Barun Mohanty's Interview Answers

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Barun Mohanty: What should I do if the interviewer gave me a blank paper and asked me to sign on that?

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Interviewer- Go ahead and put your signature on the blank paper?

Neal- Why?

Interviewer- Do you want this job or not? If you want, you have to do it.

Neal- If I sign it, you will select me. Right?

Interviewer- Right.

[Neal went ahead and signed it]

Interviewer- You are rejected.

Neal- Why?

Interviewer- You just signed a blank paper given by an unknown person.

Neal- You just told me to do that.

Interviewer- We don’t want to take a risk of hiring you. You might put our company in danger by signing a blank paper given by any outsider. You can be manipulated easily. How can we trust you? We want to hire a smart person.

Neal- [Laughs]

Interviewer- Why are you laughing? What happened? Do you think it’s a joke?

Neal- I signed it because I wanted to know the real intention of the outsider (You). It’s always good to know your enemy before you attack.

Interviewer- But I have a blank paper signed by you. I can take advantage of it.

Neal- This is not my registered sign. I’m a lefty. I just signed the paper with my right hand.

Interviewer- Why didn’t you sign it in the first place. You would have done it. Why did you do a bit drama asking questions?

Neal- I wanted to keep things natural to make you believe that I was signing for real.

***Selected***

Barun Mohanty: In an interview, I have been asked, "How would you sell a refrigerator in Antarctica?" What would be the best answer?

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Interviewer- How would you sell a refrigerator in Antarctica?

Neal- Ma’am, buy my refrigerator or die.

Interviewer- What the hell? Why should I? I don’t need it.

Neal- You don’t need it today because you are healthy. You might need it in near future.

Interviewer- Why?

Neal- You are going to be sick both mentally and physically. I don’t think, you have a good hospital in Antarctica that can save your life in emergency.

Interviewer- Oh!

Neal- This refrigerator can save your life.

Interviewer- How?

Neal- It is specially designed for the storage of food. It has non conductive walls that can save the cells of the food from freezing temperature of Antarctica. You might get sick if if the food cells get damaged. And I don’t think you have much food available here. So, it can save your money too.

Interviewer- I didn’t know that.

Neal- When you see the refrigerator everyday, it will give a signal to your subconscious that you are in a warm climate.

Interviewer- I will think about it.

Neal- Ma’am, I have come all the way down to Antarctica to save your life. But you are not ready to buy it today, I think. No worries, I can’t take it back. So, I will sell it to someone else. And there is no chance I will be back within a year.

Interviewer- Can I have a discount? I will buy it right now.

Neal- No Ma’am, I’m telling you the lowest price. You have already spent crores of rupees to settle down in Antartica, you should spend 15,000 more on something that can save your life.

***Sold***

Barun Mohanty: In an interview, the interviewer asked me to rate him out of 10. What could be the best possible answer for this question?

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Interviewer- Rate me out of 10?

Neal- Ma'am, I give you ZERO out of 10.

Interviewer- Why is that? What not 10?

Neal- You are good. Your presentation skills are great. You ask great questions. But one thing is there.

Interviewer- What is that?

Neal- Results matter. As far as I’m concerned, I’m the best candidate. If you will select me, you will get 10.

Interviewer- Is that so?

Neal- Yes. For me result matters whatever you do. It doesn’t matter how good you are, it matters how much is your output. This is the way I work. I believe in output. If you are giving your 100% and output is zero, and someone is giving his 50% but his output is more than zero, then who is a better performer?

Interviewer- Absolutely right.

***Selected***

Barun Mohanty: How do you sell this water bottle marketing interview question?

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***Marketing Interview***

Interviewer- Sell this water bottle?

Neal- Buy it, Ma’am.

Interviewer- Why should I?

Neal- Your bottle seems old. You should get a new one.

[Creating a need]

Interviewer- I am okay with my old bottle.

Neal- It can make you sick. Imagine you have an important meeting and you get stomach ache or loose motion.

Interviewer- What?

Neal- It’s old, Ma’am. It contains germs that can make you sick. It might make you embarrassed in public. You might lose an important deal.

[Fear factor]

Interviewer- How much?

Neal- Only 1500/- Rupees.

Interviewer- Are you mad? The old one cost me only 500/- which I bought 6 months ago.

Neal- After buying this bottle, you don’t need a bottle for at least 10 years.

Interviewer- How is that possible?

Neal- It has a special design which don’t let water to accumulate inside it. Hence, it’s unique feature doesn’t allow germs there.

Interviewer- I will think about it.

Neal- We have vacuum within the 2 layer walls of this bottle. So, it will keep cold water cold for 24 hours and same applies to hot water.

Interviewer- Okay! Give me a discount. I will buy it right now.

Neal- We don’t have a policy for discount, Ma’am but if you buy now, I will fill this bottle with high quality mineral water, imported from Antarctica for free.

Interviewer- [Laughs] Great job.

***Sold***

Barun Mohanty: What are the qualities that make candidates stand out in an interview?

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7 things that can make you stand out.

90% of people get nervous during the interview. A bit confidence will definitely make you stand out.
Don’t cross your hands. Put your open hands on the table so the interviewer can see those. (It’s a psychological trick)
You should have at least 1 pair of good dress. You must look good in the interview. Put all your pocket money to buy that pair if you are in college.
Never use No or negative words. It makes the interviewer feel negative about you (Human psychology and it works). Say yes every time. For example if the interviewer asks “Can you join us within 7 days?”. Politely say “Yes! I can. But in our current company we have a 15 days notice period. I will request my current boss. If it will be possible, I will definitely join within 7 days.” Always, start with positivity and end with positivity.
Show your 100% dedication to the company. Show them their problem is now your problem. And you will definitely bring a solution to the table.
Show them, you are 100% going to join their company if get selected.
Last but not the least, make them laugh a bit and give your 100% attention to the person who ever asking the questions.

No one gets rejected with this much of positivity. Everybody wants positive people around them. So, be 100% sure about yourself that you are the best candidate and help the interviewers to select you.

Good Luck!

Barun Mohanty: How do I counter attack the interviewer with his own questions?

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Interviewer- How much salary do you expect?

Neal- Zero.

Interviewer- Why?

Neal- Ma’am, I want you to select me for my skills not for the salary I want. I will tell it after the selection.

Interviewer- When can you join?

Neal- Today if my current employer allows.

Interviewer- Sell me your pen.

Neal- You already have a pen. When there is no need, there can’t be a sale.

Interviewer- What is your strength?

Neal- I turn every weakness to a strength and every problem to an opportunity.

Interviewer- What is your leadership style?

Neal- I don’t push. I pull.

Interviewer- Why?

Neal- As per physics, it’s easy to pull.

Interviewer- Why are you leaving your current company?

Neal- I’m working with good people. Now, I want to work with great people.

Interviewer- What is your biggest achievement?

Neal- I have many achievements. But I’m not satisfied. I think the biggest is yet to come.

Interviewer- Can you work in a stressed environment?

Neal- No. But I will definitely try to reduce the stress of your organisation. So, everyone can work in peace.

***Selected***

Barun Mohanty: What do interviewers expect from me?

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Interviewers don’t care about, who you are, what you know, what are your qualifications, where are you from.

One thing, they care about is “How can you bring value to the organisation so the company can make more money”.

I’m talking about money here because, every business cares about profit.

For example:

If you in sales- You have to directly generate revenue.

If you are in HR- You have to manage people so that they can work efficiently.

If you are in operations- You have to make the process smooth and easy so that productivity can be increased.

If you are sweeper- You have to make the floor so clean that people will love to walk on it. More people come in, more money company will make.

If you are a flight attendant- More people would like to fly with a beautiful lady who can ensure safety and comfort as the same time.

Random image from google.

The expectations are:

You should be certain about your skills. [Everybody wants to hire a person who is confident.]
Your qualifications must likely to add value to the company.
You must have same kind of experience that is required for the job profile.
You must be a team player. Company means, it’s a team.
You should have a X factor that will differentiate you from other candidates.
Most important - You must present yourself such a way that they will understand the above points about yourself.