My journey from a sophomore to a recruit awaiting joining in Accenture

In the next couple of pages you will read my complete experience of facing a campus interview with Accenture and what went along with it.It going to be little long but trust me its gonna be a interseting read 4 u all

Leh me start fromd morning......WE had 2 report at Heritage Institute of Technology were the campussing was to be conducted early morning...from wat i rem...around 6 30 in d morning...i left home around 5:00,caught up widda a fren as i stay far off..it was a long jurny...and ours is a nu collg...we r d seniour most batch....nd dis was the 1st time our collg gotta chance 2 sit 4 d campus(leave aside on campus).I have never been gud wid technicals....i caught a ferry from liluah along wid ma fren 2 reach cossipore......(i wish i god had given me the power 2 describe early morning weather from a boat wen u r in ganges).....i was all dreessed up like full sleev shirt n tie...all prepared...but ma fren was like 2 casual...n d moment he saw me...he was like.....o fuck...it seems u are all prepared...and i replied saying...yes i m .....i ll go home wid a job 2day....n he was like...okay answer this....he literarly buggd me wid innumerable technicals questions.....and i could answer none...and den he went on explaing each n everything abt it...though i was least bothered......we reached ghat ...den caught a bus for dum dum n from dere we caught another bus to ruby n from there to..........interantional van,its actually a open 3 wheeler wich is supposed to carry goods,but in kolkata a person in nothing less than a heavy good.......sumhow we reached heritage......

The best part abt accy(Accenture,henceforth referred as Accy) was dat it doesnot have sucking criteria(60% thru out n stuff) or else i wd have been screwd coz i m 2nd division in +2.it was jus a fews days bac dat i had came 2 kno most of the companies if not all ask for 60%,and den all of a sudden accenture happened....and i was like so xcited dat at least i can appear 4 it...the moment we reched heritage it was already 7,nd we were like late....n den registration n stuff...boring things happen...wich takes a toll on ur life and make u realize dat its "CAMPUSSING" den we went 2 respectice classes.....and we were given d apti papers,i sat wid a bunch of my collg mates all 2gether.....and sat 4 apti wich was a piece of cake....from wat i rem...it was for 1 n half hour,i did the greater part of my apti on my own...but then the questions with symbols werein you have to predict the next option out of the given choice ,i couldnot do them so copied them from my neighbour and finally the apti got over.
Finally...we were done with apti....i knew dat i have done well and i expected 2 clear it and obviously wid suppport from fellow friends.....we were waiting 4 d results...roaming about the college.....large campus.....large canteen....swimming pool...tennis court....dis were things we never thought exists in a college of kolkata,heritage has been alien land 2 me b4 dis....but den we dint saw any bickini babes...wich one my frens xpected 2 see.....dere were babes around...but den not in bickinis.....all set 4 campussing...finally....d apti list came out....and i was among the lucky seventeen........from ma colg......
Next grouping n stuff.......all set 4 GD...ours was d 2nd or at best 3rd grp....btw i had been like a person wid one eye among ppl who were completely blind...dat was an analogy fren.....most of my frens were not comfortable with english and i was the uncrowned king of my college as far as english was concerned...dats the reason y i have been hosting my collg fests all d 4 yrs...i dint spk dat gud english...but den wen u r wid ppl who r terribly bad...u become the best automatically....and d best part was dat it gave me dam gud confidence when ever dere used 2 be mock gds n stuff i was the best....i m not like showing off but den its true....nd i used 2 guide all mi frens as 2 how 2 spk n stuff...and ma tpo mam was like damn 2 impreesed....b4 i enetred the GD room,i was very confident getting thru.....but u kno what....something happened wich was all 2 unexpected...i felt like cryin.....
We were all made u sit in round table form n the lady....(whom i prefer to call sexy bitch) wearing a black accy T shirt....set the ground rules......10 minutes....and no 2 persons spks at a time.....or else d grp gets disqualified.....i was like who will spk....but only me.....coz dey were already nervous...and i was too confident.....she gave us to speak on...."DO WOMEN MAKE BETTER MANAGERS" and den something unexpected happend wich had never happned b4 all dis while...i was 2 shocked...and i donno how 2 xpress it
All strted spking at once, even those....who never uttered a word during mock gds in college.....dey were all speaking like anything.....i knew were it was going...i was amazed 2 see.....them speak...leave aside nervousness......i felt like losing mi consicousness.....i thought dey will gimme a chance...but o shitt....dey dont realize who am i....all spoke together at one go....she reprimanded 2wice,but no avail......my group mates knew the golden rule of GD,u need 2 spk...all were speaking,barring a few,who like me were mute spectators.i dont remember what dey spoke or did dey made any sense et all...but den dere were 4-5...who spoke so damn fast...n started quarelling.....as expected.......and the bitch in black stood up....and said...leave the room......Group disqualified.
