hi folks
It has been a long time and I have no other excuses other than laziness ;) Well the final placements in the college have just finished. Though it seems pretty serious to the uninitiated, for everyone involved it is a circus. Forget those who dont know how come the company selected or shortlisted them, many have no clue why they applied in the first place!

Siddharth: you are applying for all companies and all profiles: marketing, finance, trade?? koi dharam iman nahin hai tera?? (you dont hav eany loyalties??)
Hari: How do I know which company might pick me up??

The guy who takes the cake is Ravi Kumar, while everyone is fuming and fretting over trying to get placed, he is playing table tennis the whole day!

Someone: hey why are you playing?? Why dont you go and apply??
Ravi: See all these companies came for recruitment even in engg college, so why should i apply now??
Someone: See I am sure there were no banks then, what about Axis bank??
Ravi: Axis that is a corrupt brand! I dont want it!
Someone: But you applied to Reliance Communication!
Ravi: Yes, that was by mistake

He applied to Tata Steel and the company didnt shortlist him. However Relaince Communication did.

Interviewer: So Ravi tell me about yourself?
Ravi: Sir I am an engg from IIT Roorkee......................
Inteterviewer: So Ravi.........
Ravi Kumar: ( interrupting) Sir since I have told about myself, now you tell me why i should join your company??

He was selected!!

Dummy is a person who has committed the crime of getting placed very early and not expecting such good luck applied to every company in sight. As the number of people to be placed reduces, to keep the company happy such people who applied but are already placed are sent in. They are supposed to mess up the Group Discussion and in case cant mess up the GD and gets selected to Interview then that as well.

So one early morning after being placed Joseph sat in a GD with 5 other dummies and 2 real candidates. The GD went soemthing like this. Topic: alternate sources of energy

Dummy one: I think it is non conventional energy
real candidates maintain stony silence
Dummy two: I think it is alternate energy
real candidates are still silent, so fianlly one of the dummies types a point on his mobile phones and nudges the candidate to read it
Real candidate: (stuttering and looking out of place): They are eco friendly and should be encouraged
Dummy 1: I agree
Dummy2: I agree
Dummy 3: I agree
Dummy 4 : I agree

The company HR used to fish market and shouting match GDs is perplexed by the peace: I think you people can be aggressive, there is no problem with tht! Let me give you another topic:

Similar discussion happens and thankfully real candidates speak a lot more and are selected for interview!!

As Siddharth was down with fever Vardan was sent in his place. He made a few obtuse points and was staring into the oblivion when he heard the HR calling Siddharth:
HR:: Siddharth, would you tell me the roles you would like?
Vardan: still happy staring at nothingness
HR: Siddharth........Siddharth
Vardan: ( suddenly realising he is being addressed): yes mam
HR: What roles would you like??
Vardan: (having no idea what Siddharth had applied for):..hmm...something dealing with customers...........