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Interview preparation, without the filler
Guides for candidates and placement cells. Every one is built around the same idea as the product: the first question is easy to prepare for — the follow-up is where interviews are decided.
Comparison · · 6 min
Is ChatGPT a Good Mock Interviewer? What It Does Well, and Where It Fails
ChatGPT is free, patient and knows every interview question. It is also agreeable, follows your lead and cannot tell you what you actually said. How to use it well, and when you need a real mock interview.
HR round · · 7 min
“Tell Me About Yourself” for Freshers — and the Three Follow-ups That Come Next
A 90-second structure for “tell me about yourself” in campus placements, a worked example for a fresher, and the three follow-up questions your introduction will trigger — with how to be ready for them.
Behavioural interviews · · 7 min
STAR Method Answers That Survive a Follow-up Question
The STAR method gets you through the first behavioural question. Here is how to build STAR answers that also hold up when the interviewer asks “what exactly did you do?”, “how do you know?” and “what would you change?”.
For placement cells · · 8 min
How Placement Cells Can Measure Interview Readiness Before Recruiters Arrive
Most placement cells learn who was not interview-ready from the rejection list. A practical way for TPOs to measure readiness across a whole batch in advance: what to measure, how to run it, and what to do with the data.
HR round · · 6 min
“Why Should We Hire You?” — a Fresher’s Answer That Holds Up Under Questioning
How freshers should answer “why should we hire you?” in campus placements: a three-part structure, two worked examples, the phrases to avoid, and the follow-up questions the answer will trigger.
Case interviews · · 8 min
Guesstimate Questions: a Four-Step Method, a Worked Example, and How Interviewers Score Them
How to solve guesstimate and market-sizing questions in consulting, product and MBA placement interviews: a four-step method, a fully worked example with the arithmetic, and the follow-ups interviewers use to test your assumptions.
MBA placements · · 9 min
MBA Summer Placement Interviews: What Panels Test in Marketing, Finance, Consulting and Operations
A preparation guide for MBA and PGDM summer placement interviews in India: what panels test by domain, how to defend every line of your CV, a four-week plan, and the follow-up questions that decide shortlists.