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Updated
22 Dec 2024
267 interviews found
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Stick to only those stuff which you can explain well, right or wrong. Can attend PPT as it gives you insight as to what the company wants from you. This certainly helps in the interview.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Its GD funda was a bit different. It wanted us to allow others to speak as well apart from making your point even if the counter part was fucking dul. But this really paid as it was so in one of my GD.
Skill Tips: Go through the companies site in which you are going to apply.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: Stick to only those stuff which you can explain well, right or wrong. Can attend PPT as it gives you insight as to what the company wants from you. This certainly helps in the interview.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Its GD funda was a bit different. It wanted us to allow others to speak as well apart from making your point even if the counter part was fucking dul. But this really paid as it was so in one of my GD.
Skill Tips: Go through the companies site in which you are going to apply.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Whatever you write in your resume, you should be ready to defend it 100%.Resume should be company specific. Yes, I attended and gained from them too. While attending them one should look for two things 1. Are you sitting for the right job? 2. And if you are running for it, then what exactly the company is looking for. I didn't talk to anyone but it certainly helps in a way that you can't know everything in an hour PPT.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I can't help much in this regard as I didn't do anything specific, just the common things like reading newspapers, magazines, novels etc. Yes, there was a GD course in our curriculum. That helped a lot. For interview/GD/Test preparation did you prepare in groups or individually? Which one do you think helps the most? Both in a group and individually. Both help.
Skill Tips: Apart from preparation, have faith in yourself.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: Whatever you write in your resume, you should be ready to defend it 100%.Resume should be company specific. Yes, I attended and gained from them too. While attending them one should look for two things 1. Are you sitting for the right job? 2. And if you are running for it, then what exactly the company is looking for. I didn't talk to anyone but it certainly helps in a way that you can't know everything in an hour PPT.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I can't help much in this regard as I didn't do anything specific, just the common things like reading newspapers, magazines, novels etc. Yes, there was a GD course in our curriculum. That helped a lot. For interview/GD/Test preparation did you prepare in groups or individually? Which one do you think helps the most? Both in a group and individually. Both help.
Skill Tips: Apart from preparation, have faith in yourself.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
9 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: It was a bit disappointing to not get shortlisted in a couple of companies I was looking forward to, but I really didn't expect much with my CPI (6 pointer during placements). But my internship helped me loads and gave my resume one 'spike' which became crucial.
Tips: Maintain a good CPI, as you've heard from every senior, but is necessary. Also keep a couple of profiles in your mind, which you want to work in, and then create a resume as such, and take up internships and POR's, all good spikes for which a recruiter, mostly including an IIT alumnus look for.
Round: Test
Experience: A make or break situation for me due to my poor CPI. Fortunately I got shortlisted in almost all companies for which I gave the test, for GD and so on, so it's a very very crucial part of the placement process.
Tips: Be smart during giving your tests. The recruiter judges your decision making skills and speed skills through this. Specially with students with an average CPI, this is the most important step as companies that come for mass recruitment make their decision on this basis.
Duration: 12 minutes
Total Questions: 50
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: For SnapDeal, they had what they called a Group Activity but it was per se a GD. They gave us a problem, a general aptitude question and they gave us hints in order to solve it. I tried to take charge and maintain decorum among 20 people there and it helped.
I was way more silent during my GD for Flipkart and that is the worst thing I could have done.
Tips: Always speak up. Content matters less, being smart and practical matters more. You can twist the points of another person, but keep your stand, whatever side you take. Just keep calm and speak your heart out. Also, give everyone a chance. If someone in the room hasn't spoken a word for some while, take the initiative to stop the discussion then and there and ask that person his/her views. A moderator is not always looking at a person who starts or ends well, he might be looking for a person who is a team player.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: Unfortunately never had the chance to tackle this part of the process.
Tips: Do what you feel is right, even if it's going wrong. An attempt matters, don't leave the space blank.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: There were different approaches to tackle this problem, and I mostly took the most complicated and inaccurate one. But I was confident in what I was doing. I estimated the amount of pizzas delivered and purchased on the spot, estimated the number of people served by the outlet area-wise, where I could have used an age distribution method. I guesstimated the cost of one pizza, also dividing into sizes and also included other side orders. The interviewer was happy and got selected in to the next round. This is for a company by Indus Insights, a consulting firm.
