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Filter interviews byS.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai Placement Interview Questions
Updated
5 May 2024
9 interviews found
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2023.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Aptitude Test Round
General aptitude & domain quiz
2
Case Study Round
Analytics case study & ppt submission
3
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Technical interview & presentation
Interview experience
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2022.
4 Interview Rounds
1
Resume Shortlist Round
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2
Aptitude Test Round
An aptitude test on quant and english
3
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. It was technical round, one-one with the area lead
- Q2. Mostly about Industry-4.0, IoT, smart factories as I've been hired in IoT practice
4
HR Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Normal HR round for 15 mins, nothing to worry about this round
I was interviewed before Sep 2016.
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: It lasted for 50 minutes. It was a chilled out interview. I was told about different scenarios that I would face in my role and they constantly questioned on how I would come out of it.
Tips: Be honest and be sincere. If you aren't sure about something, take time to answer. Take a minute, calm yourself, think and answer.
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: It lasted for 50 minutes. It was a chilled out interview. I was told about different scenarios that I would face in my role and they constantly questioned on how I would come out of it.
Tips: Be honest and be sincere. If you aren't sure about something, take time to answer. Take a minute, calm yourself, think and answer.
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
I was interviewed before Aug 2016.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Anonymous shortlisting
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 8 people in the GD. It was a calm GD. I came in 3rd with strong points and exited, making my point.
Tips: Be sure of what you say. Own your points. Start with statement, give example and conclude in a minute.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 10 people in this GD. It was a chaotic GD with everyone speaking at once. Nobody could be heard and things were totally out of control.
Tips: At times of chaos, go against the tide and keep your voice calm and have a very good point in mind. Don't lose your calm in all the chaos.
Duration: 25 minutes
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I gave the wrong answer at first to the BCG matrix question. Then the interviewer asked me "are you sure?". I realized my mistake, held my calm, used the notebook infront of me, drew it and explained. That I believe, did the magic.
Tips: Be honest. Keep smiling. Own the interview.
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: Anonymous shortlisting
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 8 people in the GD. It was a calm GD. I came in 3rd with strong points and exited, making my point.
Tips: Be sure of what you say. Own your points. Start with statement, give example and conclude in a minute.
Duration: 20 minutes
Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 10 people in this GD. It was a chaotic GD with everyone speaking at once. Nobody could be heard and things were totally out of control.
Tips: At times of chaos, go against the tide and keep your voice calm and have a very good point in mind. Don't lose your calm in all the chaos.
Duration: 25 minutes
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I gave the wrong answer at first to the BCG matrix question. Then the interviewer asked me "are you sure?". I realized my mistake, held my calm, used the notebook infront of me, drew it and explained. That I believe, did the magic.
Tips: Be honest. Keep smiling. Own the interview.
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Kamesh Mullapudi
posted on 11 Dec 2015
I applied via Referral
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Started off with Kamesh asking me to walk through my profile. I clarified whether he wanted to know about only those things mentioned on my resume. He said whatever makes this whole thing interesting. I spoke about all those things which weren’t there on my resume, things like background, hobbies and about what made me opt for MBA.
He then asked me about my work-the two companies I worked with. It revolved around what were my
responsibilities and what was my learning at each stint. Why I switched from Consulting to a PMO etc. It then went to my Autumns Project and Foreign internship.
Prior to me some of the students were asked to solve a guesstimate. He asked me whether I attended the case Workshop by Deloitte. I said I could not attend it. (Actually my shortlist came only at late night; before the interview day – but I didn’t explicitly mention this). He asked about how I went about guesstimate and case preparation. I saw this as an opportunity to take this interview towards something I really wanted highlight and which could be a differentiator. I mentioned that apart from doing the regular guesstimates, cases etc. and forming Consulting Interest Groups – as I lacked any industry background decided to study an industry – “Telecom” – right from how
it works, value chain, players, competition, M&As, regulations etc. and this recently culminated in a research paper that I co-authored.
