Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
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Filter interviews byIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur Placement Interview Questions
Updated
27 Dec 2024
8 interviews found
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2016.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Questions on resume
- Q2. Small Case study ( statistics )
- Q3. Why analytics and goal in life
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Dual Degree students with decent CPI, relevant projects and extras
Tips: Highlight subjects and projects involving data mining, machine learning, marketing research
Round: Test
Experience: PST had 26 questions to be done in an hour (3 cases) and 20 QUESTIONS in 30 mins general apti (level: 2-3 of Arun sharma)
Tips: practice!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 46
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Since my resume was filled with
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: Dual Degree students with decent CPI, relevant projects and extras
Tips: Highlight subjects and projects involving data mining, machine learning, marketing research
Round: Test
Experience: PST had 26 questions to be done in an hour (3 cases) and 20 QUESTIONS in 30 mins general apti (level: 2-3 of Arun sharma)
Tips: practice!
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 46
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Since my resume was filled with
College Name: IIT Kanpur
7 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: technical test
Experience: Technical test is a typical McKinsey Problem Solving Test (PST) of 1 hour.
Tips: Sample tests are easily available on the internet and doing those helps a lot in getting a clear understanding of the approach. I took all the PSTs I could find online and focused on how some specific type of questions need to be answered.
Round: aptitude test
Experience: There was a 30 min aptitude test and we had to write a statement of purpose with that.
Round: interview round 1
Experience: It was kind of an HR round for me. The interviewer asked me to introduce myself first and when I said I’m from Rajasthan, the interview converted into a conversation as the interviewer was also from Rajasthan and started telling me his story, his birth place, schooling, marriage and everything (weird I know). Then we talked about which all companies’ interviews I have lined up and what is my preference. So, my first round was a normal 15 min chit chat with the interviewer.
Round: interview round 2
Experience: This was with the Head of their marketing & sales department. The lady asked me to introduce myself and then to explain any one of the projects mentioned in my resume. After I did, she seemed pretty impressed as the project was in Econometrics including regressions and related things which is the kind of knowledge they were expecting from the candidates. She in fact told me that I seemed to be the perfect match for that profile. And then she asked me some general HR questions.
Round: interview round 3
Experience: It was a technical round. There were two interviewers and they first checked my knowledge of sales and marketing terms if I know any. After I mentioned that I don’t know any of the terminologies, they explained to me some which were required to solve the case. Then I was asked to do the case which had 3 parts (it was pretty time consuming and thought provoking), first 2 parts had a sales & marketing funnel (look up for what a funnel is, they explained to me then) drawn on a paper and numbers of sales for two firms, our client and a competitor, I had to make some suggestions to improve the numbers. In 3rd part, I had to build a model to incorporate the suggestions which required knowledge of regression models. This took around 40-45 minutes and then I was asked to ask questions if I had any.
General Tips: Do’s :
Be confident. Half of your battle is won already if the interviewer finds you a confident, enthusiastic candidate (this is what worked in my favour I think)
Don’ts :
1. Don’t take your resume lightly, during interviews this is the only tool which will help you drive the interview in your favour.
2. Don’t hesitate to say it out loud if you don’t know something. This will never be held against you.
3. Don’t panic. Keep calm even if you know you’re screwing the interview.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
Experience: Technical test is a typical McKinsey Problem Solving Test (PST) of 1 hour.
Tips: Sample tests are easily available on the internet and doing those helps a lot in getting a clear understanding of the approach. I took all the PSTs I could find online and focused on how some specific type of questions need to be answered.
Round: aptitude test
Experience: There was a 30 min aptitude test and we had to write a statement of purpose with that.
Round: interview round 1
Experience: It was kind of an HR round for me. The interviewer asked me to introduce myself first and when I said I’m from Rajasthan, the interview converted into a conversation as the interviewer was also from Rajasthan and started telling me his story, his birth place, schooling, marriage and everything (weird I know). Then we talked about which all companies’ interviews I have lined up and what is my preference. So, my first round was a normal 15 min chit chat with the interviewer.
