Bosch Interview

           Friday 10th Dec, was the Bosch placement. 2 days after the memorable and unforgettable NSS Camp. Got to the hall and usual waiting was on.

           The test was started all of a sudden and moved to the next hall to find a place. The question paper was given. The paper was easy. Was confident of clearing the test for many reasons. Since i have to meet PRO for the work of Naaval tree, myself along with Akila met him. 

          Then was caught and made to sit inside the hall for the presentation. The presentation was mokka while start, then i started getting interest, i was taken when i saw the video of the Bosch Car and the features.  Chance less !!!.

          Then the results were announced. Its was told that not many cleared the cutoff. I thought i would clear, but i didnt. Since i was pre-occupied with other work, no time to think where things went wrong. 

          Evening before leaving college, I heard from swathi that the key was wrong for IT and CSE.So they will have the interview for us separately if we clear the written test.

          14th Dec:  I got a mail from placement cell with the list of revised names for attending the Bosch Interview. The scheduled date was 17th Dec and it was a holiday.

          17th Dec: Reached College by 8.40 am and was waiting with my friends Muthu kumar and Allwin. Time on my hand watch was 9:03 am, placement officer was shouting that where are the other guys. While he was speaking and asking others to call the selected students from their class to attend the interview. I was on call and explaining nivas about the situation and asking him and palraj to come as soon as possible. Informed deepak also to come as early as possible, his name was the first name on the selected list.

           9:20 AM : I was called on for my interview. I didnt think of anything or prepare anything on the day or the day before the interview. Then started my interview.  I was welcomed by the HR with a good morning. With a good smile i moved near the chair. She asked me to take my seat.

HR : Tell me more about yourself.
me : i told abt me and ending it with my club activities.

HR : Say me  the activities you did and  as a group you did?
me: I told my activities Earth hour.

HR:where are you from.?
me:Mettupalayam.

HR:Give me your resume.
after which i gave.Say me about my hobbies.?
me: teaching,blogging and  social activities.

(after having a glance of my resume)
HR: You have done only one project?
me: I told two, and the one you asked was a mini project.

HR: Which semester you did that?
me: 4th Semester.

HR:What is this Cyber Cipher?
me: I explained bout how the game works and told where the idea was taken from.
(she asked me for my mark sheets.)

HR:Have you learned Data structures?
me: Yes, Mam.

HR:Why do u need a separate Data Structures?
me:To properly organise data inside the system.

HR:Thats obvious, say me something different.
me:For variety of applications and use we may need data to be stored in different ways.
(she asked, what is this Grade system.I am not aware about this system, please do say me.I then explained about the weight age of the subjects, etc.)


HR:She asked do u know Java?
me:"YES".

HR:How do you rate yourself in JAVA?
me: about 5-6.

HR:Advantages of Java?
me: Explained about the platform independence.

HR:Difference between C and C++, C and Java, C++ and java, also VB and JAVA.
me: I spoke about the difference i know. 2 points each

HR:oh,You are proficient in Eclipse?
me: Yes.

HR:What is Eclipse?
me:Its a IDE(Integrated Development Environment) to work with J2EE.

HR:Advantages of OOPS?
me:i told about polymorphism and Inheritance.

HR:Explain inheritance first and then polymorphism.
me:I told abt inheritance with an example.

HR:Can you say what are the types of inheritance?
me: Single, Multiple, Multilevel, Hierarchical and Hybrid.

HR:She asked to explain it with a program,also she asked whether C++ and Java Supports this.
me:i told C++ supports whereas Java don't.Java dont, it uses interface for this.

HR:Explain polymorphism.
me:i told about overloading(operator and function) and overriding.

HR:Example?
me:I wrote a function which will draw different geometrical shapes.

HR:Whether can we "overload" operators?
me: Yes mam.

HR:Can we overload constructors.
me: NO mam, (after thinking for a moment).Yes, mam. We can have a Constructor with and without arguments,also copy constructor too.

HR:A program to explain overriding. and difference in java and C++.
me:(i struggled a bit in this). Then i explained the difference i know and i told in C++ it is this way,Java I dont know precisely.

HR:For DBMS, what author was used for reference?
me:I dont remember mam.(She gave a smile).

