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Vedic mantra to achieve Success in Job Interviews

March 2, 2012 IMI

Okay guys, you took the interview last week with this MNC IT Company, say IBM / Microsoft. Of course technically you are so sound. You were smug as a cat. All questions on your skills, you glided through. Told your parents that you’ve made it. But the call never came, you are still waiting. After [...]

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How a Last-Bencher scored 1440 in GRE Test

February 1, 2012 Education

Hello everyone, I am Shashikanth and am just like the every other guy you find sitting at the back benches of the class idling his time away playing games on mobile phone, praying desperately for the lecture to end. Now, let me introduce you to my not-so-great academic profile. My highest qualification is a bachelor’s [...]

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Passport — I’m still a student, Why do I need one?

August 25, 2011 Education

Do you dream of studying at MIT or joining an ivy league institute for your post-graduate studies? Do you aim to hobnob with the best brains from around the world? If yes, then you already would have thought of appearing for GRE/TOEFL/IELTS etc., by the final year of your college and also developing a vision. [...]

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Tata Technologies Looking for C/C++/Java programmers

June 4, 2010 Announcements

Tata Technologies Ltd. is hiring 40 professionals for Pune Location.  Headquartered in Singapore,   Tata Technologies Limited is a leader in engineering services outsourcing with over 4,000 highly skilled employees. Do you meet the following criteria? If yes, send your resume asap to sridhar@interviewmantra.net Possess 2 to 5 years of IT Experience. Education – BE [...]

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How to get an onsite opportunity in 3 months — Sarcasm

May 21, 2010 Others

Disclaimer: This article is rephrased version of a sarcastic comment written by a frustrated employee of a popular IT company in India. This is not a serious article at all. You have to follow few simple steps to get an onsite chance in IT industry. In every project meeting, pretend as if you know everything [...]

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Freshers, Welcome to Indian IT Industry!

May 20, 2010 Others

Life @ IT Company For most of the time, life of a software engineer is typical. One or two years in a company, then a chance to go onsite and earn some money. Then back home. Another 2 years and one becomes a team lead. After 5-6 years, a manager. When you go onsite, you [...]

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Sureshot plan to get a better appraisal rating

May 13, 2010 Career Issues

I know a person who works for a reputed IT company in India, he has got 4 years of experience in IT industry. He works very hard at work, goes to office in the morning at 9 am and invariably leaves office at 10 pm. Routinely goes to office on one of the days of [...]

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Bugs can get you a software job

October 18, 2009 Interview Tips

You are a software developer/tester sitting in an interview, trying to get this great job. Dozens of applicants are waiting in the hall for their turn. Your chances don’t look high. How can you stand out from the crowd? “So, what web framework does your company use to develop your sites?”, you ask in the [...]

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