National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)
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8 Jan 2024
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I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Case Study Round
The interview started with the Interviewer asking me to introduce myself. I did that as prepared. There were a few more questions based on my work experience, some achievements during work ex etc. I explained all those clearly. After this, the interviewer said that we shall discuss a case now. It was a profitability case, and details are as below.
Consider this situation. There is a coffin manufacturer in XYZ country. The population of the country is 4 million. The manufacturer is currently using manual methods for coffin manufacturing. First let’s calculate the total profit earned by them in a year.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]
C: (Repeated the case as given by the interviewer).
So our objective is to find out the total profit earned by the coffin manufacturer in a year. Are there any other objectives I should be looking at?
I: You are correct, carry on with analyzing the profit.
C: Profit can be given by revenue minus cost. I would like to start with the revenue part.
I: Sure.
C: The current population is 4 million. I need some information regarding the population growth rate and the mortality rate in the country.
I: The population growth rate is stagnant at 0. The average life expectancy is 75 years. Additionally, only 75% of the deceased are buried in coffins.
C: That’s interesting. So, going by the life expectancy of 75 years for a population of 4 million and that only 75% are buried in coffins, the total number of coffins required per year can be calculated as below:
No. of coffins required per year= 0.75 *(4,000,000/75) = 40000
I: That is correct.
C: Can I have some information about the current market share of our client in the coffin sales?
I: The market share is 10%.
C: That gives the total annual sales of 4000 coffins. Now let’s go to the cost analysis. Can you share some info about the costs of manufacturing?
I: The total cost of manufacturing is $4800 per coffin. Out of which 10% is cost of raw materials and rest is cost of manual labor.
C: Ok. At what price is the client selling the coffin?
I: The selling price per unit is $5000.
C: That gives a profit of $200 per coffin. Therefore, the total profit shall be 200*4000= $800,000 per year. Are there any other fixed costs involved?
I: Good that you asked it. There is a fixed cost of $700,000 per year.
C: So, that leaves a final profit of 800,000-700,000=100,000 per year.
I: Perfect. Let’s move on to some more details. Suppose that the manufacturer wants to invest in some new technology by which the manual labor cost can be reduced by 50%. The total investment required is 1 million. I want you to analyze whether it is feasible to invest in the technology or not.
C: (Repeated the objective) Is there any other objective I should be aware of?
I: No. Everything else remains the same as earlier.
C: Ok. Could you share details about how the manufacturer is planning to raise the find of 1 million? If it is a bank loan, please share the interest and repayment term details.
I: The manufacturer is planning to take a bank loan of 1 million. The interest is 5%, for a repayment period of 5 years. Simple interest method can be used for calculation.
C: Ok. Shall I consider that the capital amount of 1 million is split into 5 equal instalments of 200,000 each and interest is paid on the balance capital remaining to be paid.
I: Yes.
Me: So, the repayment calculation can be analyzed as below:
Year 1:
Repayment amount - 200,000
Balance - 800,000
Interest to be paid - 50000(5% of 1,000,000)
Year 2:
Repayment amount - 200,000
Balance - 600,000
Interest to be paid - 40000(5% of 800,000)
Year 3:
Repayment amount - 200,000
Balance - 400,000
Interest to be paid - 30000
Year 4:
Repayment amount - 200,000
Balance - 200,000
Interest to be paid - 20000
Year 5:
Repayment amount - 200,000
Balance - 0
Interest to be paid - 10000
I: Correct. Let’s consider the profitability of the first year only.
C: Ok. The net repayment for first year towards loan is 250,000. Let’s analyze the cost part now. The manual labor cost will be reduced to half by introducing new technology. The calculations are as below:
Cost of raw materials: 480 (10% as discussed earlier)
Cost of manual labor: 4320/2= 2160
Total cost = $2640 per coffin
I: Correct.
C: Is there any change in the selling price?
I: No.
C: So, the net profit per coffin is $5000-$2640= $2360. The total profit per year for annual sales of 4000 coffins= 2360*4000=9,440,000.
I: That is correct.
C: Is the fixed cost of $700,000 still present.
I: Yes.
C: Therefore, the net profit = 9,440,000-(700,000+250,000) = 8,490,000.
I: Correct. So, should the manufacturer invest in the new technology.
C: Yes, the manufacturer should invest in the new tech as he will be earning much higher profits per year.
I: Thank you.
2
Case Study Round
The interview started with interviewer introducing himself. Then asked me to tell about myself. I did the same introduction as in the previous interview. I had mentioned about photography in my introduction. Then the interviewer put forward a case based on photography.
The case was basically a profitability analysis, where he mentioned that Canon is losing its profits in India. He asked me to analyze the reasons.
I used the same approach of profit= revenue-cost. The interviewer asked to begin with revenue.
I drilled down the several sources of revenue. At every step, I could suggest 3 or 4 reasons for the point analyzed. Some points discussed were types of equipment sold, reasons for dip in sales of point and shoot camera, reasons for popularity of DSLR camera, competitors performance, service levels etc.
There were no numerical involved, so every point was discussed, exploring reasons and suggesting improvements.
