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1. Tell us about yourself.

I am Ankit Malik born in rohtak . I have spent 12 yrs of my childhood in Nigeria.


We moved to India in 2003. I did my btech from NIT kurukshetra before
beginning my professional career as a software engineer in Amadeus software
Labs . later I moved to Samsung getting an opportunity to work in a new
operating system, tizen in the capacity of senior software engineer.
2. What are your greatest strengths?
3. What are your greatest weaknesses?
4. Tell me about something you did or failed to do that you now feel a little
ashamed of.
When I was in 3rd standard, I was caught stealing candy bars from a store. My
friend and I entered the store after the school hours and decided to steal a few
candy bars. I was scared and shivered and in that process dropped one candy one
the floor that got the attention of the store manager. I got a cracking slap on my
face. This is something that I am really ashamed of and also smthng that I have
never shared with anyone.
5. Why did you leave your previous job?
6. What are your career options at this moment?
Currently I am looking to kickstart my career at the middle management level.
7. What are your hobbies & interests?
8. Which is the last book you read?
No good men among the living .... And no bad ones among the dead
9. Tell about a situation when you or your work was criticized
10.
How do you feel about reporting to a younger person (minority,
woman, etc)?
I have absolutely no problem reporting to a younger person as I believe that if I am
reporting to any person he wud have been professionally older than me in terms of
the work quality etc.
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Would you lie for the company?


Sir, Actually I Don't Want to lie for the for the company, when ever if it is benificial for our company and if it
does not effect others I may Lie, but not sure about it if it happen i will make sure my lie should not effect
the organization in the Future
.

12.If given a chance, what one thing you would like to change in
your life which you have done?
In 8th grade I got my first public speaking opportunity and had to speak on dinosaurs on the stage in
front of the whole school during the prayer time. The moment I said good morning I found a lag
between when I spoke and the voice from the speakers . I could actually hear my own voice echoing.
I got nervous and in this mix up I forgot even the topic name. This incident affected me a great way
and I refrained from speaking on stage throughout my school time. This continued even in clg. But
once I had to present a knowledge transfer session to the new recruits at Amadeus and too on stage

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with a mike . I somehow overcame thus fear and since then I have grown with confidence. I would
like to change that one event as I would have probably had a different exposure in public speaking.
Can you work under pressure?
I have this habit of getting anxious when put under stress. Although I have always
been able to deliver my deliverables on time under pressure but I realised that I
used to be in the panicky state all the time. My manager in Amadeus Labs noticed
thus in me and called me for a one on one . he explained me that getting anxious
is not bad but having a cool mind would help during crunch situations. He kept a
check on me regularly at a personal level which me greatly both personally and
professionally to keep my cool during pressure times.

13.

What makes you angry?


I am a very calm person normally, but there have been times when I get
frustrated and angry with myself mainly because

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Who has inspired you in your life and why?


I look up to many people for inspiration . but the one person who I have truely
been inspired by is my younger brother. He has cerebral palsy since childhood with
his right side practically immovable . even the doctors told us not to enforce
studies on him as it would only do bad for him because if the stress due to which
he even has fits. Despite all this I remember distinctly the sports meet in the yr
2004-05. When suddenly out of no where there was an uproar in the crowd. I saw
my brother running in the 100 m race in his own twisted way but his speed and the
fact that he came 2 nd really inspired me . today he has successfully completed his
12th and is currently doing his MSc in maths. Whenever I feel down in life I always
consult him once

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Are you willing to travel or relocate?


Yes, I am willing to travel or relocate. Even after my college I had three offers with
me. The first one in open solutions, Gurgaon, ZS Associates in Pune and Amadeus
software Labs in Bangalore with almost identical packages. Despite knowing that
Ggn was close to my hometown , I decided to go with Bgl as I found that would be
a good option. And thus is smthng my father has always preached that location
shud never be a barrier in an individual's success.

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How could you have improved your career progress?

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Where could you use some improvement?

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How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own
definition?
19.

Are you a team player?

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What is more important to you: the money or the work?


