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Updated
4 Dec 2024
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2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: McKinsey has an aptitude test, but the test results don't have a significant weight in final decision.
Resume shortlist for consulting companies is perhaps the most competitive among all firms and therefore,
in the interest of meaningful utilization of time, it's best to start case study preparation only after the shortlist is out. There's typically little more than a month between then and placement day, which is more than enough to prepare for any interview.
General Tips: Application process to all companies starts typically with a resume shortlist and therefore it is of utmost importance to write a good, impressive resume. A lot of people with great credentials fail to make this initial mark because their resume is poorly organized. It's good to have resume points, but it's equally important, if not more, to write them properly. Writing a perfect resume is an art that needs to be learnt
and God bless McKinsey for conducting an amazingly helpful workshop on resume writing.
It's a great idea to attend the workshop even if you are completely sure of never joining McKinsey.
Resume-writing is an iterative and time consuming process. So, best start a fortnight before deadline. Remember that it's a one-time effort. Once a good resume is ready, it can be used throughout the placement season with minor modifications. Do it once and do it correct. It took me about four or five iterations to end up with my final resume. It's a good idea to show the resume to lots of colleagues and seniors and challenge them to tear it down word-by-word.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: McKinsey has an aptitude test, but the test results don't have a significant weight in final decision.
Resume shortlist for consulting companies is perhaps the most competitive among all firms and therefore,
in the interest of meaningful utilization of time, it's best to start case study preparation only after the shortlist is out. There's typically little more than a month between then and placement day, which is more than enough to prepare for any interview.
General Tips: Application process to all companies starts typically with a resume shortlist and therefore it is of utmost importance to write a good, impressive resume. A lot of people with great credentials fail to make this initial mark because their resume is poorly organized. It's good to have resume points, but it's equally important, if not more, to write them properly. Writing a perfect resume is an art that needs to be learnt
and God bless McKinsey for conducting an amazingly helpful workshop on resume writing.
It's a great idea to attend the workshop even if you are completely sure of never joining McKinsey.
Resume-writing is an iterative and time consuming process. So, best start a fortnight before deadline. Remember that it's a one-time effort. Once a good resume is ready, it can be used throughout the placement season with minor modifications. Do it once and do it correct. It took me about four or five iterations to end up with my final resume. It's a good idea to show the resume to lots of colleagues and seniors and challenge them to tear it down word-by-word.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: GS has a paper-based test consisting of both subjective and objective questions. The pattern for the test typically varies every year.
However, the paper tests candidates on pre-calculus math, probability (up to and including random processes), some linear algebra and basic calculus, analytics and puzzles. There's also separate section on computer science including graph theory.
The criterion for qualification to the final interview round is that the student should do exceedingly well and at least one of math and computer science sections but not necessarily in both.
In my case, for example, being from electrical engineering background, I had very little expertise in computer science. But I did well in the math section and hence got a call for the interview.
Tips: Most analytics firms won't bother that much about resume. The more important part would be their written test. This is where they will filter out most students.
Firms other than GS have fairly simple aptitude tests. Most companies also have a coding section in their tests. I would urge everyone to start early enough and get familiar with programming and C++ / C / Python. This is one thing that I did not do and should have done.
If you are good at math (or computer science), the test is a cakewalk.
If you are not so confident, I would suggest that you choose your strong area (math / computer science) and prepare from the start of the semester.
40 Puzzles and Problems in Probability and Mathematical Statistics and Heard on the Street are good sources for gaining confidence in probability.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview, as such, does not require any preparation different from what is required for
the written test. There's little or no HR component to the interviews.
This holds for GS as well as most other analytics firms.
General Tips: Most analytics firms won't bother that much about resume.
The more important part would be their written test. This is where they will filter out most students.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: GS has a paper-based test consisting of both subjective and objective questions. The pattern for the test typically varies every year.
However, the paper tests candidates on pre-calculus math, probability (up to and including random processes), some linear algebra and basic calculus, analytics and puzzles. There's also separate section on computer science including graph theory.
The criterion for qualification to the final interview round is that the student should do exceedingly well and at least one of math and computer science sections but not necessarily in both.
