Musigma Interview

 Brief Background

I have 29 months of experience in IT(TCS), 26 months of experience in core sales(Rak bank- Dubai) and 6 months of experience as a Marketing Manager for a publishing company. I  believe that It should never be about 'I am good and you should hire me' but it should always be about 'I am good FOR THIS JOB and you should hire me'. This subtle difference makes a huge impact.

Interview Example to Highlight the above Fact.

I will just brief you with my journey of Musigma, which mostly takes a stress interview, and thus it is a perfect example to highlight the above fact(I am good for this job), as Technical questions anyhow depend on one's knowledge of required technology. The most important thing when we prepare for an interview is to connect with a lot of present employees, as we really need to know what is the work culture of the company and what the company expects from us when we will be working for it. Below are the following points I noted while speaking with people plus reading about the company, and I tried to align all the answers around these points only.

1. Musigma expects you to very honest and its 'ok' to fail but not 'ok' to lie
2. I would be required to handle a team of youngsters(aged between 21-25), and I would be required to assign the tasks to them according to their capabilities and specialization
3. I need to get client requirements and I would be doing problem-solving for them(example why their product/service has failed and what needs to be done)
4. You have to be on your toes and handle a lot of pressure 

After knowing these facts I noted down all the important points from my background(experience)

1- Failure: I use to weigh a 100kgs and was bullied and I almost lost my (Rak Bank- Dubai) job due to low targets achievement

2-Yes I have I a managerial role where I made the schedule for people under me (though this was hardly 20% of the work I use to do being a manager, I made sure this sounded like 80% of my role)

3- I use to gather requirements of clients while working for TCS as well as while working for the Bank

4-I have worked in sales, where I had a huge target, which required me to handle a lot of pressure

Brief of Interview

I am just putting up the general questions and not the 'Problem solving/Technical' questions which were asked, in order to maintain the topic of discussion.

Round 1

Q-1    Please elaborate about your Job in Dubai?

A- (I tried putting up the above points in order to come up with company ready answer) Sir, I was working for a bank named - Rak bank also known as the National bank of Ras-Al Khaimah. Ras al Khaimah is an emirate(city) such as Dubai (I highlighted this point to portray that bank worked in large ). So, I worked for their branch in Dubai. I had a target of 2 million Dhirams(INR  3.5 crores) monthly (highlighting numbers is of utmost importance). I use to gather the requirements from clients, my clients were SMEs and a big corporate house. My job gave me the privilege to interact with a lot of people from various nationalities such as European, Asian, and American.

After the answer, I thought I have given a satisfactory reply but got asked a shocking question in return.

Q-2 I do not think we can give you such an existing job as over here you will have to work more on the desk, mainly solving problems for the client, so do you think you should consider this job?

A- ( I had to pause for a second, as I thought the interviewer will like my past experience, but he more disappointed, So I tried explaining that the JD is very exciting for me and I have researched enough, so that he agrees to the point that I am very much interested in the job)

Sir, Problem-solving is something that I have always wanted to work on, and Musigma works on Big data analytics, which is something everyone is talking about. I feel at this point in time I wanted to work on exactly something like this which not only requires technical but also managerial skills.

Q-2 Have you ever faced failure?

A- (Every interviewer will like to hear some of the failures, as to be frank it is  impossible that a person has not faced one) Yes, sir I have faced some big failures - such as being bullied for weighing 100 kgs and not doing much about it, and I even lost my job(Dubai), as I failed to achieve targets, though I was given two more months to perform even after getting fired . I overcame those failures by reducing almost 30 kgs and by overachieving my targets in the next 6 months, making me complete my yearly target in 6 months.

Again I thought I have given a good reply but shocking reverts never stopped coming !!!

Q-3 So how can you manage a Team if you keep on failing.

A- Sir, if we do not fail I think we become stagnant and we stopped learning, so, it is fine to fail if you can come back stronger than ever and learn quickly.  At present, I do fail in things but those things are quite big enough and I have already failed and recovered from things that have made to hone skills that will require to manage a team.

Q-4 You have very low academic scores (10th -75.6, 12th- 68.6, B.tech - 65.26 and 3.0(CGPA IN PGPM)) .

