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BUGman Book Review – Hariharan

BUGman

Thanks for the authors for giving the scenario that happens inside the IT industry. Freshers will be benefited by this man (BUGman book). I’m sure that all the bugs which are in the minds of software aspirants will be corrected after meeting this man (reading this book). It also very interesting to read that’s because of the authors Sa&Sa for giving this in a funny way. All students interested in software must have to read to give up their fears during their interview time. – Hariharan, 3rd Year ECE 

Dell R & D – Suhas J

Dear Readers, Today we have Suhas Jayasheela campus recruited student from UVCE. He is here to share his experience on Dell campus drive.

(Interviewer is the author of She: Ekla Cholo Re & BUGman)

Suhas Jayasheela (in white T-shirt)

Interviewer: Tell us about yourself.

Suhas: I’m presently pursuing final year Computer Science Engineering from UVCE, Bengaluru. I love sports, coding, puzzles and sudoku. I choose CSE branch because of vast opportunities and UVCE offered space for intellectual and personal development growth. If I hadn’t become an engineer then I would have chosen Veterinary.

Interviewer:  Why did you choose Dell R & D?

Suhas: I had kept an eye on the developments that were taking places with organisation that work with cloud computing. Dell was one of the dream company to work for. As far reviews go, the company provides work-life balance! (smiles) I was preparing for the recruitment aptitude and technical since sometime.

Interviewer: Could you tell us on rounds?

Suhas: The recruitment process consisted of 3 rounds basically

1. Online Test
2. Technical interview
3. HR interview

1. Online Test (60 mins) :
All questions were MCQ’s
This test had 2 sections
a) General aptitude: Logical aptitude and English/Verbal aptitude constituted 30 questions out of 60.
> General aptitude had some time consuming questions. This section had questions on data interpretation and data analytics questions as well.
> The logical aptitude questions were also time consuming which had analytical puzzles and other logical questions.

b) Technical aptitude: It constituted 30 questions which had questions related to computer networks, data structures, pointers in C, output of the programs and there were two questions on microprocessor and one from microcontroller.
> This technical aptitude had lengthy programs for which we had to find the correct output and select one option.

2. Technical Interviews
a) Technical Interview 1: It basically was reserved for knowing about your project and what have you done in it.
> Questions on the projects were asked which were mentioned in the CV.
> Was asked about the DBMS project a lot. More of ‘why’ questions were asked about the project.

b) Technical interview 2: It was based on testing your knowledge in the subject’s and to test some coding and logical thinking skills.
> here we are asked on the subject’s of interest mentioned in resume and we are asked “which subjects are we interested in and the coding languages we are comfortable with”. The immediate question which follows this would be “why do you like that particular subject”.
> So some of the questions on data structures, operating system and computer networks would be asked.
Operating system questions were stressed upon and some questions were like ” How can you test that the OS has booted properly “.
> we were asked to code couple of programs: I was asked a program on how to reverse singly linked list recursively and how to implement stack using linked list logic.
>Difference between IPv4 and IPv6

Suhas with friends

3. HR Interviews

This round seemed simple but had critical questions to be answered. I had to choose a profile that suit to the aspirations. I had to reason out the need to work for Dell. Passion (eagerness) was checked.


Interviewer: That’s a lot! What suggestion do you give for future aspirants?

Suhas: Be honest and present views that are known. Strengthen on the fundamentals. Present passion of coding through logical thinking, and responding to the situations. These will add up the determination to be part of each one’s dream company. There is no shortcut than ‘practice’.

Interviewer: Thank you Suhas for sharing great insights. I hope it will help the readers and aspirants. Wishing you a great life and career with Dell R & D.

Suhas: (smiles) Thank you too!

BUGman Review:Soundarya

I just read your BUGman book. It was very informative. I was known only about a facet of corporate world which was all about burying someone to raise one’s position in the company. But this book took me to a different perspective where one can work good as a team. By reading this book one could actually get to know about the interviewing process, do’s and don’ts. Few questions related to testing were there which are useful for everyone. Author’s views mentioned were instructive. This book is a must read for all those who are getting ready for placements. I would definitely suggest my friends to buy this book. – Soundarya S (Tech Mahindra placed CSE student)

To know more about BUGman: click here

Interview Skills: Psychology

Communication Skills: why are we the way we are?

She Review

I have read the book and it has changed my mindset. Well frankly speaking sir, I didn’t want the book to end!

— Abhishek Jadhav.

Inspiring Aspiring Author

Inspiring aspiring author. The boy (Vishnuprabhu) works at a bakery for living and studies during day. Felt happy meeting him!

Student’s Surprise

I was invited to take orientation class to MSW, 1st semester a little year ago. I recall giving a copy of ‘The Departing Point’ copy to Mr.Azhar Malladkar, a student of the class. It’s difficult to be in touch with each student/people we come across but Mr Azhar was exceptional in this way. We kept in touch since then! I sent him two copy of She: Ekla Cholo Re, story of Kusum who is a transgender in search of identity. To my surprise he shared the copy with his friends and to one of his friend is studying Medicine in Russia. She: Ekla Cholo Re saw light in Russia. He has continued to surprise me by celebrating one year anniversary of the book with his friends and well-wishers.

“Life is full of surprises and they come in all forms”. I take this opportunity to thank him, his friends and well-wishers. I see that he would grow to become a great HR, valuable asset to any organisation and great human.

Umbilical Cord Book Review

“A good compilation of short stories across diverse subjects revolving around the circle of life. A must read for every teen before they foray to adulthood and create their own paths.”

-Aishwarya Damodar (sent via email)

To know about the Umbilical Cord: cord here

She is One Year Old

She: Ekla Cholo Re is one year today. Thanks to Rajashree Ghosh, Shayan Haq and readers. The book continue to receive promising reviews adding over 200 so far. Thank you all!

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Blurb: Set in the backdrop of 1990 Calcutta, She is a story about finding one’s own identity in spite of all odds. The story spins around the life of Kusum, a brave heart whose identity is often untitled and blurred; it does not belong anywhere, definitely not under the ‘he’ or ‘she’ bracket, thanks to our social conditioning. Will she be successful in her mission? Find out in She, an utterly absorbing read that derives inspiration from Tagore’s “Ekla Cholo Re” song, which urges everyone to move on despite the fear of abandonment from others.