Beckoning Careers, Brick by Brick, Help, Tarun!

Business Today (August 27, 2006)

Author: Ahona Ghosh; E. Kumar Sharma Additional Reporting By Shaleen Agrawal; Ritwik Mukherjee; Amit Mukherjee; Tarun Sheth

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BECKONING CAREERS

Think On Your Feet

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Beckoning Careers, Brick by Brick, Help, Tarun!

Companies are increasingly putting candidates through simulated real life business situations to assess their suitability for senior positions.

Ahona Ghosh & E. Kumar Sharma

This is just another indication of the extent to which India Inc. has professionalised its act. Time was, not so long ago, when job interviews meant answering a few general questions about oneself and carefully navigating one's way around a few trick questions- designed to test a candidate's wits and presence of mind. A few good answers, a bit of luck, a well-writt...

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