Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai
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Ranjana Devi
posted on 5 Mar 2015
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Thermodynamics questions like what will happen to the room temperature if the fridge door is open?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I was the moderator for this debate. So I gave the structure and have written the pros and cons against every option. Also I was taking care of time management.
Tips: Should be sensible and be able to justify. Should understand the weightages by considering the present and the past situations relating to the topics
Duration: 15-20min minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had a bullet points ready that emphasized on my strengths that can help the job profile. I also discussed the value I have for my family and education which helped me everywhere to make right choices.
Tips: Always prepare for this question
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: answer was simple temp of the room raises
Tips: Even if you dont know the answer, I suggest that you take a paper and show the interviewer how you will solve for it. Also state assumptions you have taken.
Skill Tips: Focus on your Study.. Revise the subject that you have studied at the time of Interview
Skills: Technical Skills
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: Brand value
Experience: I was the moderator for this debate. So I gave the structure and have written the pros and cons against every option. Also I was taking care of time management.
Tips: Should be sensible and be able to justify. Should understand the weightages by considering the present and the past situations relating to the topics
Duration: 15-20min minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had a bullet points ready that emphasized on my strengths that can help the job profile. I also discussed the value I have for my family and education which helped me everywhere to make right choices.
Tips: Always prepare for this question
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: answer was simple temp of the room raises
Tips: Even if you dont know the answer, I suggest that you take a paper and show the interviewer how you will solve for it. Also state assumptions you have taken.
Skill Tips: Focus on your Study.. Revise the subject that you have studied at the time of Interview
Skills: Technical Skills
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: Brand value
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: First, I had a look at loads and loads of ‘good’ people’s resumes, which left me feeling very inferior. Then I looked some ‘not-so-great’ people’s resumes who landed up with good jobs nevertheless, which gave me hope. I prepared a rough draft (which eventually had no relation/similarity to the final resume) which was sent to infinite people for an honest critique, and an honest appraisal I received which shook me to the core. Tips from order (chronologically or in order of importance?) to which stuff to include and NOT include were garnered. I never found the need to look at resume-writing material, with one workshop organized by McKinsey and other people’s resumes being enough
Tips: Pre-placement talks are greatly under appreciated by students, with the focus being the pizzas most of the times. Yes, the pizza is important, but it helps if you pay attention first to what the company people say (and not just the compensation package). I had an ambitious resolution to note down all the biggie companies’ good points with things said and qualities expected and such stuff- needless to say, this resolution fell flat on it’s face midway through PPT season. However, if not anything else, the PPTs were a great source for picking up the jargon for preparing in the final days. And asking questions after the PPT is over by sacrificing a pizza can be beneficial too, especially if you are targeting a particular company/type of company. (Note- As luck would have it, the company i got recruited by was the single company who's PPT i DID NOT attend, with me having to rely on second-hand information. So you decide). As for actually choosing the job, I had full (maybe a bit too much?) faith in the placement body’s infinite wisdom for deciding the order of companies invited for placements. I had consultancy and finance as my two preferred options, for which I talked to loads of seniors, relatives and family friends. It is important to know what you want to do, or at least what you don’t want to do (in my case, a coding/tech job was out of the question), because this is often asked during your interview. And the long discussions I had, although sometimes leaving me in a more confused state than before, helped me eventually.
Round: Test
Experience: Deutsche Bank took a written test as Round 1 for elimination. This was followed by a shortlist of 92 people, who had to sit for a Tech interview. ~80% of these people went ahead to give an HR interview, with 22 people being offered jobs eventually. The written test had 3 parts- The 1st part was a proper CAT-style test which focused on quantitative abilities. Most of the questions were those we already encounter, and almost everyone who got through scored really well in this section. The 2nd part had a few questions on general market awareness, like 'Who has the highest market cap' or 'what's the current oil price per barrel'. The 3rd part was finance-based, with questions on inflation, coupon rates, options, futures, currency conversions etc.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The first 'Tech' interview started off with a fairly non-tech question- 'Give us 3 reasons why we should hire you.' Then, they went on to questions on quick arithmetic (what's 58 x 62?), probability (how do i divide 50R and 50W balls into two identical containers so that if i pick a ball from a random container, the probability of picking a W ball is maximum?) and finance (what are options? what is strike price? what is a premium?). They asked me whether I had any other nonacademic courses I had done in my stay in IIT which I liked, which was where the Literature and Economic Reforms courses from past semesters came in handy. The interviews for different people were very different, with some people getting deep into finance or economics, some concentrating more on things like market awareness, stocks, shares etc and some having to survive stress interviews.