In my case, for example, being from electrical engineering background, I had very little expertise in computer science. But I did well in the math section and hence got a call for the interview.
Tips: Most analytics firms won't bother that much about resume. The more important part would be their written test. This is where they will filter out most students.
Firms other than GS have fairly simple aptitude tests. Most companies also have a coding section in their tests. I would urge everyone to start early enough and get familiar with programming and C++ / C / Python. This is one thing that I did not do and should have done.
If you are good at math (or computer science), the test is a cakewalk.
If you are not so confident, I would suggest that you choose your strong area (math / computer science) and prepare from the start of the semester.
40 Puzzles and Problems in Probability and Mathematical Statistics and Heard on the Street are good sources for gaining confidence in probability.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview, as such, does not require any preparation different from what is required for
the written test. There's little or no HR component to the interviews.
This holds for GS as well as most other analytics firms.
General Tips: Most analytics firms won't bother that much about resume.
The more important part would be their written test. This is where they will filter out most students.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume shortlist for consulting companies is perhaps the most competitive among all firms and therefore, in the interest of meaningful utilization of time, it's best to start case study preparation only after the shortlist is out. There's typically little more than a month between then and placement day, which is more than enough to prepare for any interview.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: To prepare for case study interview, all shortlisted candidates will form prep-groups.
It's good to have 2-3 students per group, but not more.
It's a good idea to practice solving cases (a case, very crudely, is nothing but a business problem which some firm is facing and you are approached for guidance and suggestions) with different “interviewers”. This helps in getting feedback from different perspectives.
I solved cases with my BCG (someone from within the firm assigned to help you in preparation), within my prep-group and also with few other shortlisted fellow students. I worked out maybe 10-12 cases in interview setting. This number varies from person to person.
Tips: The idea is to practice till you gain confidence.
I used cases from Case In Point for the preparation.
Other good sources include case study material of foreign business schools such as Wharton. But then again, time is a precious resource during placement semester. So, I didn't bother going through any source apart from Case In Point. Also, despite whatever people might say,
solving cases requires nothing but logical thinking and some innovative thought at times.
It is not required to mug up the frameworks (you will learn about this irritating word at a later point) and you also do not require any business knowledge to crack the interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The personal interview part is not something to fret over. It is just meant to see whether you are an amicable person (read: someone who will be able to interact with the clients).
As for preparation, just go over everything that you have written on your resume. You should be comfortable with talking for five minutes on any point in your resume.
And, of course, think on the standard HR questions:
Why consulting?
Why this firm?
What are your strength / weaknesses? And so on and so forth.
General Tips: Application process to company starts typically with a resume shortlist and therefore it is of utmost importance to write a good, impressive resume.
A lot of people with great credentials fail to make this initial mark because their resume is poorly organized. It's good to have resume points, but it's equally important, if not more, to write them properly. Writing a perfect resume is an art that needs to be learnt.
Resume-writing is an iterative and time consuming process.
So, best start a fortnight before deadline. Remember that it's a one-time effort. Once a good resume is ready, it can be used throughout the placement season with minor modifications.
Do it once and do it correct. It took me about four or five iterations to end up with my final resume. It's a good idea to show the resume to lots of colleagues and seniors and challenge them to tear it down word-by-word.
College Name: IIT-Madras
Experience: Resume shortlist for consulting companies is perhaps the most competitive among all firms and therefore, in the interest of meaningful utilization of time, it's best to start case study preparation only after the shortlist is out. There's typically little more than a month between then and placement day, which is more than enough to prepare for any interview.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: To prepare for case study interview, all shortlisted candidates will form prep-groups.
It's good to have 2-3 students per group, but not more.
It's a good idea to practice solving cases (a case, very crudely, is nothing but a business problem which some firm is facing and you are approached for guidance and suggestions) with different “interviewers”. This helps in getting feedback from different perspectives.
I solved cases with my BCG (someone from within the firm assigned to help you in preparation), within my prep-group and also with few other shortlisted fellow students. I worked out maybe 10-12 cases in interview setting. This number varies from person to person.
Tips: The idea is to practice till you gain confidence.
I used cases from Case In Point for the preparation.