We came out of the room.....d best thing was 2 luk at the faces of those.....who had spoken a lot.....dey had presumed....dat dey spoke so much dey wd be selcted at any cost...i knew dis is abt 2 happen...sooner or later....finally we left d room...we sat dejected on the stairs outside.....not talking 2 each oder....not lukin into any ones eyes...i donno how hurt dey were...but i was seriously hurt...coz i had made up mi mind 2 return wid d job dat day....2 of my friends started an altercation blaming each oder.....i knew..dat i was gud spkr....but failed 2 realise,grp dynamics had 2 be good...or else...u get screwd up....10-15 mins passed by and we were like totally confused.....3-4 ppl left the scene.....so...we were left wid around...12 sumthing.....i had an idea...lets go and make a request.....we had nothing 2 lose....i along wid one of my frens.....went 2 request the sexy bitch..."mam dis is d 1st time we have appeared 4 a gd mam....typically skool students kindaa req,mam it wont happen again mam..plz mam....dis dat...plz.....nd she was like strictly no...but den sumhow she managed 2 change her mind....okay u all will be kald....once all d grps are over.....and i was all tears and dat sexy bitch...became sexy godess 2 me~!

Now i started off wid da game plan.....all d brain cells were active all of a sudden...it doesnt get active all d time....but then at times it does......few had left......n rest had 4gotten everything abt it.....and i broke d news 2 dem...n dey were like...wat....r u kiddin...i told dem i was serious.....and we made a grp...i counted and i guess we were 12.....12 ppl 10 mins.....each gets a chance 2 spk for roughly 50 secs....i urged everyone 2 follow my plan....n dey were all 2 eager....i had after all given dem a second chance....coz it never came 2 dere mind 2 go n request....hopefully everyone readily acceptd.....
I m an average idiot like ne one else...but i donno how dis plan came 2 mind...it mite seem joke..but den trust me guys it worked...nd it worked damn gud....here how it works..........we spk for 45 secs...we dont cross our time limits.....no 2 persons spks....dis was sth common....but den d best part was..........i had arranged the sequence in wich we spk....i took out a pc of ppaer...and wrote d names of all 12 candiadtes......and told them....dis is d sequence we follow in gd.....no hanky panky....each n every person...irrespective of everything else follows dis....so dat we dont end up quarreling and every 1 gets a chance 2 spk......i donno wat came in my mind i was not d 1st nor d last...i was the 4th on d list...i alloted every one dere respective nos wen dey wd be spkin.....and asked dem 2 rem it...not mess d gd like last one.......and we all anxiously waited 4 our turn.......while i was lost in ma drms

I guess I was inspires by chetan bhagat's..C2D cooperate 2 dominate funda of 5.someone....but den b4 i entered the gd room.....innumerable thoughts were blowing my head...and each thought struck as if u r being hit by a thick iron rod....as i had earlier mentioned dat we were d seniour most batch of our collg....n placement scenario was grim...leave aside placement.....we dint had any tpo till feb'07....a period during wich many oder collgs had strted dere campussing....and some of ma frens of oder collg had strtd cuming placed in flying colours.....i always see things in hindsight...and so i was all aware of dis...so i had earlier joind TIME(coaching institue for cat)PARK STREET.....so dat even if i dont get a job(sth wich had great probaability,considering the state of affairs ma colg was in) i wdnt hav 2 sit at home doin nothing,i wd rather go for higher studies....who knows may be IIM.......but den all of a sudden....d first ever campus declaired 2 be held.....and i was amidst all dis thots....wat sd i do....wd i seriously be able 2 bag the job.....or else....i wd have 2 pursue higher studies...jus coz i m unplaced...........all this thought were revolving in ma mind at a pace.....wich is rather....not in ma control 2 describe
Tried putting an end...2 all mi thoughts(though dey were still revolving inside.....but i gave dem hard kicks...let d bloddy things revolve)..i had a final gesture 2 all my mates....confirming the game plan 2 be all done.....i was apprehensive abt the sucess of the plan...but then u sd always try....we were made u sit in a round table fashion...and 2 ladies....one in black who bi now was demigod 2 me.....though i was still cursing her and d oder one in salwar suit....never had an any existence....she was overshadowed most of the time by the killer black lady......(one thing is 4 sure boss,had i not went 4 campussing dat day...i wd nt have thought twice b4 making advaces 2 her.....she was good..... need I say more??i dont wanna cross d line.....//crap aside).....she gave us all(read me) a strange reaction...kind of wink....and the very next moment she was like.......i will kook u all in d frying pan and eat u if u mess things dis time around.....ur topic is....."is work kulture in south india better dan kolkata".....nd d 1st guy as planned strted off............