The interview took about 20 minutes.
3
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. This was an HR round; the interviewer was trying to engage me in a conversation. He introduced himself and then asked me to tell about myself. Thereafter the co...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
1. Cases & Guesstimates – Case In Point, IIM-A case book, Videos of Victor Cheng in YouTube.
2. Resume: Thorough backup of every point written in CV is required for consulting interviews.
What went wrong?
I could solve both cases easily, but maybe it’s that the interviewer found my client interaction is not up to their level of expectation for a consultant.
1. Cases & Guesstimates – Case In Point, IIM-A case book, Videos of Victor Cheng in YouTube.
2. Resume: Thorough backup of every point written in CV is required for consulting interviews.
What went wrong?
I could solve both cases easily, but maybe it’s that the interviewer found my client interaction is not up to their level of expectation for a consultant.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Brief about the interview including interview questions. I had in total 3 round of interviews. I was the last person to be interviewed. The interviewer first as...read more
2
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Brief about the interview including interview questions. The second round was with a very senior guy who asked me why did I leave my previous firm and other HR ...read more
3
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Brief about the interview including interview questions. The third round was basically an HR round. It was for 20 minutes. She asked questions about my life, my...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview Experience: CV shortlist, video assessment, 3 round of interviews. Panel members: 3 panels, 1 manager, 1 director and an HR.
Preparations:
Prep Methodology: As I was interested in IT and Consulting role, I focused on learning recent technologies such as Industry 4.0, IOT, IIOT, SMAC, Data Analytics. I thoroughly prepared my CV points and wrote standard HR questions. I got the HR questions reviewed by 4 seniors which helped me a lot. For consulting I prepared cases from case in point and IIM A casebook.
Study resources: Case in point, IIM A case book, ISB case book, Senior internship experience and recent technologies from internet.
Suggestions:
1. Don’t study too much. First prioritize your options and then work upon the same. Have confidence in you. Confidence is all what matters.
2. Be well versed with your industry and how technology can influence your industry, also keep yourself updated about what different companies are doing in that field.
3. For GD, always start and be relevant to supply chain, whatever the topic may be but don’t overdo it.
4. In interviews keep smiling and ask relevant questions (This is a make or break step). Show to the panel that you have learnt a lot in your life and always want to learn, no matter what domain you go.
All the best.
Preparations:
Prep Methodology: As I was interested in IT and Consulting role, I focused on learning recent technologies such as Industry 4.0, IOT, IIOT, SMAC, Data Analytics. I thoroughly prepared my CV points and wrote standard HR questions. I got the HR questions reviewed by 4 seniors which helped me a lot. For consulting I prepared cases from case in point and IIM A casebook.
Study resources: Case in point, IIM A case book, ISB case book, Senior internship experience and recent technologies from internet.
Suggestions:
1. Don’t study too much. First prioritize your options and then work upon the same. Have confidence in you. Confidence is all what matters.
2. Be well versed with your industry and how technology can influence your industry, also keep yourself updated about what different companies are doing in that field.
3. For GD, always start and be relevant to supply chain, whatever the topic may be but don’t overdo it.
4. In interviews keep smiling and ask relevant questions (This is a make or break step). Show to the panel that you have learnt a lot in your life and always want to learn, no matter what domain you go.
All the best.
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. For the HR round I was asked to talk about my resume. Why consulting? Why not consulting after a few years of experience? Consulting usually has people with a l...read more
- Q2. Case Interview: It was a profit & Loss case. There is a shoppers stop store in a mall & it has been experiencing loss. Find out the reason behind it & suggest w...read more
2
Case Study Round
Was asked about how the previous round was etc.
Was then given another problem. There is only one call centre of Airtel in Mumbai. Calculate its approximate operating cost & provide a solution to optimize it.
I divided the cost in various parts such as the labour cost, equipment cost etc.
I started it with finding out the number of airtel customers in Mumbai. Out of all these customers, I found out the percentage that might be interested in using the services provided by the call centre. I divided what percentage of which age group of the customer base might be using the service. I assumed the approximate time for each call & the working hours of each employee. Based on that I calculated the number of employees required & then assumed the salary of each employee to be 20k. I also included the salaries of the various other employees in the hierarchy. This led me to the labour cost involved. In a similar manner I considered the various other costs involved.
That was it, the interviewer seemed happy & I was again asked if I had any questions.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
Methodology adopted for preparation: I primarily prepared for 4 things:
1. Prepared backup for each CV point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions, circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and on random topics asked to me by my seniors.
4. Cases: read a few basic frameworks from Case in Point. Prepared random cases form various websites.
Methodology adopted for preparation: I primarily prepared for 4 things:
1. Prepared backup for each CV point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions, circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and on random topics asked to me by my seniors.
4. Cases: read a few basic frameworks from Case in Point. Prepared random cases form various websites.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Interview started with HR questions seeking clarity to what my career goals are, why I am choosing to return to Deloitte and why I am opting for consulting. I w...read more
2
Case Study Round
Interview started with HR questions, I was asked about the previous panelist and the kind of discussions I had with her. I was again asked why I want to join Deloitte and if I had ever thought of switching Deloitte before joining NITIE.
