How to prepare for PSU interview?? by CA Amit Kumar

Are you going to appear for an interview of a PSU ??

If Yes! then you landed up at the right place. Often candidates get nervous when it comes to appearing for an interview and its quite obvious too since its an one time opportunity to prove that you are a perfect fit for your dream company. Your one mistake can shatter your dreams , your plans and your future. Then why not prepare in advance ?

Let me take you through the process one step at a time :

Ques 1 : Where to apply ?

Every PSU publish its vacancies in employment newspaper and also in their official website
(eg. BHEL will mention the vacancy details in their website under career tab). If you meet the eligibility criteria (educational qualification, experience & age) then you can apply for the relevant post , since the blog is for finance background people, the explanation will relate to finance related profile.

Ques 2 : Once Applied then what next ?

PSUs has its recruitment process designed in 3 stages :

Step 1 : Computer Based Test (CBT) : The first milestone to overcome is to crack the CBT , it consists of 50% subjects related questions and 50% from reasoning, quantitative aptitude, english and general awareness.

Key to clear CBT is subject related portion and english which can actually be scored with least efforts.

CBT is multiple choice exam and also it carries negative marks, thus do not take it lightly.

Step 2 : Document Verification : Is that an important step to be worried about ?
 Not really but yes ! If you don`t carry the documents and its xerox on the date of document verification then you ll not be entertained for interview.

Worried !!!

Step 3 : Interview : This is the last stage of selection and probably the most difficult one ! So let`s discuss it in detail.

Interview Panel will be having some 7-8 members consists of male members and definitely 1 female member among them, now how is that important is the next question popping up in your mind i guess. The interview panel is a mix of subject experts, psychologist, observer, department head, etc. and women are very keen observers so be very watchful of  your actions in the interview.

what to prepare for interview ?

• Read the recent financial report issued by the company, 
• Be prepared with the finance budget summary,
• Read all the recent news about the PSU in last 6 months.
• Know the competitors and their comparison with PSU (in which you are getting interviewed)
• Brush up subject knowledge.
• If you are experienced then be ready to answer everything about what you do in your present company, what value you add to the company?

If you prepare all the topics mentioned above then their is nothing which can stop you from getting you placed in your dreams PSU.

Happy Reading !

Disclaimer : Images are taken from Google

CA Amit Kumar

About the Author :
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant ,Company Secretary and also a commerce graduate. He has audit and assurance experience of over 6+ years including Big 4 experience namely Deloitte. At present he is devoting his time to teach CA students, also loves to share his knowledge and industry experience with the larger public and thus started to blog.