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Updated 18 Dec 2022

Top American Express Management Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What would happen to AMEX's income if petrol and diesel prices decrease?
  • Q2. What data would you collect from costumers to improve the sales of your super market?
  • Q3. 1. Why amex 2. what is closed loop model of amex 3. What are the factors that you look into for setting the credit limit of a customer. Give an optimization equation 4. G ...read more
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American Express Management Trainee Interview Experiences

14 interviews found

I was interviewed in Aug 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

12 Questions

  • Q1. Walk me through your resume
  • Q2. Why AMEX and why not higher studies?
  • Q3. If you are a VC what companies would you invest in?
  • Ans. 

    I would invest in companies with innovative ideas, strong leadership, and a clear path to profitability.

    • Look for companies with a unique value proposition and a clear target market

    • Assess the leadership team's experience and track record

    • Evaluate the company's financials and growth potential

    • Consider the competitive landscape and potential risks

    • Examples: Airbnb, Uber, Slack, Zoom

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  • Q4. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q5. Why AMEX? Why job? why not MBA?
  • Q6. Explain the classification algorithms you used in your project?
  • Ans. 

    I used multiple classification algorithms in my project.

    • Decision Tree: Used for creating a tree-like model to make decisions based on features.

    • Random Forest: Ensemble method using multiple decision trees to improve accuracy.

    • Logistic Regression: Used to predict binary outcomes based on input variables.

    • Support Vector Machines: Used for classification by finding the best hyperplane to separate data points.

    • Naive Bayes: Bas...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Why does a specific algorithm work/Doesn't work for your problem?
  • Ans. 

    A specific algorithm works for a problem if it is designed to handle the problem's characteristics effectively.

    • The algorithm should be able to process the input data efficiently.

    • It should consider the problem's constraints and requirements.

    • The algorithm should produce correct and accurate results for the problem.

    • The algorithm's complexity should be suitable for the problem's scale.

    • If applicable, the algorithm should be...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. What is your weakness?
  • Q9. What do you do in your free time?
  • Q10. What is your favourite Bollywood song and why?
  • Q11. What would happen to AMEX's income if petrol and diesel prices decrease?
  • Ans. 

    If petrol and diesel prices decrease, AMEX's income may decrease due to reduced fuel surcharges and lower transaction volumes.

    • AMEX earns revenue through fuel surcharges on transactions made using their cards.

    • Lower petrol and diesel prices may lead to reduced fuel surcharges, resulting in a decrease in AMEX's income.

    • Decreased fuel prices may also impact consumer spending habits, leading to lower transaction volumes and ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q12. What data would you collect from costumers to improve the sales of your super market?
  • Ans. 

    To improve sales, we would collect data on customer preferences, demographics, and shopping habits.

    • Collect data on customer preferences for products, brands, and packaging

    • Gather demographic information such as age, gender, income, and location

    • Track shopping habits like frequency of visits, time of day, and purchase history

    • Use surveys, loyalty programs, and social media to gather data

    • Analyze data to identify trends and ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: It was mainly based on my resume. He asked every minute detail of my summer project.
Tips: Be prepared. Make sure you know everything you mentioned in your resume even if it is a simple POR in your first year.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: It was more of an interactive round. The interviewer was very helpful. We just need to grasp his hints and extend the discussion.
Tips: Speak your thoughts out. Listen to the interviewer carefully. Most of the times we just need to follow his thought direction.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: This a typical HR round with one playing the good cop and the other one playing the bad cop. Most of the questions were just to check how we would react under pressure.
Tips: Don't get nervous and answer the questions straight to the point.

College Name: IIT Kharagpur

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via campus placement at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

30 minutes. Reasoning, English, Quant, DI

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Introduce yourself 2. Explain a project (Excel based research project on my CV) 3. How did you clean the data and prepare it for analysis 4. CLRM assumptions 5. Define multicollinearity. Did you find it...
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Why amex 2. what is closed loop model of amex 3. What are the factors that you look into for setting the credit limit of a customer. Give an optimization equation 4. Give an instance of when you have wo...
  • Ans. 

    Answers to questions asked in an interview for Management Trainee at Amex

    • 1. Amex is a reputed financial services company with a strong focus on customer service and innovation.

    • 2. Closed loop model of Amex refers to the fact that Amex issues its own cards, processes transactions, and provides customer service, all within its own network.

    • 3. Factors for setting credit limit include credit score, income, debt-to-income rat...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for American Express Management Trainee interview:
  • Credit card economics
  • Econometrics
  • Statistics
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please read about the business model of amex, closed loop model and credit card economics. Knowledge of coding is not compulsory but be thorough with the projects mentioned in your CV.

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Management Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image Akshaykumar Gunda

posted on 4 Dec 2016

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed before Dec 2015. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a recent graduate with a degree in Business Administration and a passion for leadership and problem-solving.

    • Graduated with a degree in Business Administration

    • Passionate about leadership and problem-solving

    • Completed internships in marketing and finance

    • Involved in student organizations and volunteer work

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Case studies, Puzzles, etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Some maths questions, puzzles, aptitude and verbal ability.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: It was mostly technical interview

College Name: IIT Madras

Management Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image MOHAMMED SAFWAN KP ed12b050

posted on 2 Dec 2016

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 6 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Machine learning models known
  • Ans. 