1st guy 2nd guy....3rd guy....and i was d fourth....she was shocked in the first place dat no 2 persons were spkin....and dat we were all so calm and quiet and managing time well...so dat each could get a chance....she was completely unaware of wat we had kooked up outside.....but den everthing is possible in luv n war"and it was no less dan war 2 me....i was d 4th...mam...mam..."work kulture doesnt depend on any place......a person staying in switzerland mite be in a work kulture that sucks at the smae time....a person at timbuktu would rock at his work place.....its not d place but the ppl around us....along with our own self who create work kulture...it all depends on us..how good we create the work culture around us...so the topic infact is a misnomer....place doesnt matter"/////////////////////////////o fuck......a lill later i realized i had hit a six off a no ball....coz every one who spoke b4 me had taken sides...some 4 south india....rather most for south india...coz they knew the gd conductors are bangloraeans...but i chose 2 go by the middle path......by the tiime i had ended...we had manged time pretty well it was close to....3 n half minutes....but the guy who spoke after me...screwd up the plan...wat ever he said...i dont rem..but den....the bitch was reacting 2 it...and strtd correcting him ....and strtd giving a lectrure mid gd dat ate up 2 mins.....i was all red faced...coz i knew.....now the plan is not gonna work coz the ones whose names are in the last...they are gonna suffer.......
As expcted....the last spkr ws only the 8th person and...she said....."ITS TIME"I had dis intuition dat i m thru.....but den...i felt really bad...4 dem who cdnt spk....but it wasnt ma fault...i had done things 2 d best of ma knowledge....out of 4 dose who cdnt spk... 3 were 2 satisfied wi dem selves....dey were rather happy...coz they had already givn up...but one gal from electronics dept named payal.....she was on the verge of crying....and guess wat...she was 2 open up infront of the bitch.....she was like no mam...dis is not done....mi name was in the last of the queue....sexy bitch-y dint u spk earlier.......i was lukin 4 aplace 2 hide...may be under d bench...if she spks up.....i m screwd...dat one moment...u realize ur world falling apart.....no tears no laughter......i had no feelings.......i was an empy bear bottle(all drunk up,left high n dry by the owner)....rolling on the road.... but den i m an optimist......nd after day...i became an eternal optimist....can u xpect a lady in power(black bitch)....2 listen 2 sumone...like a gal from ma colg...who dint spoke....she wd rather show attitude n leave d roomm......dats wat happended....she gave a damn 2 watever payal had said.,...she hardly understood anything....and left da room...and i was like...."god is dere sumwere above"......d lady said...results wd be announced soon.....wait outside.....i immediately went 2 payal.....2 offer my apologies....wat else cd i have done....she was all tears...and with her boyfriend already around.....i rather luvd 2 quit d scene
we were waiting 4 d results....and trust me i dont remember et all rem wat i did or thought till d time results were declaired......but i was hanging sumwere outside.....but i rem well dat i dint had any close....gud frens wid me in dat grp....coz all ma gud frens.....who r very close...and 2 whom i confide everything...were already elimiinated in d apti round......she kald us inside.....and announced...we have selected only one name...."rahul agarwal"i was on d seventh heaven....and we all dispersed...wid only 2-3 from d grp congratulating me....by that time....i was aready surrounded b dose 3 mates who cdnt spk....as if i was responsible 4 dere not getiing a chance 2 spk.....i dint wanted 2 cretae a scene.....i told dem...luk pal....we were all eliminated in d 1st round....u wd have never gotta a chance even 2 appr 4 dis gd....had i not gone 2 request...u dont have any right 2 charge me wid dis....and dey were like....i was d culprit...more so...coz ma name have been selected......i told dem...see as per plans....i followed everything.....u sd go n chrge dem...who exceeded dere limit......i tried 2 be as calm as possible.....but it wont end dat way...after a heated xchange o words we left.....nd dey went 2 tpo...as if she cd do anything abt iT~!
