The interviewer was a senior consultant. We shook hands and he spoke a little bit about himself before proceeding with the interview. The initial few minutes was all about putting me at ease. After those we proceeded to the business end of the interview.

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[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]

I: So, tell me about yourself, what have you done so far in life?

C: I gave the answer that I had prepared for my HR question booklet. I mentioned about HAL and how I got my first taste of consulting and problem solving from there. That motivated me to come to NITIE the “Mecca of SCM & Ops”. Basically, I structured my answer in a way that it seemed that the reason I chose NITIE was because I wanted a good shot of getting into consulting.

I: So, you are interested in consulting huh?

C: Absolutely sir. (I proceeded to tell him about the things I find most interesting about consulting. Dynamic, great learning opportunity, Good pay, Opportunity to work with the industry’s finest etc.).

“And at the risk of sounding a tad bit unprofessional, sir I have to confess that consultants are seen like…. kind of the rock stars of the corporate world. I am not in it just for the glamour but I have to admit it was an influencing factor” (He smiled and seemed genuinely pleased with that answer).

I: Even then quitting a government job in a big PSU like HAL seems like a bit of a gamble, doesn’t it? And why this firm in particular? Aren’t there many manufacturing companies coming here that will be more up your alley?

C: (I had anticipated this question and explained how I wanted more from my career; I used the phrase ‘a bit of inorganic growth’, to swing for the proverbial fences etc.)

I: And that’s why you chose NITIE correct? So, how’s college life for you? We proceeded to discuss a bit about the college and how it’s great to be here and the opportunities it provides. I highlighted that many major consulting firms come to NITIE and that helped me decide to come here.

I: You seem to know clearly what we do in Tech consulting….so have you had any experience with ERP in the past?

C: Sir the ERP system we used in HAL is called IFS. (I proceeded to explain a bit about it).

I: so, you were more of an end user?

C: Yes, sir. I am afraid that I have no prior experience when It comes to the nitty-gritties of the implementation of ERP packages in a firm. However, the work that I have done relied a lot on the IFS system. (I proceeded to explain about how we worked on IFS and how it made life a lot easier for the officers).

I: So, you had mentioned that you are an aero engineer and the work you did including that in the planning department was totally different from what was taught to you in engineering. So how did you manage that? How did you go about learning the systems?

C: (This was not a question I had prepared for. I proceeded to explain how HAL’s management trainee program is quite exhaustive and informative. I told him about how I went about learning new things in my organization. How I approached my seniors and got information from my peers about issues that needed attending to.

He asked a few clarification questions and probed further by putting up situations like “What if your senior is on a leave of absence and the only person you can contact is your department head? What if someone is unwilling to help you and you have a deadline etc.

All my answers were honest and what I thought would be the most logical thing to do.

After this he asked a few more HR questions like strengths, weaknesses, things I am passionate about etc.

He also asked if I am comfortable working night shifts, do I have any experience of working night hours etc.

The interviewer was a senior consultant. We shook hands and he spoke a little bit about himself before proceeding with the interview. The initial few minutes was all about putting me at ease. After those we proceeded to the business end of the interview.

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