Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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10 Dec 2024
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I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (10 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about yourself.
- Q2. Please elaborate on the work that Team Synapse does.
- Q3. Can you tell me more about the chatbot you built?
- Q4. What were the use-cases?
- Q5. What was your role at Wipro?
- Q6. How does a chatbot function?
- Q7. How would you go about building a customer service chatbot?
- Q8. Choose any industry of your choice.
- Q9. Which AWS services would you require to build the chatbot you just designed?
- Q10. Why Accenture? What do you want to do after an MBA? You have diverse experience, UG in mining engineering, work-ex in IT, and now management. What would be your...read more
2
Product Management Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Chatbot Designing.
3
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Business perspective of technologies.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understand the company's values, culture, and mission, and be prepared to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the job requirements.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. Introduce yourself.
- Q2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Q3. Why Accenture? Why Consulting?
- Q4. Summer internship and live project-based questions.
2
Guesstimates Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Guesstimate the number of chairs in IIM Lucknow.
3
Case Study Round
How would you modernize a traditional retail store (based on my summer project)?
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]
I: Your summers project seems interesting, walk me through it.
C: I mentioned about my project and discussed the findings and actionable.
I: Let’s do a short case. How would you modernize a traditional retail store?
C: I asked for some time to gather my thoughts and build the approach. I tried to cover the entire supply chain from procurement to storage to in-store operations and at each step, suggested new methods or improvement in existing methods being followed.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared to discuss your leadership experience and style, including how you motivate and inspire teams to achieve common goals. Highlight examples of how you have led teams to success in previous roles.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Guesstimates Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Duration: 10-12 mins: Size of men's hair cut salon in Lucknow.
- Q2. I am an insurance company. I want to have a digital transformation. What strategy will you take up?
2
Case Study Round
Duration - 15 mins.
My work ex was in Accenture so the discussion was focused in the in and outs of Accenture policies.
Suppose you are a part of Indian Finance Ministry. How will you tackle the current economy slow down?
I focused on the manufacturing sector and gave them
some suggestions of corporate tax cuts to increase demand.
3
Other Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Duration -15 mins : Mainly focused on Accenture (previous tenure at the firm. Why did I leave. And why again want to comeback)
- Q2. Explain the projects.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Interactions with seniors, Mock GDs/PIs, Internet
2. I worked there previously so I did not need to refer anywhere. But Accenture website gives a lot of info. Read their success stories.
3. Stay calm. They want to interact.
4. Practice cases. Be structured in any kind of analysis you do.
2. I worked there previously so I did not need to refer anywhere. But Accenture website gives a lot of info. Read their success stories.
3. Stay calm. They want to interact.
4. Practice cases. Be structured in any kind of analysis you do.
I applied via Campus Placement
1 Interview Round
1
HR Round (5 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about yourself.
- Q2. How do you connect the dots from graduation to work experience to IIM?
- Q3. Why do you want to pursue consulting?
- Q4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Q5. Why do you want to join Accenture?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it is important to have a strong understanding of the industry and its key players, trends, and challenges. Be sure to research the company's clients and recent projects, as well as stay up to date with the latest developments in the industry.
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Group Discussion Round
Pollution is increasing, India should launch e-cars, what's your take on it?
Should training drivers in Uber be centralized and approach for the same?
2
Case Study Round
What is the difference between eBay and other e-commerce companies?
Share two Cases based on their business and what is the required use of data analysis.
What is your understanding of pl and SQL?
What is the difference between eBay and Flipkart?
Analyze the decline in sales during the Kerela flood. Give your reasons.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - • Prepare Mock GDs, Mock PIs, and the Internet for preparing interviews
• Interact with Seniors and friends to learn more about the company
• Research online for company-specific preparation
• Be good with your CV and HR questions.
• Don’t be over smart
• Interact with Seniors and friends to learn more about the company
• Research online for company-specific preparation
• Be good with your CV and HR questions.
• Don’t be over smart
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me something about yourself.
- Q2. Why do you want to join Consulting?
- Q3. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
2
Case Study Round
Case based on Pharma Industry.
Why did you choose MBA after working in ZS?
Which according to you is better in the long run Finance VS Consulting?