Tips: Practice makes perfect. Cover all case interviews and practice hard, specially for a consulting firm obviously. Be confident with the method you use, and constantly interact with the interviewer. Do not underestimate the importance of keeping the interviewer in the loop. Tell him/her what you are thinking, even though it's rubbish, and ask them for clarifications wherever you're stuck. It's not just your problem solving skills, it's a test to how you present the solution to a potential client.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I started off with my basic introduction i.e. Name, Branch, hometown etc. Then I shifted to my intern as it had been the most recent activity I had done. So on, I continued covering all my internships and POR and then told some of my hobbies. Regarding the why e-commerce question, I mentioned the fact that it's the fastest growing market in the world, and the company is among the top firms in this market.
Tips: Its important to prepare these questions before hand. These are make or break questions as these relate to whether you'll fit the dynamics of the firm. Its important to be energetic and lively. What you show in the interview is exactly what they perceive to be your general status and personality. Always saw the firm excites you and you should be aware of the functioning of the market and the firm. Studying up earlier is a must, regarding recent developments in general as well.
Don't be afraid to cross question regarding the company and other affairs related to the company.
I wasn't asked a behavioural question as such, but try not to get cocky. Keep it simple, and don't get frustrated.
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: I started off by asking the time frame. Nothing was cleared by the interviewer so I started asking the basic questions, regarding city, etc. I broke down the costs i.e. Personal and related to maintenance. Asked a ton of questions in order to keep the interviewer involved.
Tips: A guesstimate is quite similar to a case interview, but this tests more general knowledge wherein a case questions your intellect on the case itself. Similar tips as to tackling a case, but you make loads of assumptions yourself. Read some population and area data of major Indian cities before hand, and keep asking whether the assumptions you're making sound reasonable or not. Don't worry if the answer is too random, it's more about the process rather than the figure.
Also, if you have read up before on how to solve guesstimates, you'll face something called as Sanity check. In the interview, you aren't asked to do one, try and avoid unless you are really confident.
General Tips: Don't lose hope. Placements are a tiring process. People with brilliant resumes don't get placed and haven't gotten placed yet. So keep on fighting, you will get placed in a good company with a good package soon. Also don't reject a company if the package is okay, it's your first job. You are being awarded money based on one interview, they don't know your work yet. So choose a job where you like the profile instead of the money.
Skill Tips: Speed is crucial in the tests. Half of the people usually complain on missing out on questions.
Skills: Speed, Aptitude
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: It is a fast growing company in the fastest growing market. A company where growth is fast and leaning experience is endless. They have also taken up social projects towards which I have some inclinations so that helped.
Funny Moments: One of my friend got placed a day before me in Olacabs, and had a higher CPI than me. The day I got placed he was with me, and I could not help laughing the fact that I had a higher package.
Experience: It was a bit disappointing to not get shortlisted in a couple of companies I was looking forward to, but I really didn't expect much with my CPI (6 pointer during placements). But my internship helped me loads and gave my resume one 'spike' which became crucial.
Tips: Maintain a good CPI, as you've heard from every senior, but is necessary. Also keep a couple of profiles in your mind, which you want to work in, and then create a resume as such, and take up internships and POR's, all good spikes for which a recruiter, mostly including an IIT alumnus look for.
Round: Test
Experience: A make or break situation for me due to my poor CPI. Fortunately I got shortlisted in almost all companies for which I gave the test, for GD and so on, so it's a very very crucial part of the placement process.
Tips: Be smart during giving your tests. The recruiter judges your decision making skills and speed skills through this. Specially with students with an average CPI, this is the most important step as companies that come for mass recruitment make their decision on this basis.
Duration: 12 minutes
Total Questions: 50
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: For SnapDeal, they had what they called a Group Activity but it was per se a GD. They gave us a problem, a general aptitude question and they gave us hints in order to solve it. I tried to take charge and maintain decorum among 20 people there and it helped.
I was way more silent during my GD for Flipkart and that is the worst thing I could have done.
Tips: Always speak up. Content matters less, being smart and practical matters more. You can twist the points of another person, but keep your stand, whatever side you take. Just keep calm and speak your heart out. Also, give everyone a chance. If someone in the room hasn't spoken a word for some while, take the initiative to stop the discussion then and there and ask that person his/her views. A moderator is not always looking at a person who starts or ends well, he might be looking for a person who is a team player.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: Unfortunately never had the chance to tackle this part of the process.
Tips: Do what you feel is right, even if it's going wrong. An attempt matters, don't leave the space blank.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: There were different approaches to tackle this problem, and I mostly took the most complicated and inaccurate one. But I was confident in what I was doing. I estimated the amount of pizzas delivered and purchased on the spot, estimated the number of people served by the outlet area-wise, where I could have used an age distribution method. I guesstimated the cost of one pizza, also dividing into sizes and also included other side orders. The interviewer was happy and got selected in to the next round. This is for a company by Indus Insights, a consulting firm.
