job interviews in india

[soniya saxena]

let say i work for a company in bombay and i receive a call from a company in Bangalore. Do I actually have to go to Bangalore to give the interview or do they conduct telephonic interviews. How does inter-state job interviews work in India. Can it be generalized or does it vary from company to company.

[Grishma Dube]

Hi Soniya,

If companies are recruiting heavily, their panels go to major cities in India...like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi...So u can appear for the interview in a city, whichever is convenient to you.

But if they want to hire a few candidates, and u r staying far away from that city, then they can conduct ur telephonic interview, which is becoming very common now a days. Or in rare cases company reimburse ur expenses for interview...

BTW, when are u coming back and which is the company are u working with currently?

Thanks & Regards,

Grishma

[Neeraj Macker]

Originally posted by soniya saxena:
let say i work for a company in bombay and i receive a call from a company in Bangalore. Do I actually have to go to Bangalore to give the interview or do they conduct telephonic interviews. How does inter-state job interviews work in India. Can it be generalized or does it vary from company to company.

it varies from company to company of course. telephonic interviews for as long as an hour are quite common today. but they are not the final interview. u must appear in person to finally get the job. i was called for the interview from delhi to my home in M.P. and i had to literally go to the place of interview...proved lucky for me coz i am going abroad.

was just wondering how high ur market value might be after working in US for 6 long years in java technology.which company are u working for, if u dont mind sharing?

[Arjun Shastry]

Originally posted by soniya saxena:
let say i work for a company in bombay and i receive a call from a company in Bangalore. Do I actually have to go to Bangalore to give the interview or do they conduct telephonic interviews. How does inter-state job interviews work in India. Can it be generalized or does it vary from company to company.

Generally new shops don't mind seeing their employee's face on first day of employment.As others said,it depends on how 'urgent' the requirement is.Oldies like L&T,Infy want to see their prospective employees before first day of employment.Some of them also want employees to get medecally examined by physician making sure that their prospective employees are 'normal'.

[Sonny Gill]

Originally posted by Arjun Shastry:

Some of them also want employees to get medecally examined by physician making sure that their prospective employees are 'normal'.

What exactly is considered 'normal' !!

[Arun Prasath]

Originally posted by Neeraj Macker:


it varies from company to company of course. telephonic interviews for as long as an hour are quite common today. but they are not the final interview. u must appear in person to finally get the job.

It varies too. For me all rounds of Interview were through telephone only. I met my employer only on the first day of my job.

[Pradeep bhatt]

Some of them also want employees to get medecally examined by physician making sure that their prospective employees are 'normal'.

Many companies have this requirement. SAP labs,IBM,TCS,IFLEX,Simens are few examples.

[soniya saxena]

Grishma, I will be back in the next couple of months.

Originally posted by Grishma Dube:
Hi Soniya,

If companies are recruiting heavily, their panels go to major cities in India...like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi...So u can appear for the interview in a city, whichever is convenient to you.

But if they want to hire a few candidates, and u r staying far away from that city, then they can conduct ur telephonic interview, which is becoming very common now a days. Or in rare cases company reimburse ur expenses for interview...

BTW, when are u coming back and which is the company are u working with currently?

Thanks & Regards,

Grishma

[soniya saxena]

Neeraj, market value is what even i am busy trying to find out. In Mumbai, I guess it may be between 9 and 12 lakhs.

Originally posted by Neeraj Macker:

value might be after working in US for 6 long years in java technology.which company are u working for, if u dont mind sharing?

[Neeraj Macker]

Originally posted by soniya saxena:
Neeraj, market value is what even i am busy trying to find out. In Mumbai, I guess it may be between 9 and 12 lakhs.

thats abt what an MBA from IIM gets. great! can u share the name of ur company?are u still in US?whats ur pay-package there...jsut in case u dont mind sharing.

[soniya saxena]

But isnt that industry standard in Mumbai for somebody with 8.5 yrs of experience irrespective of whether he has been in the US or not.

And I am under the impression an MBA with 8.5 yrs experience wud be drawing a much bigger salary.

I am curious to know everybody's opinon on this.

BTW, Abt my company, i wudnt want to reveal the name. Pay package is 90k + bonus.

Originally posted by Neeraj Macker:


thats abt what an MBA from IIM gets. great! can u share the name of ur company?are u still in US?whats ur pay-package there...jsut in case u dont mind sharing.

[Arjun Shastry]

Originally posted by soniya saxena:

I am curious to know everybody's opinon on this.
BTW, Abt my company, i wudnt want to reveal the name. Pay package is 90k + bonus.

I can find the company if you give me sometime for intelligence gathering!

Anyway congrats,thats really a good salary.

[soniya saxena]

Good luck to u!!
And if u do find out, plz dont make it public

Originally posted by Arjun Shastry:

I can find the company if you give me sometime for intelligence gathering!

Anyway congrats,thats really a good salary.