I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week.

After completing an online exam, I participated in a group discussion (GD). The topic of the GD was 'Will AI be the future?' Despite presenting strong points and offering fresh perspectives, I wasn't selected to proceed to the interviews.

The reason given for not being shortlisted was 'Your tonnage is not good,' firstly that is tone and not tonnage being a working professional and giving feedback should be appropriate. You cannot feed some BS about a person graduating from a top-tier college and high level of competency, as conveyed by one of the interviewers (I'm unable to disclose their identity). It seems that regardless of qualifications or the reputation of one's college, they only select candidates from the South.

This perception appears to be influencing their selection process. The feedback that I would give to future candidates is please do not approach such kind of company; they are a waste of time and energy, not to mention the displaced anger and getting your hopes down in other company interviews too.

Q: Will AI be the future?