Other good sources include case study material of foreign business schools such as Wharton. But then again, time is a precious resource during placement semester. So, I didn't bother going through any source apart from Case In Point. Also, despite whatever people might say,
solving cases requires nothing but logical thinking and some innovative thought at times.
It is not required to mug up the frameworks (you will learn about this irritating word at a later point) and you also do not require any business knowledge to crack the interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The personal interview part is not something to fret over. It is just meant to see whether you are an amicable person (read: someone who will be able to interact with the clients).
As for preparation, just go over everything that you have written on your resume. You should be comfortable with talking for five minutes on any point in your resume.
And, of course, think on the standard HR questions:
Why consulting?
Why this firm?
What are your strength / weaknesses? And so on and so forth.
General Tips: Application process to company starts typically with a resume shortlist and therefore it is of utmost importance to write a good, impressive resume.
A lot of people with great credentials fail to make this initial mark because their resume is poorly organized. It's good to have resume points, but it's equally important, if not more, to write them properly. Writing a perfect resume is an art that needs to be learnt.
Resume-writing is an iterative and time consuming process.
So, best start a fortnight before deadline. Remember that it's a one-time effort. Once a good resume is ready, it can be used throughout the placement season with minor modifications.
Do it once and do it correct. It took me about four or five iterations to end up with my final resume. It's a good idea to show the resume to lots of colleagues and seniors and challenge them to tear it down word-by-word.
College Name: IIT-Madras
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: 1.It was a basic test.
2.It covered many subjects in civil.
3.There were so many questions in so little time.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: 1.All groups were made to sit in different rooms and we were observed dealing with our group member.
2.In the other activity we were given A4 sheets and we were asked to make a circle with that in a way we could all stand in that.3.The activities given were same as last year.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 1.It was a basic test.
2.It covered many subjects in civil.
3.There were so many questions in so little time.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: 1.All groups were made to sit in different rooms and we were observed dealing with our group member.
2.In the other activity we were given A4 sheets and we were asked to make a circle with that in a way we could all stand in that.3.The activities given were same as last year.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Anonymous
posted on 22 Jan 2015
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions about metro rail project
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 1. Both HR and technical questions were asked.
2.The criteria for getting shortlisted was Management projects/internships
3.Having done any management coursework was also the criteria.
4.My project was on metro rail which matched their profile completely.
Tips: 1.They were looking for projects that involved management and planning.
General Tips: 1.Have a basic overview of all courses.
2.Be thorough with your project.
Skill Tips: For core companies:
1. Structural: ensure that you know about specific IS codes.
2.BTCM :Planning, management and tendering processes
Skills: Construction Management Skills,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 1. Both HR and technical questions were asked.
2.The criteria for getting shortlisted was Management projects/internships
3.Having done any management coursework was also the criteria.
4.My project was on metro rail which matched their profile completely.
Tips: 1.They were looking for projects that involved management and planning.
General Tips: 1.Have a basic overview of all courses.
2.Be thorough with your project.
Skill Tips: For core companies:
1. Structural: ensure that you know about specific IS codes.
2.BTCM :Planning, management and tendering processes
Skills: Construction Management Skills,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Anonymous
posted on 22 Jan 2015
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions based on projects were asked
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 1.I was just needed to convince HR that I will be working with them for the next five years.
Tips: 1. Projects were the sole criteria for getting shortlisted in the whole process.
2.Do some relevant projects like I did for railway and metro constructions.
General Tips: It's better to decide to go for core or non core before hand to prepare well for the interviews.
Skill Tips: The areas I prepared were:
1.Structural analysis.
2.Basics of steel and concrete designs.
3.Concepts from structural engineering and design.
No need of any mathematical related stuff. BTP(Final Year Project) helped a lot.
Skills: , Metro Rail Projects,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: 1.I was just needed to convince HR that I will be working with them for the next five years.
Tips: 1. Projects were the sole criteria for getting shortlisted in the whole process.
2.Do some relevant projects like I did for railway and metro constructions.
General Tips: It's better to decide to go for core or non core before hand to prepare well for the interviews.
Skill Tips: The areas I prepared were:
1.Structural analysis.
2.Basics of steel and concrete designs.