I applied via Referral
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I divided the decisions into HR , operations , finance and marketing related decisions. Since the venture was a new one I focussed on the organizational chart development and the role of director in selecting the right people for higher and middle management roles. I also talked about getting policies with regard to skill set of workers, policy on unions being in place. Talked about setting up a township and hiring a contractor for it as the location is likely to be in a remote area. Also focussed on retaining and hiring of talent.Marketing function decisions included pricing of product (based on cost estimates of sales force) and sales force for carrying out B2B activities. Discussion on operations was the most important one in this case. I talked about the role of director in hiring a contractor and overlooking the subcontractors used. I also talked about the timelines of the project and suggested a milestone based approach with penalties to ensure that the work gets done. In addition to contract related equipment i focused on the equipment specification to match to the capacity expectations. Aggregate planning with scaling up was also suggested to make the factory operational and to sort out initial issues. I focused on the supply chain related issues to transport the end product to customers.(Suggested pipeline)Talked about the role of cost accountant in determining the price of the end product and also focussed on selecting an external auditor to oversee the accounting standards.
Structure:
Divided the case as per verticals in an organization A guestimate on the number of street lights in Lucknow was asked (He asked me to be very short in description and wanted me to use numbers at every step)I approached this by assuming Lucknow to be close to a rectangle in shape the dimensions being 20 x 15 Km. Then i assumed the main streets to be passing though lines joining the mid points. I assumed that these roads to be two laned and had the highest density of lights. The next part was about the streets branching out of these streets and i assumed lower density of lights here. Thus i got a series and added them up to get the number of lights.Other questions Guesstimate the number of travellers to Antartica Guesstimate the number of cab drivers in Dehli.
Tips: Ask for clarifications to the interview if needed. Practice a lot of cases with your peers.Be clear about ‘Why ABC’?
Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: IIM Lucknow
Experience: I divided the decisions into HR , operations , finance and marketing related decisions. Since the venture was a new one I focussed on the organizational chart development and the role of director in selecting the right people for higher and middle management roles. I also talked about getting policies with regard to skill set of workers, policy on unions being in place. Talked about setting up a township and hiring a contractor for it as the location is likely to be in a remote area. Also focussed on retaining and hiring of talent.Marketing function decisions included pricing of product (based on cost estimates of sales force) and sales force for carrying out B2B activities. Discussion on operations was the most important one in this case. I talked about the role of director in hiring a contractor and overlooking the subcontractors used. I also talked about the timelines of the project and suggested a milestone based approach with penalties to ensure that the work gets done. In addition to contract related equipment i focused on the equipment specification to match to the capacity expectations. Aggregate planning with scaling up was also suggested to make the factory operational and to sort out initial issues. I focused on the supply chain related issues to transport the end product to customers.(Suggested pipeline)Talked about the role of cost accountant in determining the price of the end product and also focussed on selecting an external auditor to oversee the accounting standards.
Structure:
Divided the case as per verticals in an organization A guestimate on the number of street lights in Lucknow was asked (He asked me to be very short in description and wanted me to use numbers at every step)I approached this by assuming Lucknow to be close to a rectangle in shape the dimensions being 20 x 15 Km. Then i assumed the main streets to be passing though lines joining the mid points. I assumed that these roads to be two laned and had the highest density of lights. The next part was about the streets branching out of these streets and i assumed lower density of lights here. Thus i got a series and added them up to get the number of lights.Other questions Guesstimate the number of travellers to Antartica Guesstimate the number of cab drivers in Dehli.
Tips: Ask for clarifications to the interview if needed. Practice a lot of cases with your peers.Be clear about ‘Why ABC’?
Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: IIM Lucknow
I applied via Referral
1 Interview Round
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case analysis:
Initially we discussed if it was a normal trend in other parts of India or not. If there was any price increased by Nano or any changes with the design which might not have gone well with the consumers. We also spoke about impact of negative publicity like engine failure and instances of fire breaking out in Nano. Marketing strategies of handling negative publicity was also discussed.But the maximum discussion happened around 2 points:
1)As Nano was mainly for people with 2 wheelers, I wanted to understand where the real issue was. Whether consumers are moving to 2.5-3 lakhs priced car like Alto and Zen (few others also) or people with 2 wheelers were not able to buy Nano. I asked about any trend whether any data regarding people willingness to buy Nano (Through Test Drives taken, visits to showrooms etc.) but not actually buying was there or not. After few minute of discussion, I was told that the main issue was people with 2 wheelers are not buying Nano. So the main issue was affordability. I recommended zero % interest rate for EMI for first 2 years of purchase and very minimal ROI after that. We also discussed about the bank Nano should partner with and then he filtered the question to 1 bank only. I opted for SBI as it has branches in adjoining remote areas of Kolkata and people there have higher trust in Govt. banks.
