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October 12, 2016
Vowel : My Love & Saviour
Sabarish A
(Writer to the piece of article is author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
When I couldn’t begin or get through a word during a class, teacher asked me,’why are you acting?’ Acting, huh?! Will someone be interested in casting me? I thought schools could solve problems beyond black board but its all about ‘2*1=2’. School life seem to have complicated my situation than otherwise.
Home was no different in handling it! To me ‘HOME’ was, Head of the family (father), Mother, Elders & Orphan (me!). Don’t hang to the word ‘orphan’ but hang to the feelings! Elders advised to visit all the temples on earth. ‘All?’ asked myself. Even several re-births wouldn’t be sufficient to please them! Before I could break down with asking for solving problem, parents broken down with financial challenges. Thank God for it!
Self-made & proclaimed intellectual people advised my parents newspaper reading could solve the problem. Why one takes free advises so seriously? Perhaps parents were hoping me to become a newsreader. Would anyone hire me?
When these tricks and tips didn’t work, I was given an additional responsibility,‘shopping’. It was scare because one had to talking while buying. But my mind was smart, as a stutter these years had taught me only vowel words were comfortable to say without any hitch. Whenever I was asked to buy atta (flour), with a great smile I would ask the shop keeper, ‘Anna, Ashirwad atta’ (loosely translates to Brother, give me Ashirwad brand flour). I would walk back with honour and glory of not being a stutter!
Vowel you made victorious during trails
Vowel love of stutterers
Vowel you vow to wow stutterers
Vowel love of stutterers
Vowel my love & saviour
This was article written as the part of ‘Improvement Day Programme’ of McGuire Programme conducted by Yeshwanth Darma Dev.
Mr Sabarish A can be reached to know his personal experience with McGuire team: Facebook
October 11, 2016
Pillow: My Love
“Some disorders can be understood and can be diagnosed.
Some disorders are understood and can be neglected.
Some disorders are never understood and can be humiliated.”
My story belongs to the final one to begin. Till the age of 12 I wasn’t aware of stuttering issue or didn’t know that one who couldn’t get through a word is known as ‘stutter’. My first unforgettable experience was during my sister marriage while her in-laws made fun of me. My mother showed submissive nature rather being assertive during such occasion. But, what else she could do?
Acceptance is something that a mankind strives the entire life! To prove I’m not a stutter an opportunity knocked the door at the age of 14. I thought to be a class representative with support of three friends of a class. But my teacher declined it thinking I’m unfit to be one! How could I have explained to the teacher? But, what else the teacher could do?
Hope is something one needs to keep it alive! I fell in love with a girl at the age of 18. She avoid with the thought of knowing that if I couldn’t get through my name, how would I say three golden words, ‘I Love You’? But, what else the girlfriend could do?
A person told me, ‘Persistence pays off!’ Whenever I went out with friends for a movie? I tried to initiate the talk. Before I could get through the complete word, my friends would complete it for me. Blocking, huh?! (Taking a piece of meal from the mouth) But, what else they could do?
What else no one could do?
My pillow did that to me!
My pillow knows the truth.
My tears are the witness to it!
My pillow, My love!
My pillow knows the truth.
This was article written as the part of ‘Improvement Day Programme’ of McGuire Programme conducted by Yeshwanth Darma Dev.
Mr Karthickeyan P can be reached to know his personal experience with McGuire team: Facebook
(Writer to the piece of article is author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
Tech Mahindra Drive: Interview with SMBK
Dear Readers, Today we have spirited & smiling SriManikandan Bala Krishnan (SMBK), a campus hiree. He is here to share his experience on Tech Mahindra campus drive and how he nailed it.
(Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
SriManikandan Bala Krishnan (SMBK)
Interviewer: Hi SriManikandan. Tell us about yourself.
SMBK: Hello everyone! I’m pursuing final year, Computer Science Engineering. I’m active member in external and internal bodies like NSS, MUN, Rotract unity, Illaya Karangal and Act on Dreams. I love to organise events, conference and symposiums.
Interviewer: That’s lot of activities. That makes you spirited person. On a lighter note, what do you drink/eat to have such energy? Let’s move to next question, why did you choose to apply for Tech Mahindra?
SMBK: Thanks for the compliment (smiles). Coming to your question, my career objective is to associate with a social development sector which could enhance skills, set a higher standards/expectations. This would make the life pleasant and beautiful. I believe Tech Mahindra could be one of those place to contribute for the societal benefits.
