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Filter interviews byIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Placement Interview Questions
Updated
4 Dec 2024
1.2k interviews found
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. What is Mithun?
- Q2. What encompasses Mithun?
- Q3. Which one do you love more, teams sports or individual sports?
- Q4. Why Schlumberger? If not Schlumberger, then what?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Talking with respect to Schlumberger, i was confident of making it to the shortlist (but this year’s Schlumberger resume shortlist remains a mystery, many of the expected people didn’t make it)But it is evident that they look for people with a lot of extracurricular activities and PoRs.Inter IIT sports representation plays a great role for the shortlist.In my case, my resume was perfect for Schlumberger and by the time Schlumberger resume upload deadline was up, I can assert that I had a pretty good resume. I did take a lot of feedback from seniors especially for Schlum. You need to rearrange your sessions.My PoRs and extracurricular had to be shifted above the internships or other academic achievements.
Tips: When it comes to resume, its the most important part of the placement process. You have a bad resume; you just don’t invite an interview no matter whatever great things you have done in institute.
As i just mentioned, for Mckinsey and other top consult companies, resume shortlist is the toughest stage to get through, hence it is very important to prepare your resumes from the starting of the August. The first resumes will always be very bad. Its very essential to get it reviewed by at least 10-15 people. Its equally important to go through at least 10 best resumes of your seniors. These are some of the things which I did not do initially until the Mckinsey and BCG shortlists came out. Please note the following for resumes
● Choose the right template for your resume.For example, if you have a lot of PoRs choose a box template
● Words don't matter, numbers and percentages matter
● Do attend the Mckinsey resume workshop if they conduct one
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I knew well how to crack a GD, this time without even making a single point about ‘innovation’. Each group consisted of 7 members, but in my group 2 people were absent. So we, group of 5 started the discussion about ‘innovation’.
As I knew it is a plus point to start off the GD, I went on to break the silence. I was speaking more like a moderator involving everyone in the discussion, as I believed that was the key to get through the GD. I started off, gave space for people to speak, to make their point. I interrupted in the middle couple of times, only to gather all the points together and drive the GD in a particular direction or give it a sense with respect to the Schlumberger. In ourgroup, all got through except one and till the interviews.
Tips: Topics can be as random as ‘beer and milk’, ‘spinach’, ‘charlie24’.
Finally what they look for are people who can communicate well in a group, those who can give direction to the discussion, those who can start, conclude or give it a different dimension etc.
If you don't have any points to make, take the role of a moderator.
Out of all GDs, a total of 24 students were selected to GA
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Round: Group Activity
Experience: They will give us a mechanics box with all nuts, bolts and dismantled pieces which could be built to a car/rig etc. This time it was a rig.
So they gave us the mechanic’s box. We were given roughly one minute to discuss within the group how are we going to do it and then 5 minutes to build the rig.
I and one of my friends took a lead in explaining the entire procedure to group to coordinate in a better way. We divided the process of making the rig as base and topside.
Out of 8 people in our group, 4 people were working on the base and 4 people on building the top. I was coordinating both the activities and keeping track of time.
Once the structure is ready (it surely will look weird, as rarely people build some structure which looks sensible), we need to sell our product to some other group. Each of the group members have to speak about a special feature of the structure.
Later, once everyone is done with the features, the opposite team members can ask questions to chosen members of some other group. From GA comes the final shortlist for interview.
There were 12 people who made it to personal interviews
Tips: Again as the name suggests, it’s all about how you behave in a group, how much you can contribute to the progress of the group activity, how much you involve the group members.
Round: Interview
Experience: Schlumberger interviews are purely HR. In short I could say they want people who are team players, who loves challenges, who are mentally tough, who loves to travel, who can adapt to different environments etc..
I had prepared well for the HR interview mainly questions like tell me about yourself, give instances from your life where you showed team player skills, why Schlumberger etc..
The interview panel consisted of 4 officials.
I was sixth in the list for interview calls.
The first question to me was ‘what is Mithun?’
I was slightly confused by the questions thinking whether he is asking for the meaning of the word Mithun or something else? But it was very important that I answer promptly. So i replied ‘ Mithun is my name sir’ in a baffled way with a smile expecting him to clarify the question.
Immediately he rephrased it as ‘ What encompasses Mithun?’
Now it was clear, it was another way of asking ‘tell me about yourself’. As this was a familiar question, I went onto speak some 3-4 minutes continuously about me, touching all the important qualities of interest for Schlumberger which I possess and they were listening quite well.
After my long reply for their question, I voluntarily paused to enquire whether they have any question for me. Then they wanted to ask more about instances from life where I displayed those qualities. Sports can play a major role as it speak a lot about a person (passion, team player skills, challenge loving).As I mentioned before, they wanted
people who are team players and who love challenges, I quoted examples of my sports achievements as an athlete and sports secretary where I displayed those.
I had a cultural exchange to Japan for 10 days which I could talk about to explain my
adaptability which added another dimension to my experience.
Further there were questions like ‘Which one do you love more, teams sports or individual sports?’
for that my answer was first team sports and then individual sports.