A- (I believe each and every one us has some activities or hobbies that we can say at such a situation) Sir, I have been part of the literary committee in my college and a placecom member presently, so I believe in maintaining average marks and doing other things besides studying.

Q-4 It still does not justify, as one should maintain good academic scores

A- Sir, I have agreed to the fact that I cannot score high, as I am always inclined towards extra-curricular activities. Being a member of committees in college has really made me learn how to manage time, which I do not think I could have learned just by studying, and I have marks which can be considered average. I am happy maintaining average scores with other activities.

Q-5 I do not think you can fire a person !! (Not a question but a statement provoking me to say 'yes sir I can fire people at my own will')

A - Sir I do not believe in firing, as I believe if someone does not want to work then he/she will leave the job anyhow. I am/want to be a manager, who believes in making a personal connection with the team, being very gentle most of the time, and being as much as pushy a person can be when a work is required to be done under a short timeline.

Q6 - have you ever managed a team?

A- (I aligned my answer with the requirement of Musigma) Yes sir I have managed a team, which mainly consisted of youngsters aged between 21-24, and I use to make the schedule for them, basically guiding/directing them with what needs to be done or what is the need of an hour.

Q-7 why did you leave your job in Dubai?
A- I got a better position/profile offer from a company, so I took up the job.

Q-8 So will you go ever go back to Dubai?
A- Sure sir, If I get a better position/profile I will surely think of it.

Q-9 Now you are contradicting yourself. If that is the case then why you came back?
A- (This question was just meant to see if I am very much sure of what I am saying, as I think my past answers clearly stated why I came back or why will I go back, but I remained calm and answered with a smile) Sir as stated I came because a better profile/position was offered, I will go back if a better profile/position is offered to me over there.

Q-10 What do you like about Musigma?

A- (I Tried to say each and every fact, which musigma feels proud of) Sir I am a person who believes it is ok to fail if you recover quickly and well which aligned with the thinking Musigma wants its employees to have, and I have spoken to alumni and I have got to know that over here we can go to any person and learn from them, and each and everyone is ready to help you out(This insight came from interacting with the alums, so as said it is very important to speak to a present employee).

Q-11 Any questions for us?

A- Always ask a question, which will be difficult or not possible to find over the internet or on the companies website. So, one should be very much prepared with this question, as it clearly tells if you have searched enough about the company or not.

Befikre !!

The trailer of the movie itself revealed what can be expected from the movie in terms of story line , but do we get something new ?

Befikre is Rom-Com about  Dharam and Shyra and their non-committing relationship with some good laughter rides , movie delivers nothing new in plot and totally depends on the comedy part .

The first half do keep you entertained with mixture of present and some flash backs but pre climax makes you feel deja-vu as same old saga of realisation  starts with the lead stars .


Befikre can be seen if you are too a  befikre of your time and money , almost a one time watch .
old wine , old bottle just a new lable .

M.S Dhoni

                                           

                                                           M.S Dhoni


 One can have expectations from the movie that we could have some answers like how MSD thinks , why and what makes him take some decisions which seems to be unconventional, different  or what his teammates take him as but the movie just sticks to its poster message 'Journey you dont know' .

MSD is about events that made a man to go from Rags to Riches or who he met in his journey and what significance they have on him . The first half keeps you informed and entertained as the untold story unwraps  but movie highly looses it grip on second half as the events become too predictable for you . Sushant singh rajput should be applauded for the performance as he perfectly matched MSD's body language , his calm voice .

I feel Neeraj Pandey succeeded in portraying events but failed in getting insights into what real MSD felt in those events ,specially in second half  .

It can be said as one time watch , the movie stretches for almost 3 hours 10 minutes .

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Pink

PINK

The plot is a showcase of some very important messages which really needs to be addressed to  a misogynist society or a society which fails to understand that a woman who is friendly , independent is normal and not someone who requires a extra gaze .
'No means No' this being the main message which is put upon by stating that wearing short  clothes ,having drinking habits can not be a judging factor for character of any person or
its only a 'will' which should be deciding factor for what a person wants and not their actions specially the wrongly interpreted one .
The movie involves three girls  and their fight against society for being independent and friendly .
it is very well directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, with power packed acting by almost all the characters in the movie ,

I would say it is one of best bollywood movie of 2016 .