I firmly believe that money follows good work and it is merely icing on top of the
cake. The cake being recognised for good work. When I went for my Samsung
interview, I was not sure but when I got to know that the work req. Quick dev. For
the new OS tizen and that too with a deadline of Feb. I decided to go with this

despite the fact that I had to pay 1 lakh for breaking the bond. Also the pay hike
was not that much.
21.

Where do you see yourself five years from now?

22.
What contributions could you make in this organization that would help
you to stand out from other applicants?
23.

Which subjects have you enjoyed studying the most and why?
I have always loved studying maths and it is not that I am exceptional in maths but
I am good in it. My father, his brother and sister ,my grand father and his brother
too had 100 in maths and its been a trend in my family to be very good in maths.
My father only wanted me to get 100 in maths and did not care about my other
studies much. I tried and have always got above 90s throughout in maths. I
remember getting a fracture on my right hand from my father's thrashing back
when I was in 5th class and too because of 99 in maths . I always enjoyed studying
maths just because of that elusive ton and the attempt to reach it .it was like
getting out in the 90s on the maths pitch.

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Which subjects did you dislike and why?


After my 10th when I had to make the key decision of choosing my branch, my
father gave his input that commerce is a very good stream and the way he
explained to me the future of commerce , I was more than sure that commerce is
what I wanted to pursue. But later my mother who had a rather strange discussion
with my teachers convinced my father to force me to take science. I hated that
time as it was just too much confusing for me. And that why I had a dislike for
science. In my 11 th I failed in chemistry but my teacher somehow gave me a
passing grade on account of my past record. That was the day I realised that how
much ever I dislike science I wud have to study it sincerely as that would only help
me in getting into a good engineering clg.

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What do you consider to be your most significant professional/
academic achievements and why? OR What was the toughest challenge
youve ever faced? OR What is your single largest achievement so far? Why
do you consider it to be your largest achievement?
I came to India in 2003 and joined in class 7th just 3 weeks before the exams. I put
in my normal efforts. But the result was unexpected. I came 3 rd and was called on
stage ,awarded a scholarship. I found all this very strange and the first thing that I
did was ask my father about my past report cards. I was never ever appreciated for
my studies, in fact all I rmbr about my past school were the scoldings,the
mischiefs, being in the wrong books of the teacher. I found it strange that I had
always been among the top 5 throughout my schooling.
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What are the types of assignments that keep you engaged and what
are those that do not excite you?
Types of assignment that keep me engaged are those that are challenging,
that forces me to find a solution.
On the contrary repetitive manual work bores me. Once during my stint in
Amadeus Labs ,I complained to my manager that the work given to me was
not interesting.and I wanted some development work. The work req.
Looking at 5000 + entries manually. He explained me that smtimes people
get this work and it is equally important. And if its boring u then learn. This

is the best time to learn. Fir instance at that moment he told me use Linux
commands to create a script that read the while file.
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Describe an incident that has had a deep impact on you and brought
about a significant change?

28.
Have you ever adopted a non-traditional approach to manage a project
/ situation or to solve a problem? Briefly describe the project / situation of
the problem, the approach and the outcome.
29.
Could you share with us one experience in your recent past, wherein
you were placed under a lot of stress and how you handled that situation?
30.
Tell us about a situation wherein you influenced a team of people to
implement on innovative idea. OR Give me an example of your creativity
(analytical skill managing ability, etc.)
31.
Could you explain to us how were you able to handle a recent situation
wherein you faced a dilemma between you ethics & integrity and
achievement of crucial desired result?
32.
Tell us about one thing that you not only preach, but also strictly
Practice?

33.
Provide an example when you approached your work with a mindset of
having limited resources or time. Please include details of the context, the
action you took and the results that were achieved. OR Describe a situation
when you faced a difficult problem and you were able to solve it. Please
include details of the context, the action you took and the results that were
achieved.
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Long & short term objectives?

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You as a person?

36.
What are your personal goals in life? How would getting into XYZ
Company help you in your journey towards your Personal Goals?
37.
Why would you like to do a project with the XYZ Company and how do
you think you can add value to XYZ Company and to yourself?
38. Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the

thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision
today?

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