My First Interview Experience

Due to popular demand and sarcastic criticisms made by my friends, I’m planning to write in my blog. To begin with I’m going to narrate to you an interesting interview experience which had soon after passing out CA.

Before the start of campus interview process few companies tried to recruit fresh CAs. Its easy to get talented guys before others compete. One such company was Madras cements, it was looking for fresh CAs for their Internal Audit department. I have applied for it and the screening process started with an aptitude test and GD. Then selected candidates are called in for the interview with the GM (Audit) and finally with VP Finance. The GM (Audit) was an old man and all his questions were on academic issues. Being a fresher I could answer all his questions to his satisfaction. Then we (myself and four others) were asked to meet the VP (Finance) for the final interview. To our bad luck, he was called by the MD for an urgent meeting and he handed over the interview task to VP (marketing). (It’s really tough to be a sub-ordinate to Marketing in-charge which I learnt during later part of my career). I was sitting second in the order and the VP’s secretary asked the first one to get into VP’s room. After 15 minutes he came out and his face drooping to his shoulders. I suspected something but never had enough time to ask him. Then I entered the war front and sat before him. (He was looking like a tough nut to crack)

VP : So, you are a CA
Me : Yes sir recently passed out
VP : Good. Do you know what is the salary we offer to fresh CAs (during training period)
Me : Yes sir. Its Rs.8,000 p.m with accommodation in case of outside Chennai posting.
VP : That’s right. Don’t you think, the salary we offer is just Peanuts for CAs.
Me : (without knowing the trap) Yeah.
VP : So, if we throw peanuts we will get only monkeys right. Are you a monkey?
Me : # ***@. I don’t know what to say.
He repeated the question. Then slowly I given some filthy answers like, for any fresher it’s the priority is to learn the process and not to earn. Dhanya lakshmi will follow saraswathi, etc. Then he don’t want to leave me (it was like Goundamani kicking senthil he continued his rampage)
VP : Okay. So, when you are going to get married?
Me : # ***@. (Is it relevant for this job) May be after 2 or 3 years later sir.
VP : Why not now?
Me : I’m yet to get settled in my life. I need a job first.
VP : So, now if you get this one, will you get married immediately.
Me : No. I have to find a girl. Get settled in my work with atleast with one promotion to the next level.
VP : So, your marriage is dependant on your promotion. Say if we don’t promote me for
another 4 years, then what will happen to your plan of getting married in 3 years
time.
Me : May be get postponed for another year.
VP : Thanks. Do you have any questions??
Me : (After all this stupid interview) No sir.
VP : You may go now.
Then I came out with the same expression as that of my predecessor. Other three guys who were waiting for their turn were very enthusiastic with bright faces. One of them asked me what he had asked, I told him to go and experience himself.