Tips: First, there's a test to crack, which requires a good quantitative base. This is where CAT preparation helps a lot. There are general awareness questions which depend more on, well, the student's general awareness. The finance section is typically unworkable- it helps if you can write down out there whatever you know however wrong it might be, because those guys simply want to know how much you know, even if it might be slightly irrelevant to the question asked :P Then, there is the tech interview. Now many people (including the company people during the PPT) will tell you 'It's ok if you don't have finance fundaes', but they sing a totally different tune during the actual interview. And honestly this makes sense- if you want to get hired by a finance company, the least you can do is read up some basic finance stuff, instead of sitting there and saying 'I have zot finance knowledge, hire me.' There was a Derivatives workshop organized by Lehman Brothers which, although not being too helpful, at least introduced me to the jargon. Then some quickie wiki sufficed to increase my fin-gyaan. And it always helps if you start off with a 'I know very little of finance, but what i know i know it well' kind of a statement :)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The second HR interview was a pretty cool one, starting off with the standard question 'Tell me something about yourself' to things like hobbies and non-academic stuff done in IIT life and elsewhere. Questions like these present a nice opportunity to the interviewee to lead the interview as and how he/she likes. I mentioned my passion for international football, from where we embarked on a long discussion on which club i like, which are my favorite players, why, etc. I was asked what are the parameters i give importance to in selecting a job. I was asked whether have prepared for CAT, what scores am I expecting, what do I wish to do in the next 2/3/5/10 years, what do I expect from this job, etc. There were two people conducting the interview, with one fellow asking most of the questions. I addressed the second person with a 'don't you have anything to ask?' to which she asked me 'tell me five people you would love to invite for a DB sponsored dinner'. A creative, tongue-in-cheek, honest and somewhat humorous answer got me through it. They then asked me - 'Do you have any questions for us?' where i got cleared a few doubts about the quality of work, the training and future growth opportunities as an employee of Deutsch Bank. The tests took ~45 minutes to finish, and each interview was for around 20 minutes or so.
Tips: The most important thing I did was sit down with 2 other friends and conduct mock-stress-HR interviews of each other. This thing helped me greatly, primarily because I treated it with proper seriousness. Many things come to light if your friend’s are forthright and frank, because this is the place where you can go wrong as much as you want without severe repercussions (This mock interview especially helped a friend of mine when we asked him questions which seemed off-tangent but ended up being asked in his actual interview!). Also what proved to be extremely helpful was a long and intensive Wikipedia session, where I sat down with a friend and wiki-ed for each and every word mentioned in the job description document supplied by the company along with the JAF.
General Tips: For most companies, your resume is all they will know about you, so make sure you know properly what you have written in the resume, where it is and how many points. This prevents you from being surprised when the interviewer refers to stuff which, let's just say, has been made to look bigger and better than it actually is. Bluffing in resumes or during the interview is of no use, people can catch these things very easily. Instead, it helps if you can make things appear a wee bit fancier than they are, as long as you can pull them off. The interviewer is god. Treat him/her with respect and argue decently without getting dirty, however irrational things might sometime seem. An honest 'I don't know' is better than some contrived bluff, as long as the 'I-don't-knows' are rare. Impromptu interviews seldom go well. Some preparation is always essential. Prepare for HR questions, and don't be surprised if you are asked a lot of Department-specific questions. A knowledge of what the company does is important, as also is knowing what the job profile being offered does and doesn't include :) Vis., dressing, étiquettes, coffee etc Dress well, first impressions are important. Don't wear a suit if you aren't sure you'll be comfortable (i wasn't), a tie
works just fine. But informal clothing is a no-no. Have a bath and a shave (for boys mainly). Have a folder containing some spare sheets and copies of your resume. Have a decent, working pen. Avoid plastic bags or similar things which make irritating noises. And don't get too frazzled by questions asked to other candidates. Make eye-contact (but don't try to play mindgames) with the interviewer while talking. And smile, enjoy the interview, or at least give the impression that you are having a good time :)
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: First, I had a look at loads and loads of ‘good’ people’s resumes, which left me feeling very inferior. Then I looked some ‘not-so-great’ people’s resumes who landed up with good jobs nevertheless, which gave me hope. I prepared a rough draft (which eventually had no relation/similarity to the final resume) which was sent to infinite people for an honest critique, and an honest appraisal I received which shook me to the core. Tips from order (chronologically or in order of importance?) to which stuff to include and NOT include were garnered. I never found the need to look at resume-writing material, with one workshop organized by McKinsey and other people’s resumes being enough
Tips: Pre-placement talks are greatly under appreciated by students, with the focus being the pizzas most of the times. Yes, the pizza is important, but it helps if you pay attention first to what the company people say (and not just the compensation package). I had an ambitious resolution to note down all the biggie companies’ good points with things said and qualities expected and such stuff- needless to say, this resolution fell flat on it’s face midway through PPT season. However, if not anything else, the PPTs were a great source for picking up the jargon for preparing in the final days. And asking questions after the PPT is over by sacrificing a pizza can be beneficial too, especially if you are targeting a particular company/type of company. (Note- As luck would have it, the company i got recruited by was the single company who's PPT i DID NOT attend, with me having to rely on second-hand information. So you decide). As for actually choosing the job, I had full (maybe a bit too much?) faith in the placement body’s infinite wisdom for deciding the order of companies invited for placements. I had consultancy and finance as my two preferred options, for which I talked to loads of seniors, relatives and family friends. It is important to know what you want to do, or at least what you don’t want to do (in my case, a coding/tech job was out of the question), because this is often asked during your interview. And the long discussions I had, although sometimes leaving me in a more confused state than before, helped me eventually.
Round: Test
Experience: Deutsche Bank took a written test as Round 1 for elimination. This was followed by a shortlist of 92 people, who had to sit for a Tech interview. ~80% of these people went ahead to give an HR interview, with 22 people being offered jobs eventually. The written test had 3 parts- The 1st part was a proper CAT-style test which focused on quantitative abilities. Most of the questions were those we already encounter, and almost everyone who got through scored really well in this section. The 2nd part had a few questions on general market awareness, like 'Who has the highest market cap' or 'what's the current oil price per barrel'. The 3rd part was finance-based, with questions on inflation, coupon rates, options, futures, currency conversions etc.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The first 'Tech' interview started off with a fairly non-tech question- 'Give us 3 reasons why we should hire you.' Then, they went on to questions on quick arithmetic (what's 58 x 62?), probability (how do i divide 50R and 50W balls into two identical containers so that if i pick a ball from a random container, the probability of picking a W ball is maximum?) and finance (what are options? what is strike price? what is a premium?). They asked me whether I had any other nonacademic courses I had done in my stay in IIT which I liked, which was where the Literature and Economic Reforms courses from past semesters came in handy. The interviews for different people were very different, with some people getting deep into finance or economics, some concentrating more on things like market awareness, stocks, shares etc and some having to survive stress interviews.
