my telephonic interview experiences

[EE-India]

Originally Posted by royen

Yes exactly. I was talking about Linked-In. What I did is search the linked in for people with similar set of skills in Australia. And directly pinged them whether they have any openings in their companies or not.

So it is a kind of benefit both ways, even if you dont get any openings, you would get a connection. And from them you could know the market know how, and their working projects/technologies. Atleast this is what I followed and its my opinion.

Hi

congrts , keep the good work.

Do we need to be paid member to contact other connections in Linked-In or what was the other way you have used

[LoveOz]

Hi Royen, congrats. Way to go..

By the way, are you attending these interviews from India ?

[royen]

Originally Posted by LoveOz

Hi Royen, congrats. Way to go..

By the way, are you attending these interviews from India ?

Thanks Guys. Yes I have been attending all these interviews while in India itself.

No, I m not a paid member of linked in. My approach so far is join my technology group in the area and start contributing articles about performance, technology, job etc. This ONE thing creates instant visibility as compared to the person who consistently posts advertisements that 'I have PR and would be available'(Infact this might irritate most guys and they might blacklist your profile). At the end of your article just mention that you have a PR visa and would be available immediately.

The secret is make the employers want you and see that you stand ahead of the crowd.

Luckily for me my company has sold the product which I am developing to many clients in Australia/Nz, so I think this would also contribute.

So this boils down to: You need specialist skills to stand ahead of the other job candidates. One research I did is I tried Seek to see which advertisements are being repeatedly posted. If they are repeatedly posted, then this means they are not finding the right candidates for the profile.

Some miscellaneous tips.
1. Put a profile photo
2. Search in google for your skill sets, see that your linked in profile appears in the first page.
3. Make sure you get adequate recommendations from your managers in your profile.
4. Seek every opportunity to network. For me I generally spend 1 to 2 hrs daily for networking. Its tough.

Hope this helps.

Will keep you updated

[royen]

Originally Posted by eva-usa

Hi Royen,

Thanks for sharing all information. I am just curiose, u r working on which technology platform in IT? & are you pinging people directy on linkedin?

Will keep you updated regarding the latest developments on my side.

I am working on the Content Management Domain(4 years). I have 3 years of experience in Finance domain as well.

[RachaelK]

Royen,

Thanks for the tips and practical advice for online networking. I'm starting my job search now (also a 175 but in the construction management/civil engineering field) and it's rather helpful. Good luck with your interview results!

~Rachael

[royen]

Things have slowed down a bit but I have got some very interesting news.

To recap I had given interviews for 3 companies.

company1 might have rejected me. Last what I have heard from the recruiters that they are still to find people and they are still searching for guys. Good luck to them..By the way I have updated myself to the tool X and currently developing a product based on tool X.

company2 kept me waiting for 2 months and I soon found out from my network and some of my contacts that they found a local candidate from company4(which i would talk in a min). But they have told me that my candidature is still under consideration as this guy has half the years of my experience.

company3 is keeping me suspended animation till Christmas. I called them up about whats up and the hiring manager told me that I have been selected but my papers are in the VPs desk for approval. Dont know what would be the outcome? I might turn into Santa Claus. For company 3 there were 3 rounds of interviews by their Architects.

well I think this is where I had paused.

enter company 4, company 5

company4: Had a grueling round of interview where they asked questions right upto my college. To add to that I was sick but they wanted to hire within a week and wanted me to fly within 15 days. I just couldnt stop the HR lady.

I answered them somehow but my voice was weak as I had been suffering from 2 viral fevers back to back. But somehow answered them satisfactorily. There were 4 guys together on the telecon. The voice of the main guy was kind of rough and had a rough accent(like sore throat kind) so couldnt pick his accent. I had difficulty in understanding what he wanted so I had to ask him twice.
They gave the green signal and then the HR told me to write an online test within an hour. The questions were pretty very basic, fit for a college graduate. I answered most of them by technical code(Java).
The HR then writes to me that the manager is not comfortable with your answers so we ll get back to you. Didnt understand whether they were serious?

