Interview tips

Before you go

• Two printed copies of your resume, even when you emailed it.
• Aadhaar or PAN, your last payslip and any certificate you listed.
• The recruiter’s name and number saved in your phone.
• Check the address the evening before, not on the morning.

The first five minutes

• Reach ten minutes early. Not thirty, not late.
• Greet, sit when asked, put the phone on silent in front of them.
• “Tell me about yourself” wants sixty seconds: what you do now, what you have done, why this role.

When salary comes up

Give a range, not a single number, and tie it to what you are paid now.

• “I am on ₹24,000 in hand. For this role I am looking at ₹28,000 to ₹32,000.”
• Say in hand or CTC — be clear which one you mean.
• If they push for one number, name the lower end of your range and stop talking.

The questions that always come

• Why are you leaving? — Answer forward, never about a person.
• What is your notice period? — Give a date, not “immediately if needed”.
• Walk me through your day. — Name the software and the volume you handle.
• A mistake you made. — One real one, and what you changed after it.

Ask them something

• Who will I report to, and how big is the team?
• What does a good first three months look like?
• Is the salary in hand or CTC, and when is payday?
• Is this a replacement or a new position?

After it ends

• Message the same evening: thank them, repeat your interest, one line.
• No answer in four working days? One polite follow-up. Then move on.
• Keep applying until an offer letter is in your hand.

Phone and video rounds

• Take the call standing, somewhere quiet, with the job open in front of you.
• For video: face a window, test the mic once, keep a notepad off-camera.
• If the line breaks, call back — do not wait to be chased.

Protect yourself

• No genuine employer asks for money for a job, training or a “file charge”.
• Never hand over original documents.
• Offer in writing before you resign from your current job.
• Anything that smells wrong — report it to us, it is free.