Interviewer: Thats a unique perspective of career choice. What were the different rounds conducted?
SMBK: (smiles) After the pre-placement talk was the aptitude which compromised of verbal, quantitative and reasoning with medium to difficult level of questions given. Clearing the first round was a great relief (gives a broad smiles). Second round was to type a passage based on the perception based on a picture. The image I received was ‘speaker struggling to start his speech before a gathering’. I could nail this round because of active participation in MUN and others. The third round was Technical HR, the questions were pertaining to courses studied. The final round was mostly checking the Communication skills. The questions came from resume related to workshops, conference, mini project and special achievements. It was a great moment of getting placed along with other seven students of my class (smiles).
During technical round I was asked questions pertaining to syntax, programming, difference between internet/intranet, object oriented concepts like polymorphism & inheritance. Being strong at data structure, it was very handy to answer questions on SQL.
While in HR round I was asked questions on mini project, special achievement such as “Mr. Arista” title winner, about a workshop at NIT, paper presentation, world record workshop that was for a social development and others.
Interviewer: Your active participation seem to have paid off. What is/are your take away from the process?
SMBK: Yes, active participations played a vital role. Patience and confidence played an important role too. There were large number of students attending the campus drive. Strong foundation of basic were also important to clear the technical round. One need to answer the questions boldly otherwise it will go with a saying, ‘being speechless even though you know the stuff, then it will be useless’.
Interviewer: That’s an interesting quote! What are your suggestions for future aspirants?
SMBK: Constant learning and daily practice (aptitude) are strong indicators to the improvement. This is a key to success! “It is never late to start anything new.” So start today, success is awaited.
Interviewer: Thank you SMBK for sharing on Tech Mahindra recruitment process with all enthusiasm. I hope it will help the readers and aspirants. Wishing you a great life and career with Tech Mahindra.
SMBK: (grins) Pleasure is mine! I’m happy if this could inspire or make a difference to others. Thank you too!
October 10, 2016
Google Girl Aspirant
Dear Readers, Today we have ambitious Sriraksha, an aspiring programmer with a dream to work for Google. She is here to share her experience-
(Interviewer is the author of BUGman)
Interviewer: Hi! Tell me about yourself
Sriraksha: Hello! I’m Sriraksha, studying at Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, B.E., 5th Semester, Information Science. I’m interested in coding and passionate about it. Web Technology/Java are my favourite subject.
Interviewer: According to you, who is a good developer?
Sriraksha: A good developer is who understand the requirement gathering, appreciate the dynamics of customer expectations and adhere to the deadline.
Interviewer: What kind of engineer would you like to be?
Sriraksha: According BUGman book I understand there is a political motive that exists inside an organisation. I would prefer least such environment. Because I’m a kind person who loves to contribute.
Interviewer: How would your friends describe you?
Sriraksha: In quotes “Coding freak.” Especially I love web designing. Presently I’m working on a college online student portal – front end.
Interviewer: Which is your dream company?
Sriraksha: Google. I being a curious learner company like Google or Google itself is something to look for. There campus/ office seem very lovely and attractive to work.
Interviewer: What suggestions would you give to coding aspirants?
Sriraksha: Coding is one aspects of Software engineers. There are multiple avenues to explore. I have come across people who don’t like coding. Copy and paste from open source just doesn’t work. Basic and strong foundation of programming language like C will be an ideal case to consider. Regular coding using the online and offline resources would be of great help.
Interviewer: Could you relate to BUGman book?
Sriraksha: As a student some section were like learning lesson for me. For examples, structure of industry, how to deal with people, character Sa (Sachin) being my favourite had a lesson to learn. I would rate BUGman book 4.5 out of 5!
Interviewer: Could you tell us the reference material you use?
Sriraksha:
Web references:
http://www.w3schools.com
http://stackoverflow.com
http://www.javatpoint.com
http://www.javatutorialpoint.com
http://www.howtogeek.com
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx
http://javabeginnerstutorial.com/core-java/
www.w3resources.com
Books:
The complete reference C++, Herbert Schildt
Herbert Schildt: Java – The Complete Reference, 9th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2014
Interviewer: Thank your time and wishing a great success in career. Wishing you to interview while you being at Google in near future. Readers, I hope this was inspiring and helpful.