Round: interview round 2
Experience: This was with the Head of their marketing & sales department. The lady asked me to introduce myself and then to explain any one of the projects mentioned in my resume. After I did, she seemed pretty impressed as the project was in Econometrics including regressions and related things which is the kind of knowledge they were expecting from the candidates. She in fact told me that I seemed to be the perfect match for that profile. And then she asked me some general HR questions.
Round: interview round 3
Experience: It was a technical round. There were two interviewers and they first checked my knowledge of sales and marketing terms if I know any. After I mentioned that I don’t know any of the terminologies, they explained to me some which were required to solve the case. Then I was asked to do the case which had 3 parts (it was pretty time consuming and thought provoking), first 2 parts had a sales & marketing funnel (look up for what a funnel is, they explained to me then) drawn on a paper and numbers of sales for two firms, our client and a competitor, I had to make some suggestions to improve the numbers. In 3rd part, I had to build a model to incorporate the suggestions which required knowledge of regression models. This took around 40-45 minutes and then I was asked to ask questions if I had any.
General Tips: Do’s :
Be confident. Half of your battle is won already if the interviewer finds you a confident, enthusiastic candidate (this is what worked in my favour I think)
Don’ts :
1. Don’t take your resume lightly, during interviews this is the only tool which will help you drive the interview in your favour.
2. Don’t hesitate to say it out loud if you don’t know something. This will never be held against you.
3. Don’t panic. Keep calm even if you know you’re screwing the interview.
College Name: IIT Kanpur
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: There were four interviews, with a case study and some HR questions in each.
The first interviewer was an IIT Delhi alumnus and asked me a case on whether a telecom company should go for exploring the 3G license option. He provided me with information as and when I asked for it. Later during the interview, I asked him about his experience with McKinsey.
The second interview involved a case on acquiring land for a B-School. The case was mainly qualitative and the HR questions were also straightforward. Giving a thought to goals and aspirations helped.
My third interview was with a partner. Again, standard PI questions: something about yourself, why consulting, what if not McKinsey, important attributes of a good leader, why should we hire you etc. The case was on the design on entry and exit gates for Delhi Metro.
My final interview was again with a partner and there was no HR part. It started with a case, and then there was nothing else to discuss. Anything and everything that could possibly go wrong did. I did badly in the case and towards the end made errors with simple calculations as well.
Tips: It is important to think on your feet even if you are not able to make much headway with the case. This case had sealed my fate.
General Tips: Most of the times, things go on as they are supposed to, we do what we are assigned, meet deadlines and get it over with. Knowing what to do after four or five years of study at IIT is one of those deciding phases where we have to do something out of routine, think about what we actually want, what we can get from where we are.
Here is an account of how I went about making my decisions and preparing for it. In one of those routine placement talks, a speaker remarked, ‘there are two ways you can choose a career- by extrapolation from what you have right now and by interpolation from your long term goal’. This helps one realize the importance of identification of long term goal. In my opinion, once a person is convinced about that, it is easy to pull off an interview; more importantly, it is easy to identify which options to prepare for.
I’d eliminated higher studies at around the middle of fourth year and was convinced to sit for McKinsey and core companies. Resume preparation began at around August with the master resume followed by a resume for core electrical companies which come to campus. Later I made a one page resume for McKinsey. Preparing for McKinsey helped a great deal in preparing for the HR section of the interviews. After McKinsey results, I revised the electrical courses required for the companies which were coming to the campus.
The first day was hectic with a whole lot of companies lined up. One had to be prepared for
all the companies because the shortlist came just the night earlier.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: There were four interviews, with a case study and some HR questions in each.
The first interviewer was an IIT Delhi alumnus and asked me a case on whether a telecom company should go for exploring the 3G license option. He provided me with information as and when I asked for it. Later during the interview, I asked him about his experience with McKinsey.
The second interview involved a case on acquiring land for a B-School. The case was mainly qualitative and the HR questions were also straightforward. Giving a thought to goals and aspirations helped.