Tips: First, there's a test to crack, which requires a good quantitative base. This is where CAT preparation helps a lot. There are general awareness questions which depend more on, well, the student's general awareness. The finance section is typically unworkable- it helps if you can write down out there whatever you know however wrong it might be, because those guys simply want to know how much you know, even if it might be slightly irrelevant to the question asked :P Then, there is the tech interview. Now many people (including the company people during the PPT) will tell you 'It's ok if you don't have finance fundaes', but they sing a totally different tune during the actual interview. And honestly this makes sense- if you want to get hired by a finance company, the least you can do is read up some basic finance stuff, instead of sitting there and saying 'I have zot finance knowledge, hire me.' There was a Derivatives workshop organized by Lehman Brothers which, although not being too helpful, at least introduced me to the jargon. Then some quickie wiki sufficed to increase my fin-gyaan. And it always helps if you start off with a 'I know very little of finance, but what i know i know it well' kind of a statement :)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The second HR interview was a pretty cool one, starting off with the standard question 'Tell me something about yourself' to things like hobbies and non-academic stuff done in IIT life and elsewhere. Questions like these present a nice opportunity to the interviewee to lead the interview as and how he/she likes. I mentioned my passion for international football, from where we embarked on a long discussion on which club i like, which are my favorite players, why, etc. I was asked what are the parameters i give importance to in selecting a job. I was asked whether have prepared for CAT, what scores am I expecting, what do I wish to do in the next 2/3/5/10 years, what do I expect from this job, etc. There were two people conducting the interview, with one fellow asking most of the questions. I addressed the second person with a 'don't you have anything to ask?' to which she asked me 'tell me five people you would love to invite for a DB sponsored dinner'. A creative, tongue-in-cheek, honest and somewhat humorous answer got me through it. They then asked me - 'Do you have any questions for us?' where i got cleared a few doubts about the quality of work, the training and future growth opportunities as an employee of Deutsch Bank. The tests took ~45 minutes to finish, and each interview was for around 20 minutes or so.
Tips: The most important thing I did was sit down with 2 other friends and conduct mock-stress-HR interviews of each other. This thing helped me greatly, primarily because I treated it with proper seriousness. Many things come to light if your friend’s are forthright and frank, because this is the place where you can go wrong as much as you want without severe repercussions (This mock interview especially helped a friend of mine when we asked him questions which seemed off-tangent but ended up being asked in his actual interview!). Also what proved to be extremely helpful was a long and intensive Wikipedia session, where I sat down with a friend and wiki-ed for each and every word mentioned in the job description document supplied by the company along with the JAF.
General Tips: For most companies, your resume is all they will know about you, so make sure you know properly what you have written in the resume, where it is and how many points. This prevents you from being surprised when the interviewer refers to stuff which, let's just say, has been made to look bigger and better than it actually is. Bluffing in resumes or during the interview is of no use, people can catch these things very easily. Instead, it helps if you can make things appear a wee bit fancier than they are, as long as you can pull them off. The interviewer is god. Treat him/her with respect and argue decently without getting dirty, however irrational things might sometime seem. An honest 'I don't know' is better than some contrived bluff, as long as the 'I-don't-knows' are rare. Impromptu interviews seldom go well. Some preparation is always essential. Prepare for HR questions, and don't be surprised if you are asked a lot of Department-specific questions. A knowledge of what the company does is important, as also is knowing what the job profile being offered does and doesn't include :) Vis., dressing, étiquettes, coffee etc Dress well, first impressions are important. Don't wear a suit if you aren't sure you'll be comfortable (i wasn't), a tie
works just fine. But informal clothing is a no-no. Have a bath and a shave (for boys mainly). Have a folder containing some spare sheets and copies of your resume. Have a decent, working pen. Avoid plastic bags or similar things which make irritating noises. And don't get too frazzled by questions asked to other candidates. Make eye-contact (but don't try to play mindgames) with the interviewer while talking. And smile, enjoy the interview, or at least give the impression that you are having a good time :)
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I compiled resumes from my seniors, who had got placed in management consultancies, financial consultancies, FMCGs and software jobs. I minutely observed the order in which any given resume was written, every point that had been portrayed and style of portraying any point. Keeping company requirements in mind (for eg. Mckinsey would want professional excellence or spike in any one field) and the companies I was looking for, I made a rough draft. However, I found my resume to be diverse rather than what some consultancies would have wanted. I aimed at financial institutions, analytics and consultancies. With their requirements in mind, I gave the excellence inmaths as the preference. Internships included one done in Reliance (corecompany) and another in Quantum Phinance (Finance related).This was followed by projects. Second Page had the organizational skills and extra curricular achievements. The sub points were written in a particular order. What I had done, followed by what I had achieved in whatever I had done. This, I believe gives a very good impression about your resume. Your resume should focus on what the companies (you are aiming at) want/expect from its new entrant. If you are not able to make a match with companies,expectations, try and make a best fit.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I made a group with one of my friends for preparing personal interviews and case studies. For GD, 3 such groups combined forming 6 people who then practiced GD internally.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: For HR interview, I prepared from -----. I got to know about some of the basic questions that can be asked in an interview. Further, I also came to know the interviewer expectations from you, right from when you enter that room or even when you are sitting outside waiting nervously for your interview. With the questions in mind, I just figured out my strengths and weaknesses, justifying them by my resume. For case studies, I had Wharton and Kelloggs guides. I did not aim for technical institutions and hence did not prepare for them.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: For puzzles, I solved puzzles from puzzles community of orkut 3-4 days before my interviews. This really helped, as you need these puzzles to make your mind start working after a long gap of 4 yrs. Along with this basic preparation, themost important part of preparation lies in company specific preparations. HR answers, rest interviews have to be prepared with what that company expects from you. Your answers need not be fake though. For example Lehman demanded people handling pressure well, solving maths, number puzzles under pressure, being innovative, being able to learn quickly and people with good leadership and communication skills. With these aspects in mind, I cited examples from my resume which portrayed this so that I could justify I had those qualities in me. Interviews require you to be extremely confident and mature. You need to enter that interview with this frame of mind and knowing that any company would be glad to have you, rather than you being glad to join that company.
