Hello friends!
Since I gain from your experience, I would like you to gain from mine ð
Inverview experience + Some important tips (in last)
Total time- 15-20 mins.
5 panel members- (M1 M3 M4,M5, M3 is the "king" in center)
I am Engineerman, salman ka fan
M3 reminded me of chacha choudhary, so I introduced myself with a genuine smile.
M2- Introduction and profile based questions (my profile is an odd apple). Took about 4-5 mins.
M1- basic questions- NPA, repo rate (definition and value), number of PSBs
Till this point my interview was average.I was expecting NIA act,
loan, derivatives, debentures, futures, forwards type questions. At
least it would have given me a chance to shine, else I would have said
with smile "I am sorry, I don't know :)"
M2- Can you tell something about bank culture in America
Me- I praised it just enough to irk the "Lion king" of that panel, M3.
(Whoops,
I plucked whiskers of their king, else Lion wouldn't have spoken so
soon. mazak mazak main bulldozer ke niche aa gaya ð )
M3-
(roared in his clear and audible tone with normal expression but
palpable serious intention) Mr.X, you told that they are better trained
in xyz, but it is their ass which got burnt in 2008 sub-prime crisis
while ours is still smooth and shining in all its glory, like kohinoor
Me-
I answered why their ass got burnt and not ours, and mentioned how our
lovable genius RBI Governor Raghu bhai warned them to wear bullet proof
knickers, but they didn't listen, and now they bear the ever itchy stamp
of 2008 sub-prime crisis on their ass cheeks. Each time they feel pain,
they remember genius Raghu bhai's warning about risks and think "kaash
baat main li hoti".
M3- He asked why Indians were not affected much in 2008 sub-prime crisis.
Me- answered
This
is the only 'wow' moment in my interview, because 'irked king' turned
happy. Looks like i ticked their funny bone, because all 4 had big
smile. 1 Panel member gave me thumbs-up and he also wished me "have a
nice day" in end too. M5 was still silent- hamara bajaj, akela jahaaj.
I read about 2008 sub-prime crisis few days ago, not for interview but for some other purpose, which is coming near.
Jaako rakhe saiyan, maar sake na koye!! ð
M4- What is the logo on bottom-right of debit/credit card'
M4- Why we use them only
Me- By mistake I called it 'banking channel', I think they are payment gateways.
M2- question on RuPay
After
that, vibe in hall changed. We talked a little about urban and rural
banking conditions in India as compared to other countries in brief.
M2- If we hire you then can you bring xyz change in banking. I think he was making fun of me. Anyways, I said "ayee sirr !!"
My tips (it is my personal opinion not the best opinion):
Let's call candidate/candidates as C.
I think that they check C's sensitivity to general but important
issues too, maybe because C scored heavily in GA by mugging spoon fed
information from coaching, magazines or e-capsules.
Many have said that being confident and calm matters most. But,
it only holds importance when you are prepared to a certain extent. If
we puke with confidence, it will not shine like rainbow and smell like
rose. So be prepared, if this exam is your top priority.
If panel
sense that this exam is not important for you, you may get low marks,
or worse, you will fail by 2-4 marks. If they sense that you are too
confident and this exam is not important to you because it is a back up,
then also same consequences may follow. Many more reasons are there.
Based on what I have read in most interviews and seen in mine,
there is a part about definition and another about application. Second
part matters more and generally asked as follow up questions, after first part.
(Candidate is C) If you have failed in previous interview, then
rewind and analyze again and again. If you are good or/and scored good
marks, then why only you were separated? What if there was a trap to get
answer out of you without letting you know?
For example (real
situation), when asked about how your engineering (computer,
electronics) degree will be helpful to us, almost always C try to
justify it by emphasizing computer skills. Tadaaa, Booyah !! Bank has IT
officers for that job. C just stepped on land mine. Panel will smile
and enjoy this moment because almost whole battalian did same before C,
and Panel will not let C know. Poor C is confident and thinks"hmm, panel
smiled and looks convinced". By trying to justify it, C is telling them
that C doesn't know what job PO is about. They will notice that C is
bluffing. Worse, C may sound like "allah ke naam pe dede baba, main kuch
bhi karunga :(".
They do like computer skills to tackle minor
problems, so officer won't need to call technician every time, which
halts work. But, it doesn't give engineer upper hand.
Now, C may be asked about duties of PO as
followup question or C may be asked to try for IT officer exam if C
emphasizes his/her computer skills too much. Let's say C gave impressive
answer to what are duties of PO. Ding ding ding! Innocent C stepped on
landmine again. If C knows about duties of PO then why C lied about how
his/her computer skills will give him/her upper hand.
This has happened for real, multiple times.
Don't try to justify
by saying engineering makes you creative, ready for any challenges etc.,
unless you can prove. Whole army before you will make similar claims,
because that's natural. Firstly, they might think that "so, is C
successful in his/her own field?". If yes, then bingo! If not, then
booyah! Secondly, they might ask that, what makes C think that he/she
can do better than those who have done Bcom, Mcom, mba etc.? I am not
speculating, because this has already happened.
I just gave an example in which we make mistake without realizing. There are many cases. Post has already become gigantic ð
Bring semester-wise marksheets and its photocopy, which is not mentioned in Call letter. Avoid hassle of tutu-meme.
Try to interact with others as it lifts spirit and confidence to levels you will not believe. Talk to those who are interested.
Don't beat around the bush in answers, it gives negative impression.
Rather than asking for permission to guess answer one can start
with "I believe, I think, I am not sure but I think, create better
phrase :)". By this, you have made it clear that "mister! me not
bluffing".
Be confident about your life. Everybody goes through a time when their knicker had holes. You didn't? :?
In my opinion, we don't need to maintain smile all the time. We
are not a joker in circus. One can definitely crack a joke or two, if
interview is going good. Barack Obama also kept mood light in serious
speech with tidbits "chai pe charcha" "PM Modi's fashion sense exceeds
first lady Michelle's". Although, avoid expression which shows
anger/frustration.
If interview takes bad turn, tell them where you put efforts and
how much. If you have not put any effort then kindly accept what was
already coming.
Thank you for reading.
All the best, not just for this, but for further endeavours! ð