Saturday, 16 February 2019

45 TCS HR FAQs

 45 TCS HR FAQs
 Here is the collection* of the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) generally asked during TCS HR round:

  1. Tell me something about yourself.
  2. Give a brief introduction of yourself. 
  3. Describe your hobbies. 
  4. Can you please run us through your resume? 
  5. Describe your career goal. 
  6. What is your aim in life? 
  7. Where is your native place? For what it is famous? 
  8. Tell me about your dream job? 
  9. Why did you decide to become an engineer? Who inspired you to become an engineer?
  10. Tell me something about your family. 
  11. Are you a team player? 
  12. Your working hours might be as long as 14 hrs per day. Do you think you'll be able manage that? Are you willing to relocate? 
  13. Do you wish to change your domain? If yes, why? 
  14. Describe an experience of yours wherein you were asked to do something which you didn't like to do and how you handled it? 
  15. What are your expectations from the company? 
  16. What do you think about your leadership qualities? 
  17. Why do you think makes you a suitable candidate for this job? 
  18. You are not as experienced as this position demands. How will you cope with it? 
  19. Rate your communication skills and technical skills. 
  20. What irks you the most about your co-workers? 
  21. Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now? 
  22. Why should you be hired for this role? 
  23. Give an instance when you showed leadership skills. 
  24. What do you know about the various competitors of TCS in the market? 
  25. You will be required to sign bond of two years as terms of work agreement. Will you be comfortable with it? 
  26. Who was the founder of TCS? 
  27. Who is the current CEO of TCS? 
  28. Do you think you have quick learning ability? 
  29. What is your expectation from us? 
  30. How would you react if you are criticized by your manager for your work? 
  31. Tell me something about yourself that is interesting and you haven’t mentioned yet. 
  32. Why do you want to join TCS? 
  33. Do you want to be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond? 
  34. If your Team Lead is not giving you enough credit for your work, and is often complaining that you are not working, even if you are, then what will you do? 
  35. Who are your role models? 
  36. What are your strengths and weaknesses? 
  37. Tell us something about your extracurricular activities. 
  38. What is more important to you, money or work? 
  39. Are you willing to work overtime, night shifts and weekends? 
  40. What do you know about the recent trends in the IT industry? 
  41. If you are rejected today, then what will you do? 
  42. Who are the competitors of TCS in the world market as well as in Indian market? 
  43. What is the name of the award TCS recently received? 
  44. What do you know about TCS as a company? 
  45. Do you have any questions for us?
*based on previous TCS HR rounds

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

Campus Placement Preparation: GD Topics (II)

Campus Placement Preparation: GD Topics (II) 
For companies like L&T, HCL and Deloitte, Group Discussion forms an important part of their selection procedure. GD is one of the ways to test problem solving skills, team coordination, leadership role, initiative taking ability, boardroom behavior, corporate culture fitness etc among the candidates who participate in the group discussion. If you look ahead and imagine the corporate role, an employee has to have all these skills and should be able to exhibit when required. 

Some Important GD Topics are as follows, 

  1. Are digital payments secure enough for the Indian economy to go cashless? 
  2. Should national anthem be played in the cinema halls? 
  3. Gender bias in portraying women in advertisements. 
  4. Future of Management or Technical education in India. 
  5. Artificial Intelligence: Boon or Bane? 
  6. What if red is white? 
  7. No decision is also a decision. 
  8. Why are many startups failing in India? 
  9. Indian Village -Our strength or our weakness 
  10. We need more job creators than job seekers.
  11. Are movies corrupting the Indian youth 
  12. Marriage - a social trap 
  13. How effective is Indian Education System? 
  14. 'Digital India' - How far was it a success? 
  15. There is no right way to do a wrong thing. 
  16. Haste makes waste.
  17. Borderless world – a myth/reality? 
  18. Food is more important than Ethics. 
  19. Good things come from good thinking 
  20. Every cloud has a silver lining 
  21. Most important thing is beginning. 
  22. It's smart to be a little dumb. 
  23. Free water vs. free oxygen.
  24. Smart work vs. Hard work 
  25. If an alien lands on earth which country should he/she settle in? 
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