Kamesh got interested here (being from TMT background) – and this gave me a chance to describe the research paper in detail. I think this was a real differentiator. And I probably got away from solving a guesstimate.
It ended with me asking a good question, which I feel impressed Kamesh as it made him reveal an internal statistic to answer it.
Tips: 1. Good speaking skills.
2. Confidence.
3. Be articulate and crisp about your work experience and proects.
4. Well rounded CV – be thorough with every point at least 5 levels deep (i.e. prepared to face 5 levels of follow up questions).
5. Case/Guesstimate Preparation – Form a consult group – (4-6 members), 2 months of effort including 30+ different cases and ~40 guesstimates.
6.Ask intelligent questions to the interviewer. Well researched. Go through your interviewer’s profile if possible.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I first looked at exploring all opportunities within US. I visualized the Ansoff matrix (again did not explicitly mention I was using a framework; as I don’t think it’s a good idea to state frameworks during interviews unless asked to do so).
1. Market Penetration-Ruled out because market was saturated.
2. Market Development-Possible
3. Product Development-Sushant mentioned the client is not keen on going outside healthcare insurance.
4. Diversification -As new product development was ruled out; it was only going to be market development.
I then asked; whether the client has pan US presence, they said “Yes”. Now it was clear they had to go outside US.
They asked me what would be the considerations for the client to go abroad:
My response:
1) Country’s insurance sector
a. Operating Model and Value Chain-: Whether it is developed or not. As in, India till some time was still relying on the agent model where the agent commission was a significant cost head. Since US is a developed country, it was more likely for them to have very high reliance on the online model (which has come to India only recently, with the likes of Policy Bazaar and company websites). Does it sync well
with the client’s model.
If the companies in host country own or outsource distribution, and how is it different from the client’s current presence in insurance value chain.
b. Healthcare expenditure: Spend on healthcare and insurance as % of total expenditure.
c. Market Size and Growth of sector
d. Competition
e. Regulations – (extent of FDI allowed, modes of entry allowed etc.)
2) Target country’s development metrics
a. Per capita income
b. Ease of Doing Business
2. After having a small discussion about some of the headers above, they seemed satisfied with the response and handed over the second data sheet: This sheet had 4 tables; comparing 6 countries on various parameters. They gave me 2 minutes to go through the table and
make decision which country would I choose and Why?
Now they asked me to look at some of the entry modes and the considerations for each entry mode.
My response:
Entry Modes- As it was a service (Insurance); I obviously ruled out exports. Licensing and franchisee modes were also ruled out with due reasoning considering client’s business model. We were left with JV, Brownfield or Greenfield.
I laid out the following considerations for the mode of entry:
Initial Investment and Returns, Time to market, Risk Appetite, Regulatory barriers, Impact on brand and Complexity involved
I asked them that which was the most important aspect for our client – and they said time to market was key. This made me recommend
brownfield (acquisition of an existing player in Australia).
They then handed me over the 3rd data sheet. Which had data on companies in Australia. This gave me some confidence, as my first decision was right to go with Australia.
As closing remarks – I added that the client would have to work on post integration issues like culture and explore synergies which were not available as part of data provided.
Tips: The analysis given the time frame was quite comprehensive. I guess my preparation – Consulting Interest Group (4 members including me) – where we practiced more than 20-25 different case types, over 30 guesstimates and sector study helped big time. The case practice helped me state most of the considerations/headers without much effort.
Round: PRESENTATION
Experience: This was just a presentation of the case in the 2nd round Was pretty straight forward – it was about stating the client’s problem statement, scope of work, assumptions, and logical steps towards the entry strategy (and a miniM&A) backed by rationale. The usual structure that we follow for Corporate competition presentations like TBLA,TSMG.
I had prepared slides on a piece of paper as I had got close to 45 minutes before this round. But while presenting I was told not use the whiteboard and not to refer notes. So it was more of a 10 min presentation where the panel continuously interrupted and even started discussions on random topics. But I tried to bring back the discussion on the entry strategy case each time.
