
Intially 2 people started interviewing, one tech and one HR. But later one more tech interviewer joined. Since I was quite relaxed because I was not expecting anything I think I answered well. Guessed while not getting anything and tried the problems given by them quite coolly. I answered HR questions quite since I was well prepared for it. My interview went on for some 30-35 minutes, got over at 1:00 PM.
At 3:00 I was going with Priyanshu to the OBH hostel for lunch when Priyanshu got a call for list of students finally selected. He listened looked at me and smiled. I should not say this in a blog but "Meri to gaand phat hui thi". It was when he told me that I got selected all the problems in my life seemed to have been solved. I remember people in the OBH asking me who got selected and I answering "me and Meher" .
I was selected on 25th, took offer lettor on 26th and left for home on 27th
7 Comments:
Dood i understand ur placed in IvyComptech but do give due respect to ur first employer, its IBM AMS not ASM.
Dood i understand ur placed in IvyComptech but do give due respect to ur first employer, its IBM AMS not ASM.
i don't think u were going for lunch with Priyanshu at 3:00pm coz both of u had lunch already near the games village .. remember?
hmm lets see how many comments in the MSN space? hmmmm ... zero!
lets see how many here... wow 4! gud
this place really sux so much that ppl r visiting it more, cool!
yaar shiben tu to senti ho gaya yaar, ok my mistake google rocksssssssssssss.
Hi Rumeet...
Your story about Ivy is really nice.
I wanted a favoud from you.
Can you tell me the areas from which questions were asked in the interviews for Ivy CompTech.It is visiting my campus on 5th Sept and it is my dream company too....
hii.. congs fr ur selectn in IVY. i really lyk d company n also want t get into. its gonna visit my campus soon so could u pls temme about the selection procedure f d company.. wht al is included in writn n in interview.. ur litl help would b really great for me :)
-PRIYANKA
fzfarina@gmail.com
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