I reached the stipulated place...dere were already let say 15 ppl...filling up some forms....i was directed 2 sit one one of the desrted corner and fill up a form......as i was abt u sit.....i saw a guy..a friend rather.......from ma class already dere......he had cracked gd in another grp.....all dis while i was all unaware as to...dere were parallel gds being conducted...and he had cleraed it b4 i did....we xchanged pleasantries.....nd by that time.....all d collg studs were abuzz..of wat had happened in our gd...and how it happened...i was surprised.....wen he reiterated d whole version of it........nd i felt like jumping from world trade centre.......but then it has alreday been blown....watever he said stories(read rumours) were completely different.....from wat was the ground reality......though i cared a dam...but den i dint wanted 2 defame my self.....the news....."rahul dint let any 1 spk in gd"btw i filled up forms and oder formalities.....and went out of the room straight 2 my tpo in a tizzY~!
I reached my tpo......she was sitting at the campus....surrounded by all d heavywts of my college ,those who juss wanna create a scene and feel dey can do all d things on earth....dere was a bunch of 20-30 ppl...by dis time d crowd had grown larger...and i cd smell something fishy....i dint knew how 2 handle things....not all opposed me...but den......dey were behind dose....coz...dey never knew wat xactly happend...all went by their version of stories.....i dint get a chance 2 spk till dis point.....i dint knew wat 2 say how 2 say....or best run away home~!
Btw...i had been the placement coordinator in colg(namesake though there had been no campussing till date)...but den a few companies vistin colg here n dere....for presentation n stuff.....arranging things 4 dem......and managing stuff......and d anchor 4 d seminar always.....all in all i was a kindaa public figure....and was in gud buks of ma tpo...sumwere in d bac mind....i thought...my tpo wd bail me out f dis...i was so nervous n confused......dat i had no idea.....i thought of lukin 4 ma frens...but den dere was not a single person in d grp...whom i cd have turned up 2 share wat i had 2 say....a hand ful of gud frens i have had left long bac wishing me luck after d apti.....the only hope i had...was my TPO spkin in my favour.....

While each of them was ready to punch me,TPo stoo up and she spoke only one thing.....those who have been eliminated leaves the collg campus immediately.....we ll discuss things later,dont create a scene,we are guests here.....i stayd bac....alone....sat beside my tpo...and shared all wat i had 2 say...she said...4 get everything....no one will blame u..take ma word.........i m wid u....jus go n prepare 4 d technicals......(boys can never accept dat at times.....crying can be so satisfying)u feel so happy after u have shed tears....and dat 2 at such a juncture

some budy once told me.....wich i never 4 get and i feel its d rite momnet 2 share it here....rahul y du u think god gave us eyes in the front and not at the back of iur head???i donno......
"coz he always wants us 2 luk forward in lyf"
Wid dis thots in ma mind.....i had left all d mess behind.....i was all set 2 mve ahd...i moved towards d stairs....chking the status....as 2 wen the Technical interview was supposed 2 begin....
technicals had been sth.....wich i have been most scared abt...i told u previously.....dat i was all 2 confident......but i know ma weaknes.......i knew how i had passed ma 5 sems.....i get night mares thinking abt sems.......trust me like you have done so far...i studied 1st sem n 2nd sem......and since 3rd sem onwards...i have always relied on "chotha"...a term i came across in 3rd sem....but it changed ma life 4ever(It actually means cheat paper to assist you in xams)...i had never been a regular collg goer...leave aside attending classes.....till 4th sem...i had specific reasons 2 bunk classes..(love affair).....and later i dint wanted 2 do any clsses...i never had any interst in it....and d way faculties taught.....i felt like i could teach better dan dem but only if i knew d subject.....but den unlike collg classes u cant afford 2 bunk ur tech intrvw~!