My third interview was with a partner. Again, standard PI questions: something about yourself, why consulting, what if not McKinsey, important attributes of a good leader, why should we hire you etc. The case was on the design on entry and exit gates for Delhi Metro.
My final interview was again with a partner and there was no HR part. It started with a case, and then there was nothing else to discuss. Anything and everything that could possibly go wrong did. I did badly in the case and towards the end made errors with simple calculations as well.
Tips: It is important to think on your feet even if you are not able to make much headway with the case. This case had sealed my fate.
General Tips: Most of the times, things go on as they are supposed to, we do what we are assigned, meet deadlines and get it over with. Knowing what to do after four or five years of study at IIT is one of those deciding phases where we have to do something out of routine, think about what we actually want, what we can get from where we are.
Here is an account of how I went about making my decisions and preparing for it. In one of those routine placement talks, a speaker remarked, ‘there are two ways you can choose a career- by extrapolation from what you have right now and by interpolation from your long term goal’. This helps one realize the importance of identification of long term goal. In my opinion, once a person is convinced about that, it is easy to pull off an interview; more importantly, it is easy to identify which options to prepare for.
I’d eliminated higher studies at around the middle of fourth year and was convinced to sit for McKinsey and core companies. Resume preparation began at around August with the master resume followed by a resume for core electrical companies which come to campus. Later I made a one page resume for McKinsey. Preparing for McKinsey helped a great deal in preparing for the HR section of the interviews. After McKinsey results, I revised the electrical courses required for the companies which were coming to the campus.
The first day was hectic with a whole lot of companies lined up. One had to be prepared for
all the companies because the shortlist came just the night earlier.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Current demand for (artificial) knee implants in India
- Q2. Asked questions to see if age, economic status was an issue. Key issue : Person had to have knee problems (age based segmentation) and had to be able to afford ...read more
- Q3. Split by age : 0-15, 15-35, 35-60, 60+ : 30%,30%,30%,10%. Estimated % in each category with knee problems
- Q4. Split by economic status : Low, Low and Upper Middle and Upper Class : 30-40-20-10
- Q5. Upper - almost certainly go for replacement - 90% of the 10%
- Q6. Upper middle - can afford it but significant cost so 50% of the 20%
- Q7. Ignore lower middle, lower
- Q8. Distribution of the 9 million people : Rural Urban I suggested 70-30, he said take 50-50, forgot why
- Q9. Asked what factors will determine acceptability of product?
- Q10. Gender : women tend to have arthritis more than men
- Q11. Asked me to give a recap of what I did in the case till then
- Q12. What questions do you have?
- Q13. About you. (interrupted me when I mentioned the ‘Best Senator Award’)
- Q14. About Students Senate
- Q15. Who decides the best senator award?
- Q16. Why do you think you got the award? (talked of an initiative)
- Q17. Situation where you led a group of students on an initiative or project? What did you learn? (talked about Placement Automation)
- Q18. What would the Automation Coordinators would say about me?
- Q19. What are your career plans? What if not McKinsey?
- Q20. Opinion/view on the nuclear deal that is in the papers?
- Q21. Growth of cars vs growth of motorbikes - which would grow faster in % terms? A: Economic factor the main reason to go for bikes. Shift from lower middle to uppe...read more
- Q22. Questions you have?
- Q23. Asked about background (schooling)
- Q24. After JEE, why IITK?