(after seeing my mark sheet and resume.)
HR:you have told in your resume' that DBMS is your AREA OF INTEREST, and why only C Grade in that?
me:During the subject was taught,i was not interested.Only during placements I gained interest mam.

HR: Apart from this what other subject you like?
me: Networks.

HR:What was the book you used?
me: William Stallings.(But it was for Network Security)

HR: Haven't you used Tanenbaum's book?
me: I have heard about him, but no mam we didnt.

HR:What are the types of network?
me:Told about LAN,MAN,WAN.

HR:protocols.?
me:TCP,UDP.

HR: Expand UDP?
me: Uniform...Sorry mam. User Datagram Protocol.

HR:What do u think u can do different in networking.
me:I am only a learner and I like the subject, as of now I cannot answer this question mam.

HR:" We are hiring all mechanical, ECE , EEE people with u IT And CSE people", what u think u can do different from them.?
me: We are programmer mam, they are not?

HR: Do you know different types of algorithm available?
me: Yes, Sliding window......

HR:Explain Sliding window algorithm.
me:I was explaining the various scenarios(She asked me many doubts and question on this)

HR: Done with you.
me:Thank you mam.

10:40 AM : I came out.My friends told me I went around 9:20. Nearly 1 Hour and 20 minutes, longest among one i have attended or seen.

Then I was selected for HR Round, which was announced after an hour. My friends Palraj, Deepak, Nivas went to CTS Bakery for eating something since they skipped their breakfast.

About 11.45 or 12.00 i was called for my HR Interview, but i was not wearing my tie. I removed Allwin tie overhead and in hurry i tied it and went in.

HR: Welcome Ramaguru!.

me: Thank you ( with a smile).

HR: Take your seat.

me: Thank you sir.

seeing me smiling.

HR: You seem so happy, any special or always you are happy.

me: I am always happy with things around me sir.

HR:Tell me about yourself.?

me: I told my same history.

HR: ok Ramaguru. What are your hobbies then?

me: Blogging, Teaching and Social Activities.

HR: Social Activities?

me: I told about NSS and Nature Club and I am the Student Coordinator.

HR:Thats nice!. You college looks good and greenery everywhere.

me: Thank you sir.

HR:What about Blogging?

me: Yes sir, I blog :)

HR:Say me your blog address.

me: Sir, if you Google my name you will get the link to my blog, 4th result.

HR:OK.On what all topics you blog.

me: Every topic and on any topic like my experience,nature, info. Even this interview experience.

HR: Oh, So you will write that today i had interview and SIVA KUMAR interviewed me.

me: Sure sir, I will of course write.

HR: Thats good. what about teaching?

me: I spoke about my school and Nair sir

HR; Great. We are happy with people like you and Sandhya( My college mate who attended the same panel before me). your hobbies are nice.

me: Thanks a lot sir.

HR:Where are you from?

me:Mettupalayam , near Ooty.

HR:Hmmm, So i will visit u when i come to Black Thunder(its a theme park in my place).

me:Sure sir.

HR: Where would you like to see you after 3 years.

me: As a team leader sir.

HR:Whats your long term goal?

me: I must feel happy and satisfied with my actions and help people around me as far as I can.

HR:What are your expectations from Bosch?

me: A good working environment, nice team mates, supportive boss.

HR:Only that,nothing else??

me: Of course, Salary Sir.

HR: Do you have any offers in your hand?

me: Yes sir, Wipro.

HR:Why you got placed in Wipro?

me: That was the first company i attended and its nice having a offer in hand.

HR: Whats their package?

me: about 3 sir.

HR: We in Bosch give 3.14 lakhs and spoke various aspects on the package.

me: Fine sir.

HR: I must see you in Bosch after 6 months, i.e., in the month of june or july?

me: you will sir.

HR: OK Ramaguru.Thank you.

With a Hand Shake I left the hall. I was almost confident , Moreover when my Friend Allwin went in,HR remarked my name to him when he told ,he is from my place Mettupalayam.

The results came on 20th Dec. I was selected, also my classmates Deepak and Priya were also selected along with me.

This is longest and nice interview so far i have attended. :) :)