Skill Tips: Just some puzzles before the interview time, to make your brain start working again. You must be confident, calm and honest. You must know the fact that the Company cracks you rather than you cracking the company.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: I compiled resumes from my seniors, who had got placed in management consultancies, financial consultancies, FMCGs and software jobs. I minutely observed the order in which any given resume was written, every point that had been portrayed and style of portraying any point. Keeping company requirements in mind (for eg. Mckinsey would want professional excellence or spike in any one field) and the companies I was looking for, I made a rough draft. However, I found my resume to be diverse rather than what some consultancies would have wanted. I aimed at financial institutions, analytics and consultancies. With their requirements in mind, I gave the excellence inmaths as the preference. Internships included one done in Reliance (corecompany) and another in Quantum Phinance (Finance related).This was followed by projects. Second Page had the organizational skills and extra curricular achievements. The sub points were written in a particular order. What I had done, followed by what I had achieved in whatever I had done. This, I believe gives a very good impression about your resume. Your resume should focus on what the companies (you are aiming at) want/expect from its new entrant. If you are not able to make a match with companies,expectations, try and make a best fit.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I made a group with one of my friends for preparing personal interviews and case studies. For GD, 3 such groups combined forming 6 people who then practiced GD internally.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: For HR interview, I prepared from -----. I got to know about some of the basic questions that can be asked in an interview. Further, I also came to know the interviewer expectations from you, right from when you enter that room or even when you are sitting outside waiting nervously for your interview. With the questions in mind, I just figured out my strengths and weaknesses, justifying them by my resume. For case studies, I had Wharton and Kelloggs guides. I did not aim for technical institutions and hence did not prepare for them.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: For puzzles, I solved puzzles from puzzles community of orkut 3-4 days before my interviews. This really helped, as you need these puzzles to make your mind start working after a long gap of 4 yrs. Along with this basic preparation, themost important part of preparation lies in company specific preparations. HR answers, rest interviews have to be prepared with what that company expects from you. Your answers need not be fake though. For example Lehman demanded people handling pressure well, solving maths, number puzzles under pressure, being innovative, being able to learn quickly and people with good leadership and communication skills. With these aspects in mind, I cited examples from my resume which portrayed this so that I could justify I had those qualities in me. Interviews require you to be extremely confident and mature. You need to enter that interview with this frame of mind and knowing that any company would be glad to have you, rather than you being glad to join that company.
Skill Tips: Just some puzzles before the interview time, to make your brain start working again. You must be confident, calm and honest. You must know the fact that the Company cracks you rather than you cracking the company.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Tell me about your weaknesses
- Q3. Tell me about your strengths
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: There are no tests for consultancies so make your resume very different and awesome.
Tips: Have a look at resumes of seniors who got shortlisted or placed in consultancies so as to get an idea of how to prepare your resumes.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: There will be definitely one case study interview for a consultancy.
Tips: I would suggest start preparing from the start of the final year.Prepare in groups and practice regularly.I referred Victor Cheng's videos for studying case studies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Only basic HR questions were asked.They just wanted to check if you are good fit for the company.
Tips: In tell me about yourself questions, you can tell about your other soft points which you couldn't mention in your resume.Go to company's website and see what type of consultants they are actually looking for and prepare your HR questions accordingly.Make sure you are not taking more than 2 minutes to answer!
Round: FIT TEST
Experience: They see if you can work long hours and travel on weekends.They also ask your future plans.All the questions are direct and the interview hardly takes 5 minutes.
General Tips: Prepare well in advance if you are targeting consultancies.
Skill Tips: Go through company's website and understand what they expect from you.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: I wanted to join only consultancy.The brand value of company obviously mattered to me.I got to know how exactly this company is from seniors.All of the above factors motivated me to apply.
Experience: There are no tests for consultancies so make your resume very different and awesome.
Tips: Have a look at resumes of seniors who got shortlisted or placed in consultancies so as to get an idea of how to prepare your resumes.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: There will be definitely one case study interview for a consultancy.
Tips: I would suggest start preparing from the start of the final year.Prepare in groups and practice regularly.I referred Victor Cheng's videos for studying case studies.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Only basic HR questions were asked.They just wanted to check if you are good fit for the company.