Tips: 1. Be patient and focussed.
2. Be calm.
Skills: Patience, Calmness, focussed, Speaking Skill, Confidence, Articulation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: Started off with Kamesh asking me to walk through my profile. I clarified whether he wanted to know about only those things mentioned on my resume. He said whatever makes this whole thing interesting. I spoke about all those things which weren’t there on my resume, things like background, hobbies and about what made me opt for MBA.
He then asked me about my work-the two companies I worked with. It revolved around what were my
responsibilities and what was my learning at each stint. Why I switched from Consulting to a PMO etc. It then went to my Autumns Project and Foreign internship.
Prior to me some of the students were asked to solve a guesstimate. He asked me whether I attended the case Workshop by Deloitte. I said I could not attend it. (Actually my shortlist came only at late night; before the interview day – but I didn’t explicitly mention this). He asked about how I went about guesstimate and case preparation. I saw this as an opportunity to take this interview towards something I really wanted highlight and which could be a differentiator. I mentioned that apart from doing the regular guesstimates, cases etc. and forming Consulting Interest Groups – as I lacked any industry background decided to study an industry – “Telecom” – right from how
it works, value chain, players, competition, M&As, regulations etc. and this recently culminated in a research paper that I co-authored.
Kamesh got interested here (being from TMT background) – and this gave me a chance to describe the research paper in detail. I think this was a real differentiator. And I probably got away from solving a guesstimate.
It ended with me asking a good question, which I feel impressed Kamesh as it made him reveal an internal statistic to answer it.
Tips: 1. Good speaking skills.
2. Confidence.
3. Be articulate and crisp about your work experience and proects.
4. Well rounded CV – be thorough with every point at least 5 levels deep (i.e. prepared to face 5 levels of follow up questions).
5. Case/Guesstimate Preparation – Form a consult group – (4-6 members), 2 months of effort including 30+ different cases and ~40 guesstimates.
6.Ask intelligent questions to the interviewer. Well researched. Go through your interviewer’s profile if possible.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I first looked at exploring all opportunities within US. I visualized the Ansoff matrix (again did not explicitly mention I was using a framework; as I don’t think it’s a good idea to state frameworks during interviews unless asked to do so).
1. Market Penetration-Ruled out because market was saturated.
2. Market Development-Possible
3. Product Development-Sushant mentioned the client is not keen on going outside healthcare insurance.
4. Diversification -As new product development was ruled out; it was only going to be market development.
I then asked; whether the client has pan US presence, they said “Yes”. Now it was clear they had to go outside US.
They asked me what would be the considerations for the client to go abroad:
My response:
1) Country’s insurance sector
a. Operating Model and Value Chain-: Whether it is developed or not. As in, India till some time was still relying on the agent model where the agent commission was a significant cost head. Since US is a developed country, it was more likely for them to have very high reliance on the online model (which has come to India only recently, with the likes of Policy Bazaar and company websites). Does it sync well
with the client’s model.
If the companies in host country own or outsource distribution, and how is it different from the client’s current presence in insurance value chain.
b. Healthcare expenditure: Spend on healthcare and insurance as % of total expenditure.
c. Market Size and Growth of sector
d. Competition
e. Regulations – (extent of FDI allowed, modes of entry allowed etc.)
2) Target country’s development metrics
a. Per capita income
b. Ease of Doing Business
2. After having a small discussion about some of the headers above, they seemed satisfied with the response and handed over the second data sheet: This sheet had 4 tables; comparing 6 countries on various parameters. They gave me 2 minutes to go through the table and
make decision which country would I choose and Why?
Now they asked me to look at some of the entry modes and the considerations for each entry mode.
My response:
Entry Modes- As it was a service (Insurance); I obviously ruled out exports. Licensing and franchisee modes were also ruled out with due reasoning considering client’s business model. We were left with JV, Brownfield or Greenfield.
