Tata Play CEO Harit Nagpal: This has been ‘my favourite opening line with candidates’

In a recent LinkedIn post, Harit Nagpal, the Managing Director and CEO of Tata Play, shared his favourite opening line when interviewing job candidates. The line, “Did you have any trouble getting here?” has started a debate on social media about its effectiveness and implications.

Nagpal explained that this seemingly simple question helps him gauge a candidate’s mindset and approach to challenges. “The ones who listed potholes, traffic jams, rain, etc., lost me at the beginning itself. The ones who laughed away these factors and narrated an interesting incident became my colleagues,” he wrote.