I applied in the company portal myself as I wanted to relocate to Pune.

I got a call from the HR asking me first why I want to relocate to Pune. Ans: I have family based in Pune.

Q: Which location in Pune is your family based: Ans: I am open to any location in Pune. In Bangalore, once I have lived in Banashankari and worked in Whitefield. For sure, no location in Pune can beat that travel time. But HR only knows about Pune and doesn't care Bangalore. She doesn't get the simple point that people do travel for good companies.

Q: No but you have family in Pune so obviously you will live with them and I want to know which locality are they staying Ans: I have family but I am planning to rent a place so really the location is open for.

Q: Oh why, why won't you stay with your family. I stay with my family. Ans: isn't that personal and aren't you interested in number of years of experience and work profile first.

Seriously, for 12+ years qualified person this is all you want to ask. It's personal, why should I tell you where my family stays and why I will take a place of my own. If you think, I am fooling around and wasting time of your company, remember I applied in your portal. Moment I upload my resume in Bangalore I got calls from all A level companies, even big companies for Hyderabad and Chennai extend the call.

HR has very narrow mentality, she can't comprehend that at times after spending 10 or 15 years abroad people do come back and work in India to be closer to family. So, my movement from Bangalore to Pune is not a crime.

Lastly, if you are so particular, why don't you put upfront that looking for local candidates only. Or learn from Barclays in JD itself they have put notice on office location and misc. so that candidates are well prepared and know what kind of travel they might be looking at. I turned it down there on the call itself as I don't want to work with company which fosters such narrow mindset.

Why do you want to relocate to Pune?

Which locality in Pune is your family based in?

Why don't you want to stay with your family if you said your family is based in Pune?