Being part of both team sports and individual sports, I justified my point explaining, the joy of sharing happiness with team mates is much more than the joy of winning a medal for yourself. I added that, team sports is like working for a bigger cause/goal.
Later there were questions like ‘why Schlumberger?’ ‘If not Schlumberger, then what?’
I was able to tackle those questions as well. Towards the end, I could feel that the panel was positive about my interview. The panel asked if there were any questions from my side.
I asked questions like ‘How do you keep yourself motivated even after 8-10 years in the company?’ and ‘What is the kind of work which you do being completed 10 years in the industry?’
Tips: I was very confident after my interview, but was a little speculative too as we heard they were taking less number of people this year. And as expected they took only 2 from B.Tech and 1 from petroleum engineering.
But the key points here are, first thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.
General Tips: First thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Talking with respect to Schlumberger, i was confident of making it to the shortlist (but this year’s Schlumberger resume shortlist remains a mystery, many of the expected people didn’t make it)But it is evident that they look for people with a lot of extracurricular activities and PoRs.Inter IIT sports representation plays a great role for the shortlist.In my case, my resume was perfect for Schlumberger and by the time Schlumberger resume upload deadline was up, I can assert that I had a pretty good resume. I did take a lot of feedback from seniors especially for Schlum. You need to rearrange your sessions.My PoRs and extracurricular had to be shifted above the internships or other academic achievements.
Tips: When it comes to resume, its the most important part of the placement process. You have a bad resume; you just don’t invite an interview no matter whatever great things you have done in institute.
As i just mentioned, for Mckinsey and other top consult companies, resume shortlist is the toughest stage to get through, hence it is very important to prepare your resumes from the starting of the August. The first resumes will always be very bad. Its very essential to get it reviewed by at least 10-15 people. Its equally important to go through at least 10 best resumes of your seniors. These are some of the things which I did not do initially until the Mckinsey and BCG shortlists came out. Please note the following for resumes
● Choose the right template for your resume.For example, if you have a lot of PoRs choose a box template
● Words don't matter, numbers and percentages matter
● Do attend the Mckinsey resume workshop if they conduct one
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I knew well how to crack a GD, this time without even making a single point about ‘innovation’. Each group consisted of 7 members, but in my group 2 people were absent. So we, group of 5 started the discussion about ‘innovation’.
As I knew it is a plus point to start off the GD, I went on to break the silence. I was speaking more like a moderator involving everyone in the discussion, as I believed that was the key to get through the GD. I started off, gave space for people to speak, to make their point. I interrupted in the middle couple of times, only to gather all the points together and drive the GD in a particular direction or give it a sense with respect to the Schlumberger. In ourgroup, all got through except one and till the interviews.
Tips: Topics can be as random as ‘beer and milk’, ‘spinach’, ‘charlie24’.
Finally what they look for are people who can communicate well in a group, those who can give direction to the discussion, those who can start, conclude or give it a different dimension etc.
If you don't have any points to make, take the role of a moderator.
Out of all GDs, a total of 24 students were selected to GA
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Round: Group Activity
Experience: They will give us a mechanics box with all nuts, bolts and dismantled pieces which could be built to a car/rig etc. This time it was a rig.
So they gave us the mechanic’s box. We were given roughly one minute to discuss within the group how are we going to do it and then 5 minutes to build the rig.
I and one of my friends took a lead in explaining the entire procedure to group to coordinate in a better way. We divided the process of making the rig as base and topside.
Out of 8 people in our group, 4 people were working on the base and 4 people on building the top. I was coordinating both the activities and keeping track of time.
Once the structure is ready (it surely will look weird, as rarely people build some structure which looks sensible), we need to sell our product to some other group. Each of the group members have to speak about a special feature of the structure.
Later, once everyone is done with the features, the opposite team members can ask questions to chosen members of some other group. From GA comes the final shortlist for interview.
There were 12 people who made it to personal interviews
Tips: Again as the name suggests, it’s all about how you behave in a group, how much you can contribute to the progress of the group activity, how much you involve the group members.
Round: Interview
Experience: Schlumberger interviews are purely HR. In short I could say they want people who are team players, who loves challenges, who are mentally tough, who loves to travel, who can adapt to different environments etc..
I had prepared well for the HR interview mainly questions like tell me about yourself, give instances from your life where you showed team player skills, why Schlumberger etc..
The interview panel consisted of 4 officials.
I was sixth in the list for interview calls.
The first question to me was ‘what is Mithun?’
I was slightly confused by the questions thinking whether he is asking for the meaning of the word Mithun or something else? But it was very important that I answer promptly. So i replied ‘ Mithun is my name sir’ in a baffled way with a smile expecting him to clarify the question.
Immediately he rephrased it as ‘ What encompasses Mithun?’
Now it was clear, it was another way of asking ‘tell me about yourself’. As this was a familiar question, I went onto speak some 3-4 minutes continuously about me, touching all the important qualities of interest for Schlumberger which I possess and they were listening quite well.