Asked clarifying questions and gave them all possible criteria that can help identify the right processes which can be automated. Was asked to reason every criterion identified by me. I was then given data points to calculate the cost of automated processes and the current cost of manual operations involved to execute the same processes. Decision based on these calculations were to be made to conclude about the feasibility of automation. I was then asked about any questions I had for them.
An Investment Banking firm, operational in 50 countries is looking to implement RPA. How will you identify the processes which can be automated?
(45 minutes)
3
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. I was asked about what my career goals are, was interrupted and counter questioned. Questions focused on strengths and weaknesses were asked. Why consulting and...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparation:
• Prep Methodology: Practiced one on one Case Studies with peers from a variety of casebooks covering all possible industries and categories. Focused on developing alternative strategies/solutions to the given problem statements.
Solved 1 guesstimate daily and stressed on different approaches to exhaustively cover all probable cases. Prepared CV defense intensively focusing on industry-experience based questions and latest technology trends. Crafted answers to HR questions stressing upon the WHY behind all the major events in career so far. Read latest news related to various business fields.
• Study Resources: Victor Cheng video series, CIP, NITIE Casebook, IIMA casebook, IIMC casebook, cases from company websites.
Suggestion for future batches:
1. Have clarity about why you are opting for the job role and how it is aligned with your personal goals.
2. Be clear and thorough about the WHYs behind the work you have done in the past.
3. Be structured when solving the cases.
4. Be very attentive to the clues/directions being given by interviewers.
• Prep Methodology: Practiced one on one Case Studies with peers from a variety of casebooks covering all possible industries and categories. Focused on developing alternative strategies/solutions to the given problem statements.
Solved 1 guesstimate daily and stressed on different approaches to exhaustively cover all probable cases. Prepared CV defense intensively focusing on industry-experience based questions and latest technology trends. Crafted answers to HR questions stressing upon the WHY behind all the major events in career so far. Read latest news related to various business fields.
• Study Resources: Victor Cheng video series, CIP, NITIE Casebook, IIMA casebook, IIMC casebook, cases from company websites.
Suggestion for future batches:
1. Have clarity about why you are opting for the job role and how it is aligned with your personal goals.
2. Be clear and thorough about the WHYs behind the work you have done in the past.
3. Be structured when solving the cases.
4. Be very attentive to the clues/directions being given by interviewers.
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
Group Discussion Round
Topic: “China, the second largest economy faced a political coup which resulted in the blockage of trade with all other countries. What will be the effect of this scenario globally?”
Points highlighted:
• China being the second largest economy, blockage of trade means a financial crisis.
• Devaluation of Chinese currency, Yuan and its effects on US dollar.
• Stock market crash across the world due to abrupt selling of shares by investors.
• India, the biggest trade partner of china will become the worst affected.
• Chinese organizations shifting operations to other countries which benefits emerging economies like India in the long run.
• Unemployment in china as well as other countries due to market crash.
Note: GD was the primary selection criterion. Bulk of the elimination was from GD.
2
HR Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. This was a Personal Interview. It was very short. I felt like they had already done the selection process based on the Group Discussion. They just wanted to che...read more
- Q2. What is your biggest strength? How would your strengths align with our interests?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
1. Cases & Guesstimates – Due to the lack of any significant work experience, I was not preparing much for consulting profiles. I was mainly looking for FMCGs and prepared mostly on Supply chain fundamentals from Heizer and HR questions. Having said that, once I got the shortlist, I went through Case in Point thoroughly.
2. Resume: CV is the second most important preparation area after HR questions. Most of the questions asked in interviews revolved around my CV points.
3. Group Discussions: I followed a preparation schedule which also focused on developing content for group discussions by going through a newspaper daily.
Suggestions:
1. Do not lose your energy even if you are appearing for 3-4 interviews in less than 2 hours. Always be cheerful and don’t lose confidence.
2. In case of preparation, fresher’s and low work experienced people should focus on Group discussions and HR questions.
3. Build enough content to speak than practicing to get more airtime. The quality of what you speak will be the determinant, not the airtime.
1. Cases & Guesstimates – Due to the lack of any significant work experience, I was not preparing much for consulting profiles. I was mainly looking for FMCGs and prepared mostly on Supply chain fundamentals from Heizer and HR questions. Having said that, once I got the shortlist, I went through Case in Point thoroughly.
2. Resume: CV is the second most important preparation area after HR questions. Most of the questions asked in interviews revolved around my CV points.
3. Group Discussions: I followed a preparation schedule which also focused on developing content for group discussions by going through a newspaper daily.
Suggestions:
1. Do not lose your energy even if you are appearing for 3-4 interviews in less than 2 hours. Always be cheerful and don’t lose confidence.
2. In case of preparation, fresher’s and low work experienced people should focus on Group discussions and HR questions.
3. Build enough content to speak than practicing to get more airtime. The quality of what you speak will be the determinant, not the airtime.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Case Study Round
CV questions.
Question on profitability (Which is more profitable for Starbucks - selling a coffee @33% discount or selling extra coffee at the same price?
