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Nomura HoldingsIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Placement Interview Questions
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4 Dec 2024
14 interviews found
I applied via Campus Placement
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Great
Tips: Please do not mention resume shortlist scores, if any explicitly in the shorltist
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Great
Tips: None
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Great again!
Tips: None.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Intriguing and challenging
Tips: None
General Tips: Stay calm, Stay Confident. Prepare Hard
Skills: Financial Analysis, Financial Markets, Financial Economics, Finance Basics, Mathematical Problems, Analytical Skills, 1)communication Skills, Speaking Skills, Technical Skill
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: TO pursue a career in Finance
Funny Moments: Got bitten by an insect on the lip. Attended two interviews with a swollen upper lip. (That's kinda sadistic humour :P)
Experience: Great
Tips: Please do not mention resume shortlist scores, if any explicitly in the shorltist
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Great
Tips: None
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Great again!
Tips: None.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Intriguing and challenging
Tips: None
General Tips: Stay calm, Stay Confident. Prepare Hard
Skills: Financial Analysis, Financial Markets, Financial Economics, Finance Basics, Mathematical Problems, Analytical Skills, 1)communication Skills, Speaking Skills, Technical Skill
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: TO pursue a career in Finance
Funny Moments: Got bitten by an insect on the lip. Attended two interviews with a swollen upper lip. (That's kinda sadistic humour :P)
PRASHANTH SRINIVASAN
posted on 25 Aug 2015
I applied via Campus Placement
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: It took me a while to figure it out. Most optimised method is to halving the range of numbers on each guess. Basically a variation of binary search
Tips: Prepare quant methods from Heard on the street
Round: Other Interview
Tips: Be ready for questions on why finance career, are you sitting for any other investment banking firm . It is important you explain to them your understanding on what derivatives are , what asset classes are. If you have background on economics /development theory you can talk about economy like recession,inflation and capital markets.
General Tips: Be very confident. The more you speak will make your interviewer to ask more questions about you. Also express genuine interest in finance by initiating conversation about market and economic current affairs . Be very frank if you do not have finance fundaes. Know what profile your sitting for- Very important.
Skill Tips: heard on the street - just graze it through
Skills: Quant
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: New learning experience. Company has good workload for interns and high expectations from them.
Experience: It took me a while to figure it out. Most optimised method is to halving the range of numbers on each guess. Basically a variation of binary search
Tips: Prepare quant methods from Heard on the street
Round: Other Interview
Tips: Be ready for questions on why finance career, are you sitting for any other investment banking firm . It is important you explain to them your understanding on what derivatives are , what asset classes are. If you have background on economics /development theory you can talk about economy like recession,inflation and capital markets.
General Tips: Be very confident. The more you speak will make your interviewer to ask more questions about you. Also express genuine interest in finance by initiating conversation about market and economic current affairs . Be very frank if you do not have finance fundaes. Know what profile your sitting for- Very important.
Skill Tips: heard on the street - just graze it through
Skills: Quant
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: New learning experience. Company has good workload for interns and high expectations from them.
I applied via Campus Placement
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. About finance
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I knew some financial terms through the net and I could talk about it to some extent but the interviewer was an expert and corrected me a few times which made me focus on following questions so that I could answer them to my full knowledge.
Tips: Be prepared for whatever profile you are applying for and be thorough if you want to talk about a certain topic in depth.
Skill Tips: Be sure of yourself and think aloud so that no mistakes are made when solving.
Skills: Approaching a problem
Duration: 2 months
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I am interested in finance and this internship has offered me a chance to explore and I thank my institute and my company for this.
Experience: I knew some financial terms through the net and I could talk about it to some extent but the interviewer was an expert and corrected me a few times which made me focus on following questions so that I could answer them to my full knowledge.
Tips: Be prepared for whatever profile you are applying for and be thorough if you want to talk about a certain topic in depth.
Skill Tips: Be sure of yourself and think aloud so that no mistakes are made when solving.