I laid out the following considerations for the mode of entry:
Initial Investment and Returns, Time to market, Risk Appetite, Regulatory barriers, Impact on brand and Complexity involved
I asked them that which was the most important aspect for our client – and they said time to market was key. This made me recommend
brownfield (acquisition of an existing player in Australia).
They then handed me over the 3rd data sheet. Which had data on companies in Australia. This gave me some confidence, as my first decision was right to go with Australia.
As closing remarks – I added that the client would have to work on post integration issues like culture and explore synergies which were not available as part of data provided.
Tips: The analysis given the time frame was quite comprehensive. I guess my preparation – Consulting Interest Group (4 members including me) – where we practiced more than 20-25 different case types, over 30 guesstimates and sector study helped big time. The case practice helped me state most of the considerations/headers without much effort.
Round: PRESENTATION
Experience: This was just a presentation of the case in the 2nd round Was pretty straight forward – it was about stating the client’s problem statement, scope of work, assumptions, and logical steps towards the entry strategy (and a miniM&A) backed by rationale. The usual structure that we follow for Corporate competition presentations like TBLA,TSMG.
I had prepared slides on a piece of paper as I had got close to 45 minutes before this round. But while presenting I was told not use the whiteboard and not to refer notes. So it was more of a 10 min presentation where the panel continuously interrupted and even started discussions on random topics. But I tried to bring back the discussion on the entry strategy case each time.
Tips: 1. Be patient and focussed.
2. Be calm.
Skills: Patience, Calmness, focussed, Speaking Skill, Confidence, Articulation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
I applied via Referral
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Started the interview on a very informal note. Since I come from a Marwari background, the interviewer asked questions about my background. After a very brief introduction, he asked me my internship experience.
Tips: 1. Be confident.
2. Always have a calm mind and when under pressure do stay calm.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The moment I entered the hall, was surprised to see that the panel had 3 members. Anyways, they gave their brief introductions and made me feel comfortable. And then he gave me a brief of the round. He read the entire case and told me to take down the notes.
I went through the case once again thoroughly and asked the interviewer for 2 mins to structure my thought.
After 2 mins, I started with my approach, stating that – Since the company already has a presence and wants to further penetrate the market/ mandate to expand in the market, I would like to give it a market penetration structure to it.
Then classified the various heads under which I will looked:
a) Market Size
b) Market competitor – Here he asked me why, would you look at competitor since you have already been mandated by the govt. For which I replied – This has to be done in order to gauge the services that have to be provided. And also if there can be any sharing of infrastructure with them. The customers will demand either equal or better services than the present one.
c) Legal issues: Here again, he said since it has been mandated, do you think this is something you should look into. I said, yes that may be a fair point, but still we ought to look at it because, looking at the Indian analogy, where there are licensing issues, circle sharing issues issued by the government. So assuming similar issues, may be there in Indonesia too, it should not be ignored.
d) Technology/infrastructure:
e) Geographical contours of Indonesia.
Then the interviewer asked me to concentrate on the last two issues.
I proceeded by saying that these are the basic services already provided, I would first like to know how is the infrastructure laid down already in the country. Can you provide me some details for the same?
Interviewer handed over 6 data sheets to me.
At the initial looks of it I was a bit awestruck and did not know where to start from. It had various different sheets Geographical/ Consumer preference/ Cost sheets for various technologies (3G, Fiber, and Satellite)/ Frequency Bandwidth distributions/ Density population of various regions in Indonesia.
After 5 minutes, I said that I would like to look at this case under 2 heads, from a customer’s point of view and company’s point of
view.
Then the interviewer asked me not to focus on the customer's point of view as adoption of the services is not an issue but only adaptability of the technology.
So that helped me focus my thoughts on certain specific sheets – Geographical/ Technology and Density population.
