Interview at ADP for Mainframe Tech Support

This article is my interview experience at ADP for Mainframe stream. It was in two rounds. 1)Written test 1st section: English paragraphs and apt test 2nd section: Mainframe 3rd section: Passage writing 2)HR + Technical I was rejected in 2nd round but it was good experience for me and will helped me in other interviews.

Now I will go in details how it happens:

Round 1:

It was early in morning 9.00 o'clock. We are almost 60 students. HR came and announced that if anyone do cheating then she will immediately reject that student.
We have only one hour. There are three sections but not disclosed about what they are? We cant go back in questions paper means if we do 3rd question then cant goes for 2nd and 1st one. We have to go serially. Now all are very tense because the rules are very tough.
We got question paper at 9.30 and she said time start now. I started doing it. First section is related to English means read the paragraph and answer the questions. We have to think a lot because all are logical questions and the last question of each paragraph is moral of that paragraph.
It took almost 22 minutes to complete it and the second part of 1st section is aptitute test. Now I am so afraid because We have to complete 1st section in 25 min. I attempted only three questions and hear her voice, that start 2nd section and leave the 1st one.
But I never quit and went to 2nd section, it is of Mainframe. I have to complete it in 25 min. Again questions are so tough and only 20. So we have ample time to do it. Mainly it contains questions related to CICS and some from DB2, JCL, COBOL.

questions like :
What is cobol copy book? And more questions on reading the code and giving output. Also answers can be more than one, questions on working storage section, related to level numbers.

Now 25 minutes also over but manage to attempt all the questions. The last section is passage writing and the topic is Passion with real time example. I wrote about mainframe training as a real time example because I am from ENTC dept but my passion is to do mainframe and I did it.
In evening I got call that I have to come ADP at 12.00 for 2nd round.

Round 2:

I went there, submitted my phone and bag. There are about 15 students. One by one interview started. All are very nervous. Now it's my turn. I knocked the door gentely and ask for permission to come in. They called me in. There is a man and a woman to take interview. They asked for my CV and I gave them and now the 1st question tell me about yourself. I gave the answer which includes their things- my name, birth place, educational background, hobbies, strength: hardworking, punctual, weakness: simplicity. Now the 2nd question is
Q.how many divisions are in cobol
A.six
Q.tell the names
A.I told
and many more like
Q.what is cobol copy book
Q.What is Comp-3
Q.Level no 66, 77, 88

now the interesting question... If electronica wants to hire you what you do....will you stay here or go for that
A.I will stay here because my passion is mainframe and thats why I opt it and dont want do go for ENTC.

Q.Do you know the job profile?
A.yes
Q.so tell
A.its about monitoring the jobs only related to CICS.

They told me that it's a 24x7 project.
I told them that dont any problem with shiftings. They thanked me and also thank them and leave the place. Finally I got result and was not selected.

Conclusion:

I rejected due to communication skills so I had worked hard on it and started finding job again.

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