Skills: Approaching a problem
Duration: 2 months
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I am interested in finance and this internship has offered me a chance to explore and I thank my institute and my company for this.
ANISH R PATIL
posted on 24 Aug 2015
I applied via Campus Placement
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I WAS SHORTLISTED FOR NOMURA'S WHOLESALE STRATEGY AND STRUCTURING PROFILES
Tips: MAKE A GOOD RESUME WHICH REFLECTS WHATEVER YOU'VE DONE IN LIFE
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: MY INTERVIEWER WAS A VERY NICE PERSON.HE ASKED ME SOME FINANCE QUESTIONS AND I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THEM.HE GAVE ME A LOT OF TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND DIDN'T PUT PRESSURE ON ME.
Tips: DON'T FEEL STRESSED.BE PREPARED ON WHATEVER YOU'VE MENTIONED IN YOUR RESUME.KEEP CALM AND DO WELL!
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: THE CASE STUDY WAS REGARDING A BANK WANTING TO FIX ITS ATM BUSINESS. SOME INFORMATION WAS GIVEN AND I WAS ASKED TO PREPARE A GRAPH/SOME METRICS ON WHICH THE BANK WOULD BASE ITS FUTURE DECISIONS. IN ANOTHER CASE STUDY INTERVIEW I WAS ASKED TO FORMULATE A STRATEGY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAIN TO SETUP ITS BUSINESS IN INDIA.
Tips: BE GOOD WITH SOME BASIC FIGURES LIKE AGE DIVISION,POPULATION ETC.TRY TO ARTICULATE YOUR VIEWS BY PUTTING THEM DOWN IN THE FORM OF METRICS.BE CONFIDENT ON YOUR DECISIONS
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: I WAS ASKED TO GUESSTIMATE THE NUMBER OF AUTOS IN CHENNAI
Tips: KEEP SOME FIGURES MEMORISED LIKE INDIA'S POPULATION,AGE DIVISION, NUMBER OF PEOPLE BELOW POVERTY LINE ETC.ALSO MAKE LOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS.
General Tips: BE A SMART PERSON IN GENERAL.DON'T SOUND UNINTELLIGENT.KEEP YOUR CALM AND BE CONFIDENT
Skill Tips: PREPARE ATLEAST BASIC FINANCE AND BE AWARE ABOUT THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD.
Skills: FINANCE SKILLS, LOGICAL THINKING ABILITIES
Duration: 8 WEEKS
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I AM EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN FINANCE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY INVESTMENT BANKING.NOMURA OFFERED ME A PROFILE THAT IS PROBABLY NOT OFFERED BY ANY COMPANY AT THE ENTRY LEVEL.
Funny Moments: I HAD MANY JOVIAL MOMENTS DURING MY INTERVIEWS.
Experience: I WAS SHORTLISTED FOR NOMURA'S WHOLESALE STRATEGY AND STRUCTURING PROFILES
Tips: MAKE A GOOD RESUME WHICH REFLECTS WHATEVER YOU'VE DONE IN LIFE
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: MY INTERVIEWER WAS A VERY NICE PERSON.HE ASKED ME SOME FINANCE QUESTIONS AND I WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THEM.HE GAVE ME A LOT OF TIME TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND DIDN'T PUT PRESSURE ON ME.
Tips: DON'T FEEL STRESSED.BE PREPARED ON WHATEVER YOU'VE MENTIONED IN YOUR RESUME.KEEP CALM AND DO WELL!
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: THE CASE STUDY WAS REGARDING A BANK WANTING TO FIX ITS ATM BUSINESS. SOME INFORMATION WAS GIVEN AND I WAS ASKED TO PREPARE A GRAPH/SOME METRICS ON WHICH THE BANK WOULD BASE ITS FUTURE DECISIONS. IN ANOTHER CASE STUDY INTERVIEW I WAS ASKED TO FORMULATE A STRATEGY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL CHAIN TO SETUP ITS BUSINESS IN INDIA.
