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Gave interview in TCS, it went pretty well. At the end, the tech interviewer asked my expected ctc. After mentioning as 27lpa, he asked if can be negotiated, told yes.
After that didn't get any feedback, its been around 5days.
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Review their resumes thoroughly and ask them about stuff on it. You’d be surprised how many people aren’t prepared to talk about the stuff on their resumes. Ask about what they worked on in their prior law-related positions and what they learned from it. Or what first year classes they found most difficult, why, and how they addressed that challenge.
Also, see if they did their research. Ask about what attracted them to your firm and specifically your office. Smart ones won’t say “lottery system,” but sometimes they don’t realize the type of work they’re after isn’t actually offered in your office.
I also always try to ask about one of their interests, if they included them. It’s a softball question, but how they respond can help you decide whether this is a person you want to work with.
“When did you know you had fallen in love with corporate law?”
Also leave time to ask them if they have questions for you. The questions they ask (or fail to ask) can tell you a lot about their interest in you.
I don’t always like the behavioral questions (“tell me about a time you…”) because personally I have a terrible memory and am the type of person who needs lots of time to reflect.
So to get at the same issues, I ask hypotheticals. Instead of “tell me about a challenge you had at work” I say “imagine you run into a challenge at work. How do you resolve the challenge?”
I think it helps to understand how a person makes decisions.
I also echo suggestions to review a person’s resume and ask questions, especially about any specific items. Ask them how they completed the project or what they learned.
Offer something in return as well. As an example: if they have work experience ask in which type of teams they have worked previously and then explain how it works at your firm.
Try to make it a dialogue and not an interrogation.
If you have a interviewee with less than stellar grades don't be a jerk about it.
Besides the usual professional skills accreditation questions, ask them whether they consider themselves introverts or extroverts. Then ask them what they do on a typical Thursday night (and Saturday night for those who say they stay in).
A3&A6 - Thank you! I appreciate that feedback and some prospectives that I have not considered, but will now.
Thanks everyone!