Baar Baar Dekho

                                                         Baar Baar Dekho

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You wont feel the same ' Baar Baar Dekho - BBD ' as once the movie starts it is hard to sit and complete the movie in one go , you will have the feel to sleep and you would want that when you wake up the person besides you tells that everything went fine like it does in most of romantic movies.
BBD  contains good songs , not so bad acting , good locations , good future technology but just misses on one point and its the script itself . A weak script which runs for 2 hours and 21 minutes only makes you sleep and nothing else .
The movie is about a Math lover (Siddharth malhotra) for whom every situation is a math logic and that will make you scream 'This math is only your problem , leave it man and your life would be sorted '
It can be said as a one time watch if you really want to gaze at something or you are too tired to think about anything .
Baar Baar Dekho - One time is quite enough .

IF HE REALLY EXISTED

                                   IF HE REALLY EXISTED !!

When i talk about "HE" , i mean the fantasy MAN or those fantasy MEN who have been our super-heroes from the day we started to learn how to read and write or the day we actually started to imagine things ,this means we have worshiped them from our childhood .  I remember wearing a red cape , which made me felt like i have  wings and i could  fly , sometimes i even wore a mask . Doing these things made us think as if we were  super-heroes of our own world .
 The day we realised  the capabilities these man could have we started to over-estimate their efficacy for the problem's , but we failed to realise that the problem were solved  within a vicinity , thus what about rest of the world or what about there own whole country ?  more-over the problems they solved have been more unreal then they are , in short they solved problem that can happen only in a fantasy world , did they ever solved problems that one face in the real life like corruption , poverty , stoping wars (iron-man being the exception in this case )  ? the answer would be a BIG NO .....
Concentrating on these comic characters as a super-hero is a very small perceptive of how we see people around us , should we think that flying , producing web from hands are the characteristic of the super-heroes?
 what about MAHATMA GHANDHI who has the Power to sit on a fast for the sake of hindu-muslim unity and not eat food for 21 days ,he even did it for the interest of the Mill workers for 3 days ,can everyone do that ?  i guess no , so does it not make him a super-hero as he had power that everyone else do not poses .
what about our Armed who have the Power to sit thousands of feet high on ICE to save our country , i should say they too are the super-heros or atleast the super-humans !!
The thought that lies over here is that its all about realizing the potential or the power one can have to make a change in this world that will be crucial for everyone and i believe that any-one or every-one can bring about that potential in them .

ROOKIE IN LOVE

                                                           ROOKIE IN LOVE
Oblivious of the fact HE too can fall in love - he felt those rhythm in his heart . It all started on a sunny day when he saw her for the first time , her hair as BLACK as night with a SMILE that can even SET the SUN to change its position for her view,  there was even  those background music which always happend according to the love stories that he has always under-estimated . he really can not forgot those first FIVE minutes , everything seemed like to be fading away and all he could see was the PRETTY face , that very moment he realised WHAT is love - the word which he always made fun and at that very moment he cursed himself and his  thoughts  that HE  made fun of the PUREST word  possibe LOVE and called those thoughts heinous .....
Days passed they became friends , yeah it always had hurt him using the word Freinds . He wished he could just make her sit infront of him and tell her how beautiful she is , how her voice seems like a GODS prayer which makes u just close your eyes and feel heaven around you , he  thought he could say to her " i have become your  Ardent lover" but he could say JUST nothing .
His friends told him he should have blarney behaviour for her but he reacted strongly that why she does not see  love in his eyes though his mouth is  sealed, but he had to agree with them without a doubt .
He started to wake up daily with a plan which is filled with Words that he makes sure he would say to her but Nothing works as his lips are sealed again and again .
The young Man now feels like a rookie
Time pases they Get close but still he has LOve in his eyes and she dnt see it at all so he gears up and pour his heart before her all she do in reply is to smile , he thinks his words that finally came out were as effective as a dying STAR they shined but for a small time so he pinches him with a hope he is in dream but soon he feels her COLD hands on his face  that drew him towards her and soon he feels the end of that long lasting RUN as they kissed and he gets the signal she is obliged with his words , he is now just left to feel like LOVE is bestowed upon him .