Changing the Chassis and Engine of Interview Mantra

Interview Mantra is undergoing major changes in look and feel. More importantly, is gradually changing its direction of thought though its core purpose remains just the same. Will update more soon. Keep reading Interview Mantra.

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2010/05/23 Announcements No comments

How to get an onsite opportunity in 3 months — Sarcasm

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 that's ...

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2010/05/21 Humor, IT 3 comments

Freshers, Welcome to Indian IT Industry!

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 can earn ...

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2010/05/20 Freshers, IT 3 comments

Naukri.com – the best job search website in India?

Poll Results: [caption id="attachment_1156" align="aligncenter" width="588" caption="Click on the image to enlarge"][/caption] This is a pie chart drawn from results of an informal poll taken amongst my Facebook friends and blog readers. One thing is clear from the results, Naukri.com is the favorite job search website in India. Take poll: [polldaddy poll="2360488"]

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2010/05/17 Job Search, Public Opinion No comments

Sureshot plan to get a better appraisal rating

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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2010/05/13 Career Issues, IT No comments

Gentle Reminder: Live your dreams

This is to remind you that you are very special person sent to the planet Earth on a profoundly important mission -- to Live Your Dream. Your life is the most fundamental and most important thing to you in this world. In this  incessant cycle of earning money and paying bills; don't forget the actual ...

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2010/04/27 Career Issues One comment

HR Interview Questions — Categorized

This post categorizes the frequently asked questions in HR interviews. You can save these questions for later review by downloading the pdf of HR interview questions. HR Questions: Stability at work How long would you expect to work for us if hired? What are your career options right now? What will this job give that your previous job doesn't? What is ...

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2010/04/18 Interview Questions No comments

Short and sweet resume of an MS graduate

Here is a resume of a Graduate with an MS degree in Electrical Engineering. Download resume in word format This resume is very concise and to the point. The top most section, "SUMMARY", gives a clear picture about the candidate in two brief bullet points. This helps the interviewer to get a picture about the ...

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2010/04/17 Resume Tips, Templates No comments

Interview Mantra equipped with a new discussion forum now

We have created a discussion board for IT professionals across the world. Interview Mantra IT Community http://www.interviewmantra.net/forum If you are an IT professional, this community was built to serve you. We strive to make this community become a friendly place where you can get quick help related to daily issues in IT industry. Not that this is ...

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2010/04/14 Announcements, IT No comments

C++ Hard Interview Questions – part2

In websites such as coolinterview.com, geekinterview.com, you will find plethora of technical interview questions. But all the questions there are posted and answered by the users. You might have found that some questions mentioned there are of any use. Also you will most of the answers not much reliable. We at interviewmantra, extensively research for ...

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2010/04/14 C++, Interview Questions 2 comments