Campusing

Technical Knowledge?Presenting yourself?Good communication skills??Attitude?naaah...you got that all wrong."LUCK".simple yet the most complex four lettered word.This is what the actual campusing boils down to.Take it or leave it.The following are the excerpts from my technical interview in CTS as given on 5th March 2007:

Me:-(with a broad smile):Good evening mam(overcoming the awkwardness in seeing a madam,whereas I expected a sir)
Madam:-(with an even broader smile):Good Evening.Take your seat.
Me:-Thank You mam.
Madam:-Introduce yourself.
Me:-Introduced myself in double quick time,including family background & all.
Madam:-(on hearing that am an English movie freak)What's the last movie you saw?
Me:-"The Departed"
Madam:-How was it.
Me:-Awesome(blabbered a bit about how I like the works of the director Martin Scorsese & how good were his other movies like "Goodfellas" "Taxi Driver" "Gangs Of New York".
Madam:-(seemingly impressed)...suddenly asks a microprocessor question.
Me:-(clean bowled,completely taken aback,as I didn't have any contact what so ever with the subject for over a year,not withstanding the fact that I never managed to read up that particular subject properly[:P]):erm....sorry mam,but I can't recollect at this moment.
Madam:-next question on microprocessor(sorry,but can't recollect at this moment what the question was.See,if my memory fails me the very next day,how can you expect me to remember something that I barely read about a year ago?huh)
Me:-(pretty much fucked up & frustrated):-Actually mam,microprocessor is not my core subject & moreover I've read it almost a year back.So,I can't recollect anything at this moment.You can ask me anything from C,Data Structure & Operating Systems.
Madam:-(with a mysterious smile,which highly pissed me off):What is a queue?
Me:-(overjoyed that at last I got something to answer):-gives the correct answer,much to my own relief.
Madam:-asks four consecutive questions from C & Data Structure.
Me:(Yipeeeee!!!):Answers everything.
Madam:-(now,quite seething with suppressed rage):What is polymorphism?What is data encapsulation?
Me:-(like duh!?!when the hell did I give C++ in my CV?!?):pretty confused...messed up...dunno.
Madam(with a triumphant glee):-heh...dishes out a long & lengthy programme for me to write.
Me:-(what the hell!!?!):-scratches a few lines...tells her the basic way of approach.
Madam:-(not satisfied):Write out the entire code.
Me:-(disgusted):sorry mam,I can't recollect it at this moment & it's quite big too.
Madam:-(with quite a frigging smile):Ok,now have you got any questions for me?
Me:-So,mam what do you look for in a fresher?
Madam:-(again,with a smug smile on her face):technical knowledge,good communication skills,attitude...so,lets see......(basically all bloody half-truths as it purely depends on the current mood of the interviewer & your present day luck)
Me:-Ok mam.Thank You & Have a nice time.(basically wanted to say STFU[:d])

End Result:-obviously not chosen.

Morale:-Don't break down.Someone from our college itself was said "Welcome to CTS",but in the end her name didn't figure in the final list(like WTF!?).Anyways with so many companies knocking on the door,it's just a matter of time you will find some job or the other.Your luck will also favour you one day or the other.(hope it favours me on the day of CapeGemini...6.5LKHS per anum...ohh laaa laa!!)So no need to panic[:)].

PS:-Legal Disclaimer:-This in no way is meant to underestimate the capabilities of those who got through.*AMEN*!!*PEACE*!!