2
Case Study Round
10 min interview on CV.
A US based insurance company whose profits are declining. It provided insurance across 3 segments- auto, property and specialty. Initial discussion revolved around factors to be considered and why, the trends in overall industry and the data required to reach on to a conclusion. The data had 4 tables. Table 1 contained info about clients and average premium per client to analyse each segment. Table 2 contained info about risk calculation as per present scenario and brief info about the 5 systems used for risk evaluation. Table 3&4 had info of a new unified solution which could replace the current system and what could be the expected profit/loss. This had to be calculated using NPV. A brief summary was asked in the end.
3
Other Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. Brief about HAL and my role in it.
- Q2. Summarizing the Case of second round, Why consulting?
- Q3. Why the firm and where would I fit in?
- Q4. Towards the end, I had a 10-15-minute discussion on the CSR activities of the firm and what could be my contribution in this field.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
Methodology adopted for preparation- Read Case in Point thoroughly and the material provided by NSC2 and previous interns. Another area of focus was to improve my communication skills.
Workshop:
A case was discussed on overseas expansion strategy in India and China for a US based client (4Bn USD Revenue who has business in US and Europe. It deals mainly with disposable surgical tools. The major customers were Hospitals, Physicians and Insurers. A preliminary research was done and it was established that the competitors were local, fragmented and had strong distribution network. Their product quality was inferior but was in improvement phase. There were a lot of copyright infringement in both the countries. Discussion revolved around factors to be considered for entry, evaluating which country is more suitable for investment and giving a proper structure to the discussion. This was a judging criteria as one of the member of was constantly noting down some points on his laptop.
Methodology adopted for preparation- Read Case in Point thoroughly and the material provided by NSC2 and previous interns. Another area of focus was to improve my communication skills.
Workshop:
A case was discussed on overseas expansion strategy in India and China for a US based client (4Bn USD Revenue who has business in US and Europe. It deals mainly with disposable surgical tools. The major customers were Hospitals, Physicians and Insurers. A preliminary research was done and it was established that the competitors were local, fragmented and had strong distribution network. Their product quality was inferior but was in improvement phase. There were a lot of copyright infringement in both the countries. Discussion revolved around factors to be considered for entry, evaluating which country is more suitable for investment and giving a proper structure to the discussion. This was a judging criteria as one of the member of was constantly noting down some points on his laptop.
I applied via Campus Placement
1
Other Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. My first interview was with a Sr. Consultant of the firm (he was there for our group workshop and recognized me in the beginning). He welcomed me in the room an...read more
- Q2. Tell me about yourself, and work experience.
- Q3. Since your hobby is Table Tennis what are the top three factors you would consider starting an independent TT academy?
- Q4. What if you have unlimited budget but only two areas to spend on where will you spend?
2
Other Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Round started with interviewers introducing themselves followed by the question tell me about yourself. Next, there were a couple of CV Questions. After that, t...read more
- Q2. A valve manufacturing company (safety valve) used primarily in Oil and Gas sector, a leader in North America wants to expand its presence in India. There were t...read more
3
Other Round (6 Questions)
- Q1. Introduce your work experience.
- Q2. Do SWOT analysis of your company.
- Q3. New technologies in the field of manufacturing.
- Q4. New technology in the field of semiconductor industry?
- Q5. Why consulting?
- Q6. Do you have any questions?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I primarily prepared for 4 things:
1. Formulation of CV and preparation for CV answers: All the interviews start with CV, so this section is of great importance. Frame a para on each CV point so as to anticipate the questions and the follow up questions that could be asked. All the numbers presented in CV should be backed by proper calculation for each data point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions (39 Qs), circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient. An instance of all major questions was very important. I had written a para on each so as to anticipate the questions that could be asked.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and general topics in news like the number of Table tennis bats sold in Mumbai in a year. I used to practise it in groups to understand different approaches and formulate the best approach that would work for me. I maintained that in my case journal.
4. Cases: I primarily read Case in Point for preparation of cases. After having a decent idea of frameworks and having framed my own, I practiced some cases from IIM A case book also. I also practiced some mock case interview with my roommate.
Workshop - In workshop, the team was split in 4 groups of 15 students each, with 1 case given to each group. But before the case a guestimate was discussed- A new element added to workshop this year. Be prepared for surprises like this!
The guestimate was finding the revenue of Rio Olympics from tickets sold.
We were given 2 minutes to think and then had to volunteer to come to the board to explain the approach with calculation. A guy in desperation started in just 1 minute, to which they told him to be sure before speaking. He first started with an approach which was completely rejected by them. Then he came up with another approach which was.
Dividing the type of stadiums, like athletics, in doors, etc. Assuming occupancy percentage and then assuming the number and price of tickets sold. Details for my case are given below:
A case of M&A was given. A telecom company with its presence in North America was looking to enter Indian Market through an acquisition of an Indian firm.
Income statement of each firm was given and there were different slides (3) about:
• customer segmentation
• details of income statement and balance sheet
• Due diligence
• Some graphs (pie chart and bar chart) on customer segmentation and revenue distribution.