Tips: Practice makes perfect. Cover all case interviews and practice hard, specially for a consulting firm obviously. Be confident with the method you use, and constantly interact with the interviewer. Do not underestimate the importance of keeping the interviewer in the loop. Tell him/her what you are thinking, even though it's rubbish, and ask them for clarifications wherever you're stuck. It's not just your problem solving skills, it's a test to how you present the solution to a potential client.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: I started off with my basic introduction i.e. Name, Branch, hometown etc. Then I shifted to my intern as it had been the most recent activity I had done. So on, I continued covering all my internships and POR and then told some of my hobbies. Regarding the why e-commerce question, I mentioned the fact that it's the fastest growing market in the world, and the company is among the top firms in this market.
Tips: Its important to prepare these questions before hand. These are make or break questions as these relate to whether you'll fit the dynamics of the firm. Its important to be energetic and lively. What you show in the interview is exactly what they perceive to be your general status and personality. Always saw the firm excites you and you should be aware of the functioning of the market and the firm. Studying up earlier is a must, regarding recent developments in general as well.
Don't be afraid to cross question regarding the company and other affairs related to the company.
I wasn't asked a behavioural question as such, but try not to get cocky. Keep it simple, and don't get frustrated.
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: I started off by asking the time frame. Nothing was cleared by the interviewer so I started asking the basic questions, regarding city, etc. I broke down the costs i.e. Personal and related to maintenance. Asked a ton of questions in order to keep the interviewer involved.
Tips: A guesstimate is quite similar to a case interview, but this tests more general knowledge wherein a case questions your intellect on the case itself. Similar tips as to tackling a case, but you make loads of assumptions yourself. Read some population and area data of major Indian cities before hand, and keep asking whether the assumptions you're making sound reasonable or not. Don't worry if the answer is too random, it's more about the process rather than the figure.
Also, if you have read up before on how to solve guesstimates, you'll face something called as Sanity check. In the interview, you aren't asked to do one, try and avoid unless you are really confident.
General Tips: Don't lose hope. Placements are a tiring process. People with brilliant resumes don't get placed and haven't gotten placed yet. So keep on fighting, you will get placed in a good company with a good package soon. Also don't reject a company if the package is okay, it's your first job. You are being awarded money based on one interview, they don't know your work yet. So choose a job where you like the profile instead of the money.
Skill Tips: Speed is crucial in the tests. Half of the people usually complain on missing out on questions.
Skills: Speed, Aptitude
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: It is a fast growing company in the fastest growing market. A company where growth is fast and leaning experience is endless. They have also taken up social projects towards which I have some inclinations so that helped.
Funny Moments: One of my friend got placed a day before me in Olacabs, and had a higher CPI than me. The day I got placed he was with me, and I could not help laughing the fact that I had a higher package.
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My experience with IITB racing for more than 2 years helped me with this process. Additionally, my work as an electronic differential engineer which required development of a detailed vehicle model was more closer to the
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: My experience with IITB racing for more than 2 years helped me with this process. Additionally, my work as an electronic differential engineer which required development of a detailed vehicle model was more closer to the
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: This part is frustrating; especially while getting reviews after you've made a draft. However, after heavy editing based on advice from seniors, it gave me a good head-start and confidence to move on to future preparation towards placements.
Tips: Management consulting shortlist is very strongly resume based. Hence the resume is the most crucial asset for getting a shortlist in the first place. When you know the success rate for getting shortlisted is less than 10%, you better make sure your resume makes the cut.
Detailed instructions and tips on how to make a good consulting resume can be found in many books(I referred to 'Killer Consulting Resumes' by Wetfeet which is good to get your basics); It is too extensive for me to elaborate here hence I will avoid the commonly available knowledge about peaks, focus, etc.
Summarizing the most important aspect which according to me is - Make sure every bullet-ed point has three things - 'WHAT you did, WHY/HOW you did, and the RESULTS'. All 3 should be included in one single line of text in the most robust use of words making sure you convey these. Another extremely important step in making a resume is getting reviews from seniors and alumni in firms where you are applying. This part is irritating and frustrating at times because you will need multiple iterations till the resume is refined. The key is not to get affected while getting reviews from different people and stay as objective as possible - trust me, this is not that easy as it sounds, it gets demotivating when people are critiquing on what you did in your life and how should it be portrayed on paper. This process of getting comments will never stop even after multiple iterations because of difference in opinions among the reviewers; you need to stop when you have knowingly turned down several comments keeping your own perspective in mind till you are content with your resume.
