05-30-2005, 05:33 PM
Candidate: I am Rameshwar Kulkarni. I did my Tele Communication
engineering from BabanRao Dhole-Patil Institute of Technology.
Interviewer: Ok, What is your biggest achievement in life?
Candidate: Obviously, completing my Engineering. My mom never thought I would complete it. In fact, when I flunked in 3rd year, she was looking for a job for me in BEST(Bus corporation in Maharashtra) through some relative.
Interviewer: Let\'s talk about technical stuff. On which platforms have you worked?
Candidate: Well, I work at SEEPZ, so you can say Andheri is my current platform. Earlier I was at Vashi center. So Vashi was my platform then. As you can see I have experience of different platforms! (Vashi and Andheri are the places in Mumbai)
Interviewer: And which languages have you used?
Candidate: Marathi, Hindi, English. By the way, I can keep quiet in German, French, Russian and many other languages ha ha ha...
Interviewer: Why VC is better than VB?
Candidate: It is a common sense - C comes after B. So VC is a higher version than VB. I heard very soon they are coming up with a new language VD!
Interviewer: Do you know anything about Assembly Language?
Candidate: Well, I have not heard of it. But I guess, this is the language our ministers and MPs use in assembly.
Interviewer: What is your general project experience?
Candidate: My general experience about projects is - most of the times they are in pipeline!
Interviewer: Can you tell me about your current job?
Candidate: Sure, Currently I am working for Bata InfoTech ltd. Since joining BIL, I am on Bench. Before joining BIL, I used to think that Bench was another software like Windows ha ha ha..
Interviewer: Do you have any project management experience?
Candidate: No, but I guess it shouldn\'t be difficult. I know Word and Excel. I can talk a lot. I know how to dial for International phone call and use speaker facility. And very important - I know few words like - \'Showstoppers\', \'hotfixes\', \'SEI-CMM\', \'quality\', \'version control\', \'deadlines\' , \'Customer Satisfaction\' etc. Also I can blame others for my mistakes!
Interviewer: What are your expectations from our company?
Candidate: Not much. I should at least get 40,000 in hand. I would like to work on a live EJB project. But it should not have deadlines. I personally feel that pressure affects natural talent.
I believe in flexi-timings.
Dress code is against basic freedom, so I would like to wear t-shirt and jeans.
We must have sat-sun off. I will suggest wednesday off also, so as to avoid breakdown due to overwork.
I would like to go abroad 3 times a year on short term (preferably 1-2 months) assignments. Personally I prefer US, Australia and Europe. But considering the fact that there is a world cup in WestIndies in 2007,I don\'t mind going there in that period. As you can see I am modest and don\'t have many expectations. So can I assume my selection?
Interviewer:Thanks for your interest in our organization. You are welcome in to our family. Your current position will be a project manager. We look forward to working with u.