Real Queen: Phiona Mutesi
This year my best movies so far have been: ‘The man who knew infinity’ (story of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan) based on a book written by Robert Kanigel; ‘Race’ (story of an African-American athlete) & ‘Queen of Katwe’ (extraordinary dream of a girl to be a grandmaster) based on a book written by Tim Crothers. The common strings in these movies/stories: poverty, struggle, desire not to settle for less than being a champion, coach/mentor, acceptance of failure, hope for better tomorrow.
Real Queen
This is first time in my life I clapped at the end of the movie! For me ‘Queen of Katwe’ is a real queen. I’m very grateful the script was in the right hand (Mira Nira). I have seen her magical hands earlier and she has done it again much larger than one could ask for. Madam, are you listening, eh?
I inspired five aspiring students to watch ‘Queen of Katwe’, the five students Divesh (aspiring to be a naval officer); Yeshwanth (aspiring for hiring education to contribute to the society); Ganesh (wants to be a great engineer) & other two are in the process of overcoming stutters with help of McGuire programme.
(Writer to the piece of the above article is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
October 9, 2016
Tech Mahindra Drive:Interview with Sriram Bharani S
Dear Readers, Today we have sociable Sriram Bharani S, a campus placed student. He is here to share his experience on Tech Mahindra campus drive and how he succeed in it.
(Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
Sriram Bharani ji
Interviewer: Hi Sriram. Tell us about yourself.
Sriram: Hello. I’m pursuing final year, Computer Science Engineering. Hailing from a good family background that has been very supportive. My mother has been a great motivator and instrumental. This success of placement goes to her because she put interest in learning new activities from early childhood. Mom, I hope you hear it out! (smiles) I took up the stream of Computer Science because “idea of how computer works”. It has been a great learning through seniors, juniors, faculties and books. I believe in ‘learning and sharing knowledge’.
Interviewer: Good to know some of your principles of life. Why did you choose to apply for Tech Mahindra?
Sriram: (Smiles & thinks) Sometime its required to prove a point. I certainly wanted to avoid criticism that often people would make on rejection. The only a way out was hard work. At end it was not only satisfying but also fulfilled dreams of parents. Specifically my mom is proud about the achievement! (smiles)
Interviewer: Yes, I agree! Success can bring joy. What were the different rounds conducted?
Sriram: It is scary to visit back the first round (smiles). The first was aptitude, the computer screen that would announce the result on-spot. I was scared to see windows popping ‘sorry’ message for my friends. But my hard work seem to have paid off (grins recalling the moment).
Second round consisted of an image “girl holding a pen seemed stressful” displayed on the screen. I tried best to describe (Readers can look at an example: click here). The third round had really long waiting (smiles again), the third round was technical round, which was interactive. But (pauses) there wasn’t positive goodbye. It did sound different the way then. But there was relief for getting invited to the final HR round. It was very interactive with the HR thinking I’m a North Indian. The HR misunderstood my nativity as he often referred me ‘Bharani ji’ (laughs). I think people up are called with ‘ji’ suffix. I was advised to do some look up/read on ‘Artificial Intelligence’.
I would like to share some of the questions that were asked –
Tell me about yourself.
What is domain/area of interest? Why?
Explain about the mini project.
What are the classes in SQL?
Explain OOPS concept.
Write a program to swap two numbers.
Interviewer: Look like the final round was fun. What is/are your take away from the process?
Sriram Bharani ji
Sriram: I had a best lesson was to maintain calmness throughout the process. There are likely to be stress indicators but not to loose hope. Being bold and expressive would surely help.
Interviewer: Thanks for some interesting tips! What are your suggestions for future aspirants?
Sriram: A friendly advice is ‘its never too late to begin your preparation’. Carrying positive motivational thoughts like ‘I Can’ can really help to see positive outcome. Having said positive pointers let me give statutory points – avoid blabbering! One could decline politely incase doesn’t know the solution to the problem. Some questions like ‘among the dishes your mom prepares, which one is your favourite?’ might sound silly but there could be perspectives on decision-making or agility that the HR might be checking.
Interviewer: Thank you ‘Bharani ji’ oops Sriram ji for the great tips and advice on Tech Mahindra recruitment process. I hope it will help the readers. Wishing you a great career life and career ahead.
Sriram: (big smiles) Pleasure is mine! Thank you too!