i donno y....but wen i went near the interview room...dere was no one around...it was on d second fllor...and it was all desrted...unlike 1st floor...wich was crowded....a gentleman from merit trac...asked.....rahul agarwal yes sir.....wre have u been all dis long??sorry sir....wat srry ....go inside 4 ur tech intrvw......i prayed a lil n entered...i knew only god cd help and i was sure dt i wont have any answers to watever he asks......"u r ur best judge"dere were 4 chairs in th four corners and the gentle man stood who was supposed 2 conduct the interview stood in btw....2 candiadtes were already dere...and one joind later...i knew none....all boys.....i guess dey were from ciem(another engineering college of kolkata)....he asked us 2 take places and den came to each one of us to give a problem......he gave me a c program.....i dont rem...wat d program was......but then it was neither hard nor 2 easy....i slightly put on the logic of d program....but realized dat i m makin a a lot of syntax errors....but den i cdnt jus help, I made lot of mistakes...i was 2 gullible n vunerable....programmig is not ma ball game.....but den somehow i scribbed few lines....he came 2 me....and asked me 2 xplain.....i explained him in d best possible way....but while i was explaining.....my logic went awry...i realized dat by dat logic...i wont be able 2 get the desired o/p...i manuevred things..all in front of him...and den some how concluded d o/p
dat is it???mr rahul??yes sir.....you can go....sucks.....only if i had studied a lil.....things cd have been better.....we all came out....and were waitin anxiously outside d result.....though i was almost ceratin of being eliminated.....results decliared:i donno how many were dere...but ma name was dere......i dont understand how 2 explain ma hapinnes in words....i had cleard the technical intrvw of accenture......doing a program....c program dat 2 incorrect.....howz dat possible???by dis time i knew d job was mine.....HR intrvw is gonna be a pc of cake.....and i ll jus do the icing...
i rushed 2 ma tpo....who was d only person in HIT whom i knew....and she praised me....and wished me luck for ma final inrvw...but wat i still cdn't understand nd believe was how did i mange 2 clear d tech intvw....wid a wrong solution....
may be god helped me.....i 4 got it....an and went 4 d hr interview...i had alreayd prepaerd well for dis.....all d core values of the companies...net sales,annual revenue......i had by hearted dem all....ceo's name...presnce across d world......everything.....dats dere in d website....but den dere was a bit of apprehension...still i went 4 d final round(i donot rem......nothing et all...wat i did in d time btw 2 intrvws)
a good lukin rascal(as he can best be described) with a french beard awaited me....he was perfectly a gentleman....sit down mr Rahul thank you sir.....
rascal-wat du u kno abt accenture??
me-(fucking i kno more dan u do)
sir.accenture is a co wich runs on some ethics.....dere r 5 or six mentioned in d website...i told all...it has an annual revnue of.......and net sales of.....its planning 2 increase its workforce....and blah blah blah blah blha blah............dat was d 1st six of d over~!
rascal-TMSAY(tell me sth abt urself)
dis is sth wich i dont disclose in public forums.....so 4 give me.....i answered well.....and dat was six again...
rascal-were du u see ur self in 3 yrs from now??
me-may be somwer at the managerial level....above the mad race at the bottom.....u want 2 be a manger in 3 yrs....it has been 5 long yrs i have been wid d co....n i m still craving 4 it.....and u ll becum in 3 yrs...i thought i had offended him....but den he explained e d whole hierarchy of promotion...nd i was like yes sir...yes sir.....o ...achha...okay....i understand...i nevr knew dis
rascal-never mind,now u kno.......i guess dat sd be a dot ball...wat say??
rascal-r u comfortable working in nyt shiftme-yes sir...i luv it.....as i have alreday mentoned in my cv...dat i have been woking with wipro bpo earlier...so i m well accustomed 2 it....and quite well aware of the wrok culture.....i donno y did he ask dis.....bu den i guess dat was a six again...
..i guess he was tired off throwing balls me....3 sixes in 4 balls.....he rather liked 2 quit.....
I left room wid a a light jiggle...i knew i had done it....but den...i had 2 wait 4 d official confirmation....a few mins later....a gentle man....came 2 me...and told me...u r thru....waduu u mean???i m thru.....later i realized...i have been placed......and we have been asked 2 wait in d seminar room........and d wait was endless.......but b4 dat...i went 2 my tpo....touched her feet...she gave me one big hug.....and a small peck on cheek....all dere near d stairs....dat was so very....wat sd i say......watever....my ph kept ringing all dis while....and i was the first candidate and d only one till dat time 2 be placed in d history of ma colg......OUR DIRECTOR also called immeditely and congratulated.....and den to....within minuts my balance was...showing nil.....as i had no body near oder dan tpo 2 share ma happiness wid,i was on ph all dis while.....and it was afternoon....i guess around 2 pm....or may be 3 pm..i dont rem....but den my story ends here.....o/p is wat matters~!~!~~~!My story is complete here

However one question lingers....how did dat clean shaven young man....cleared ma technical interview....??dat 2 only one question asked.....???did i pay him cash??was he ma relative??did ma tpo or director had spcl contacts??or was it something supernatural???or worst of all he was gay nd lukin frwd 2 me??or it was god's wish?
This is something which i haven't been able to decipher till date but the mystery seems to continue