Yesterday night Nikhil visited us for dinner and we had an awesome time together talking on Praveen's new job role. We were discussing about how it all started and ended and how things move here with regards to the interview and selection process in Australia.
It was on 2nd Nov that Praveen received the first call from the HR of Reject Shop saying that there was an opening for a graduate position and she would be in touch with him soon regarding when the interview would be scheduled. We were on cloud nine and in full preparation and ready to sacrifice 100% for the interview as it was surely a golden chance not to be missed! After that there was absolutely no communication for next 10 days when Praveen called her back to ask the status of the application. She told him then, that the IT manager was on leave and she would fix an appointment with him when he is back. In just two days or so, the manager called Praveen and the date of his interview was decided. The interview was more of a generic discussion on the previous job role, his educational qualifications and career goals. It went smooth and gave a promising feel to us that he would be selected. The results were expected to be declared in a week but even this time nothing came back soon! This time Praveen called the manager to touch-base whether he had been successful or not. The manager told Praveen that there were some pending approvals from the higher management. Once they approve it he would get to know the outcome. This delay made us a bit anxious if this would work out or not!
A few days later, the IT manager called Praveen and told that they felt the need to have a second round of interview which would be more of a technical round. This round was extremely tough and they interviewed him for 1.5 hrs! Before the first answer was over the second question was already lined up and it was like running a marathon tirelessly. Praveen was stunned at the knowledge base of the interviewer, who was an integration specialist by profession and knew everything from Pascal to the recent technologies and the tools he had worked on in his entire lifetime!
Again we waited and waited to hear from them on the outcome but they dint communicate. On the next application status call, the IT manager said that they would have a telephonic discussion on the roles and responsibilities that this role demands. This discussion was purely intended to give a clarity on the job and what all platforms Praveen will have to work on being selected in this position. Praveen felt nice that he would be working on application development, testing, integration and going ahead on SAP and analytics as well. Nowdays, it rarely happens that you get a chance to learn and work on such a wide variety of platforms at a single workplace. This discussion was on the 24th Dec, after which we dint expect anyone to call us due to the holiday period!
On 15th Jan, Praveen called back to try his luck if anything had progressed and if he could get the slightest clue if he was selected or not. But, this time too, it was all uncertain and in the stage of approvals pending. We left hope and started looking for more part time jobs as we were simultaneously applying for full time roles.
At 11am on 21st Jan, The HR called up and asked Praveen his visa status and degree completion letters and couple of other documents. This kind of stuff of exchanging documents and asking infinite questions was going on since long and was not new to us to be hopeful. Praveen sent her the required documents and at 3pm the same day she called him confirming his offer.
It was unbelievable to hear from her that he had been selected for the role and would be joining on 8th Feb at their IT office at Kenisgton. We truly felt that our patience and perseverance was rewarded and the wait was worth at the end!
A few days later, the IT manager called Praveen and told that they felt the need to have a second round of interview which would be more of a technical round. This round was extremely tough and they interviewed him for 1.5 hrs! Before the first answer was over the second question was already lined up and it was like running a marathon tirelessly. Praveen was stunned at the knowledge base of the interviewer, who was an integration specialist by profession and knew everything from Pascal to the recent technologies and the tools he had worked on in his entire lifetime!
Again we waited and waited to hear from them on the outcome but they dint communicate. On the next application status call, the IT manager said that they would have a telephonic discussion on the roles and responsibilities that this role demands. This discussion was purely intended to give a clarity on the job and what all platforms Praveen will have to work on being selected in this position. Praveen felt nice that he would be working on application development, testing, integration and going ahead on SAP and analytics as well. Nowdays, it rarely happens that you get a chance to learn and work on such a wide variety of platforms at a single workplace. This discussion was on the 24th Dec, after which we dint expect anyone to call us due to the holiday period!
On 15th Jan, Praveen called back to try his luck if anything had progressed and if he could get the slightest clue if he was selected or not. But, this time too, it was all uncertain and in the stage of approvals pending. We left hope and started looking for more part time jobs as we were simultaneously applying for full time roles.
At 11am on 21st Jan, The HR called up and asked Praveen his visa status and degree completion letters and couple of other documents. This kind of stuff of exchanging documents and asking infinite questions was going on since long and was not new to us to be hopeful. Praveen sent her the required documents and at 3pm the same day she called him confirming his offer.
It was unbelievable to hear from her that he had been selected for the role and would be joining on 8th Feb at their IT office at Kenisgton. We truly felt that our patience and perseverance was rewarded and the wait was worth at the end!
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