Finally make sure you complete your resume well before deadlines to avoid blunders and dissatisfaction and make sure a printed copy looks aesthetically appealing.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: General format for all the case study rounds was: (1) Tell me about yourself : I had prepared a list of what I wanted to speak about and memorized the key points to present a 2 minute monologue. However, I very keenly made sure to strike a conversation on any part where the interviewer interrupted me out of interest to ensure it sounded more like a conversation between two colleagues rather than a speech by a candidate to an interviewer. (2) Case: Coming back to the case mentioned in the question above:I considered 3 factors:(1) Market size for each geography and their growth rates(2) Market capture from competition(3) Profit per unitInterviewer: Using 1 graph each and nothing else, represent all of the 3 factors mentionedI drew the 3 most relevant graphs that came to my mind for each of the 3 factors mentioned. (3) Questions for the interviewer: I used to generally ask the guys outside the interview room to give me a brief introduction of the interviewer before the interview started. I used to use that information to ask a question to the interviewer in this part of the interview hoping to strike a chord with him before leaving.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Ask objective of driver? – Higher returns
·
Calc returns (profits) for each case as your driver and as a Meru cabs driverSalary 15000 per month + bonus of 1 month salary annually.
·
Meru cabs: Aggregator (no cabs of their own)
Driver need to get his own car and register on Meru cabs.
·
Cost on EMI: new car – 30000 p.m. Old car –
15000 p.m.
·
Cost of maintainence of old car: Rs 1.5/km
·
Meru promises 15 pickups of 20 km each day at Rs
30/km. There is an additional 50% driving distance which is not paid by client
·
Cost of fuel = Rs 72/L. Mileage 12 kmpl
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I typically had never expected a case of this sort as it was too broad and undefined to give in an interview. However, it clearly looked like a case of organisational reconstruction and portfolio management. In the little time I had, I decided to give an idea of how I would proceed to solve such a case rather than really solve the case by using the BCG matrix. I clearly explained the matrix making sure I had conveyed that I knew what is actually was rather than just throwing jargon around.
I don't really know how the interviewer took my approach(as it was too text-bookish);he could neither object since it was an established case solving technique nor appreciate it as there was nothing creative in it.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Use costs and discuss – final problem was increased R&D costs for customization of various gears while adding new clients
Skills: Problem Solving, Pressure Handling, Communication , Logical Thinking, Hardwork, Presentation skills
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: This part is frustrating; especially while getting reviews after you've made a draft. However, after heavy editing based on advice from seniors, it gave me a good head-start and confidence to move on to future preparation towards placements.
Tips: Management consulting shortlist is very strongly resume based. Hence the resume is the most crucial asset for getting a shortlist in the first place. When you know the success rate for getting shortlisted is less than 10%, you better make sure your resume makes the cut.
Detailed instructions and tips on how to make a good consulting resume can be found in many books(I referred to 'Killer Consulting Resumes' by Wetfeet which is good to get your basics); It is too extensive for me to elaborate here hence I will avoid the commonly available knowledge about peaks, focus, etc.
Summarizing the most important aspect which according to me is - Make sure every bullet-ed point has three things - 'WHAT you did, WHY/HOW you did, and the RESULTS'. All 3 should be included in one single line of text in the most robust use of words making sure you convey these. Another extremely important step in making a resume is getting reviews from seniors and alumni in firms where you are applying. This part is irritating and frustrating at times because you will need multiple iterations till the resume is refined. The key is not to get affected while getting reviews from different people and stay as objective as possible - trust me, this is not that easy as it sounds, it gets demotivating when people are critiquing on what you did in your life and how should it be portrayed on paper. This process of getting comments will never stop even after multiple iterations because of difference in opinions among the reviewers; you need to stop when you have knowingly turned down several comments keeping your own perspective in mind till you are content with your resume.
Finally make sure you complete your resume well before deadlines to avoid blunders and dissatisfaction and make sure a printed copy looks aesthetically appealing.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: General format for all the case study rounds was: (1) Tell me about yourself : I had prepared a list of what I wanted to speak about and memorized the key points to present a 2 minute monologue. However, I very keenly made sure to strike a conversation on any part where the interviewer interrupted me out of interest to ensure it sounded more like a conversation between two colleagues rather than a speech by a candidate to an interviewer. (2) Case: Coming back to the case mentioned in the question above:I considered 3 factors:(1) Market size for each geography and their growth rates(2) Market capture from competition(3) Profit per unitInterviewer: Using 1 graph each and nothing else, represent all of the 3 factors mentionedI drew the 3 most relevant graphs that came to my mind for each of the 3 factors mentioned. (3) Questions for the interviewer: I used to generally ask the guys outside the interview room to give me a brief introduction of the interviewer before the interview started. I used to use that information to ask a question to the interviewer in this part of the interview hoping to strike a chord with him before leaving.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Ask objective of driver? – Higher returns
·
Calc returns (profits) for each case as your driver and as a Meru cabs driverSalary 15000 per month + bonus of 1 month salary annually.
