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b. Duties

c. Likes and dislikes

d. Working conditions and earnings

e. Reason for changing job

f. Factors of job satisfaction

g. Achievements

Points to Remember

Never criticise your job, organisation, boss or co-workers. Do not project that

you dislike long hours of work, work pressure, challenges, etc. The
interviewer wants to hear that you can work hard and put in long hours of
work and that you thrive in challenging situations. Your dislikes could be

lack of challenge or thrill, and mundane nature of the job. Reason for
changing the job could be that you like challenges, thrill, adventure and
respect for uniform, etc. A factor for job satisfaction could be a strong sense

of purpose. By joining the armed forces, you will be serving the country and
contributing to society directly.

A typical answer to this question could be:

Sir, I am presently working with Wipro as a programmer. I am part of the
project team which is developing a major software for our client in the US
and in that, I am involved in development of the CRM module. It is quite a

challenging and interesting job as it involves coordination with several
teammates as each one is focusing on one small part of the entire software.
Though there is no specific dislike about the job, sometimes I feel lost in the

whole gamut of things and wonder how I am adding value to myself and my
country. The working conditions are pretty fine and my CTC is about `3.6
lakhs per annum. I wish to join the Navy/Army/Air Force because the

uniform always fascinated me for the respect and charm associated with it.
Further, I feel I can derive a lot of satisfaction by directly contributing to the
national cause. While money is important, I feel that to be satisfied on the