4 questions were asked on 4th slide:
1. Discuss the qualitative factors that needs to be considered before working on the intricacies of the deal.
2. Evaluate the amount of organic investment which the company needs to invest to achieve a similar revenue.
3. To go for the deal or not.
4. Finding the synergy dollar number (calculation required).
Important Tip : Though it may sound a cliché, it is absolutely okay to ask about a term or clarify about the question, no matter how simple it is. It’s better to be safe than be sorry in any consulting interview. We clarified about synergy dollar number, which was savings in terms of dollar value of:
1. Increase in revenue of the combined entity.
2. Decrease in cost.
In any group case workshop, it is imperative to follow the flow of the case and not say something completely new or unimportant. We as a group suggested many factors to be considered, like customer segmentation, using economies of scale and scope, products offered, using locational advantage of one in the other geographies, etc.
For 2nd we were provided with a slide pertaining to ROI with due diligence, we could arrive at the number with simple calculation and found out that it’s better to grow inorganically and not organically as we need to put in larger investment in the latter to achieve the same Revenues.
3rd answer was solved while discussion the second case itself.
4th again a slide of certain ratios and due diligence was provided to arrive at the Synergy dollar number. Solving this required a fundamental understanding of balance sheet and income statement as well.
As a group, we could solve the entire case in the stipulated time.
1. Formulation of CV and preparation for CV answers: All the interviews start with CV, so this section is of great importance. Frame a para on each CV point so as to anticipate the questions and the follow up questions that could be asked. All the numbers presented in CV should be backed by proper calculation for each data point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions (39 Qs), circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient. An instance of all major questions was very important. I had written a para on each so as to anticipate the questions that could be asked.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and general topics in news like the number of Table tennis bats sold in Mumbai in a year. I used to practise it in groups to understand different approaches and formulate the best approach that would work for me. I maintained that in my case journal.
4. Cases: I primarily read Case in Point for preparation of cases. After having a decent idea of frameworks and having framed my own, I practiced some cases from IIM A case book also. I also practiced some mock case interview with my roommate.
Workshop - In workshop, the team was split in 4 groups of 15 students each, with 1 case given to each group. But before the case a guestimate was discussed- A new element added to workshop this year. Be prepared for surprises like this!
The guestimate was finding the revenue of Rio Olympics from tickets sold.
We were given 2 minutes to think and then had to volunteer to come to the board to explain the approach with calculation. A guy in desperation started in just 1 minute, to which they told him to be sure before speaking. He first started with an approach which was completely rejected by them. Then he came up with another approach which was.
Dividing the type of stadiums, like athletics, in doors, etc. Assuming occupancy percentage and then assuming the number and price of tickets sold. Details for my case are given below:
A case of M&A was given. A telecom company with its presence in North America was looking to enter Indian Market through an acquisition of an Indian firm.
Income statement of each firm was given and there were different slides (3) about:
• customer segmentation
• details of income statement and balance sheet
• Due diligence
• Some graphs (pie chart and bar chart) on customer segmentation and revenue distribution.
4 questions were asked on 4th slide:
1. Discuss the qualitative factors that needs to be considered before working on the intricacies of the deal.
2. Evaluate the amount of organic investment which the company needs to invest to achieve a similar revenue.
3. To go for the deal or not.
4. Finding the synergy dollar number (calculation required).
Important Tip : Though it may sound a cliché, it is absolutely okay to ask about a term or clarify about the question, no matter how simple it is. It’s better to be safe than be sorry in any consulting interview. We clarified about synergy dollar number, which was savings in terms of dollar value of:
1. Increase in revenue of the combined entity.
2. Decrease in cost.
In any group case workshop, it is imperative to follow the flow of the case and not say something completely new or unimportant. We as a group suggested many factors to be considered, like customer segmentation, using economies of scale and scope, products offered, using locational advantage of one in the other geographies, etc.
For 2nd we were provided with a slide pertaining to ROI with due diligence, we could arrive at the number with simple calculation and found out that it’s better to grow inorganically and not organically as we need to put in larger investment in the latter to achieve the same Revenues.
3rd answer was solved while discussion the second case itself.
4th again a slide of certain ratios and due diligence was provided to arrive at the Synergy dollar number. Solving this required a fundamental understanding of balance sheet and income statement as well.
As a group, we could solve the entire case in the stipulated time.
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
1
Other Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. My first interview was with a senior consultant of the firm. He welcomed me in the room and introduced himself to me with a firm handshake. He made me very comf...read more
- Q2. Finally, the interviewer asked if I had any question for him.
2
Case Study Round
2nd round started with interviewers introducing themselves followed by the question tell me about yourself.
Next, there were a couple of CV Questions. After that, they straight away went to case.
A valve manufacturing company (safety valve) used primarily in Oil and Gas sector, a leader in North America wants to expand its presence in India. There were two questions
1. What factors should it consider,
2. Estimate the size of Indian market,
3. Using the previous calculations, estimate the size of other safety devises as well.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate]
Not a very detailed case but relating to my mechanical back ground and work experience in core sector, I could relate it very well to the situation at hand. It was a case of market expansion.