·
Meru cabs: Aggregator (no cabs of their own)
Driver need to get his own car and register on Meru cabs.
·
Cost on EMI: new car – 30000 p.m. Old car –
15000 p.m.
·
Cost of maintainence of old car: Rs 1.5/km
·
Meru promises 15 pickups of 20 km each day at Rs
30/km. There is an additional 50% driving distance which is not paid by client
·
Cost of fuel = Rs 72/L. Mileage 12 kmpl
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I typically had never expected a case of this sort as it was too broad and undefined to give in an interview. However, it clearly looked like a case of organisational reconstruction and portfolio management. In the little time I had, I decided to give an idea of how I would proceed to solve such a case rather than really solve the case by using the BCG matrix. I clearly explained the matrix making sure I had conveyed that I knew what is actually was rather than just throwing jargon around.
I don't really know how the interviewer took my approach(as it was too text-bookish);he could neither object since it was an established case solving technique nor appreciate it as there was nothing creative in it.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Use costs and discuss – final problem was increased R&D costs for customization of various gears while adding new clients
Skills: Problem Solving, Pressure Handling, Communication , Logical Thinking, Hardwork, Presentation skills
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Google's APAC test is an online coding round. The test is for 3 hours and it has 4 coding questions.
Duration: 180 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had 3 technical interviews. The questions asked in them consisted of algorithmic coding and design questions. The approach was more stressed upon. The interviewers were very helpful and they were generous in throw hints whenever I was blocked.
Skills: Algorithmic coding , C++
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: Google's APAC test is an online coding round. The test is for 3 hours and it has 4 coding questions.
Duration: 180 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had 3 technical interviews. The questions asked in them consisted of algorithmic coding and design questions. The approach was more stressed upon. The interviewers were very helpful and they were generous in throw hints whenever I was blocked.
Skills: Algorithmic coding , C++
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Bhupendra Soni
posted on 10 Mar 2015
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: My resume was mostly civil core with 2 core internships (one on designing & analysis and other on construction processes) and 4 core projects (mostly related to concrete). I had also mentioned about the designing softwares I had learnt in my internship and as a course.
Tips: Write each point in your resume properly depicting your core skills. Write about the learning outcomes from the projects and internships using easily understandable terms.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I simply followed the tips mentioned below.
Tips: There were 7 candidates in my GD group. Just grab opportunities to speak in between. Its great if you start or summarize or both. Try to put forward some different perspective/point if possible, rather than just agreeing or disagreeing with others and stand up to it. Eye contact is one important thing and the other is to address (turn head towards them) most of the people in your group while speaking. When someone speaks, your job is to listen while looking at them.
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had both HR and technical interviews at the same time in parallel. HR and Tech guy asked questions almost alternatively. It was chill, went on for 35 mins. Just to give you an idea, some of the questions were like, Define yourself in one word; Why should we visit your home city; Is Bandra-Worly sealink serving its purpose etc. They asked me about my projects and internships as well.
Tips: Eye contact is very important, it makes you look confident at least, if you aren't.
Don't be in a hurry to speak. Listen patiently and then you may take few seconds to frame your answer and then deliver. Speak only what you know about, as questions may escalate on something new which you have mentioned. And RELAX, as they are pretty chilled out.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: My friends have provided great feedback of the company. The SP group in itself is also pretty big in India.
Experience: My resume was mostly civil core with 2 core internships (one on designing & analysis and other on construction processes) and 4 core projects (mostly related to concrete). I had also mentioned about the designing softwares I had learnt in my internship and as a course.
Tips: Write each point in your resume properly depicting your core skills. Write about the learning outcomes from the projects and internships using easily understandable terms.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I simply followed the tips mentioned below.
Tips: There were 7 candidates in my GD group. Just grab opportunities to speak in between. Its great if you start or summarize or both. Try to put forward some different perspective/point if possible, rather than just agreeing or disagreeing with others and stand up to it. Eye contact is one important thing and the other is to address (turn head towards them) most of the people in your group while speaking. When someone speaks, your job is to listen while looking at them.
Duration: 10 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had both HR and technical interviews at the same time in parallel. HR and Tech guy asked questions almost alternatively. It was chill, went on for 35 mins. Just to give you an idea, some of the questions were like, Define yourself in one word; Why should we visit your home city; Is Bandra-Worly sealink serving its purpose etc. They asked me about my projects and internships as well.