3.Concepts from structural engineering and design.
No need of any mathematical related stuff. BTP(Final Year Project) helped a lot.
Skills: , Metro Rail Projects,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Written test for a duration of 1.5 hours
Test was based on VLSI design
Round: Interview
Experience: Technical and HR round are held together
Digital VLSI - Verilog skills, state machines, setup and hold time issues were tested
General Tips: Some questions in the test are repeated, so it might help to talk to a few people in advance
Questions are mainly related to VLSI mainly-Digital IC design, analog circuits
Skills: Verilog Skills, State Machines, Setup and Hold Times issues
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Written test for a duration of 1.5 hours
Test was based on VLSI design
Round: Interview
Experience: Technical and HR round are held together
Digital VLSI - Verilog skills, state machines, setup and hold time issues were tested
General Tips: Some questions in the test are repeated, so it might help to talk to a few people in advance
Questions are mainly related to VLSI mainly-Digital IC design, analog circuits
Skills: Verilog Skills, State Machines, Setup and Hold Times issues
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Core subjects and aptitude based testIn the test you have one minute per question on an average
Tips: For test preparation you can use R.S. Agarwal (Aptitude and Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning) and the Vocabulary section of GRE Baron's.
Round: Interview
Experience: They test you based on previous work experience and internships.
General Tips: A good CGPA is preferred
Preparation of core subjects
Standard HR questions on team management
Thorough knowledge of previous projects is very important
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Core subjects and aptitude based testIn the test you have one minute per question on an average
Tips: For test preparation you can use R.S. Agarwal (Aptitude and Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning) and the Vocabulary section of GRE Baron's.
Round: Interview
Experience: They test you based on previous work experience and internships.
General Tips: A good CGPA is preferred
Preparation of core subjects
Standard HR questions on team management
Thorough knowledge of previous projects is very important
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: It was purely a quant based paper. I feel a freshie can crack it better than any other, provided their fresh math skills out of iit preparation.
Round: Interview
Experience: General questions.
Round: Interview
Experience: It was handled in the telephonic interview and the topic is too good.
Round: Interview
Experience: The last round of interview was again a telephonic based, where in hardcore HR questions were tested for your convincing skills which will definitely put you on the winning side.
General Tips: Just case studies grilling over with your friends should give you enough confidence to crack any non core company.
Confidence and body language in the interview. It depends on your resume too, but mostly on the time of the interview that will decide your fate in the selection process.
Skills: Confidence , Body language in interview
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: They were looking for the position of an analyst, and looking at my profile, I had done some high funda statistical modeling, which I think was the reason i got placed in that company.
Experience: It was purely a quant based paper. I feel a freshie can crack it better than any other, provided their fresh math skills out of iit preparation.
Round: Interview
Experience: General questions.
Round: Interview
Experience: It was handled in the telephonic interview and the topic is too good.
Round: Interview
Experience: The last round of interview was again a telephonic based, where in hardcore HR questions were tested for your convincing skills which will definitely put you on the winning side.
General Tips: Just case studies grilling over with your friends should give you enough confidence to crack any non core company.
Confidence and body language in the interview. It depends on your resume too, but mostly on the time of the interview that will decide your fate in the selection process.
Skills: Confidence , Body language in interview
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: They were looking for the position of an analyst, and looking at my profile, I had done some high funda statistical modeling, which I think was the reason i got placed in that company.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: No prep required for HR round, asked few personal questions (about your background, family, interests etc.)
General Tips: Revise all of your core courses, starting from the basics. Junta usually stumble when asked questions from basic fundaes.
I felt a lot of stress before my first interview, which affected my performance badly. Learn to keep cool, and have confidence on your knowledge.
Skill Tips: You should have ability to analyse a given circuit
Skills: Digital electronics basics,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Duration: 60 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: No prep required for HR round, asked few personal questions (about your background, family, interests etc.)
General Tips: Revise all of your core courses, starting from the basics. Junta usually stumble when asked questions from basic fundaes.
I felt a lot of stress before my first interview, which affected my performance badly. Learn to keep cool, and have confidence on your knowledge.
Skill Tips: You should have ability to analyse a given circuit
Skills: Digital electronics basics,
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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