Tips: BE GOOD WITH SOME BASIC FIGURES LIKE AGE DIVISION,POPULATION ETC.TRY TO ARTICULATE YOUR VIEWS BY PUTTING THEM DOWN IN THE FORM OF METRICS.BE CONFIDENT ON YOUR DECISIONS
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: I WAS ASKED TO GUESSTIMATE THE NUMBER OF AUTOS IN CHENNAI
Tips: KEEP SOME FIGURES MEMORISED LIKE INDIA'S POPULATION,AGE DIVISION, NUMBER OF PEOPLE BELOW POVERTY LINE ETC.ALSO MAKE LOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS.
General Tips: BE A SMART PERSON IN GENERAL.DON'T SOUND UNINTELLIGENT.KEEP YOUR CALM AND BE CONFIDENT
Skill Tips: PREPARE ATLEAST BASIC FINANCE AND BE AWARE ABOUT THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD.
Skills: FINANCE SKILLS, LOGICAL THINKING ABILITIES
Duration: 8 WEEKS
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I AM EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN FINANCE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY INVESTMENT BANKING.NOMURA OFFERED ME A PROFILE THAT IS PROBABLY NOT OFFERED BY ANY COMPANY AT THE ENTRY LEVEL.
Funny Moments: I HAD MANY JOVIAL MOMENTS DURING MY INTERVIEWS.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: ·
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: ·
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not. The level of test was moderate and if you solve any CAT/CMAT books.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume. Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
And of course, Do you have any questions for me?
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not. The level of test was moderate and if you solve any CAT/CMAT books.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume. Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
And of course, Do you have any questions for me?
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not). The level of test was moderate
Duration: 60 minutes minutes
Total Questions: 60
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively. The interview lasted for more than 1 hr 15 min. .
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume.
Tips: Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not). The level of test was moderate
Duration: 60 minutes minutes
Total Questions: 60
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively. The interview lasted for more than 1 hr 15 min. .
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume.
Tips: Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: He gave me managerial situations for testing my sense of ethics and responsibility. (Stick to your answer)
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: He gave me managerial situations for testing my sense of ethics and responsibility. (Stick to your answer)
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Write up
Experience: Didn’t have test. We were shortlisted
initially by submitting a write up.
It included questions like -1) What is it
that is attractive about the job?
2) Why are you correct for this job?
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 2 rounds of technical interview. Tech – Probability, taylor series.
Probability difficulty level was very varied(easy to hard)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Asked about my background.
Did you appear for exams like GRE, GMAT?
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Didn’t have test. We were shortlisted
initially by submitting a write up.
It included questions like -1) What is it
that is attractive about the job?
2) Why are you correct for this job?
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 2 rounds of technical interview. Tech – Probability, taylor series.
Probability difficulty level was very varied(easy to hard)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Asked about my background.
Did you appear for exams like GRE, GMAT?
College Name: IIT MADRAS
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: Tested how much I was interested into this profile.
Round: Interview
Experience: They tested how good was I in applying what I know.
Round: Interview
Experience: They tested my logic.
Round: Interview
Experience: Tested my subject knowledge.
Round: interview
Experience: They tried to know about me.
General Tips: I choose my minors in economics, took electives in management, did an non-core intern and checked that I am thorough with courses. I didn't prepare for core, I was just being thorough with my resume.
Skills: Logic, Handling stress.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Tested how much I was interested into this profile.
Round: Interview
Experience: They tested how good was I in applying what I know.
Round: Interview
Experience: They tested my logic.
Round: Interview
Experience: Tested my subject knowledge.
Round: interview
Experience: They tried to know about me.
General Tips: I choose my minors in economics, took electives in management, did an non-core intern and checked that I am thorough with courses. I didn't prepare for core, I was just being thorough with my resume.
Skills: Logic, Handling stress.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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