- Q25. Are you applying (I said that I’d given GRE, indicated that whether or not I would app would depend on how my McK interview went. Just for the record I eventual...read more
- Q26. Asked about cases in previous rounds
- Q27. Estimate the number of people who watched the India-Australia 20-20 semifinal in South Africa (on TV/stadium)
- Q28. Divided into Indians, Australians, Rest of theWorld. Divided rest of the world into cricketing and non cricketing nations. Divided cricketing nations into the n...read more
- Q29. Ended up focusing on Residential Indians - rural vs urban. Assume DD is broadcasting
- Q30. Two drivers : have access to a TV showing the match and also have free time
- Q31. Urban : people wouldn’t watch if they aren’t free
- Q32. Rural : people wouldn’t watch if there was no electricity. Assume 50% electrification
- Q33. Age factor : Very old and very young (< 5) wouldn’t watch
- Q34. Women wouldn’t be as enthusiastic. 90% men and 50% women
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Was asked to stop, look back and formalize everything done and summarize what was done. I related TV advertising rates to a online revenue for ads model I developed in my internship on which a worldwide patent was filed. Any questions? Asked about how an EM chooses whether to become a partner vs becoming a CEO/senior manager at a corporation. Asked if McKinsey had a standard way of solving business problems in engagements and if so how one retained one’s creativity
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Was asked to stop, look back and formalize everything done and summarize what was done. I related TV advertising rates to a online revenue for ads model I developed in my internship on which a worldwide patent was filed. Any questions? Asked about how an EM chooses whether to become a partner vs becoming a CEO/senior manager at a corporation. Asked if McKinsey had a standard way of solving business problems in engagements and if so how one retained one’s creativity
College Name: IIT KANPUR
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: McKinsey looks for a spike in your resume, people who have commendable achievements is their field of choice, academics, extra curriculars or sports. So be sure to make your resume accordingly. McKinsey adds a lot of weight-age to formal awards, scholarships, achievements (like inter-IIT) etc. But if you don't have them (like me) you just have to make extra effort to show that you have equivalent achievements.
Round: Interview
Experience: First, I was asked about myself and mostly my connection to dance and the dance club. (Some interviewers do this to make you comfortable at the same time analyzing your personality). In the first interview I was given an estimation case about the dish TV industry. Here the interviewer was mostly interested in my approach to solving the problem and if applicable my numerical skills.
The second interview was a pure business case about the printing business. Here my creativity and business sense (read common sense as applicable to a business situation) was put to test.
Tips: McKinsey interviews are mostly case study based. So prepare accordingly. Once you get shortlisted they send you a ton of material, search for a “Vault” case book amongst this pile. Reading that should be enough ;). First read the basic material by you and once you are confident enough make a group of around 3 people and practice case studies.
I guess this job opportunity meant a lot to all of us and it did to me too. I became nervous and that severely affected my performance and moreover I looked under confident. Take on every interview as if that job doesn't mean anything to you.
General Tips: Internship: (attention third year people!)
When it comes to the placement interview, internships play pivotal role. There are rarely any interviews where the interviewee isn't drilled on their internships. So, please don‟t treat an internship as a paid vacation. Good work done during the internship gives one the confidence that can very well bowl the interviewer over (as it did in my case :D). Believe me confidence does much more than get you a job; it determines success and failure in most
undertakings. Internship gives you the first chance to build that up … use it!
Pre Placement Talks:
Please attend the ppts of at least those companies which fall into your sector of interest. At ppts you get to see a lot more things than the boring presentations and the pay package. Most companies bring along with them alumni who have spent a few years in the company. Observing or interacting with them will give you a good assessment of what you are going to be a few years from now if you join that company. For example I observed that alumni of XYZ Company were not as upbeat and confident as alumni of ABC Company (names have
been hidden on request ;) ) even if XYZ was paying plenty more than ABC. I knew then and there that I would want to join ABC and never applied to XYZ. Be sure to utilize them and be sure to clear all your doubts and conceptions. Once you start attending presentations you will observe junta asking questions just to score brownie points with the speaker. Believe me it won't help one bit in landing them a job!
Resumes:
Making an appealing resume is the single most important step in the placement process and IITK is notorious for its bad resumes, so attend workshops. Like most IITK junta I sucked at making a resume (and still do), but whatever little skill I have, I got through workshops. One workshop I would advise everyone to attend is the resume making workshop of McKinsey. Get your resumes checked and edited by those who have been through placement especially by those from other IITs (I know this will hurt a lot of egos, but IITB's resumes are some of the best. Those dudes have mastered the art of making an impact with whatever little they've got, while we excel at doing exactly the opposite :P). Prepare an impactful resume and don't submit the same resume to every company, make changes based on the profile.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: McKinsey looks for a spike in your resume, people who have commendable achievements is their field of choice, academics, extra curriculars or sports. So be sure to make your resume accordingly. McKinsey adds a lot of weight-age to formal awards, scholarships, achievements (like inter-IIT) etc. But if you don't have them (like me) you just have to make extra effort to show that you have equivalent achievements.
