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Interview Date: 2-May-2011
Time: 7:30AM
Myself and my colleague reached Chennai on 1-May-2011, 21:00hrs and booked the prepaid taxi for `320/- to the 'The Park' Anna Salai, near to Embassy (500m away).
We checked in and looked at the menu card and were surprised to see the charges!
Laundry `250/- for a shirt, Tender coconut `185/- which will cost `14/- in Bangalore, internet `450/hr, and goes on and you can guess the other charges.
As the food, snacks were too costly in the hotel, we came out for dinner at 22:00 and there is a good restaurant in front of the hotel where we had nice non-veg dinner and it costed us only `651/-, and after that we reached room and slept.
Reached embassy at 7:15AM, there was a long queue mixed with guys of different interview time. Checked with the security guard and he made us to stand INSIDE the queue where all 7:30 schedule guys were standing and in front of the other timing guys. So, don’t just stand at the end of the queue!
NOTE: Don’t take any electronic/metal items; just carry your documents in a file/plastic cover.
Firstly, your confirmation letter with the barcode will be checked and a token number will be issued. Then you will be allowed inside the door where your files, purse will be checked for the security purpose, then you will be asked to seat in the corridor where they will verify the documents and take your finger prints. You need to wait for your turn which will be displayed in the monitor along with the counter number to visit. These guys are localities and don’t expect any smiling face from them!
They will take your documents (HDFC slip, passport, confirmation page and interview schedule page and verify it in the database and write a new number on the document and arrange them properly. If your photo has some shadow and is not as per their requirement, they will ask you to take new photo (photographer is available in the same corridor and charge `100/-). Then your finger prints will be taken and you are asked to visit the next place where the interviews are conducted by US guys.
In the interview room again you need to wait for your turn (keep watching the monitor) and be confident, don’t get nerves. They will start the interview around 8:00AM, and there are 24 counters. Once your turn comes go to the counter and produce your documents which was verified and arranged by the previous counter.
My questions:
1. How long are you working in the company?
2. Where are you going?
3. Purpose of your visit?
4. How long are you staying there?
5. Are you going to do any productive work?
Explained clearly, please be honest and don’t create any stories as they are seeing hundreds of people every day and they can smell the fish!
Finally, the lady said you will receive your passport in a week, have a nice trip… I thanked her and left for the room to have breakfast in ‘The Park’. It was awesome breakfast with all kind of items which reminded me the UK breakfast (Bread, beans, scrambled eggs, chicken bacon…yummy)
Finally booked a cab to Airport (Fast track – 044-288-9999) they charge reasonable rates like `100/- for 5kms (minimum) and `12/kms there on.
Time: 7:30AM
Myself and my colleague reached Chennai on 1-May-2011, 21:00hrs and booked the prepaid taxi for `320/- to the 'The Park' Anna Salai, near to Embassy (500m away).
We checked in and looked at the menu card and were surprised to see the charges!
Laundry `250/- for a shirt, Tender coconut `185/- which will cost `14/- in Bangalore, internet `450/hr, and goes on and you can guess the other charges.
As the food, snacks were too costly in the hotel, we came out for dinner at 22:00 and there is a good restaurant in front of the hotel where we had nice non-veg dinner and it costed us only `651/-, and after that we reached room and slept.
Reached embassy at 7:15AM, there was a long queue mixed with guys of different interview time. Checked with the security guard and he made us to stand INSIDE the queue where all 7:30 schedule guys were standing and in front of the other timing guys. So, don’t just stand at the end of the queue!
NOTE: Don’t take any electronic/metal items; just carry your documents in a file/plastic cover.
Firstly, your confirmation letter with the barcode will be checked and a token number will be issued. Then you will be allowed inside the door where your files, purse will be checked for the security purpose, then you will be asked to seat in the corridor where they will verify the documents and take your finger prints. You need to wait for your turn which will be displayed in the monitor along with the counter number to visit. These guys are localities and don’t expect any smiling face from them!
They will take your documents (HDFC slip, passport, confirmation page and interview schedule page and verify it in the database and write a new number on the document and arrange them properly. If your photo has some shadow and is not as per their requirement, they will ask you to take new photo (photographer is available in the same corridor and charge `100/-). Then your finger prints will be taken and you are asked to visit the next place where the interviews are conducted by US guys.
In the interview room again you need to wait for your turn (keep watching the monitor) and be confident, don’t get nerves. They will start the interview around 8:00AM, and there are 24 counters. Once your turn comes go to the counter and produce your documents which was verified and arranged by the previous counter.
My questions:
1. How long are you working in the company?
2. Where are you going?
3. Purpose of your visit?
4. How long are you staying there?
5. Are you going to do any productive work?
Explained clearly, please be honest and don’t create any stories as they are seeing hundreds of people every day and they can smell the fish!
Finally, the lady said you will receive your passport in a week, have a nice trip… I thanked her and left for the room to have breakfast in ‘The Park’. It was awesome breakfast with all kind of items which reminded me the UK breakfast (Bread, beans, scrambled eggs, chicken bacon…yummy)
Finally booked a cab to Airport (Fast track – 044-288-9999) they charge reasonable rates like `100/- for 5kms (minimum) and `12/kms there on.
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