First based on the geographical contours of Indonesia there are some regions which are Volcanic eruptions prone, and which are not I would like to divide them into rural and urban.
The interviewer asked me about my basis of dividing them into rural and urban. I told him that they are based on the income levels at specific regions and the population density.
So the regions which are prone to volcanic eruptions, we would like to set up Satellite connection for there is no way of setting up of 3G and Fiber in those locations.
And in the locations which are highly urbanized, I am assuming that there is huge population density of offices and hence they
will require good connection for business continuity and reliable services.
Then the interviewer mentioned his concern about cost of setting as its high in that region. I responded by saying that the revenue generated out of it is also high, depending on the density population (number of households – given) this will be the set up cost and hence will be able to break even by x years (I calculated this – based on the info given in the case).
For rural locations, since they require only bare minimum connection services, we will provide them 3G services.
Then the interviewer asked me if that is the only basis of my decision?
I sked the interviewer for another 2 minutes to come up with other decision factors to decide.
After 2 mins I told him that for rural locations, we have 2 options either setting up satellite connections or 3G services.
Looking at the cost aspect of it, we can divide into 2 headings-Capex and Opex cost.
Capex vertical – Setting up Satellite connection sounds more beneficial.
Opex Cost – Considering a year’s time line, the cost of acquisition and maintenance charges are more for satellite connection when compared to 3G services.
So for the overall cost, even though the initial investment for Satellite services is less, on a long term 3G services comes out to be more beneficial.
Tips: 1. There will be situations where they are trying to test, what different perspective one can bring to arrive at the same solution.
2. Sometimes the answer lies in common sense and not what is mentioned in the case.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: Partner Round Unlike earlier years, this time, we had to pitch the solution we presented in the case round. So for the presentation structured it under 3 headings: Context/Problems and Solution. In the 5 minute presentation they (Interviewer 1: Played the role of the company CEO, Interviewer 2: Played the role of Deloitte CEO) asked several questions and the basis for it. Here they were being too strict (purposefully – as mentioned by themselves) and were just trying to judge your witty reactions to certain situations they put one it (happened during the interview) and also the confidence one shows when under pressure. Interviewer: That was good, do you have any questions for us.
Skills: Common Sense, hypothetical thinking, Calmness, Confidence
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: Started the interview on a very informal note. Since I come from a Marwari background, the interviewer asked questions about my background. After a very brief introduction, he asked me my internship experience.
Tips: 1. Be confident.
2. Always have a calm mind and when under pressure do stay calm.
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The moment I entered the hall, was surprised to see that the panel had 3 members. Anyways, they gave their brief introductions and made me feel comfortable. And then he gave me a brief of the round. He read the entire case and told me to take down the notes.
I went through the case once again thoroughly and asked the interviewer for 2 mins to structure my thought.
After 2 mins, I started with my approach, stating that – Since the company already has a presence and wants to further penetrate the market/ mandate to expand in the market, I would like to give it a market penetration structure to it.
Then classified the various heads under which I will looked:
a) Market Size
b) Market competitor – Here he asked me why, would you look at competitor since you have already been mandated by the govt. For which I replied – This has to be done in order to gauge the services that have to be provided. And also if there can be any sharing of infrastructure with them. The customers will demand either equal or better services than the present one.
c) Legal issues: Here again, he said since it has been mandated, do you think this is something you should look into. I said, yes that may be a fair point, but still we ought to look at it because, looking at the Indian analogy, where there are licensing issues, circle sharing issues issued by the government. So assuming similar issues, may be there in Indonesia too, it should not be ignored.
d) Technology/infrastructure:
e) Geographical contours of Indonesia.
Then the interviewer asked me to concentrate on the last two issues.
I proceeded by saying that these are the basic services already provided, I would first like to know how is the infrastructure laid down already in the country. Can you provide me some details for the same?
Interviewer handed over 6 data sheets to me.