Tips: Eye contact is very important, it makes you look confident at least, if you aren't.
Don't be in a hurry to speak. Listen patiently and then you may take few seconds to frame your answer and then deliver. Speak only what you know about, as questions may escalate on something new which you have mentioned. And RELAX, as they are pretty chilled out.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: My friends have provided great feedback of the company. The SP group in itself is also pretty big in India.
7 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume shortlist was CPI cutoff based mostly.
Tips: Highlight all your strong points in the resume and don't forget to make different resumes for different profiles you are targeting. Other than that, your resume is what you make of it in your 4 or 5 years of your stay here!
Round: Test
Experience: The test was common for software analyst as well as business analyst profile. So that was sort of a drawback for the people targeting business analyst profile. But most of the coding questions were easily solvable and required little knowledge of coding.
Tips: Just try to improve your aptitude skills and freshen up some basic C++ concepts - very basic ones. You'll do great!
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Though I am not able to recall the puzzles asked, but they were moderate in difficulty level, plus the interviewers were helping a lot and were very friendly
Tips: Practice some basic puzzles, mostly the ones asked for coding interviews (you can search them online). Keep your calm and think thoroughly. Also, don't hesitate to ask for help whenever required. They would love to offer help more than you would like to get!
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Since my background in coding was not that great, and I had already told them so, thus they mostly asked me strategic questions like the ones mentioned above.
Tips: Think logically and just spit out whatever comes to your mind would be the best option/strategy. They are looking for innovative answers and also a wide variety of alternatives, and then choose the best ones. Again, they will help you in case of any confusion or in case you need some example strategies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round initially focused primarily on my internships. The interviewer seemed interested to know about the work done in internships, the accomplishments, the moments worth remembering from the foreign internships. Later she moved on to the hobbies, strengths, weaknesses and was quite involved with my life stories! She had a pad to note down my answers and judge abilities like communication skills, fluency, confidence in answers etc. At the end, I got the remark "This was by far the best interview I conducted" (and I was the last candidate to get interviewed!)
Tips: Answer the questions with total honesty and keep them involved with intriguing stories that depict your strengths or weaknesses. Interest them with your hobbies and be ready to answer questions on any hobby! Keep your stories prepared for the happiest moment, failures, things you would change in life etc. Read the book "64 HR interviews" and prepare answers for most of them. This round is mainly to see your confidence, your passion, your liveliness and your enthusiasm for the position.
General Tips: Most of the tips were discussed in respective questions. In general, I would like to say that never lose hope no matter how hard you struggle through the first few days. The moment you lose hope, things start going the wrong way. Also, give the interviews with relaxed and calm mind, after proper sleep. Take the interviews to the direction you want them to go - it can be easily done and I can tell you that from my own experiences. Be honest, otherwise you will take the interview to the direction you don't want it to go!
Skills: Confidence, Communication skills, Logical thinking , Problem solving, Brainstorming skills, Rational thinking
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: It is a well reputed firm, a Fortune 50 company and the experience would be a good launchpad for ahead. I wanted a work-life balance slightly tilted towards "life" and Target is the company to go for that (which I came to know from my seniors, glassdoor.com etc.)
Funny Moments: There were no specific funny moments as such but overall, the interviews were relaxed and the interviewers were very friendly and cheerful. So I had some great moments while sharing my hobbies (eg. I told them I like to read poems so they asked me to recite one!) etc.
Experience: Resume shortlist was CPI cutoff based mostly.
Tips: Highlight all your strong points in the resume and don't forget to make different resumes for different profiles you are targeting. Other than that, your resume is what you make of it in your 4 or 5 years of your stay here!
Round: Test
Experience: The test was common for software analyst as well as business analyst profile. So that was sort of a drawback for the people targeting business analyst profile. But most of the coding questions were easily solvable and required little knowledge of coding.
Tips: Just try to improve your aptitude skills and freshen up some basic C++ concepts - very basic ones. You'll do great!
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Though I am not able to recall the puzzles asked, but they were moderate in difficulty level, plus the interviewers were helping a lot and were very friendly
Tips: Practice some basic puzzles, mostly the ones asked for coding interviews (you can search them online). Keep your calm and think thoroughly. Also, don't hesitate to ask for help whenever required. They would love to offer help more than you would like to get!
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Since my background in coding was not that great, and I had already told them so, thus they mostly asked me strategic questions like the ones mentioned above.
