tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post2580199781458428894..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: The job interview is a jokeRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-4069340116945735242014-06-13T19:02:46.671+05:302014-06-13T19:02:46.671+05:30@Kiwi - ZSensible head ???? Anybody who does that ...@Kiwi - ZSensible head ???? Anybody who does that sort of maths in his head is "not sensible" :):)<br /><br />@Rads - Hey ; delighted to see you back here. Woo Hoo - we shall put The Million Miler to interview with you :)<br /><br />What has happened to you in Bangalore that you completely disappeared off the blogworld. COME BACK :)<br />Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-87379722375613880172014-06-13T15:24:57.049+05:302014-06-13T15:24:57.049+05:30ALOL..was so bored @ work and it being Friday n al...ALOL..was so bored @ work and it being Friday n all...remembered your blog and read the post...couldn't help but comment (usually I'm too lazy :))<br /><br />I think it is very easy for a person being interviewed to judge someone who's interviewing, its a very tough job to select the right candidate and any number of weird questions aren't enough sometimes. Anybody can answer the regular subject matter questions. People who actually patiently answer the weird questions are not mad, they're just down to earth, confident, optimistic IMO.<br /><br />Colleagues around r wondering why did she LOL :D I shud tell them something now...<br />Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985152186939344611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-75002575077234301232014-06-13T14:20:05.353+05:302014-06-13T14:20:05.353+05:30Deepa, Ramesh, that boy shall remain unnamed. All...Deepa, Ramesh, that boy shall remain unnamed. All I can say is he is a very quiet unassuming bloke, subtle and earthy sense of humour, feet firmly planted on the ground and a sensible head on his shoulder!The Million Milerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613846231988591032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-78367956552635745422014-06-12T08:01:29.068+05:302014-06-12T08:01:29.068+05:30@Exkalibur - Ha Ha - Offers to rejected candidates...@Exkalibur - Ha Ha - Offers to rejected candidates ??? If only somebody knew how to "ensure" that, he doesn't have to ever fear unemployment :)<br /><br />@Deepa- That happened ??? Wow ! By the way, if the question Kiwi had asked, had been asked to you, I have no doubt that you would have answered in 25 seconds :):)<br /><br />@Anon - Copy on carbon sheets ??? That's too much and deserves a special award :)<br /><br />@Sriram - Mental cases everywhere ....Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-62165108424096484482014-06-12T07:38:42.233+05:302014-06-12T07:38:42.233+05:30I now all the more am convinced that the academic ...I now all the more am convinced that the academic world is not as much as mental institution as is your corporate hell! ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-58194074494352646132014-06-12T00:44:05.604+05:302014-06-12T00:44:05.604+05:30LOL :) you missed one important process, gargantua...LOL :) you missed one important process, gargantuan breed will give few sheets to carbon copy the CV with own handwritting, this really tests anyones patitence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-59245408543605695812014-06-11T19:02:29.833+05:302014-06-11T19:02:29.833+05:30Haha! Not sure if my boss (the one you know) ever ...Haha! Not sure if my boss (the one you know) ever shared this interview story. He and this HR person were interviewing a girl for a position in our dept. and the HR person asked her how her relationship with her MIL was? :D:D my boss fell off his chair. The logic was to figure out this girl's compatibility quotient with difficult people and her interpersonal skills. <br /><br />@Million miler- I am so glad Saket interviewed me. Even I am curious about this person now. There were a few nerdy seniors in that band.Deepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149267172223745802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-81608410921015869252014-06-11T18:38:51.364+05:302014-06-11T18:38:51.364+05:30Exkalibur 666: I have had situations where i had t...Exkalibur 666: I have had situations where i had to wait for hrs as u described.. i have also had situations where a CV i had rejected post an interview came back to me again more than once. Also heard of offer letters going to rejected candidates!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-22607785942489547372014-06-11T08:29:48.814+05:302014-06-11T08:29:48.814+05:30@Kiwi - Good Lord. Tell me who this bloke is and I...@Kiwi - Good Lord. Tell me who this bloke is and I'll run a thousand miles away from him - he's scarily brainy :):)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-29479920034887578512014-06-11T07:52:50.517+05:302014-06-11T07:52:50.517+05:30I've once asked a nerdy looking candidate (Obv...I've once asked a nerdy looking candidate (Obviously for a bean counter role) how many matchboxes would be needed to place the sticks one after the other to reach the moon. This was not a flippant trick question! All I wanted to see was his ability to logically structure an answer. And he said: 1 matchbox = 50 sticks, 1 stick = 2cm, I match box = 100cm, 1000 boxes to a km, 365,000km to the moon, 365million boxes, all answered in precisely 60 seconds. I loved the bloke's thinking and hired him! I see nothing wrong with these kinds of questions!The Million Milerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613846231988591032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-929503170419266902014-06-11T07:41:58.869+05:302014-06-11T07:41:58.869+05:30@Kalpana - Poor you :)@Kalpana - Poor you :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-66457908768763070872014-06-11T02:24:24.590+05:302014-06-11T02:24:24.590+05:30lol. I have been through the exact same :) Not jus...lol. I have been through the exact same :) Not just once!Kalpananoreply@blogger.com