Tips: In tell me about yourself questions, you can tell about your other soft points which you couldn't mention in your resume.Go to company's website and see what type of consultants they are actually looking for and prepare your HR questions accordingly.Make sure you are not taking more than 2 minutes to answer!
Round: FIT TEST
Experience: They see if you can work long hours and travel on weekends.They also ask your future plans.All the questions are direct and the interview hardly takes 5 minutes.
General Tips: Prepare well in advance if you are targeting consultancies.
Skill Tips: Go through company's website and understand what they expect from you.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: I wanted to join only consultancy.The brand value of company obviously mattered to me.I got to know how exactly this company is from seniors.All of the above factors motivated me to apply.
I was interviewed in Dec 2015.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. What are your hobbies?
- Q2. What have you done so far in the field to make your hobbies convert in your work?
- Q3. If you don't love something, say finance, how do you still manage to work on it?
- Q4. All about mechanical engineering!
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was a tricky problem. I gave five minutes to thinking that what I would have done if I would have had been there and kind of broke down the problem using the consultancy approach I had studied. I focussed over the maximum profitability of company on production and quality and tried to compromise a little bit on Human resources.
As I opened and concluded the discussion myself with major inputs, it went pretty well for me
Tips: - Be practical in approach
- Dont just give points for the sake of talking - it goes in negative side
- HUL focusses a lot on GD - more than interviews - as the problems are real life cases - so be really prepared (if you didn't have any supply chain experience - sit with someone who had it earlier and discuss problems as mentioned)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: - Hobbies were asked
- I enjoyed every minute of it
Tips: - Keep calm
-Be who you are!!
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Grilled me on every basics of mechanical engineering
Tips: Keep your basics strong!
General Tips: Again, Be yourself! Be prepared well and dont just rush everywhere with the herd! please!
Do analyse every company and realise your future goals - does it match with your company?
Belive me, you don't need money and fat packages now, you just need to work for your dreams!
I was lucky that i got the work with a good package - but anybody can make money - there are very few who really realise their passion! you will get what you deserve - No less no more! :)
Skill Tips: HUL demands really good leadership skill experience. Mechanical Engineering books helped :p ( I didn't study for it , though this was my first priority - p&g intern helped).
Be prepared about their vision - try to incline them with yours! It impresses them like anything - worked for me at least!
Skills: Technical , Leadership, Teamwork
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: Its sustainability causes! check out their investment on sustainaibility designing of future retail! Mindphack!
It has the biggest CSR investment and its pay is high too, money with your dreams - who doesnt need that, huh!? :D
Funny Moments: Interviewer 1 : So, on which brand were you exactly working at p&g?
Me: Sir I guess I am not allowed to say that provided I have signed a confidentiality agreement with p&g
Interviewer 1 : They are not hiring anyone this time, it doesn't matter now, right?
Me : Sir, lets take a condition replacing p&g with HUL and vice versa in this condition - would you have liked me leaking your data? It wouldn't have mattered me even then :D
Interviewer 1 : -_-
Interviewer 2 : Haha :D :D
Experience: It was a tricky problem. I gave five minutes to thinking that what I would have done if I would have had been there and kind of broke down the problem using the consultancy approach I had studied. I focussed over the maximum profitability of company on production and quality and tried to compromise a little bit on Human resources.
As I opened and concluded the discussion myself with major inputs, it went pretty well for me
Tips: - Be practical in approach
- Dont just give points for the sake of talking - it goes in negative side
- HUL focusses a lot on GD - more than interviews - as the problems are real life cases - so be really prepared (if you didn't have any supply chain experience - sit with someone who had it earlier and discuss problems as mentioned)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: - Hobbies were asked
- I enjoyed every minute of it
Tips: - Keep calm
-Be who you are!!
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Grilled me on every basics of mechanical engineering
Tips: Keep your basics strong!
General Tips: Again, Be yourself! Be prepared well and dont just rush everywhere with the herd! please!
Do analyse every company and realise your future goals - does it match with your company?
Belive me, you don't need money and fat packages now, you just need to work for your dreams!
I was lucky that i got the work with a good package - but anybody can make money - there are very few who really realise their passion! you will get what you deserve - No less no more! :)
Skill Tips: HUL demands really good leadership skill experience. Mechanical Engineering books helped :p ( I didn't study for it , though this was my first priority - p&g intern helped).
Be prepared about their vision - try to incline them with yours! It impresses them like anything - worked for me at least!
Skills: Technical , Leadership, Teamwork
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Motivation: Its sustainability causes! check out their investment on sustainaibility designing of future retail! Mindphack!
It has the biggest CSR investment and its pay is high too, money with your dreams - who doesnt need that, huh!? :D
Funny Moments: Interviewer 1 : So, on which brand were you exactly working at p&g?
Me: Sir I guess I am not allowed to say that provided I have signed a confidentiality agreement with p&g
Interviewer 1 : They are not hiring anyone this time, it doesn't matter now, right?