October 8, 2016
Tech Mahindra Drive: Interview with Soundarya
Dear Readers, Today we have scintillating Soundarya S, Tech Mahindra campus placed student. She is here to share her experience-
(Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)
Soundarya
Interviewer: Tell us about your self.
Soundarya: Hi. I’m Soundarya pursuing undergraduate course B.E. Computer Science and Engineering. My hobbies are singing, gardening and internet surfing. I believe in punctuality and smart work. I strive for perfectionism.
Interviewer: That’s interesting! Why did you choose to apply for Tech Mahindra?
Soundarya: (Smiles) Tech Mahindra being a Day 1 company for campus drive is a dream company for campus aspirants. There has been constant motivation from trainers that has lead to participate. However, I too wished the same. There has been great relief from anxiety after the selection. Success does bring joy, it has definitely made parents proud (smiles again).
Soundarya
Interviewer: What are the different rounds conducted?
Soundarya: There were four rounds. The first round was online assessment that tested out Time Management skills through aptitude tests. It seemed pretty tough job to as each question gets less than a minute. Add to this there seem to have sectional cut-off. The results of this round pops on the screen in less than 15 seconds. It was a great relief of clearing the round. The second round had a picture displayed on the screen and the task was to type a passage for about 1200 words in 15 minutes. The picture I received showed a poor family where children are studying. I framed a story about hard working and positive attitude. (Readers can look at an example: click here) The third round was Technical HR where I was asked to introduce myself with several basic questions on various subjects. Most of these questions came from the resume – paper presentation, workshops, seminars, internship and inplant training. The final round was general HR. The questions were about family, passage that I attempted for round 2. I was asked if there are any questions to ask. I did ask them, ‘If I’m selected in your company in which domain will I be working for?’
Interviewer: Thanks for some interesting views. What are your take away from the process of recruitment?
Soundarya: Success of getting through the drive has given a hope. I learnt that its fine to be bold to express right views. I was appreciated incase I didn’t answer a question.
Interviewer: What are your suggestions for future aspirants?
Soundarya: I wish a great luck to get through the interview. One could focus on technical components of interview and basic programming languages could be really helpful. Being bold and confidence with calmness is going to be like icing on cake.
I was asked the following questions-
Technical HR
Tell me about yourself.
What is your contribution to the project?
Tell me about your internship/inplant training.
Describe your project in brief.
What is cloud computing?
Name the various SDLC process?
Tell me about IOT.
Draw LAN, WAN.
How computer network work?
What are different layers in network?
How does the different layers of network work?
Why everything is based on cloud?
Give me few best examples for cloud computing.
Interviewer: Thank your time and wishing a great success in Tech Mahindra. Readers, I hope this was inspiring for your preparation and tips were helpful.
October 7, 2016
About Abroad IELTS: Andrew & Akshay
Dear Readers, Today we have adaptable Andrew & ambitious Akshay, an aspirants of higher education. They are here to share their experience on IELTS.
Interviewer: Tell us about yourself?
Andrew: Hi! My name is Andrew Joseph V pursuing final year, B.E. Mechanical. I’m keen to pursue Masters in Engineering Management.
Akshay:
Hi! My name is Akshay pursuing final year, B.E. Mechanical. I’m keen to pursue Masters in the field of Supply Chain Management.
Interviewer: Thank you! Nice to see great smile. Let’s move to the next question, what does IELTS stand for?
Akshay: It stands for International English Language Testing System.
Andrew
Interviewer: Some might wonder, why such simple question?! Could you please brief on the sections in the test?
Andrew: (Smiles) It consists of four sections namely
Speaking : Its mostly for 13 minutes that includes 2 minutes of speech
Listening : It consists of four sections with ten questions each, totalling to 60 minutes (one hour)
Reading : It consists of three sections with 13 or 14 questions each, totalling to 60 minutes (one hour) & the final one is
Writing : It consists of two tasks, totalling to 60 minutes (one hour)
I would like to brief a lit more on each section.
Speaking: A general discussion takes place where the examiner asks multiple questions about general things. Then a spot topic is given with a minute to preparation. Then one has to speak for two minutes. Then the examiner asks questions about the topic given and grades in the scale unto 9.
Listening: An audio related questions appear on the screen to answer or need to fill out directions or questions on the passages played. It is also graded in the scale unto 9.
Reading: Passages appear with related questions. There will be about three passages. It is also graded on the scale unto 9.