Again with my network and a bit of research I found out that they had dropped the idea of working with the product and took on another product from a similar vendor. Now they are looking for guys with experience of the new product.


Company5:
The company is based in Melb and they have branch in Bangalore. So they were ready to offer me a job but I have to get trained on another product Z in their office in bangalore and then they would move me to melbourne.

Gave the telephonic interview and I think I did well. I was a bit rustic because the questions were from the technology which I had worked 6 years back.
Well somehow gave the answers and I felt that they were happy.
Then came the big holiday season here in India. Its 2 weeks now and when I contacted the HR they told they would give me some assignment/pseudo code for me to design and based on that they will decide.

That is where I am today and I have decided to try again with double enthusiasm and I am dead sure I will get through something or the other.
BTW there are still Companies 6 , 7 and 8 which are still in the pipeline which I ll give the details later because this message is now very long.



In short:

Company6: Got an offer from US but rejected it because of my (grand) Australian Plans
Company7: Architect position for a Dubai based Company
Company8: Another dubai based position.

I will share more developments with you guys after a couple of days. I hope to go with company3 if they are to offer me.

[amaslam]

Thanks for that Royen, good stuff.

I've always wondered about the Dubai based positions and how they treat people from sub-continent. Sometimes I hear the companies there try to exploit and others are good, but how does one even know. And with Dubai your job is your visa, without it you get kicked out of the country really quick.

Also depending on where you're from they have different pay scales (best for Western expats and lowest for Asian expats). Is that really how it goes?

Keep giving the updates, with the number of interviews you're getting looks like some of the companies are quite serious and I don't think it will be long now.

Originally Posted by royen

Things have slowed down a bit but I have got some very interesting news.

To recap I had given interviews for 3 companies.

company1 might have rejected me. Last what I have heard from the recruiters that they are still to find people and they are still searching for guys. Good luck to them..By the way I have updated myself to the tool X and currently developing a product based on tool X.

company2 kept me waiting for 2 months and I soon found out from my network and some of my contacts that they found a local candidate from company4(which i would talk in a min). But they have told me that my candidature is still under consideration as this guy has half the years of my experience.

company3 is keeping me suspended animation till Christmas. I called them up about whats up and the hiring manager told me that I have been selected but my papers are in the VPs desk for approval. Dont know what would be the outcome? I might turn into Santa Claus. For company 3 there were 3 rounds of interviews by their Architects.

well I think this is where I had paused.

enter company 4, company 5

company4: Had a grueling round of interview where they asked questions right upto my college. To add to that I was sick but they wanted to hire within a week and wanted me to fly within 15 days. I just couldnt stop the HR lady.

I answered them somehow but my voice was weak as I had been suffering from 2 viral fevers back to back. But somehow answered them satisfactorily. There were 4 guys together on the telecon. The voice of the main guy was kind of rough and had a rough accent(like sore throat kind) so couldnt pick his accent. I had difficulty in understanding what he wanted so I had to ask him twice.
They gave the green signal and then the HR told me to write an online test within an hour. The questions were pretty very basic, fit for a college graduate. I answered most of them by technical code(Java).
The HR then writes to me that the manager is not comfortable with your answers so we ll get back to you. Didnt understand whether they were serious?

Again with my network and a bit of research I found out that they had dropped the idea of working with the product and took on another product from a similar vendor. Now they are looking for guys with experience of the new product.


Company5:
The company is based in Melb and they have branch in Bangalore. So they were ready to offer me a job but I have to get trained on another product Z in their office in bangalore and then they would move me to melbourne.

Gave the telephonic interview and I think I did well. I was a bit rustic because the questions were from the technology which I had worked 6 years back.
Well somehow gave the answers and I felt that they were happy.
Then came the big holiday season here in India. Its 2 weeks now and when I contacted the HR they told they would give me some assignment/pseudo code for me to design and based on that they will decide.

That is where I am today and I have decided to try again with double enthusiasm and I am dead sure I will get through something or the other.
BTW there are still Companies 6 , 7 and 8 which are still in the pipeline which I ll give the details later because this message is now very long.



In short:

Company6: Got an offer from US but rejected it because of my (grand) Australian Plans
Company7: Architect position for a Dubai based Company
Company8: Another dubai based position.

I will share more developments with you guys after a couple of days. I hope to go with company3 if they are to offer me.

[mrmsml]

Good to share your experience. All the best for your company 3.

Originally Posted by royen

Things have slowed down a bit but I have got some very interesting news.

To recap I had given interviews for 3 companies.

company1 might have rejected me. Last what I have heard from the recruiters that they are still to find people and they are still searching for guys. Good luck to them..By the way I have updated myself to the tool X and currently developing a product based on tool X.

company2 kept me waiting for 2 months and I soon found out from my network and some of my contacts that they found a local candidate from company4(which i would talk in a min). But they have told me that my candidature is still under consideration as this guy has half the years of my experience.

company3 is keeping me suspended animation till Christmas. I called them up about whats up and the hiring manager told me that I have been selected but my papers are in the VPs desk for approval. Dont know what would be the outcome? I might turn into Santa Claus. For company 3 there were 3 rounds of interviews by their Architects.

well I think this is where I had paused.

enter company 4, company 5

company4: Had a grueling round of interview where they asked questions right upto my college. To add to that I was sick but they wanted to hire within a week and wanted me to fly within 15 days. I just couldnt stop the HR lady.

I answered them somehow but my voice was weak as I had been suffering from 2 viral fevers back to back. But somehow answered them satisfactorily. There were 4 guys together on the telecon. The voice of the main guy was kind of rough and had a rough accent(like sore throat kind) so couldnt pick his accent. I had difficulty in understanding what he wanted so I had to ask him twice.
They gave the green signal and then the HR told me to write an online test within an hour. The questions were pretty very basic, fit for a college graduate. I answered most of them by technical code(Java).
The HR then writes to me that the manager is not comfortable with your answers so we ll get back to you. Didnt understand whether they were serious?

Again with my network and a bit of research I found out that they had dropped the idea of working with the product and took on another product from a similar vendor. Now they are looking for guys with experience of the new product.


Company5:
The company is based in Melb and they have branch in Bangalore. So they were ready to offer me a job but I have to get trained on another product Z in their office in bangalore and then they would move me to melbourne.

Gave the telephonic interview and I think I did well. I was a bit rustic because the questions were from the technology which I had worked 6 years back.
Well somehow gave the answers and I felt that they were happy.
Then came the big holiday season here in India. Its 2 weeks now and when I contacted the HR they told they would give me some assignment/pseudo code for me to design and based on that they will decide.

That is where I am today and I have decided to try again with double enthusiasm and I am dead sure I will get through something or the other.
BTW there are still Companies 6 , 7 and 8 which are still in the pipeline which I ll give the details later because this message is now very long.



In short:

Company6: Got an offer from US but rejected it because of my (grand) Australian Plans
Company7: Architect position for a Dubai based Company
Company8: Another dubai based position.

I will share more developments with you guys after a couple of days. I hope to go with company3 if they are to offer me.

[royen]

Originally Posted by amaslam

Thanks for that Royen, good stuff.

I've always wondered about the Dubai based positions and how they treat people from sub-continent. Sometimes I hear the companies there try to exploit and others are good, but how does one even know. And with Dubai your job is your visa, without it you get kicked out of the country really quick.

Also depending on where you're from they have different pay scales (best for Western expats and lowest for Asian expats). Is that really how it goes?

Keep giving the updates, with the number of interviews you're getting looks like some of the companies are quite serious and I don't think it will be long now.

Thank you Amaslam. Regarding the Dubai based job, I dont have much idea of the work environment, and its sad to know how they treat the guys from the subcontinent.

Well, from the initial talks they said that they were going to pay $500 USD/day and apart from that they would take care of the accommodation, flight, paid vacation, tickets to my home country. Dont know whether it is enough or not but Dubai was never my priority .

Will definitely give updates regarding my progress. Somehow I am having a strong gut feeling that something is around the corner(say within 2 weeks). I am keeping my fingers crossed.



Regards,
Royen

[anj1976]

hi royen

thanks for sharing. very descriptive keep writing..