Round: Interview
Experience: First, I was asked about myself and mostly my connection to dance and the dance club. (Some interviewers do this to make you comfortable at the same time analyzing your personality). In the first interview I was given an estimation case about the dish TV industry. Here the interviewer was mostly interested in my approach to solving the problem and if applicable my numerical skills.
The second interview was a pure business case about the printing business. Here my creativity and business sense (read common sense as applicable to a business situation) was put to test.
Tips: McKinsey interviews are mostly case study based. So prepare accordingly. Once you get shortlisted they send you a ton of material, search for a “Vault” case book amongst this pile. Reading that should be enough ;). First read the basic material by you and once you are confident enough make a group of around 3 people and practice case studies.
I guess this job opportunity meant a lot to all of us and it did to me too. I became nervous and that severely affected my performance and moreover I looked under confident. Take on every interview as if that job doesn't mean anything to you.
General Tips: Internship: (attention third year people!)
When it comes to the placement interview, internships play pivotal role. There are rarely any interviews where the interviewee isn't drilled on their internships. So, please don‟t treat an internship as a paid vacation. Good work done during the internship gives one the confidence that can very well bowl the interviewer over (as it did in my case :D). Believe me confidence does much more than get you a job; it determines success and failure in most
undertakings. Internship gives you the first chance to build that up … use it!
Pre Placement Talks:
Please attend the ppts of at least those companies which fall into your sector of interest. At ppts you get to see a lot more things than the boring presentations and the pay package. Most companies bring along with them alumni who have spent a few years in the company. Observing or interacting with them will give you a good assessment of what you are going to be a few years from now if you join that company. For example I observed that alumni of XYZ Company were not as upbeat and confident as alumni of ABC Company (names have
been hidden on request ;) ) even if XYZ was paying plenty more than ABC. I knew then and there that I would want to join ABC and never applied to XYZ. Be sure to utilize them and be sure to clear all your doubts and conceptions. Once you start attending presentations you will observe junta asking questions just to score brownie points with the speaker. Believe me it won't help one bit in landing them a job!
Resumes:
Making an appealing resume is the single most important step in the placement process and IITK is notorious for its bad resumes, so attend workshops. Like most IITK junta I sucked at making a resume (and still do), but whatever little skill I have, I got through workshops. One workshop I would advise everyone to attend is the resume making workshop of McKinsey. Get your resumes checked and edited by those who have been through placement especially by those from other IITs (I know this will hurt a lot of egos, but IITB's resumes are some of the best. Those dudes have mastered the art of making an impact with whatever little they've got, while we excel at doing exactly the opposite :P). Prepare an impactful resume and don't submit the same resume to every company, make changes based on the profile.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The company looks for exceptional performances in the resumes. They want to have people who are good on all fronts and are exceptional in a few things. So tailor the resume accordingly and bring out all the spikes that you can put forth.
Tips: They usually have a resume making workshop where they tell about their expectations from the resumes. Make full use of that workshop.
Round: Interview
Experience: I appeared for 4 interviews in total. Each interview had case study as well as HR questions. It is very important to engage the interviewer in a conversation and remain confident throughout the interview.
Tips: Show the interviewer that you are really passionate about whatever you have done.
General Tips: Pre-Placement Preparation
1) Selecting sectors or companies
Select your group of target companies and sectors. You should realize what your interests are and what kind of job would suit you, and according to that you should prepare a list of companies that you are going to focus on primarily. This list should not be too narrow that you have too few companies to target and not too broad that you end up sitting for every company visiting the campus.
2) Attending PPTs
The PPTs and the workshops organized by the companies form a key input in the decision process of choosing the companies. Be attentive during the PPTs and note key points mentioned – like the profile, compensation structure and the contacts of the people (especially alumni) in the company. This helps a lot during the preparation for the particular company.