Tips: Think logically and just spit out whatever comes to your mind would be the best option/strategy. They are looking for innovative answers and also a wide variety of alternatives, and then choose the best ones. Again, they will help you in case of any confusion or in case you need some example strategies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round initially focused primarily on my internships. The interviewer seemed interested to know about the work done in internships, the accomplishments, the moments worth remembering from the foreign internships. Later she moved on to the hobbies, strengths, weaknesses and was quite involved with my life stories! She had a pad to note down my answers and judge abilities like communication skills, fluency, confidence in answers etc. At the end, I got the remark "This was by far the best interview I conducted" (and I was the last candidate to get interviewed!)
Tips: Answer the questions with total honesty and keep them involved with intriguing stories that depict your strengths or weaknesses. Interest them with your hobbies and be ready to answer questions on any hobby! Keep your stories prepared for the happiest moment, failures, things you would change in life etc. Read the book "64 HR interviews" and prepare answers for most of them. This round is mainly to see your confidence, your passion, your liveliness and your enthusiasm for the position.
General Tips: Most of the tips were discussed in respective questions. In general, I would like to say that never lose hope no matter how hard you struggle through the first few days. The moment you lose hope, things start going the wrong way. Also, give the interviews with relaxed and calm mind, after proper sleep. Take the interviews to the direction you want them to go - it can be easily done and I can tell you that from my own experiences. Be honest, otherwise you will take the interview to the direction you don't want it to go!
Skills: Confidence, Communication skills, Logical thinking , Problem solving, Brainstorming skills, Rational thinking
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: It is a well reputed firm, a Fortune 50 company and the experience would be a good launchpad for ahead. I wanted a work-life balance slightly tilted towards "life" and Target is the company to go for that (which I came to know from my seniors, glassdoor.com etc.)
Funny Moments: There were no specific funny moments as such but overall, the interviews were relaxed and the interviewers were very friendly and cheerful. So I had some great moments while sharing my hobbies (eg. I told them I like to read poems so they asked me to recite one!) etc.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I took a lot of help from seniors in making my resume. I had a lot of people review my resume most who were seniors already working in the industry. I think a person should review the resume again and again and again. After making a draft of my resume, I spent 3 days refining it with the help of other people and changed it a total of 25 times at least. I did not take any help from reading material or the internet for making my resume but I think getting it reviewed by so many people made up for it. Attending pre-placement talks is very important. That is one time when you can talk to your potential employers one on one and know exactly what you will be doing in the company. I attended pre-placement talks of all the companies that I was interested in and in my case I had narrowed my list to a few companies to apply to. I talked to my friends and seniors working in various different companies (especially the ones working Investment Banks) in choosing between companies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: There is a standard list of HR questions in the institute by the name of HLPQ.doc. It helps to look at the standard HR questions and make a mental note of the points you would want to highlight in the answers to those questions. At the same time, memorizing answers is not advisable since it becomes quite obvious to the interviewer that the answers have been memorized.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical I read up parts of the book Options. Futures and Other Derivatives” by J.C. Hull to prepare for the interviews. I also bought a couple of books from the internet which helped a lot. One of them was Vault Guide to Advanced Finance
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: There are many websites to practice puzzles (probability puzzles in my case)
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Quantitative Interviews and the other one had information about the company I was applying to (Merrill Lynch).
Skill Tips: Dressing well is an important part of the interview process. You should create a good first impression. For investment banks, wear a suit especially if you are applying for front office positions. Take a shower, shave and dress neatly (remember you get only one chance to create a good impression). Be nice and courteous to all the people of the company. Reach well before the time of the interview and always carry sufficient copies of your resume along with a notepad and pen
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: I took a lot of help from seniors in making my resume. I had a lot of people review my resume most who were seniors already working in the industry. I think a person should review the resume again and again and again. After making a draft of my resume, I spent 3 days refining it with the help of other people and changed it a total of 25 times at least. I did not take any help from reading material or the internet for making my resume but I think getting it reviewed by so many people made up for it. Attending pre-placement talks is very important. That is one time when you can talk to your potential employers one on one and know exactly what you will be doing in the company. I attended pre-placement talks of all the companies that I was interested in and in my case I had narrowed my list to a few companies to apply to. I talked to my friends and seniors working in various different companies (especially the ones working Investment Banks) in choosing between companies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: There is a standard list of HR questions in the institute by the name of HLPQ.doc. It helps to look at the standard HR questions and make a mental note of the points you would want to highlight in the answers to those questions. At the same time, memorizing answers is not advisable since it becomes quite obvious to the interviewer that the answers have been memorized.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical I read up parts of the book Options. Futures and Other Derivatives” by J.C. Hull to prepare for the interviews. I also bought a couple of books from the internet which helped a lot. One of them was Vault Guide to Advanced Finance
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: There are many websites to practice puzzles (probability puzzles in my case)
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Quantitative Interviews and the other one had information about the company I was applying to (Merrill Lynch).