At the initial looks of it I was a bit awestruck and did not know where to start from. It had various different sheets Geographical/ Consumer preference/ Cost sheets for various technologies (3G, Fiber, and Satellite)/ Frequency Bandwidth distributions/ Density population of various regions in Indonesia.
After 5 minutes, I said that I would like to look at this case under 2 heads, from a customer’s point of view and company’s point of
view.
Then the interviewer asked me not to focus on the customer's point of view as adoption of the services is not an issue but only adaptability of the technology.
So that helped me focus my thoughts on certain specific sheets – Geographical/ Technology and Density population.
First based on the geographical contours of Indonesia there are some regions which are Volcanic eruptions prone, and which are not I would like to divide them into rural and urban.
The interviewer asked me about my basis of dividing them into rural and urban. I told him that they are based on the income levels at specific regions and the population density.
So the regions which are prone to volcanic eruptions, we would like to set up Satellite connection for there is no way of setting up of 3G and Fiber in those locations.
And in the locations which are highly urbanized, I am assuming that there is huge population density of offices and hence they
will require good connection for business continuity and reliable services.
Then the interviewer mentioned his concern about cost of setting as its high in that region. I responded by saying that the revenue generated out of it is also high, depending on the density population (number of households – given) this will be the set up cost and hence will be able to break even by x years (I calculated this – based on the info given in the case).
For rural locations, since they require only bare minimum connection services, we will provide them 3G services.
Then the interviewer asked me if that is the only basis of my decision?
I sked the interviewer for another 2 minutes to come up with other decision factors to decide.
After 2 mins I told him that for rural locations, we have 2 options either setting up satellite connections or 3G services.
Looking at the cost aspect of it, we can divide into 2 headings-Capex and Opex cost.
Capex vertical – Setting up Satellite connection sounds more beneficial.
Opex Cost – Considering a year’s time line, the cost of acquisition and maintenance charges are more for satellite connection when compared to 3G services.
So for the overall cost, even though the initial investment for Satellite services is less, on a long term 3G services comes out to be more beneficial.
Tips: 1. There will be situations where they are trying to test, what different perspective one can bring to arrive at the same solution.
2. Sometimes the answer lies in common sense and not what is mentioned in the case.
Round: Group Activity
Experience: Partner Round Unlike earlier years, this time, we had to pitch the solution we presented in the case round. So for the presentation structured it under 3 headings: Context/Problems and Solution. In the 5 minute presentation they (Interviewer 1: Played the role of the company CEO, Interviewer 2: Played the role of Deloitte CEO) asked several questions and the basis for it. Here they were being too strict (purposefully – as mentioned by themselves) and were just trying to judge your witty reactions to certain situations they put one it (happened during the interview) and also the confidence one shows when under pressure. Interviewer: That was good, do you have any questions for us.
Skills: Common Sense, hypothetical thinking, Calmness, Confidence
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
I applied via Referral
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. A cinema theater chain needs to increase revenue and profits. Lot of information was given such as cost of new theater, expected revenue per theater based on it...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: It is not possible for anyone to understand the case fully in such a short time, Even the interviewer told this. They were more interested in how I presented and communicated. Of course, the interpretation of numbers was important.
Tips: 1.Read the case as fast as possible and mark relevant data
2.Give importance to data and try to interpret some useful inferences from it
3. Making some graphs in the A4 sheet can be helpful
Skills: data inter, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: It is not possible for anyone to understand the case fully in such a short time, Even the interviewer told this. They were more interested in how I presented and communicated. Of course, the interpretation of numbers was important.
Tips: 1.Read the case as fast as possible and mark relevant data
2.Give importance to data and try to interpret some useful inferences from it
3. Making some graphs in the A4 sheet can be helpful
Skills: data inter, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
I applied via Referral
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. A Pharma company is introducing a new drug aimed at certain patients. It needs to work out its sales sand marketing strategy based on the information given. The...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Keep calm. Do not make the interviewer think that you are tensed.