3) Resume
The best way to start the preparation for the interview process is to start by making a list of all things that you have done in your life. This list should contain every small and big thing that you have done. Once the above list is made, make a master resume out of the list by retaining all the important things and putting them into formal language. The smaller works can be kept for narrating during interviews. If your master resume is properly made then preparing company tailored resume becomes very easy. After the master resume is done, it is time to make sector/company specific resumes. Every sector must have different resumes and, if possible, also make the resume specific to every company. Take feedback from your friends and seniors and make necessary adjustments.
4) Communication skills
You can make a GD group and conduct regular GDs to help you prepare for the GDs. In fact, also ask your friends to conduct mock interviews and record these interviews. You will actually come to know what to do and how you react during the interviews.
5) Written Tests
If you are targeting companies that take CAT-like aptitude tests, then prepare for them by solving some CAT papers. These tests just check practice and someone who has been preparing will definitely have an edge over a person who is not in touch.
6) HR Interviews
Make a list of the commonly asked HR questions and then prepare answers for them. Do not learn the answers by heart but make sure you know the important points that you want to mention for each question.
7) Case Interviews
The best way to prepare for a case interview is to form groups and solve case studies interactively as you would do in an interview.
8. CSE Preparation
For the CSE companies, I brushed up basic data structures and algorithms as well as C/C++ and Java. Other than that, I also glanced through Operating Systems, Compilers, Networks and databases. Make sure that you understand the basic concepts behind these things as well as particular details of popular implementations of each of these systems.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: The company looks for exceptional performances in the resumes. They want to have people who are good on all fronts and are exceptional in a few things. So tailor the resume accordingly and bring out all the spikes that you can put forth.
Tips: They usually have a resume making workshop where they tell about their expectations from the resumes. Make full use of that workshop.
Round: Interview
Experience: I appeared for 4 interviews in total. Each interview had case study as well as HR questions. It is very important to engage the interviewer in a conversation and remain confident throughout the interview.
Tips: Show the interviewer that you are really passionate about whatever you have done.
General Tips: Pre-Placement Preparation
1) Selecting sectors or companies
Select your group of target companies and sectors. You should realize what your interests are and what kind of job would suit you, and according to that you should prepare a list of companies that you are going to focus on primarily. This list should not be too narrow that you have too few companies to target and not too broad that you end up sitting for every company visiting the campus.
2) Attending PPTs
The PPTs and the workshops organized by the companies form a key input in the decision process of choosing the companies. Be attentive during the PPTs and note key points mentioned – like the profile, compensation structure and the contacts of the people (especially alumni) in the company. This helps a lot during the preparation for the particular company.
3) Resume
The best way to start the preparation for the interview process is to start by making a list of all things that you have done in your life. This list should contain every small and big thing that you have done. Once the above list is made, make a master resume out of the list by retaining all the important things and putting them into formal language. The smaller works can be kept for narrating during interviews. If your master resume is properly made then preparing company tailored resume becomes very easy. After the master resume is done, it is time to make sector/company specific resumes. Every sector must have different resumes and, if possible, also make the resume specific to every company. Take feedback from your friends and seniors and make necessary adjustments.
4) Communication skills
You can make a GD group and conduct regular GDs to help you prepare for the GDs. In fact, also ask your friends to conduct mock interviews and record these interviews. You will actually come to know what to do and how you react during the interviews.
5) Written Tests
If you are targeting companies that take CAT-like aptitude tests, then prepare for them by solving some CAT papers. These tests just check practice and someone who has been preparing will definitely have an edge over a person who is not in touch.
6) HR Interviews
Make a list of the commonly asked HR questions and then prepare answers for them. Do not learn the answers by heart but make sure you know the important points that you want to mention for each question.
7) Case Interviews
The best way to prepare for a case interview is to form groups and solve case studies interactively as you would do in an interview.