2)We also spoke about the Demand-Supply constraint. If there was any channel conflict. Brief interaction revealed that Nano had only 7 distributors in that part of region and this was a major problem and it should increase by 3-4.
Tips: 1)Stay Cool because it will help you to interact freely and focus on various perspectives which is very important in the case
2)Display a lot of enthusiasm and don’t shy away from talking. Remember Consultant need to do a lot of talking. Just ensure you talk sense on that day. 3)Practise some cases before interviews.
4)Never think that you are out of race. Don’t judge yourself in the interview. Interviewer might give you chance to bounce back.
5)Higher Work Ex people particularly IT background can’ t get day zero short list is a myth.
Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: IIM Lucknow
Experience: Case analysis:
Initially we discussed if it was a normal trend in other parts of India or not. If there was any price increased by Nano or any changes with the design which might not have gone well with the consumers. We also spoke about impact of negative publicity like engine failure and instances of fire breaking out in Nano. Marketing strategies of handling negative publicity was also discussed.But the maximum discussion happened around 2 points:
1)As Nano was mainly for people with 2 wheelers, I wanted to understand where the real issue was. Whether consumers are moving to 2.5-3 lakhs priced car like Alto and Zen (few others also) or people with 2 wheelers were not able to buy Nano. I asked about any trend whether any data regarding people willingness to buy Nano (Through Test Drives taken, visits to showrooms etc.) but not actually buying was there or not. After few minute of discussion, I was told that the main issue was people with 2 wheelers are not buying Nano. So the main issue was affordability. I recommended zero % interest rate for EMI for first 2 years of purchase and very minimal ROI after that. We also discussed about the bank Nano should partner with and then he filtered the question to 1 bank only. I opted for SBI as it has branches in adjoining remote areas of Kolkata and people there have higher trust in Govt. banks.
2)We also spoke about the Demand-Supply constraint. If there was any channel conflict. Brief interaction revealed that Nano had only 7 distributors in that part of region and this was a major problem and it should increase by 3-4.
Tips: 1)Stay Cool because it will help you to interact freely and focus on various perspectives which is very important in the case
2)Display a lot of enthusiasm and don’t shy away from talking. Remember Consultant need to do a lot of talking. Just ensure you talk sense on that day. 3)Practise some cases before interviews.
4)Never think that you are out of race. Don’t judge yourself in the interview. Interviewer might give you chance to bounce back.
5)Higher Work Ex people particularly IT background can’ t get day zero short list is a myth.
Skills: Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: IIM Lucknow
I applied via Referral
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself. Examples from life to justifyfor whatever points you had mentioned
- Q2. Do you like travelling? Which all places have you been to? (A consulting job requires a lot of travelling. Make sure you justify that you love travelling)
- Q3. What do you know about Accenture and ABC? Which vertical in ABC interests you the most?
- Q4. You are a private company who has got the contract to install street lights in Lucknow. Guesstimate the number of street lights that will be required and the ex...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: Structure:
1.I assumed Lucknow’s area to be 20km by 20km.
2.I, then, divided the city into a matrix assuming it to be criss-crossed by #60 20 km roads running horizontally and vertically each.
3.Then estimated an approximate of 30% area to be under forest cover.
4.Divided the roads in the remaining 70% area into roads present in residential and non-residential (commercial + highways) areas. Took an estimate on number of street lights present per km in both these areas.
5.Finally came to a number on the number of street lights taking into account that some places will have 2 lamps on a single post while others will have just 1.
6.After that estimated the product + set-up cost for each street light.
7.Estimated the running charges (maintenance and electricity). Electricity charges would depend on the number of operation hours and watt-rating of the lamp. Maintenance charges and profit margin was estimated.
8.In the end a total estimate of profits was calculated.
Skills: Guesstimate Skills, Guesstimation Cases
College Name: IIM Lucknow
Experience: Structure:
1.I assumed Lucknow’s area to be 20km by 20km.
2.I, then, divided the city into a matrix assuming it to be criss-crossed by #60 20 km roads running horizontally and vertically each.
3.Then estimated an approximate of 30% area to be under forest cover.
4.Divided the roads in the remaining 70% area into roads present in residential and non-residential (commercial + highways) areas. Took an estimate on number of street lights present per km in both these areas.
5.Finally came to a number on the number of street lights taking into account that some places will have 2 lamps on a single post while others will have just 1.
6.After that estimated the product + set-up cost for each street light.
7.Estimated the running charges (maintenance and electricity). Electricity charges would depend on the number of operation hours and watt-rating of the lamp. Maintenance charges and profit margin was estimated.
