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 TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF ?
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P- LACE
E.Q- Educational QUALIFICATIONS
A- CHIEVEMENTS
PRJ/INTRN- PROJECTS & INTERNSHIPS
HOBBIES- _____
STRENGTHS- AT LEAST TWO
C.O – CAREER OBJECTIVES
 TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF ?
I AM GAUTAM KHANNA, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TODAY.
CURRENTLY I AM IN MY 7TH SEMESTER OF MY BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE FROM UNITED COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH, ALLAHABAD. DURING MY
ACADEMIC JOURNEY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GAINING A STRONG FOUNDATION IN
PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPING A PASSION FOR CODING.

I HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN [MENTION ANY RELEVANT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES,

PROJECTS, OR INTERNSHIPS]. THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE NOT ONLY SHARPENED MY TECHNICAL
SKILLS BUT ALSO TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND
TIME MANAGEMENT.

I AM PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A DYNAMIC AND

INNOVATIVE COMPANY LIKE ACCENTURE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE JOB ROLE ASSIGNED TO ME . I
AM A FAST LEARNER, ADAPTABLE, AND EAGER TO APPLY MY KNOWLEDGE TO REAL-WORLD
CHALLENGES.

AS A FRESHER, I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, BUT I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS

SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTING MY BEST TO THE SUCCESS OF THE TEAM AND THE
ORGANIZATION. I AM CONFIDENT THAT MY STRONG WORK ETHIC, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND
ENTHUSIASM MAKE ME A VALUABLE ADDITION TO YOUR TEAM.
 HOW HAS EXPERIENCE PREPARED YOU FOR YOUR
CAREER ?

IN ADDITION TO THE KNOWLEDGE

GAINED THROUGH MY COURSEWORK, I
BELIEVE THAT THE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
FROM WORKING ON VARIOUS DESIGN
PROJECTS, CRAFTING REPORTS, AND
DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS HAS BEEN
INVALUABLE IN PREPARING ME FOR THE
DEMANDS OF MY FUTURE ROLE.
 WORK EXPERIENCE
(FROM A FRESHER’S PERSPECTIVE)

THROUGH INTERNSHIPS I HAVE GAINED SELF

ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE, AND PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS. I HAVE REFINED MY
TECHNICAL SKILLS.
 WORK EXPERIENCE

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS:
BY WORKING ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS FOR
DIFFERENT STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
WHILE KEEPING UP MY GRADES, I HAVE
BUILT TIME MANAGEMENT AND
EFFICIENCY SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY I HAVE
DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP,
COMMUNICATION, AND TEAMWORK
ABILITIES.
 LIFE EXPERIENCE

IN GENERAL , LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME

DETERMINATION AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF MAINTAINING MY ETHICAL
STANDARDS
 DESCRIBE IDEAL JOB

IDEALY, I WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN A FUN

LOVING, WARM ENVIRONMENT WITH
INDIVIDUALS WORKING INDEPENDENTLY
TOWARDS TEAM GOALS OR INDIVIDUAL
GOALS. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT
MINOR ELEMENTS SUCH AS CUBICLES
AND THE LEVEL OF FORMALITY. MOST
IMPORTANT TO ME IS AN ATMOSPHERE
THAT FOSTERS ATTENTION TO QUALITY,
HONESTY AND I NTEGRITY
 WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO BE
DOING IN FIVE YEARS’ TIME?

TAKING THE PE EXAM AND SERVING IN

SUPERVISORY/ LEADERSHIP ROLES BOTH
AT WORK AND IN
PROFFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION(S)
 WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS COULD YOU MAKE IN
THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD HELP YOU
STAND OUT FROM OTHER APPLICANTS

IN PREVIOUS INTERNSHIPS, MY INDUSTRIOUSNESS AND

ABLITY TO TEACH MYSELF HAVE BEEN VALUABLE
ASSETS TO THE COMPANY. MY SELF-TEACHING
ABILITIES WILL MINIMIZE SELF OVERHEAD COSTS,
AND MY INDUSTRIOUSNESS AT TARGETTING NEEDS
WITHOUT PROMPTING WILL SET ME APART FROM
OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, ONE THING THAT HAS
ALWAYS SET ME APART FROM MY
SCIENTIFIC/ENGINEERING PEERS ARE MY BROAD
INTERESTS AND STRONG WRITING ABILITIIES , I AM
NOT YOUR TYPICAL “LEFT BRAINED ENGINEER. WITH
MY BROAD TALENTS, I AM LIKELY TO PROVIDE
DIVERSE VIEW POINTS
 WHAT SORT OF CRITERIA ARE YOU USING
TO DECIDE THE ORGANIZATION YOU
WORK FOR

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM LOOKING FOR A

COMPANY THAT VALUES QUALITY ETHICS ,
AND TEAMWORK. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK
FOR A COMPANY THAT HIRES
OVERACHIEVERS.
 WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE
YOUR MAJOR

MY ACADEMIC INTEREST ARE BROAD , SO I

SOUGHT CIVIL ENGINEERING/MBA….. TO
ACHIEVE GREAT BALANCE OF
MATHEMATICS , CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY,
PHYSICS, AND WRITING
 HAVE YOUR UNIVERSITY AND MAJOR
MET YOUR EXPECTATIONS ?