Me : Sir, lets take a condition replacing p&g with HUL and vice versa in this condition - would you have liked me leaking your data? It wouldn't have mattered me even then :D
Interviewer 1 : -_-
Interviewer 2 : Haha :D :D
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: A lot of fundaes regarding the writing of the resume were given at a session by McKinsey earlier in the year. I prepared my basic resume based on that and changed it according to suggestions from some friends. Pre-placement talks are essential for getting a broad understanding of the company and the work that one is going to be doing in the job, inspite of the fact that a much nicer version of the reality may be presented in these talks. If one does not have a good idea about a particular sector or a company, attending PPTs can help a lot.About 90 people were shortlisted initially for the inteview, based mainly on a test conducted by the company earlier. The test evaluated students on basic quantitative and DI skills. Out of those, after an interview of about 20-25 mins, about half were shortlisted for the second and the last interview, which immediately followed the first one.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In my case, the only interview I attended was for Deutsche Bank, and it did not require any such special preparation.However, some basic finance fundaes were obtained with the help of google and wikipedia. I prepared for interviews with some of my friends. We conducted mock interviews of one another, asking possible questions, especially the HR ones. If done seriously, it helps a lot, in terms of preparation for the few stock questions in interviews and others that one can anticipate. A lot of improvements can be suggested by your friends in terms of framing answers correctly and many other things. Preparation is best done in groups.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: A lot of fundaes regarding the writing of the resume were given at a session by McKinsey earlier in the year. I prepared my basic resume based on that and changed it according to suggestions from some friends. Pre-placement talks are essential for getting a broad understanding of the company and the work that one is going to be doing in the job, inspite of the fact that a much nicer version of the reality may be presented in these talks. If one does not have a good idea about a particular sector or a company, attending PPTs can help a lot.About 90 people were shortlisted initially for the inteview, based mainly on a test conducted by the company earlier. The test evaluated students on basic quantitative and DI skills. Out of those, after an interview of about 20-25 mins, about half were shortlisted for the second and the last interview, which immediately followed the first one.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: In my case, the only interview I attended was for Deutsche Bank, and it did not require any such special preparation.However, some basic finance fundaes were obtained with the help of google and wikipedia. I prepared for interviews with some of my friends. We conducted mock interviews of one another, asking possible questions, especially the HR ones. If done seriously, it helps a lot, in terms of preparation for the few stock questions in interviews and others that one can anticipate. A lot of improvements can be suggested by your friends in terms of framing answers correctly and many other things. Preparation is best done in groups.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Firstly, studied the resumes of seniors who had a similar profile like me and had secured good jobs. Then, attended the Mckinsey resume writing workshop which also helped a lot. I had also looked up the Mckinsey website for tips on resume writing. After doing all the homework, drafted a resume on my own and passed it on to a trusted senior who suggested changes. After making changes, passed it on to at least 4-5 seniors who also suggested changes. So, finally, after getting it reviewed by several experienced persons, drafted the final version.Frankly, I attended very few (only 3) PPTs. Only those which I was serious about. I do admit that going to a PPT does give you a good idea of what the job is going to be like and will help you choose between two jobs. However, I also believe that missing a PPT does not actually blind you and you can easily ask people around you about the details of the PPT which actually gives you enough information for the time being.Resume shortlisting close to 80 people were shortlisted.First interview (25 minutes) close to 40 were shortlisted. Second interview (10-15 mins) 20 were recruited.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This was always going to be easy for me I presumed, and it actually was. Frankly, since I have good communication skills and PR skills, I only had to look up certain standard questions which my seniors sent me by email. However, eventually, the HR part I handled on the spot.
Tips: First prepare your answers to certain questions which you think you will be asked. Then get your friend/senior to ask you those plus any other questions he thinks are relevant and take feedback from him after the session.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I looked up a lot of PDFs (available on institution servers), of which I would say the most useful was Kellogg_casepack2001_CASES. The others were also pretty good, like the Harvard one, but the best thing about the Kellogg casepack was the way they presented the solutions.
Tips: The best way to do case studies is in pairs. Pick you partner, pick some case studies which each will ask the other on that day (say 3-4 per day or more). The person who is going to play the interviewer should read the case well and come prepared before presenting it to the interviewee.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I only looked up puzzles at the end of the first day, after losing out on Mckinsey. Googled for a lot of puzzlesall night and prepared as much as I could.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I was pretty good at that already. So, left it to myself.
Tips: Obviously should be done in groups of 5-8.
Skill Tips: Dress well. It matters a lot. Especially for these big Ibanks and consults. Of course, what you do in the interview matters, but looking good will always add to the overall effect. Do not overlook this. It is better to wear a suit for the ibanks and consultancies. For the rest, formal shirt, tie would do.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: Firstly, studied the resumes of seniors who had a similar profile like me and had secured good jobs. Then, attended the Mckinsey resume writing workshop which also helped a lot. I had also looked up the Mckinsey website for tips on resume writing. After doing all the homework, drafted a resume on my own and passed it on to a trusted senior who suggested changes. After making changes, passed it on to at least 4-5 seniors who also suggested changes. So, finally, after getting it reviewed by several experienced persons, drafted the final version.Frankly, I attended very few (only 3) PPTs. Only those which I was serious about. I do admit that going to a PPT does give you a good idea of what the job is going to be like and will help you choose between two jobs. However, I also believe that missing a PPT does not actually blind you and you can easily ask people around you about the details of the PPT which actually gives you enough information for the time being.Resume shortlisting close to 80 people were shortlisted.First interview (25 minutes) close to 40 were shortlisted. Second interview (10-15 mins) 20 were recruited.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This was always going to be easy for me I presumed, and it actually was. Frankly, since I have good communication skills and PR skills, I only had to look up certain standard questions which my seniors sent me by email. However, eventually, the HR part I handled on the spot.