C: I first summarized the case & then asked if there are any secondary objectives that we need to achieve.
I: No.
C: I would understand the economy of the country first. Looking at the present scenario, India looks to me as the only bright spot in this gloomy global economic scenario. Other factors that I would take into considerations are macroeconomic stability recent government’s reforms like GST legislation, ease of doing business rankings improvement, government stability, Pro business approach. Etc.
I: Looked satisfied and said other things apart from Economy.
C: Then I would look into the industry, the factors being:
• Performance of industry (trends),
• Market structure and number of players (both domestic and international if any) in the market and their market share,
• Ease of entry and exit,
• Public sector and private sector (public sector generally have a preference of MOUs with some government PSUs or MSMEs for purchasing while private sector is more focussed on cost).
I: I want you to figure it out my market size. Tell me the way to do it.
C: There would be two major segments: existing industries and expansion of the existing ones. Existing would already have these safety devises in place, so my preferred area would be upcoming plants. But there would be continuous requirement of valves even in the existing because of the life of a valve -It’s a safety feature and needs to be replaced at certain places based on the hours of its use or duration of its installation, whichever being earlier. To this the interviewer smiled and said You seems to know a lot!
I: Lets now look at new plants. How would u do a market sizing for me.
C: (After analysing the situation at hand) I would do some market research to find out the ratio of the price of these devises to the overall cost of the machinery. Different industry has different levels of safety consciousness and have according levels of quality of safety spares used. This ratio would help me to estimate the size of the expanding industry on the basis of their investment value.
I: That’s good. Provided me with the amount of investment of companies. And the ratio?
C: Figured it out and said the size.
I: Using this, Find out the size of other products in my portfolio, and decide what should be my priority. A table was presented with the ratio and the investment value of different sectors.
C: Figured it out on the basis of calculation and decided on the priority on the basis of market size.
I: CAGR of 3 industries were given (investment value), Now would your answer be the same?
C: Simple percentage calculation to arrive at the values.
Interviewer: That’s fairly decent!
After this, the case finished. He asked some more CV Questions and then asked if I have any question for him. I had discussed with my previous boss about the history of consulting firms association with SAIL, He narrated me a Mckinsey instance, wherein the changes suggested were not feasible and implementable. I asked them about differentiating factor in such a case, to which he explained me. I popped up a follow up question with approval, to which he answered in great details.
Overall a very smooth experience. At no point of time did I feel any stress. They made me really comfortable and guided in case I was either digressing or entering into greater depth than required (qualitative points).
3
Other Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. Can you summarise the case for me?
- Q2. Introduce your work experience.
- Q3. Why consulting?
- Q4. Follow up question about the incidence.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
I primarily prepared for 4 things:
1. Formulation of CV and preparation for CV answers: All the interviews start with CV, so this section is of great importance. Frame a para on each CV point so as to anticipate the questions and the follow up questions that could be asked. All the numbers presented in CV should be backed by proper calculation for each data point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions (39 Qs), circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient. An instance of all major questions was very important. I had written a para on each so as to anticipate the questions that could be asked.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and general topics in news like the number of cold play tickets expected to be sold. I used to practise it in groups to understand different approaches and formulate the best approach that would work for me. I maintained that in my case journal.
4. Cases: I primarily read Case in Point for preparation of cases. After having a decent idea of frameworks and having framed my own, I practiced some cases from IIM A, Mckinsey 6th edition and Kellogg’s case books. I practiced the cases with my friends to have a real feel of case interview.
The roommate guide of Case in point was particularly helpful in this).
Workshop – In workshop, the team was split in 4 groups of 15 students each, with 1 case given to each group.
But before the case a guestimate was discussed - A new element added to workshop this year. Be prepared for surprises like this!
The guestimate was finding the number of school teachers in Mumbai.
We were given 2 minutes to think and then had to volunteer to come to the board to explain the approach with calculation. A guy in desperation started in just 1 minute, to which they told him to be sure before speaking. Then a student volunteered and approached the case with number of railway station as the base. He was asked to justify the logic behind his assumption, to which he could not. (A word of caution: Please be sure before speaking. It’s not a typical GD wherein you have to make an early entry to get noticed).
Then I volunteered and my approach was taking India’s demographic dividend into consideration, I assumed 65 % of the population was of the less than 35 years of age. But taking Mumbai’ s consideration of being the financial capital and State’s capital I took the number to be 70 (taking influx of students and professionals).
Then I assumed linear distribution of population across the age band, found out the number of people in the age group of 3 to 18 (Assuming a student spends 15 years in school), I arrived with the number of students.
Then I assumed equal students in government and private schools. Used student teacher ratio by using my personal experience of a private school and taking assumptions for government school to arrive at a number. The key factors in this discussion was suitable assumption backed up by proper logic and using student teacher ratio.
Details for my case are given below:
A case of M&A was given. A telecom company with its presence in North America was looking to enter Indian Market through an acquisition of an Indian firm. Income statement of each firm was given and there were different slides (3) about:
• customer segmentation,
• details of income statement and balance sheet
• Due diligence
• Some graphs (pie chart and bar chart) on customer segmentation and revenue distribution.