Skill Tips: Dressing well is an important part of the interview process. You should create a good first impression. For investment banks, wear a suit especially if you are applying for front office positions. Take a shower, shave and dress neatly (remember you get only one chance to create a good impression). Be nice and courteous to all the people of the company. Reach well before the time of the interview and always carry sufficient copies of your resume along with a notepad and pen
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had attended a resume making workshop by McKinsey, that gave me some idea. But mostly it was by incorporating feedback (again and again and again) by some seniors.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: For these, I just came up with a list of questions that could be possibly asked by a recruiter. Coming up with such a list is fairly easy if you put yourself in the shoes of a recruiter. Some sample questions:
Tell us something about yourself?
Why this company? Why this work?
What are your strengths/ weaknesses?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What kind of importance do you attach to ethics?
Can you work alone? In teams?
And so on. These questions do carry a lot of importance from a recruiters point of view and hence should be given a lot of time. Its not that difficult. Just pick up or make up some question which you think that your interviewer might ask and start thinking about how you would answer it; keep working on the answer and keep refining it until you are satisfied with it. Discuss your answers with some select few seniors (select few because you don't want to end up having a lot of opinions; and anyway, a seniors or anyone else's opinion should be strictly treated like an opinion- incorporate it only if it makes sense to you; do not blindly incorporate something just because somebody else has said it should be. Whatever answer you give, it has to be given with a lot of confidence, and that';s only possible if you can relate to the answer!) Some of these question can be very tricky. Take the following question for example: What are your weaknesses? Now you have to be very careful in answering such a question. You don't want to say something like I procrastinate a lot even though it might be true! Neither can you afford to raise an amused eyebrow by saying
something like My integrity is make greatest strength and my greatest weakness. You could say something like I spend most of my time working, and so my personal life takes a hit. Basically you have pointed out a weakness that you cannot balance your professional and personal life, but the recruiter would not give a damn as long as it's the personal part you cannot balance!
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: For puzzles (logic and math): Google!
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Lots of ebooks (Harvard, Wharton, Vault etc) available in the campus
Skill Tips: Be thorough with your resume, practice a lot of puzzles, brainteasers and cases. If you are sitting for a finance based company, read up a little on the area in which the company works (you will have to convince them of your interest in finance!). Think about and prepare answers on as many general questions as you can. Don't forget to suit up!
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: I had attended a resume making workshop by McKinsey, that gave me some idea. But mostly it was by incorporating feedback (again and again and again) by some seniors.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: For these, I just came up with a list of questions that could be possibly asked by a recruiter. Coming up with such a list is fairly easy if you put yourself in the shoes of a recruiter. Some sample questions:
Tell us something about yourself?
Why this company? Why this work?
What are your strengths/ weaknesses?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What kind of importance do you attach to ethics?
Can you work alone? In teams?
And so on. These questions do carry a lot of importance from a recruiters point of view and hence should be given a lot of time. Its not that difficult. Just pick up or make up some question which you think that your interviewer might ask and start thinking about how you would answer it; keep working on the answer and keep refining it until you are satisfied with it. Discuss your answers with some select few seniors (select few because you don't want to end up having a lot of opinions; and anyway, a seniors or anyone else's opinion should be strictly treated like an opinion- incorporate it only if it makes sense to you; do not blindly incorporate something just because somebody else has said it should be. Whatever answer you give, it has to be given with a lot of confidence, and that';s only possible if you can relate to the answer!) Some of these question can be very tricky. Take the following question for example: What are your weaknesses? Now you have to be very careful in answering such a question. You don't want to say something like I procrastinate a lot even though it might be true! Neither can you afford to raise an amused eyebrow by saying
something like My integrity is make greatest strength and my greatest weakness. You could say something like I spend most of my time working, and so my personal life takes a hit. Basically you have pointed out a weakness that you cannot balance your professional and personal life, but the recruiter would not give a damn as long as it's the personal part you cannot balance!
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: For puzzles (logic and math): Google!
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Lots of ebooks (Harvard, Wharton, Vault etc) available in the campus
Skill Tips: Be thorough with your resume, practice a lot of puzzles, brainteasers and cases. If you are sitting for a finance based company, read up a little on the area in which the company works (you will have to convince them of your interest in finance!). Think about and prepare answers on as many general questions as you can. Don't forget to suit up!
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
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