8.In the end a total estimate of profits was calculated.
Skills: Guesstimate Skills, Guesstimation Cases
College Name: IIM Lucknow
I applied via Referral
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me something about yourself?
- Q2. My role at previous workplace?
- Q3. Why consulting?
- Q4. How did you know Accenture?
- Q5. Guesstimate the number of travellers to Antarctica
- Q6. Guesstimate the number of cab drivers in Delhi
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Case: A multinational firm in oil and gas segment is looking at setting up a green field plant by collaborating with ONGC India. You being one of the directors chosen to work for this partnership what are the most important factors you would look at?
Case analysis:
I divided the decisions into HR, operations, finance and marketing related decisions. Since the venture was a new one I focused on the organizational chart development and the role of director in selecting the right people for higher and middle management roles. I also talked about getting policies with regard to skill set of workers, policy on unions being in place. Talked about setting up a township and hiring a contractor for it as the location is likely to be in a remote area. Also, focused on retaining and hiring of talent.
Marketing function decisions included pricing of product (based on cost estimates of sales force) and sales force for carrying out B2B activities. Discussion on operations was the most important one in this case. I talked about the role of director in hiring a contractor and overlooking the subcontractors used. I also talked about the timelines of the project and suggested a milestone based approach with penalties to ensure that the work gets done. In addition to contract related equipment i focused on the equipment specification to match to the capacity expectations. Aggregate planning with scaling up was also suggested to make the factory operational and to sort out initial issues. I focused on the supply chain related issues to transport the end product to customers.(Suggested pipeline)
Talked about the role of cost accountant in determining the price of the end product and also focused on selecting an external auditor to oversee the accounting standards.
Structure:
Divided the case as per verticals in an organization.
A guesstimate on the number of streetlights in Lucknow was asked (He asked me to be very short in description and wanted me to use numbers at every step) .
I approached this by assuming Lucknow to be close to a rectangle in shape the dimensions being 20 x 15 Km. Then i assumed the main streets to be passing though lines joining the mid points. I assumed that these roads to be two lane and had the highest density of lights. The next part was about the streets branching out of these streets and i assumed lower density of lights here. Thus i got a series and added them up to get the number of lights.
Tips: Ask for clarifications to the interviewer if needed. Practice a lot of cases with your peers.
Be clear about "Why ABC (or any firm in consideration)‟?
General Tips: Analyze the case patiently and try not to goof up during case interviews.
Skills:
College Name: IIM Lucknow
Experience: Case: A multinational firm in oil and gas segment is looking at setting up a green field plant by collaborating with ONGC India. You being one of the directors chosen to work for this partnership what are the most important factors you would look at?
Case analysis:
I divided the decisions into HR, operations, finance and marketing related decisions. Since the venture was a new one I focused on the organizational chart development and the role of director in selecting the right people for higher and middle management roles. I also talked about getting policies with regard to skill set of workers, policy on unions being in place. Talked about setting up a township and hiring a contractor for it as the location is likely to be in a remote area. Also, focused on retaining and hiring of talent.
Marketing function decisions included pricing of product (based on cost estimates of sales force) and sales force for carrying out B2B activities. Discussion on operations was the most important one in this case. I talked about the role of director in hiring a contractor and overlooking the subcontractors used. I also talked about the timelines of the project and suggested a milestone based approach with penalties to ensure that the work gets done. In addition to contract related equipment i focused on the equipment specification to match to the capacity expectations. Aggregate planning with scaling up was also suggested to make the factory operational and to sort out initial issues. I focused on the supply chain related issues to transport the end product to customers.(Suggested pipeline)
Talked about the role of cost accountant in determining the price of the end product and also focused on selecting an external auditor to oversee the accounting standards.
Structure:
Divided the case as per verticals in an organization.
A guesstimate on the number of streetlights in Lucknow was asked (He asked me to be very short in description and wanted me to use numbers at every step) .
I approached this by assuming Lucknow to be close to a rectangle in shape the dimensions being 20 x 15 Km. Then i assumed the main streets to be passing though lines joining the mid points. I assumed that these roads to be two lane and had the highest density of lights. The next part was about the streets branching out of these streets and i assumed lower density of lights here. Thus i got a series and added them up to get the number of lights.
Tips: Ask for clarifications to the interviewer if needed. Practice a lot of cases with your peers.
Be clear about "Why ABC (or any firm in consideration)‟?
General Tips: Analyze the case patiently and try not to goof up during case interviews.
Skills:
College Name: IIM Lucknow
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