I was very excited when I got a call from SJMSOM. Due to COVID Pandemic interviews of all colleges were scheduled online. I was a bit nervous as I had never given an online interview before. The IIT Bombay team deserves credit for recreating the same offline experience using the Gather + Zoom technology. I liked all the small details that the gather platform provided. In the Gather platform, we were given a mini character and we had to navigate our way to a pre-assigned destination in a virtual map of the IIT-B campus. It also enabled us to talk to nearby candidates and SJMSOM seniors.
We were asked to gather at the auditorium where we were given a brief about the interview process. Then three people from my panel, including me, were escorted to the interview room by a volunteer. There another volunteer was with us who politely initiated the conversation and made us feel comfortable before the interview. He also informed us about the interview panel and gave us few tips on what the interviewers were expecting out of us. He kept the conversation flowing to keep us calm.
Soon my interview started. The interview panel consisted of a professor from SJMSOM, another from IIT-B, and two college alumni. The interview began with a usual introduction. It went quite smoothly for me. I was asked a varied range of questions related to my work experience, my engineering stream, some questions about my company experience, and my hobbies and what I learned from them.
After my interview was done, I was assisted by another volunteer to the document verification room where they verified all my documents. Once everything was done, I went back to the auditorium and shared my experience with other candidates.
The whole process was very organized and took not more than 3 hrs. The SJSOM team did a commendable job in making the overall interview experience very smooth and hassle-free.