4 questions were asked on 4th slide
1. Discuss the qualitative factors that needs to be considered before working on the intricacies of the deal
2. Evaluate the amount of organic investment which the company needs to invest to achieve a similar revenue
3. To go for the deal or not
4. Finding the synergy dollar number (calculation required)
Important Tip : Though it may sound a cliché, it is absolutely okay to ask about a term or clarify about the question, no matter how simple it is. It’s better to be safe than be sorry in any consulting interview.
We clarified about synergy dollar number, which was savings in terms of dollar value of:
1. Increase in revenue of the combined entity
2. Decrease in cost
In any group case workshop, it is imperative to follow the flow of the case and not say something completely new or unimportant.
We as a group suggested many factors to be considered, like customer segmentation, using economies of scale and scope, products offered, using locational advantage of one in the other geographies, etc.
For 2nd we were provided with a slide pertaining to ROI with due diligence, we could arrive at the number with simple calculation and found out that it’s better to grow inorganically and not organically as we need to put in larger investment in the latter to achieve the same Revenues.
3rd answer was solved while discussing the second case itself.
4th again a slide of certain ratios and due diligence was provided to arrive at the Synergy dollar number.
Solving this required a fundamental understanding of balance sheet and income statement as well. As a group, we could solve the entire case in the stipulated time.
I primarily prepared for 4 things:
1. Formulation of CV and preparation for CV answers: All the interviews start with CV, so this section is of great importance. Frame a para on each CV point so as to anticipate the questions and the follow up questions that could be asked. All the numbers presented in CV should be backed by proper calculation for each data point.
2. HR Questions – Standard deck of HR Questions (39 Qs), circulated by Placement Committee was sufficient. An instance of all major questions was very important. I had written a para on each so as to anticipate the questions that could be asked.
3. Guesstimates: I prepared guestimates from my hobby and general topics in news like the number of cold play tickets expected to be sold. I used to practise it in groups to understand different approaches and formulate the best approach that would work for me. I maintained that in my case journal.
4. Cases: I primarily read Case in Point for preparation of cases. After having a decent idea of frameworks and having framed my own, I practiced some cases from IIM A, Mckinsey 6th edition and Kellogg’s case books. I practiced the cases with my friends to have a real feel of case interview.
The roommate guide of Case in point was particularly helpful in this).
Workshop – In workshop, the team was split in 4 groups of 15 students each, with 1 case given to each group.
But before the case a guestimate was discussed - A new element added to workshop this year. Be prepared for surprises like this!
The guestimate was finding the number of school teachers in Mumbai.
We were given 2 minutes to think and then had to volunteer to come to the board to explain the approach with calculation. A guy in desperation started in just 1 minute, to which they told him to be sure before speaking. Then a student volunteered and approached the case with number of railway station as the base. He was asked to justify the logic behind his assumption, to which he could not. (A word of caution: Please be sure before speaking. It’s not a typical GD wherein you have to make an early entry to get noticed).
Then I volunteered and my approach was taking India’s demographic dividend into consideration, I assumed 65 % of the population was of the less than 35 years of age. But taking Mumbai’ s consideration of being the financial capital and State’s capital I took the number to be 70 (taking influx of students and professionals).
Then I assumed linear distribution of population across the age band, found out the number of people in the age group of 3 to 18 (Assuming a student spends 15 years in school), I arrived with the number of students.
Then I assumed equal students in government and private schools. Used student teacher ratio by using my personal experience of a private school and taking assumptions for government school to arrive at a number. The key factors in this discussion was suitable assumption backed up by proper logic and using student teacher ratio.
Details for my case are given below:
A case of M&A was given. A telecom company with its presence in North America was looking to enter Indian Market through an acquisition of an Indian firm. Income statement of each firm was given and there were different slides (3) about:
• customer segmentation,
• details of income statement and balance sheet
• Due diligence
• Some graphs (pie chart and bar chart) on customer segmentation and revenue distribution.
4 questions were asked on 4th slide
1. Discuss the qualitative factors that needs to be considered before working on the intricacies of the deal
2. Evaluate the amount of organic investment which the company needs to invest to achieve a similar revenue
3. To go for the deal or not
4. Finding the synergy dollar number (calculation required)
Important Tip : Though it may sound a cliché, it is absolutely okay to ask about a term or clarify about the question, no matter how simple it is. It’s better to be safe than be sorry in any consulting interview.
We clarified about synergy dollar number, which was savings in terms of dollar value of:
1. Increase in revenue of the combined entity
2. Decrease in cost
In any group case workshop, it is imperative to follow the flow of the case and not say something completely new or unimportant.
We as a group suggested many factors to be considered, like customer segmentation, using economies of scale and scope, products offered, using locational advantage of one in the other geographies, etc.
For 2nd we were provided with a slide pertaining to ROI with due diligence, we could arrive at the number with simple calculation and found out that it’s better to grow inorganically and not organically as we need to put in larger investment in the latter to achieve the same Revenues.
3rd answer was solved while discussing the second case itself.
4th again a slide of certain ratios and due diligence was provided to arrive at the Synergy dollar number.
