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Entrance Exams 7 discussions
For those waiting on PO interview calls: I'm comfortable in Hindi but my English is okay-ish. I can follow everything, …
CAT is done for a lot of us and the usual advice is "start WAT-PI prep now, don't wait for the result". I get the logic…
With +4 / −1, the maths says a genuine 50-50 guess (after eliminating two options) is worth attempting: expected value …
The new Build Your Own Test option went live in the Entrance Exam section a couple of days ago, and I tried it for JEE …
Dropper here, second attempt at NEET. Last year my biggest mistake was taking lots of mocks and barely reviewing them. …
Posting this for the JEE Main crowd, since there isn't much entrance-exam discussion here yet. My syllabus is about 80%…
AI Flashcards 3 discussions
Saw the new Flashcards feature on the dashboard and figured I'd try it before my next round instead of just rereading m…
Everyone I've seen mention the new Flashcards feature is using it for technical/DSA stuff, but I made a deck for HR-rou…
Asked for a 30-card deck and got exactly 30 — was half expecting it to come up short since it's AI-generated, but figur…
Speak Pro 13 discussions
I started recording myself answering one question a day in English, about 60–90 seconds each. Recording is easy. Listen…
Final-year student here. I know my topic well and I've practised, but the moment I stand in front of the class my voice…
Everyone says "just talk in English with someone every day". The problem is finding the someone. My friends switch to H…
Small question that's been bugging me. In a video interview, if I look at the interviewer's face on screen, on their si…
My English reading is fine and I understand almost everything in meetings. But when I have to speak, I build the senten…
This happened to me twice last week. A question I simply didn't know. The first time I went quiet and then guessed, and…
Every piece of feedback I've got from mock interviews says the same thing: good content, but I speak too fast. When I l…
Slightly different kind of question. I know speaking practice has to be out loud, not in my head. But I live with my fa…
Finished the full Speak Pro course last week (took me about 6 weeks, doing lessons a few times a week, not every single…
For years I could read and write English fine but froze the moment I had to speak it. What finally helped: Speaking dai…
I counted my filler words on a recording and it was painful — "basically" every other sentence. Looking for practical t…
GDs are tough for quieter people. A few things that helped me contribute without talking over others: Enter within the …
I've seen strong coders get rejected and average ones get offers. My take: once you clear the technical bar, communicat…
AI Mock Interview 21 discussions
If you're a fresher, prepare crisp answers for these: Tell me about yourself Strengths and weaknesses Why should we hir…
Got a call from a recruiter for a telephonic HR round next week. It's my first phone interview. In person I use my hand…
This question has come up in every technical round I've had, and I think I'm answering it badly. I usually go chronolog…
Our placement drive has a GD round next week and my biggest worry isn't the topic, it's getting a word in at all. In pr…
Just had a Business Analyst interview and it was almost entirely case-study style — barely any "tell me about yourself"…
Got my Infosys SP offer last week. The SP track pays significantly better than SE, so competition is tougher — sharing …
This question destroyed me in my first two interviews. I gave the classic non-answer ("I'm too much of a perfectionist"…
Just got my Wipro National Level Talent Hunt offer for the Elite stream. Sharing the full process so 2026 batch is prep…
This question came up in two of my HR rounds and I fumbled both times. Sharing what I figured out for anyone else who f…
Sharing the questions I remember from the Accenture process so the 2026 batch knows what to expect. Cognitive assessmen…
Everyone preps for "tell me about yourself" but freezes on the follow-ups. Listing the HR questions that catch freshers…
Just got my TCS Digital offer after a long process. Sharing everything in case it helps 2026 batch. NQT structure Three…
Starting this thread to crowdsource GD topics from 2025 campus drives so we can prepare together. Adding what came up i…
Wipro Elite NTH is the higher-paying track (around ₹6.5 LPA). Here is exactly what I saw: Online test Aptitude section …
Across the drives I attended, these topics repeated constantly: Time, speed, distance Profit & loss, percentages Permut…
Got rejected at the final round but it was the best interview prep I've had. Questions included: "design a feature to i…
SQL round had: joins, group by with having, and a window function (running total). Then a case: "sales dropped 20% last…
Started 8 weeks before placements. Rough plan: Weeks 1–3: aptitude + core CS revision Weeks 4–6: DSA practice + 1 mock …
Career switchers — this one's for you. The hardest part was convincing them my support experience was relevant. They gr…
Listing every HR question so you can prepare: Tell me about yourself Why Infosys? Are you comfortable relocating? A tim…
Sharing my full TCS NQT journey in case it helps someone. The test had three sections — numerical ability, verbal, and …
P2P Video Interview 3 discussions
I'm planning my first live practice interview with real people before placement interviews start, and I'm stuck on the …
Did a P2P Video Interview a few weeks back (my first one) and it was fine but I felt like I didn't get as much out of i…
Been doing AI mock interviews for a couple weeks and felt decent about it, but wanted to try the P2P Video Interview fe…
Career and Jobs 16 discussions
I graduated in May and still haven't landed a role. I'm now getting interview calls from off-campus applications, and i…
Everyone says a fresher résumé should be one page. Mine is currently a page and a third and I'm struggling to decide wh…
Been using the Tracker for a while to keep applications organized, and since Flashcards launched I've started doing som…
I'm at like 22 applications now across different stages and genuinely losing track of who I've heard back from and who …
Not sure if others in non-technical roles feel this too, but every interview prep resource I find is written for softwa…
Genuine question for people who've been through placement season or are on the other side of hiring now. My LinkedIn fe…
I did maybe 12–15 mock interviews before my placement season and thought I was ready. I was, mostly — but some things s…
Final year CSE student, applying for SDE and analyst roles. No internship (couldn't get one). I have 2 projects and dec…
For everyone who didn't get placed on campus or wants better options — here's a practical off-campus strategy that work…
Got rejected after a final round I thought went well. It stung more than the early rejections because I got my hopes up…
This question causes a lot of stress so let's discuss it properly. There is no single right number. But here is a usefu…
Campus placement ended in March. No offer. I'm writing this in August with an offer in hand so I can tell you what actu…
My mind goes blank the moment the interviewer starts. I know the answers but I freeze. What actually helped me was doin…
What moved the needle for me as a fresher: One page, no photo, no "objective" paragraph Projects section above educatio…
I keep seeing people with strong coding skills get rejected. In my experience, once you clear the technical bar, commun…
No campus placement, no referrals, Tier-3 college. Here's what worked: Applied to 60+ companies on LinkedIn and company…
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