 UCER HAS EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS

BY PROVIDING GROUP ACTIVITIES ,
CAREER RESOURCES , INDIVIDUAL
ATTENTION , AND PROFFESSORS IN
GENUINE INTEREST IN TEACHING.
 MY MAJOR HAS MET MY EXPRCTATION BY
ABOUT 90%. I WULD HAVE ENJOYED
MORE CHOICES IN ENVIRONMENTAL
COURSES, AND WOULD HAVE PREFERRED
MORE CALCULUS BASED LEARNING
 WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE
THIS COLLEGE?

I CHOSE THIS COLLEGE FOR THE

FOLLOWING REASONS: MY BUDGET
LIMITED ME TO INSTATE SCHOOLS . THE
LDC COLLEGE WEB SITE IMPRESSED ME, I
SAW ACTIVE STUDENT GROUPS, AND THE
PEOPLE WERE VERY FRIENDLY
 WHICH SUBJECTS HAVE YOU
ENJOYED STUDYING AND WHY

I HAVE ENJOYED HYDROLOGY , FLUIDS ,

SOLID , & HAZARDOUS MANAGEMENT
.WATER AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT ,
AND OCEANOGRAPHY B’COZ I LOVE
WATER AND E NVIRONMENTAL TOPICS.
 DO YOU HAVE PLANS TO
CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION

YES, BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY. I PLAN TO

CONTINUE PART TIME WITH EITHER AN
MBA OR AN ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING MASTERS DEPENDING ON
WHICH WILL BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO MY
WORK.
 How would a professor who
knows you well describe you ?

A professor who knows me well would

likely describe my personal qualities :
sweet , down- to- earth, hard- working,
and conscientious
 INTERESTS

SOME OF MY INTERESTS INCLUDE DOGS,

HIKING, SNOW- SHOEING, WATER SPORTS,
WRITING , READING(ESP. SIDNEY
SHELDON’S NOVELS), DRAWING, AND
COMPUTERS.
WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS?

MY STRONGEST STRENGTH IS THE ABILITY

TO TEACH MYSELF DIFFICULT MATERIAL,
REGARDLESS OF THE SUBJECT(WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THEATER AND DRAWING
BLOOD FROM DOGS , WHICH I HAVE NO
TALENT FOR ). ADDITIONALLY , I HAVE
ALWAYS EXCELLED VERBALLY AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
 WHAT ARE YOUR
WEAKNESSES
I TEND TO TRY TO DO TOO MANY THINGS
LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR MY SELF. I HAVE
WORKED ON BALANCING MY SELF FOR
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I AM ALSO
WORKING ON IMPROVING MY PUBLIC
SPEAKING SKILLS
 S.W.O.T ANALYISIS
STRENGTH WEAKNESS
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OPPORTUNITY THREAT
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 WHAT SORT OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS HAVE
YOU EXPERIENCED, AND HOW HAVE YOU
HANDLED THEM
 MY APARTMENT BUILDING BURNT DOWN AT THE END OF JANUARY
DURING ONE OF MY SEMESTERS AT LDC. BEFORE THE FIRE GOT TOO
BAD, I WAS ABLE TO RESCUE MY PETS AND MY NEIGHBOUR’S DOG ,
AS WELL AS MY TEXTBOOKS AND BACK PACK , BUT I LOST MOST OF
MY MEMENTOS AND POSSESSIONS. WHILE THE FIREMEN WERE
PREPARINGTHEIR HOSES. I DROVE TO SCHOOL (WITH THE ANIMALS IN
THE CAR) TO MEET MY LAB PARTNERS WHO WERE WAITING FOR ME. I
EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, EMAILED MY PROFESSORS AND RUSHED
BACK TO THE APARTMENT

 FORTUNATELY , I HAD RENTER’S INSURANCE. I MISSED ABOUT A WEEK

OF SCHOOL TO DEAL WITH THE INSURANCE MATTERS AND FIND A
NEW PLACE TO LIVE . IN ORDER TO SALVAGE MY GRADE AND SANITY
, I DROPPED A COURSE AND HONOURED MY EXISTING STUDENT
COMMITMENTS. STAYING ACTIVE SOCIALLY AND KEEPING MYSELF
WELL-ROUNDED WERE THE BEST HEALING TOOLS FOR ME . WITHIN A
FEW WEEKS , I WAS CAUGHT UP AND RECOVERED REASONABLY
FROM A LOSS OF SENTIMENTAL ITEMS.
 IF YOU HAD YOUR WHOLEs LIFE TO LIVE
OVER , WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY
AND WHY ?