Tips: First prepare your answers to certain questions which you think you will be asked. Then get your friend/senior to ask you those plus any other questions he thinks are relevant and take feedback from him after the session.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I looked up a lot of PDFs (available on institution servers), of which I would say the most useful was Kellogg_casepack2001_CASES. The others were also pretty good, like the Harvard one, but the best thing about the Kellogg casepack was the way they presented the solutions.
Tips: The best way to do case studies is in pairs. Pick you partner, pick some case studies which each will ask the other on that day (say 3-4 per day or more). The person who is going to play the interviewer should read the case well and come prepared before presenting it to the interviewee.
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I only looked up puzzles at the end of the first day, after losing out on Mckinsey. Googled for a lot of puzzlesall night and prepared as much as I could.
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I was pretty good at that already. So, left it to myself.
Tips: Obviously should be done in groups of 5-8.
Skill Tips: Dress well. It matters a lot. Especially for these big Ibanks and consults. Of course, what you do in the interview matters, but looking good will always add to the overall effect. Do not overlook this. It is better to wear a suit for the ibanks and consultancies. For the rest, formal shirt, tie would do.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: There is a standard pattern which most of us follow. I just tried to highlight my strong points as my CPI was not very high. I was good in sports and music, so I made sure that I highlighted them. I did attend most of the Pre-Placement Talks. The one thing which I gained was the exposure.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: As far as HR Questions are concerned, they totally depend on you. Your seniors can always help you out finding answers for them. But I recommend you to think on your own; because that way your honest answers come out and believe me they ALWAYS work however naive they may sound. Nobody expects you to know everything. The fact that you can relate to those answers will boost your confidence as you would be able to defend them well.
Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: When going in for an interview, its expected of you that you know about the company you are sitting for. So obviously you have to search the net and know few important things about the companies. I prepared for CAT so that took care of the puzzles and quantity part.
Round: Test
Experience: Initially they took a screening exam. It was quant and logical based mainly and few Questions were on market and economics. Some 80 students were short listed. They short listed around 40 students after 1st round of interviews and gave final offers to 22 after 2nd round of interviews.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The first thing which is asked in an interview is mostly Tell us about you. After that they concentrated only on my extra-currics like football, swimming and singing which was my forte. They asked me general questions about my home town and family. Asked me about my strengths but didn't go to any weaknesses.Then they asked me if I had any Questions for them. I asked a few. This was it for the first one. DBs CEO was taking this interview. He started off with asking Questions from my resume about my projects n stuff. Then he too started asking Questions about my city and family. Questions were mostly the same as the first one. It ended on a very positive note and I came out with a smile.
Tips: Do prepare well for the screening exam, it has a good weightage. Interviews were generally HR type for me but they asked puzzles to few. So preparing them would help too. Overall, any particular mistake that you committed during the whole process? My resume was not well compiled although it didn't matter but I should have taken care of it. Prepare your resume well in advance, it will surely help.
General Tips: I always wear something which I could carry comfortably. I recommend the same for everyone. And also start wearing formals a month before the placement season starts, this way you'll get used to them and would feel comfortable.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: There is a standard pattern which most of us follow. I just tried to highlight my strong points as my CPI was not very high. I was good in sports and music, so I made sure that I highlighted them. I did attend most of the Pre-Placement Talks. The one thing which I gained was the exposure.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: As far as HR Questions are concerned, they totally depend on you. Your seniors can always help you out finding answers for them. But I recommend you to think on your own; because that way your honest answers come out and believe me they ALWAYS work however naive they may sound. Nobody expects you to know everything. The fact that you can relate to those answers will boost your confidence as you would be able to defend them well.
Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: When going in for an interview, its expected of you that you know about the company you are sitting for. So obviously you have to search the net and know few important things about the companies. I prepared for CAT so that took care of the puzzles and quantity part.
Round: Test
Experience: Initially they took a screening exam. It was quant and logical based mainly and few Questions were on market and economics. Some 80 students were short listed. They short listed around 40 students after 1st round of interviews and gave final offers to 22 after 2nd round of interviews.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: The first thing which is asked in an interview is mostly Tell us about you. After that they concentrated only on my extra-currics like football, swimming and singing which was my forte. They asked me general questions about my home town and family. Asked me about my strengths but didn't go to any weaknesses.Then they asked me if I had any Questions for them. I asked a few. This was it for the first one. DBs CEO was taking this interview. He started off with asking Questions from my resume about my projects n stuff. Then he too started asking Questions about my city and family. Questions were mostly the same as the first one. It ended on a very positive note and I came out with a smile.
Tips: Do prepare well for the screening exam, it has a good weightage. Interviews were generally HR type for me but they asked puzzles to few. So preparing them would help too. Overall, any particular mistake that you committed during the whole process? My resume was not well compiled although it didn't matter but I should have taken care of it. Prepare your resume well in advance, it will surely help.
General Tips: I always wear something which I could carry comfortably. I recommend the same for everyone. And also start wearing formals a month before the placement season starts, this way you'll get used to them and would feel comfortable.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
7 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: CAT based aptitude test. Requirement of clearing all sectional cutoffs.