After my long reply for their question, I voluntarily paused to enquire whether they have any question for me. Then they wanted to ask more about instances from life where I displayed those qualities. Sports can play a major role as it speak a lot about a person (passion, team player skills, challenge loving).As I mentioned before, they wanted
people who are team players and who love challenges, I quoted examples of my sports achievements as an athlete and sports secretary where I displayed those.
I had a cultural exchange to Japan for 10 days which I could talk about to explain my
adaptability which added another dimension to my experience.
Further there were questions like ‘Which one do you love more, teams sports or individual sports?’
for that my answer was first team sports and then individual sports.
Being part of both team sports and individual sports, I justified my point explaining, the joy of sharing happiness with team mates is much more than the joy of winning a medal for yourself. I added that, team sports is like working for a bigger cause/goal.
Later there were questions like ‘why Schlumberger?’ ‘If not Schlumberger, then what?’
I was able to tackle those questions as well. Towards the end, I could feel that the panel was positive about my interview. The panel asked if there were any questions from my side.
I asked questions like ‘How do you keep yourself motivated even after 8-10 years in the company?’ and ‘What is the kind of work which you do being completed 10 years in the industry?’
Tips: I was very confident after my interview, but was a little speculative too as we heard they were taking less number of people this year. And as expected they took only 2 from B.Tech and 1 from petroleum engineering.
But the key points here are, first thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.
General Tips: First thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Build the best resume, for getting shortlisted.
Tips: Your resume is the first impression you make for yourself on the company or the interviewing panel. Most companies have a resume shortlist for their interviews where they reduce the field from roughly 600 applicants to 20-30. So, your resume is of utmost importance.
Different companies look for different things in the resumes of their applicants.
For example, the consulting firms look for people who are all-rounders and have spikes or achievements across the board. Other firms like people who are strong in the Positions of Responsibility department specially.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Mckinsey & Company had 3 rounds of interviews in total.
Each interview consisted of a small case followed by a personal interview section.
The cases that were asked were across the board.
They varied from pricing new products to helping automobile companies improve their bottom line.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The personal interview section in Mckinsey I felt was quite important.
They really wanted to know what my long term and short term plans in life were and how Mckinsey figured in them.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Build the best resume, for getting shortlisted.
Tips: Your resume is the first impression you make for yourself on the company or the interviewing panel. Most companies have a resume shortlist for their interviews where they reduce the field from roughly 600 applicants to 20-30. So, your resume is of utmost importance.
Different companies look for different things in the resumes of their applicants.
For example, the consulting firms look for people who are all-rounders and have spikes or achievements across the board. Other firms like people who are strong in the Positions of Responsibility department specially.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Mckinsey & Company had 3 rounds of interviews in total.
Each interview consisted of a small case followed by a personal interview section.
The cases that were asked were across the board.
They varied from pricing new products to helping automobile companies improve their bottom line.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The personal interview section in Mckinsey I felt was quite important.
They really wanted to know what my long term and short term plans in life were and how Mckinsey figured in them.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: With the help of my good resume, i was being shortlisted.
Tips: Your resume is the first impression you make for yourself on the company or the interviewing panel. Most companies have a resume shortlist for their interviews where they reduce the field from roughly 600 applicants to 20-30. So, your resume is of utmost importance.
Different companies look for different things in the resumes of their applicants. For example, the consulting firms look for people who are all-rounders and have spikes or achievements across the board. Other firms like people who are strong in the Positions of Responsibility department specially.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I had four interviews with the Boston Consulting Group.
Each interviewer made me solve a small case.
There wasn’t any personal interview.
Cases that I solved here were also largely similar.
Some examples include how to price a new cab service, how to improve market share for companies like flipkart etc.
General Tips: Build your resume stronger as much as you can, and solve case studies.
The main format of interviewing for consult companies is the case interview format. Here they give you a small business problem in the form of a case and ask you to solve it on the spot. There are a lot of prep books for this on the internet. The one I found most useful was Case in Point. I formed a case group of 2-3 people and practiced cases from this book. Mock interviews with people from the consulting companies also helps a lot.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: With the help of my good resume, i was being shortlisted.
Tips: Your resume is the first impression you make for yourself on the company or the interviewing panel. Most companies have a resume shortlist for their interviews where they reduce the field from roughly 600 applicants to 20-30. So, your resume is of utmost importance.
Different companies look for different things in the resumes of their applicants. For example, the consulting firms look for people who are all-rounders and have spikes or achievements across the board. Other firms like people who are strong in the Positions of Responsibility department specially.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I had four interviews with the Boston Consulting Group.
Each interviewer made me solve a small case.
There wasn’t any personal interview.
Cases that I solved here were also largely similar.
Some examples include how to price a new cab service, how to improve market share for companies like flipkart etc.
General Tips: Build your resume stronger as much as you can, and solve case studies.
The main format of interviewing for consult companies is the case interview format. Here they give you a small business problem in the form of a case and ask you to solve it on the spot. There are a lot of prep books for this on the internet. The one I found most useful was Case in Point. I formed a case group of 2-3 people and practiced cases from this book. Mock interviews with people from the consulting companies also helps a lot.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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
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