Acuity Knowledge Partners Credit Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy interview if you know what you mentioned in the resume

Round: Test
Experience: Questions are not difficult, Time management is very important. It was very well designed test our overall abilities and communication skills. Test was online conducted by cocubes. Out of 220+ students who attempted test, only 27 were selected to next round. I expected them to select some 70-80 after 1st round.
Tips: Questions carry 1/3rd negative marks. Don't try to answer questions in order, find out easy questions and solve them first, as I said earlier, Time management is very important. I attempted arithmetic reasoning first, English (Verbal ability) next and then mathematical ability.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 40

Round: Interview
Experience: I focused more on my approach to solve the puzzle and that paid off. I didn't prepare for puzzles either so I tried to solve it in my own way and that might have impressed the interviewer. Some other questions like how many benches are there in this campus ? and If I wanted to start a Food center in the campus, How many customers can I expect etc questions were asked. These questions don't have any perfect answer but they see the way in which you attempt and explain it convincingly.
Tips: Be confident. If they ask anything, answer properly so If they ask questions like How many customers can I expect a day after starting a food court in your college, don't just give any random number, try to do some math and give a number so that you can explain why you gave that number .

Round: Interview
Experience: This Interview is one of the best Interview Experiences I had. I was Interviewed by one of the senior vice presidents of the company. I enjoyed answering it. I know my strengths and weaknesses and I was frank to state my weaknesses and explained how I will over come them in my work place and all. I was asked a lot of questions and some times the interviewer twisted questions to see If I'm answering sincerely or just giving fake answers to the questions. This interview went so well that I was sure of my selection after this round.



And Interestingly, of the 27 members that were selected to 1st round of Interviews, I was 10th one as names were written alphabet wise. But I was the first one to be called out for 2nd round Interview.
Tips: Be clear and Confident with your answers. Answer after thinking for a while, they won't expect instant answers. Remember what you have answered as they might ask the same question again and you might get caught answering differently ( This happens when you fake your experiences and answers). Be frank, Sincere. You know your strengths and try to state your strengths to them (They might not ask you to say your strengths, you have to include them in some answers). Think different and answer in a way that most others won't.

Round: Interview
Experience: As I was confident of my selection after 2nd round of Interview, I stuck to my plans and answered well. I think this round was just to see If I would Join the company or not.
Tips: Stick to what you have answered earlier, they might compel you to change your answers just to see If you are confident with your answers. Remember that Raju's Interview in 3 Idiots ? He will be asked to be more diplomatic but he rejects that Idea .. My Interview was also similar.

Skill Tips: Answers which you read in internet are not your experiences, so they aren't to be copied. Assess yourself and your answers have to reflect your experiences. I didn't prepare anything for Campus placements as I was confident of my skills. I took time in analyzing myself and the way in which I have to project myself in Interviews. I didn't prepare for GD's and PI's .
Skills: Analytic abilities, Convincing skills, Communication skills, My approach to problems, My attitude
College Name: NIT SURAT

Round: Test
Experience: Online test of apti of easy level.
Total Questions: 15

Round: pseudo coding round
Tips: Brush up c or c++ for it. basic skills are needed.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: THERE WAS A CASE STUDY ROUND INSTEAD OF GD. IT WAS DONE TO CHECK OUR THINKING AND IDEA GENERATION PROCESS

Round: HR Interview
Experience: My interview was based only on my industrial project and nothing else. Just know your project very well do it very seriously so that you are answerable to each and every question that will be bombarded over you!!!
And discover your passion till fourth year and accordingly choose the company. Do not experiment with your life and if confused talk to your seniors.

General Tips: WORK HARD ON YOUR APTITUDE AND VERBAL SKILLS AS IT WILL PROVE BENIFICIAL IN FIRST ROUND. MAKE A HABIT OF READING A ENGLISH NEWSPAPER DAILY.
Skill Tips: THE ROUNDS WHICH WERE HELD WERE VIDEO SYNTHESIS, PSEUDO CODE ROUND AND CASE STUDY ROUND WHICH WERE MORE IMPORTANT AS COMPARED TO INTERVIEW ROUND, ANY PERSON WHO HAS DONE WELL IN INTERMEDIATE ROUNDS BETWEEN APTITUDE AND INTERVIEW GENERALLY GOT SELECTED.
College Name: NIT RAIPUR

Round: Test
Experience: LR, DI, Verbal (Not very tough, speed is important)

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Topic for debate - Role of social media in present day revolutions

Round: HR Interview
Experience: 1. Internship and college projects

2. Reason for choosing Analytics as career over technology jobs

3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

4. Did not ask puzzles in my interview although they were asked in some of the interviews (basic puzzles)

College Name: NA

Round: Test
Experience: Good standard questions
Tips: Be good at your mathematics tricks.
Duration: 20 minutes
Total Questions: 15

Round: ProgRAmming Knowledge Test
Experience: Basic c programming algorithms
very easy indeed
Tips: be good at basics of C

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Very much interactive one and a good one to talk on.
Tips: Be sure on what you talk and be ready to respond to each and every opinion.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Video Synthesis
Experience: A video on Mu Sigma Belief System, a good one to analyse.
Tips: Never summarize the video.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Being Confident is the main plus point for me.
The Interviewer was a cool minded and also good at manipulating our answers to form the next question.
Tips: Be Confident throughout the interview and show them you are meant to be at this job.
And make sure you don't cook up any fake story , you may get caught somewhere in the interview.
And never feel tensed, just give it your best shot.

General Tips: Just show the interviewer how confident you are and what you are capable of.
Skills: Confidence with which you can work, Readiness to work hard
College Name: VIT VELLORE
Motivation: A best company that can be found in today's Indian Economy for Business Analysts and their principle of learning over knowing is the best.
Funny Moments: The HR team is really friendly and they shared a lot of funny moments, one among them is the chat we had on monkeys and people as monkeys.