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: b) Four rounds of interviews:
a. First round guesstimate: Chances of winning a lottery in a jet airways scheme: Every passenger flying during a week fills out a coupon and submits it for a draw; you fly four times a week. Guesstimate involved guessing the total no. of flight passenger for jet airways in a month
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: b. Two puzzles: i. A lady leaves from her home in a car and picks up her husband from his office everyday at 5pm. One day, the husband gets free a bit early and starts walking towards the home. He meets his wife in the way and they together ride back in the car to their home. They reach 10 minutes earlier than ususal.At what time did the two meet? (Ans : 4:55 pm) ii. If Maria Sharapova won 6-3 against Justin Henin Hardene in the first set which involved 5 service breaks. Then who served first? (Ans: Maria Sharapova
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: c. Case study: A customer care center in Europe for a mobile company is working much less efficiently (30% more expenditure for the same no. of requests handled) than that in Britain, What could be reason? Questions to be asked. i. Difference in salary per person (Ans. 5%) ii. Difference in Call charges (Ans. 10%) iii. Difference in no. of employees. (Ans. Not relevant) iv. Automated response for regular requests like balance etc. (Ans. Not present in Europe. Causes 15% more expenditure, case solved!!!)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR based interview: i. Why Inductis? ii. Expected Cat scores?. Why not MBA? iii. Response in a leadership position to your superior when someone under you has not performed? iv. Team leadership instance v. How would your friend describe you? 2. Your key learning from these experiences? What mistakes did you commit? Key learning a) Its important to prepare for as many HR questions as possible in advance. The more you prepare the better you will be able to answer even the most unexpected questions. b) Every point on your resume should be elaborated in your mind so that you can speak on about 15-20 minutes on it highlighting specifics of the task, the problems faced, innovations used and results. c) It's important to be relaxed during an interview and treat it as a conversation. Even the most difficult problems can be solved if you keep your cool. d) Read about the company in advance. Especially its culture and values. Identify what the company is looking for. Incorporate it intelligently in the answers that you give.
General Tips: Mistakes committed.
a) Low level of preparation for some points in resume. Didn't expect interviewer (P&G) to spend 25 min. on the school captain point which was not well prepared.
b) Silly mistake while solving Capital One Case study.(Later avoided it by thinking aloud)
Keep your level of enthusiasm in the interview high. Companies like students with high levels of energy. Excitement alone about the company can land you a job!!!
b) Keep two copies of resume, a pen and sheets of blank paper with you for all the interviews.
c) Dress for the company. Do not overdress. Suits look fine for an IB job but not for a simple technical job. d) Always greet the interviewer in a warm way.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: CAT based aptitude test. Requirement of clearing all sectional cutoffs.
Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: b) Four rounds of interviews:
a. First round guesstimate: Chances of winning a lottery in a jet airways scheme: Every passenger flying during a week fills out a coupon and submits it for a draw; you fly four times a week. Guesstimate involved guessing the total no. of flight passenger for jet airways in a month
Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: b. Two puzzles: i. A lady leaves from her home in a car and picks up her husband from his office everyday at 5pm. One day, the husband gets free a bit early and starts walking towards the home. He meets his wife in the way and they together ride back in the car to their home. They reach 10 minutes earlier than ususal.At what time did the two meet? (Ans : 4:55 pm) ii. If Maria Sharapova won 6-3 against Justin Henin Hardene in the first set which involved 5 service breaks. Then who served first? (Ans: Maria Sharapova
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: c. Case study: A customer care center in Europe for a mobile company is working much less efficiently (30% more expenditure for the same no. of requests handled) than that in Britain, What could be reason? Questions to be asked. i. Difference in salary per person (Ans. 5%) ii. Difference in Call charges (Ans. 10%) iii. Difference in no. of employees. (Ans. Not relevant) iv. Automated response for regular requests like balance etc. (Ans. Not present in Europe. Causes 15% more expenditure, case solved!!!)
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR based interview: i. Why Inductis? ii. Expected Cat scores?. Why not MBA? iii. Response in a leadership position to your superior when someone under you has not performed? iv. Team leadership instance v. How would your friend describe you? 2. Your key learning from these experiences? What mistakes did you commit? Key learning a) Its important to prepare for as many HR questions as possible in advance. The more you prepare the better you will be able to answer even the most unexpected questions. b) Every point on your resume should be elaborated in your mind so that you can speak on about 15-20 minutes on it highlighting specifics of the task, the problems faced, innovations used and results. c) It's important to be relaxed during an interview and treat it as a conversation. Even the most difficult problems can be solved if you keep your cool. d) Read about the company in advance. Especially its culture and values. Identify what the company is looking for. Incorporate it intelligently in the answers that you give.
General Tips: Mistakes committed.
a) Low level of preparation for some points in resume. Didn't expect interviewer (P&G) to spend 25 min. on the school captain point which was not well prepared.
b) Silly mistake while solving Capital One Case study.(Later avoided it by thinking aloud)
Keep your level of enthusiasm in the interview high. Companies like students with high levels of energy. Excitement alone about the company can land you a job!!!
b) Keep two copies of resume, a pen and sheets of blank paper with you for all the interviews.
c) Dress for the company. Do not overdress. Suits look fine for an IB job but not for a simple technical job. d) Always greet the interviewer in a warm way.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
2 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: One written aptitude test of comprehension, basic maths and DI (requirement of only clearing the overall cutoff). Online psychometric test. Two rounds of interview both HR based, identical questions in both. Questions like
a.Leadership role
b.Resource constraint with innovation
c. One instance where you convinced someone
d. A difficult decision that you had to make.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
Experience: One written aptitude test of comprehension, basic maths and DI (requirement of only clearing the overall cutoff). Online psychometric test. Two rounds of interview both HR based, identical questions in both. Questions like
a.Leadership role
b.Resource constraint with innovation
c. One instance where you convinced someone
d. A difficult decision that you had to make.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY
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