Got a call from HR (RS) on 8th August for the opening of Digital custom app developer at Appirio, Noida. He briefly discussed the role and JD. I discussed my expected salary with him and asked him to get an approval from business on the same before proceeding for the interview. In evening he called me and said business has agreed to the salary.
On 10th August I went to Holiday Inn, Noida for the F2F interview. 1st round was conducted within 15 mins of arrival and the interviewer asked basics of React, Node and couple of mobile application use cases. It went well and they asked me to wait for the next round.
2nd round was a mixture of technical and managerial and was taken by a member of leadership team based out of Jaipur. It went well and he asked me to take one round with onshore architect in weekdays. Then a short HR discussion was done and they asked me to leave for the day as they will schedule next interview in weekdays.
Next interview was on 21st August with onshore Tech Lead and it went smooth. On 22nd August I called HR and asked for the feedback he said it’s positive and they are working on designation, band as my expected salary is on a higher side. Again, I had a word with HR on 7th September and he said he has not yet received approval on salary so cannot proceed further.
Appirio was once used to be a paymasters but after Wipro took it over it has become another Indian company who wants to hire good candidates but doesn’t have money to pay. Usually companies blacklist candidates but in my case I will never think of giving interview at Appirio or Wipro again as it’s just a wastage of time and resources.
Advise to others:
In case your expected CTC is more than experience * 1-1.5 then don’t waste your time by giving interview at Appirio or Wipro.