 I WAS ALWAYS GOOD IN MATH , BUT I

WISH I HAD FOCUSSED ON MATH MORE. I
FEEL THAT MATHEMATICS CAN LEAD ONE
ANY WHERE, AND IS THE BASIS OF MOST
DISCIPLINES
 ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I WOULD HAVE
ENSURED THAT, DESPITE PRE-TEEN ANGST
AND INSECURITY , I WOULD HAVE BEEN
NICE TO EVERY ONE, EVEN ON
ESPECIALLY BAD DAYS.
 WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT TO
YOU, YOUR SALARY OR YOUR
JOB?

SALARY IS IMPORTANT, BUT I COULDN’T

DO WITH A JOB THAT BROUGHT ME
MISERY WHEN I COULD SUPPORT MYSELF
DOING SOMETHING ELSE; HENCE, MY
JOB IS MORE IMPORTANT.
WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND TO BE THE BIGGEST
SOURCE OF MOTIVATION IN YOUR LIFE?

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MY STRENGTHS

SO THAT THEY ARE NOT WASTED.SINCE
NOBODY IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE
STRONG IN EVERY AREA, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO MAKE GOOD USE OF
ONE’S STRENGTHS.
WHAT SORT OF THINGS CAUSE YOU STRESS,
AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THEM

LACK OF ORGANIZATION THROWS ME

OFF.TO DEAL WITH THIS, I COME UP WITH
SOME KIND OF SYSTEM TO ORGANIZE
THINGS, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY IN MY HEAD, IN
THE CASE WHEN CHAOS IS DESIRABLE
 WHAT QUALITIES MAKE A SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISOR
WITH RESPECT TO JOB REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR
TEAM

A SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISOR SHOULD POSSESS

STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, A DEEP
UNDERSTANDING OF JOB REQUIREMENTS,
AND THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE
AND SUPPORT HIS TEAM. HE MUST ALSO BE
APPROACHABLE, COMMUNICATIVE, AND
ABLE TO PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDANCE AND
FEEDBACK.
HOW WOULD YOU DEVELOP TEAM SPIRIT
AMONG THE PEOPLE YOU SUPERVISE

IN STUDENT GROUPS, I'VE NOTICED THAT

PEOPLE PERFORM THEIR BEST WHEN THEY FEEL
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND
TEAMMATES. THIS MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY IS
A GREAT MOTIVATOR. I ALSO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO BOOST TEAM PRIDE BY
SHOWCASING OUR TEAM'S STRENGTHS,
WHICH CAN STRENGTHEN OUR UNITY AND
COMMITMENT TO OUR SHARED GOALS. THIS
APPROACH CAN BE A POWERFUL
MOTIVATIONAL TOOL.
 DO YOU LIKE TO WORK
INDEPENDENTLY OR AS A TEAM
I HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR WORKING
INDEPENDENTLY WHILE STILL CONTRIBUTING
TO THE COLLECTIVE TEAM GOAL. THIS
ALLOWS ME TO FOCUS ON MY SPECIFIC
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, WHILE ALSO
ENSURING THAT I ALIGN MY EFFORTS WITH
THE BROADER OBJECTIVES OF THE TEAM.
THIS APPROACH ALLOWS FOR A BALANCE
BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TEAM SYNERGY, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO
MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROJECT
OUTCOMES.
 WHAT KIND OF WORK
ENVIRONMENT DO YOU LIKE THE
BEST?

I GENUINELY APPRECIATE
COLLABORATING WITH AMIABLE CO-
WORKERS WHO CAN SHARE A LAUGH
WHILE DILIGENTLY WORKING ON
PROJECTS AND MEETING DEADLINES.
 IN WHAT WAYS HAVE YOU
LEARNT FROM YOUR MISTAKES ?
I BELIEVE THAT LEARNING IS A CONTINUOUS
PROCESS. WHEN I FOUND MYSELF
OVERWHELMED WITH TOO MANY
PROJECTS, I ALTERED MY APPROACH. I
NOW BEGIN WITH A MANAGEABLE LOAD
AND GRADUALLY ADD MORE AS TIME
PERMITS.
IN WHAT AREAS YOU NEED TO
IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS

I WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE MY PUBLIC

SPEAKING SKILLS
 THANK YOU
PRADIP SENGUPTA