Writing: As I mentioned earlier that there are two tasks. Task 1 could be to analyse the given paragraph or a picture and write about it. Task 2 is general a topic or problem is given to write the view.
Interviewer: That’s a lot! Thank you for the break-ups of each section and detailed information. How did you prepare for the test?
Akshay
Akshay: A good foundation of conversational English would make the preparation easy. For IELTS, I started preparing two months prior to the date of test. I did take coaching (crash course) for a month to make sure the pattern is practised. After the crash course, I took several practice test (thinks), 20 tests for all the sections that Andrew mentioned while ago.
Interviewer: That were plenty of tests! How about you Andrew?
Andrew: For the case was different. I had lesser time than Akshay for the preparation. But my consistent preparation couple of weeks before the test paid off (smiles). I should really thank the regular English reality shows that became handy to prepare (smiles again).
Interviewer: Do all universities accept the score?
Akshay: Certain universities located in USA accept only TOEFL instead of IELTS. However, most of them accept IELTS score.
Andrew: I have nothing less to agree with Akshay.
Interviewer: One test could open several opportunity. What is the minimum score/cut-off asked by the universities?
Akshay: Most of the universities ask 6 band out of 9. But certain universities have their individual sectional cut-off requirement. I assume, some courses might require reading/writing skills largely. Or huge number of applications are received each year.
Interviewer: Could you please let us know your band?
Akshay: (smiles) Its 7 out of 9
Andrew: (smiles) Its 7.5 out of 9
Interviewer: Thank you Andrew and Akshay for your inputs and time. Readers this tell us: IELTS is achievable with focus, practice and practice. I hope this was helpful. For more information one could visit: www.ielts.org
– Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman
October 6, 2016
SSB Prep: Divesh
Aspiring Officer
Interviewer: Tell us about yourself?
Divesh: Hi, my name is Divesh. I’m active person with bubbling energy, average at studies (smiles) and deeply interested in sports and extra curricular activities like club events. I love to gather information that would help to enhance general knowledge that includes current affairs. I do all these because they act as a motivational dose. I’m active in nature to help and motivate others. These add to my list of good characters (smiles again). I’m a goal orientated person who strives to achieve. Though attimes lag in decision making hinders the process/action.
Interviewer: Among several careers, why did you choose to apply Naval Officer?
Divesh: According to me, defence is a structured organisation. Several other career often pushes the persons thinking on matters like income, promotion, popularity etc. Though it isn’t wrong to desire but it doesn’t seem to match my aspirations. It would be very hard for me to act to gain, but rather I believe in sacrifice life for the nation. Its hard to imagine a career that seem monotonous or just 9-5 shift job. I could say this,
“If you are excited of an idea that no one else, all that should matter to you is focus. Progressive thinkers are driven by their interests, not whether others are interested.”
Interviewer: How are you preparing for the naval officer position?
Divesh: The preparation is beyond the just table study. Preparation demands in an attitude shift to mould character through knowledge, current affairs, stories of warriors etc. I feel that application of learning will play an important role in developing the OLQ’s (Officer Like Qualities). Some of OLQ’s are – planning & organising; social adjustment; social effectiveness; dynamics etc.
Interviewer: What is the ideal time required for one to prepare?
Divesh: Time could be estimated based on several factors of individuals but for me its like a daily bread. However an ideal time of 6 months – 1 year preparation is desirable.
Interviewer: Could you brief on the selection process?
Divesh: In the selection process three things are looked for –
What you think?
What you speak?
What you do?
These are checked by three examiners that consists of a psychologist, G.T.O and I.O. Further details on the application and selection process is listed on their website (http://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in) & search for ‘afosop’ (youtube)
Interviewer: Why do you think several eligible candidates don’t apply for a career in defence?
Divesh: According to me, some might think that they don’t possess or cannot build qualities that are required to be an officer. Or they may be lazy (smiles). I see its a gradual phenomena for one becoming an officer. Their may be myth that officer need to sacrifice life to the nation.
Interviewer: What message do you like to give for aspirants?
Divesh: Create, follow and have a role model (martyr), mentor and successful officers to encourage you. Leaders always create others as leader. My hero and role model if Major. Mukund Varadharajan. A. C.
For further information one could visit: ssbcrack.in
Interviewer: Thank you Divesh for several interesting insights on SSB. I hope it will help the readers. Wishing to see you as an officer.
Divesh: Hope to see several others coming forward to join defence! Thank you too!
– Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman
