Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A STATE BANK INTERVIEW SCENE.


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We were sixteen persons selected for final interview. That was an all India selection for Probationary officer's post in State Bank of India.


We had come all prepared. Necessary advance notice of the interview was received by every candidate one month before the interview by registered post. It meant that each one of us had received ample time for preparation.


All India recruitment board of SBI had arrived well in time. Though they were present in the interview room around 9.30am interview was to commence only at 10-30 am.


The head of the local head office of State Bank of India came out of his chamber before the interview commenced. He had a survey of the scene outside the interview room. For a moment he just looked at the sixteen candidates who were sitting outside and waiting for the interview.


As if he observed something, suddenly he moved towards a candidate quietly sitting in a corner there. Candidate got up. Now the officer told him "You have still time. You can go and have a change of dress," thereby he meant that all others had come in suits and his dress did not suit the occasion.


This candidate was wearing only a casual dress of pants and shirt. State Bank chief was not pleased with this dress. Though there was no dress code, he perhaps thought that the candidate's dress did not suit the occasion and mood of such an all India interview.


The candidate was a close friend of mine. My friend was not in a mood to go for a change of dress. Perhaps he did not have the dress ready at his place. And naturally so. I had got the suit specially stitched for the interview purpose only.

My friend looked a sad man. Bank chief was in fact trying to help him by giving his advice. In effect this spoilt the mood of my friend.

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It was true that my friend was not wearing a suit on the day of interview.

But what was interesting in this episode was the fact that he had come to attend the written test wearing a tie!




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