Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkatta
Kolkata, West Bengal
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Filter interviews byIndian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkatta Placement Interview Questions
Updated
26 Oct 2024
23 interviews found
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2023.
1 Interview Round
1
One-on-one Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Explain p-value to a layman in common terms
- Q2. How do SIR models differ from regular forecasting models and what advantages/disadvantages they provide?
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Assignment Round
Prepare a product case presentation for the retention increase of sales team
2
One-on-one Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Explain the thought process behind the presentation you created
- Q2. Why do you think sales team retention will increase with rewards tracker
- Q3. Do you have any question
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Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
One-on-one Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Asked about internship
- Q3. Case Study Discussion
2
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Case Study Discussion
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know your previous work experience very well. They prefer people who like fast-paced work, so answer according to those lines
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posted on 27 Dec 2022
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2022.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Asked me a question about solution prioritisation and circles framework? Deep dived into these questions with examples.
3
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. A very informal round for namesake. Just asked me my location preference.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read a bit about the healthcare industry aling with the normal product preparation.
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Guesstimate the total petrol used in India
2
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Analyze this Ad from Cherry Shoe Polish - What can you improve in the ad?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very logical and keep it concise.
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2022.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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2
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Why do you want to work in this role and why Reckitt?
- Q2. Structuring around the process of sales.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be genuine and crack the GD, rest, I think, can be cracked.
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
-
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Case Study Round
They asked a guesstimate for idenitfying user base in my home town for K-10 online classes
2
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. About my pas work experience and how it can be aligned with company goals
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2022.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2
Technical Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. What is a Bull Spread?
- Q2. What are Structured Derivatives?
- Q3. What is Black Scholes equation?
Interview experience
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Case Study Round
Puzzles and Time Series Questions
2
Group Discussion Round
How solar panels work and hydro-electric dams work
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2020.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. 1) Tell me about yourself? (Or) Walk me through your resume?
- Q2. 2) Why should we hire you?
- Q3. 3) Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
- Q4. 4) List out a few of your strengths and weaknesses?
- Q5. 5) How do you overcome your weakness?
- Q6. 6) Tell me something about your project which you have ever handled in your past?
- Q7. 7) What is Audit?
- Q8. 8) What is the Bank Reconciliation Statement? Explain with a practical example?
- Q9. 9) When an Asset increases it must be debited or credited?
- Q10. 10) When equity decreases it must be debited or credited?
- Q11. 11) What is the difference between operating expenses and COGS?
- Q12. 12) Difference between petty cash book and cash book?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My advice is to be confident, present excellent communication skills and a zeal to learn things if you go wrong. Don't give wrong answers if you don't know something politely say I cannot recollect it at the moment.
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