Capgemini 2024 on-campus — a conversation, not an interrogation

## Background
On-campus, 2024. It started casually — instead of the usual "tell me about yourself", the interviewer just asked how I was doing. That small shift set the tone: it felt less like an interrogation and more like a chat from the first minute.

## Round-by-round

### Projects and internship
I walked through what I'd built on the **MERN** stack, focusing on the real-world side rather than listing technologies — what problems it solved, and the difficulties I ran into. We then spent time on my internship and what I actually did day to day.

### Technical
Rooted in **Java** and **OOP** — function **overloading vs overriding** came up, which I was expecting, so that part felt comfortable.

### Behavioural
This caught me a little off guard. The classic **hard work vs smart work** question, which I had to back with an actual example rather than a definition, plus a team-based scenario testing how I'd navigate a tricky situation with colleagues. Nothing outrageous, but it made me think on my feet more than the technical questions did. The standard **"why Capgemini"** was in there too, and I'd prepared for it.

## Takeaway
The moments where I didn't fully know an answer taught me the most — staying calm and simply admitting it landed a lot better than trying to bluff.

## Verdict
**Selected.**