How would you describe your first interview? What lessons did you learn?

After tirelessly asking some tough technical questions to me, interviewer asked me to take my leave upon hearing my not so great answers.

I would like to describe my Interview with WIPRO tech for VLSI. There is this craze among all of us to get into work where we can apply what we learnt in our college. Everyone was super excited and prepared for this interview as this was one of the core companies we have got for electronic students. God knows how only me and a college topper managed to get selected among all the students who sat for it .

Still there, sitting among students who got to go to 4th technical round after aptitude, group discussion, there was my turn.

After tirelessly asking some tough technical questions to me, interviewer asked me to take my leave upon hearing my not so great answers.

Interviewer : you can leave.

Me : are we done ?

Interviewer : yes, you may go.

I was aware that we get a sheet to fill in details for HR if we clear that round and i wasn’t handed any and by that i knew i was out . I badly wanted this job as i am extremely poor at programming. I hated my programming subjects even in first year of my college . I dint wanna take that lane. I was taking a very slow walk towards the exit and gave a re-entry like Rajnikanth.

Me : do you mind giving me one more chance ?

There was complete silence for 3–4 seconds. I was prepared to take up any insult which was about to come . its my life ahead which was at stake .

Interviewer - What you want me to ask ? I asked all required technical questions, you dint manage to answer well. Tell me in which subjects are you good at

Me : Integrated circuits and electron devices

Interviewer : I did ask you questions in that area and you seemed to have given answers without clarity.

Silence again .

Interviewer- Menaka, I will ask you one last question, If you answer, you are in , else am sorry . Draw CMOS diagram and explain .

Now that question was not part of my semester till then . VLSI subject we were supposed to have at the last semester and Interviewer was not oblivious of this fact as he has my resume and all my mark sheets with him . With a full swing, I aced the drawing and beautifully explained

Interviewer : How did you ?

Me : Heard its VLSI company sir, have been preparing this subject majorly !

Interviewer : Please fill in your details

Will all smiles I came out like a winner .