Solving this required a fundamental understanding of balance sheet and income statement as well. As a group, we could solve the entire case in the stipulated time.
I applied via Campus Placement
1
Other Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. (Duration – 15-20 mins) My first interview was with a senior consultant of the firm. He welcomed me in the room, and made me feel very comfortable straight away...read more
- Q2. Estimate the number of stalled Real Estate Projects in Mumbai.
2
Other Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. (Duration – 45 mins) 2nd round started with interviewers introducing themselves followed by the question tell me about yourself. Next, there were a couple of CV...read more
- Q2. A valve manufacturing company (safety valve) used primarily in Oil and Gas sector, a leader in North America wants to expand its presence in India. There were t...read more
3
Other Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Current scenario in the Construction and Infrastructure Industry.
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
• Preparation of CV and HR Questions: The CV is the basis on which companies prepare their primary shortlists, hence a thorough exercise to appropriately prepare the CV was undertaken, including multiple iterations and verifications by seniors with similar profiles. Thereafter probable questions from every CV point were anticipated, and answers including data and figures were prepared for every question.
Next preparation of the deck of HR questions circulated by Placement Committee was undertaken. The answers were prepared keeping in sync with my background and profile, in order to create a seam-less connect between my past profile/domain and future aspirations.
• Guesstimates and Cases: The primary aspect was to learn to apply approaches to any kind of guesstimate. After discussions with friends and seniors, I segregated guesstimates into certain categories where approaches like demographic, numerical, geographical (area based) should be taken. Thereafter random guesstimates were practiced with friends, to get the fluency and flow whilst solving.
For cases, I relied on Case In Point, IIMA casebook, and consulting101.com. I primarily focused on familiarizing myself with the frameworks, identifying and segregating a case as per available frameworks, and thereafter adjust and proceed as per the case conditions. Few Mock Case interviews are a must in order to get familiar with Case Interview situations.
• Preparation of CV and HR Questions: The CV is the basis on which companies prepare their primary shortlists, hence a thorough exercise to appropriately prepare the CV was undertaken, including multiple iterations and verifications by seniors with similar profiles. Thereafter probable questions from every CV point were anticipated, and answers including data and figures were prepared for every question.
Next preparation of the deck of HR questions circulated by Placement Committee was undertaken. The answers were prepared keeping in sync with my background and profile, in order to create a seam-less connect between my past profile/domain and future aspirations.
• Guesstimates and Cases: The primary aspect was to learn to apply approaches to any kind of guesstimate. After discussions with friends and seniors, I segregated guesstimates into certain categories where approaches like demographic, numerical, geographical (area based) should be taken. Thereafter random guesstimates were practiced with friends, to get the fluency and flow whilst solving.
For cases, I relied on Case In Point, IIMA casebook, and consulting101.com. I primarily focused on familiarizing myself with the frameworks, identifying and segregating a case as per available frameworks, and thereafter adjust and proceed as per the case conditions. Few Mock Case interviews are a must in order to get familiar with Case Interview situations.
I applied via Campus Placement
2 Interview Rounds
1
HR Round (4 Questions)
- Q1. Basic HR questions on Introduction.
- Q2. Why consulting?
- Q3. What do you know about the firm?
- Q4. Case on profitability (declining revenues) of a bike manufacturer in US. It was related to product mix change. Within the case, a guesstimate on market sizing w...read more
2
Case Study Round
Basic HR questions on introduction.
Why MBA?
Why NITIE?
Why consulting?
What do you know about the firm?
Something about you that’s not written in CV.
A case on Market entry: A hair product company wants to enter food products market. You have first meeting with CEO. List down all the questions that you will need to ask him to come to a recommendation. Explain the rationale behind every question.
Suppose you write a novel on your biking experiences 10 years down the line, estimate the market for your novel then.
A case on pricing: How will you price your novel?
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Preparations:
Case Preparation: Prepared all the type of cases from Case in Point. Apart from that covered all the cases from AT Kearney casebook & IIM-A casebook.
HR Questions: prepared for consulting specific HR questions given in Case in Point, apart from that HR questions given by placement committee.
Workshop: Case was given on profitability. An automotive manufacturer AutoCo is dependent on numerous suppliers. One of those suppliers supplies many critical parts (& 90% of its supply goes to AutoCo). It is threatening to close down due to significant losses. The focus of workshop was on finding key issues, key factors for stabilizing product supply, finding long term & short term solutions, doing profitability analysis & analyzing a lot of data.
Case Preparation: Prepared all the type of cases from Case in Point. Apart from that covered all the cases from AT Kearney casebook & IIM-A casebook.
HR Questions: prepared for consulting specific HR questions given in Case in Point, apart from that HR questions given by placement committee.
Workshop: Case was given on profitability. An automotive manufacturer AutoCo is dependent on numerous suppliers. One of those suppliers supplies many critical parts (& 90% of its supply goes to AutoCo). It is threatening to close down due to significant losses. The focus of workshop was on finding key issues, key factors for stabilizing product supply, finding long term & short term solutions, doing profitability analysis & analyzing a lot of data.
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