8. CSE Preparation
For the CSE companies, I brushed up basic data structures and algorithms as well as C/C++ and Java. Other than that, I also glanced through Operating Systems, Compilers, Networks and databases. Make sure that you understand the basic concepts behind these things as well as particular details of popular implementations of each of these systems.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Since, first short listing was done on the basis of resumes, so again it’s very important to highlight some spike in your career in the best possible way.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview had 2 rounds initially after which one shortlist was given. In the first one, after asking some questions from my resume, like why consulting, about internship,etc..I was asked a case to estimate the washing machine market of India..I was asked to think and come up with some answer and take as much time as I want. I just focused domestic market but was then asked to look for industries also L...I lost some track here and was not able to clearly see what is the market to washing machines as far as industries are concerned apart from textiles...then I was asked to list out the factors of buying a new washing machine, I said the obvious ones and then was asked to come up with a number depicting the number of machines which will be sold next year..I was not at my best but somehow got some answer which the interviewer said is ok and the interview ended up in 30 minutes.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Later on, for the second interview, a partner called me in. He asked me about my pre IIT experiences and about my family background. Then he gave me simple case to calculate the number of cricket bats sold per year in India and then the market of this commodity. I did the case quickly and told him the steps and final answer which he said that that looked somewhat on the lower side and then asked me to leave. I asked me some questions and the interview was over in 15 minutes!!! L...shortlist came and I was not there.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: Since, first short listing was done on the basis of resumes, so again it’s very important to highlight some spike in your career in the best possible way.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview had 2 rounds initially after which one shortlist was given. In the first one, after asking some questions from my resume, like why consulting, about internship,etc..I was asked a case to estimate the washing machine market of India..I was asked to think and come up with some answer and take as much time as I want. I just focused domestic market but was then asked to look for industries also L...I lost some track here and was not able to clearly see what is the market to washing machines as far as industries are concerned apart from textiles...then I was asked to list out the factors of buying a new washing machine, I said the obvious ones and then was asked to come up with a number depicting the number of machines which will be sold next year..I was not at my best but somehow got some answer which the interviewer said is ok and the interview ended up in 30 minutes.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Later on, for the second interview, a partner called me in. He asked me about my pre IIT experiences and about my family background. Then he gave me simple case to calculate the number of cricket bats sold per year in India and then the market of this commodity. I did the case quickly and told him the steps and final answer which he said that that looked somewhat on the lower side and then asked me to leave. I asked me some questions and the interview was over in 15 minutes!!! L...shortlist came and I was not there.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Interview
Experience: My first interview started on the age old note of, “tell me something about yourself.” It proceeded through a few more questions to a case study of estimating the number of marriages in India per year.
Round: Interview
Experience: I fell for THE FRAMEWORK which is not the best thing to happen during a case study but thanks to the interviewer that I recovered and did a satisfactory job. In my second interview it was again some HR questions followed by the case about increasing the viewership of channel V. It being one of the very few channels I ever watched I did good justice to this case.
Round: Interview
Experience: My next interviewer jumped directly to a case which involved the cutting down of time spent in a medical procedure. Here, some of my Robin Cook novels and the series ‘Lost’ came to help and I was able to think in a medical fashion providing suggestions which the interviewer regarded to be good. But well, looks like I was destined to go for more interviews. So, a halfhearted goodbye Mckinsey.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
Experience: My first interview started on the age old note of, “tell me something about yourself.” It proceeded through a few more questions to a case study of estimating the number of marriages in India per year.
Round: Interview
Experience: I fell for THE FRAMEWORK which is not the best thing to happen during a case study but thanks to the interviewer that I recovered and did a satisfactory job. In my second interview it was again some HR questions followed by the case about increasing the viewership of channel V. It being one of the very few channels I ever watched I did good justice to this case.
Round: Interview
Experience: My next interviewer jumped directly to a case which involved the cutting down of time spent in a medical procedure. Here, some of my Robin Cook novels and the series ‘Lost’ came to help and I was able to think in a medical fashion providing suggestions which the interviewer regarded to be good. But well, looks like I was destined to go for more interviews. So, a halfhearted goodbye Mckinsey.
College Name: IIT KANPUR
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