Heavy importance was given on numbers and interpretation on numbers.
Tips: 1.Candidate should start with understanding the case completely as a lot of information was given and explained. Any relevant Pharmaceutical words used in the case have to be clarified and no assumptions are to be made.
2.As the case had lot of information, it was necessary to isolate useful information from the irrelevant information.
3.Since the case included numbers and calculations, the calculations should be done correctly at the first time itself (time can be taken to compute the numbers).
4.Interpretation of the graphs is extremely important (and there were only few graphs). Pay close attention to X and Y axes and their units.
Skills: Data Interpretation, Computation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: Keep calm. Do not make the interviewer think that you are tensed.
Heavy importance was given on numbers and interpretation on numbers.
Tips: 1.Candidate should start with understanding the case completely as a lot of information was given and explained. Any relevant Pharmaceutical words used in the case have to be clarified and no assumptions are to be made.
2.As the case had lot of information, it was necessary to isolate useful information from the irrelevant information.
3.Since the case included numbers and calculations, the calculations should be done correctly at the first time itself (time can be taken to compute the numbers).
4.Interpretation of the graphs is extremely important (and there were only few graphs). Pay close attention to X and Y axes and their units.
Skills: Data Interpretation, Computation Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The focus is more on structured approach and your analytical skills (i.e. the way you interpret the given data).
Tips: Be hands on. Do the calculations as for market sizing they are looking for a number. For other questions also, listing down your ideas would be a good idea. The questions are not very hard. They want you to think clearly and logically, with some data analysis. Practicing a few market sizing/new product launch/market entry/ pricing cases was helpful. Knowing those frameworks comes a little handy. I went wrong with my calculation a bit, but then corrected myself, so it was okay
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: During the presentation, defend your point with good logic. I made an incorrect recommendation as I had missed some piece of information, but then corrected myself there. So, I feel its better to course correct rather than sticking to the wrong point
Tips: Allocate some time to read all the material and the remaining to make the presentation. (It was not like the usual cases we get in class. But a real world scenario with the different reports, survey results and so on.) Create a clear structure for your presentation.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Personal Interview was the last round and taken by the Principal/senior person. It is an equally important round and aims to check whether you are the right fit for the role or not. So, questions will be asked to check your situation handling skills and leadership capabilities.
Tips: The interviewer had a checklist and was asking regular PI questions, mostly based on prior professional experiences. Was trying to know about my past experience of working in a team – Team player, team leader, any project management experience.
Skills: Analytical Skills, Logical And Structured Thinking, team leader, Team Player, Leadership Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
Experience: The focus is more on structured approach and your analytical skills (i.e. the way you interpret the given data).
Tips: Be hands on. Do the calculations as for market sizing they are looking for a number. For other questions also, listing down your ideas would be a good idea. The questions are not very hard. They want you to think clearly and logically, with some data analysis. Practicing a few market sizing/new product launch/market entry/ pricing cases was helpful. Knowing those frameworks comes a little handy. I went wrong with my calculation a bit, but then corrected myself, so it was okay
Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: During the presentation, defend your point with good logic. I made an incorrect recommendation as I had missed some piece of information, but then corrected myself there. So, I feel its better to course correct rather than sticking to the wrong point
Tips: Allocate some time to read all the material and the remaining to make the presentation. (It was not like the usual cases we get in class. But a real world scenario with the different reports, survey results and so on.) Create a clear structure for your presentation.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Personal Interview was the last round and taken by the Principal/senior person. It is an equally important round and aims to check whether you are the right fit for the role or not. So, questions will be asked to check your situation handling skills and leadership capabilities.
Tips: The interviewer had a checklist and was asking regular PI questions, mostly based on prior professional experiences. Was trying to know about my past experience of working in a team – Team player, team leader, any project management experience.
Skills: Analytical Skills, Logical And Structured Thinking, team leader, Team Player, Leadership Skills
College Name: S.P. Jain Institute Of Management And Research
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