    Machine learning models are algorithms that can learn from data and make predictions or decisions.

    • Supervised learning models (e.g. linear regression, decision trees, neural networks)

    • Unsupervised learning models (e.g. clustering, dimensionality reduction)

    • Reinforcement learning models (e.g. Q-learning, policy gradients)

    • Deep learning models (e.g. convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks)

    • Natural language pr...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Probability question
  • Q3. Quant question
  • Q4. Walk me through your resume
  • Ans. 

    I have a diverse background with experience in customer service, sales, and project management.

    • Started career in customer service at XYZ company

    • Promoted to sales representative after exceeding sales targets

    • Managed multiple projects simultaneously at ABC company

    • Completed MBA program with focus on leadership and strategy

    • Currently seeking a challenging role in management

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Why do you want to join this field
  • Ans. 

    I am passionate about this field and believe it aligns with my skills and interests.

    • I have always been interested in this field and have pursued relevant education and experience.

    • I am excited about the potential to make a positive impact in this field.

    • I believe my skills and strengths align well with the demands of this field.

    • I am eager to learn and grow within this field and contribute to its continued success.

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  • Q6. Family background

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Shortlist for test was done using CG criteria.

But even if you do very well in test. They will still consider resume for the interview shortlist. So include points relevant to the profile in resume.
Tips: Having machine learning or data analytics related points on resume is a big plus.

Round: Test
Experience: Very basic level Quant, Probab, logical reasoning and vocabulary questions.
Tips: Since the questions were very basic level, solving all questions is very important.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Skills: Problem Solving Abilties
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

American Express interview questions for designations

 Risk Management

 (3)

 Risk Management Analyst

 (1)

 Risk Management Associate

 (1)

 Risk Information Management Intern

 (1)

 Graduate Engineer Trainee (Get)

 (2)

 Software Engineer Intern Trainee

 (1)

 Analyst

 (30)

 Business Analyst

 (15)

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Puzzles
  • Q2. Questions generally about life and family

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked two puzzles. I could answer both
Tips: Prepare puzzles

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Just spoke freely
Tips: Try to maintain conversations

College Name: Iit madras

Get interview-ready with Top American Express Interview Questions

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself, Why join Amex being from Mechanical background? , Solve a puzzle for me

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume fitting for a data analysis profile are shortlisted. So writing R, Python and programming skills in the cv should help you getting shortlisted.
Almost 200 students were shortlisted for the test
Tips: Make sure you mention your courses or projects related to data analysis in the resume

Round: Test
Experience: The test was on mettl.com
It was a very easy test which judges your quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning (find the next shape, find the missing number). Questions like "find the least no to be multiplied by 100! such that is its divisible by 3^50?" , "find the probability of dice rolled three times to sum up as 10?".
Tips: Preparing for CAT would do. It is a very easy test. You need you ensure that all ur questions are correct as there was a lot of time.

Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I expected a very technical round with all sorts of questions on statistics and data analysis. But it was soft spoken interview. They literally want to know why you want to join data analysis and Why Amex? And how passionate are you towards work?
Interview is taken by very experienced people from the company and is more of a discussion about ur cv and projects related to data analysis. They listen to whatever code or piece of programming you have done and how well you know.
I talked about the courses I took to learn data analysis on coursera, my MTP project on optimization and its algorithms and why i wanted to join Amex.
My interview ended with a puzzle which was "There is weight balance and i want to measure from 1 kg to 100 kg. So what is the minimum no of stones and their weights required to measure any material with weght between 1kg to 100 kg.". I solved the problem and then he asked me why do you think this is the most optimum way. I answered it a bit and then he made my problem difficult by adding a information that "we can put weights on both sides". I was not able to solve it but defined the strategy should be used to find solution. My interview ended with my interviewer helping me solve the problem and explaining me the answers clearly. He said he will talk to HR but no HR round happened and I got selected. I would suggest to check with others about the kind of HR questions they ask.
Tips: Be confident, talk about what you know. I started my data analysis in the last semester but was really amazed with the things I studied. So, most important thing is to find out if you like the domain or not. If the domain fits you, its the matter of showing interviewers the enthusiasm towards the subject genuinely.
Knowing data analysis obviously helps but company expects you learn and grow rather learn in the company from most experienced people itself :).
All the Best

General Tips: Placement is the matter of the interviewer understanding your motivation to work with the firm. So show them what you got for them.
Skills: Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude
College Name: IIT Kharagpur
Motivation: Well, I heard its the best company to work in. The very statement motivated me to work with such a firm.
Funny Moments: After my interview, they asked me to have some cashew nuts which they were eating as it was late and they were hungry. So, I took one and also said that "the whole day was so hectic and I was so hungry :P ". So they asked me to take the whole packet with me and I took.
I came outside with a packet of cashew nuts in my hand with motion of chewing and everyone was like "WTF seriously, did u just come from an interview :P "

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. How they use data analytics in their field of work.
  • Ans. 

    Data analytics is crucial in my field of work as it helps in making informed decisions and identifying patterns.

    • We use data analytics to track customer behavior and preferences.

    • We analyze sales data to identify trends and adjust our marketing strategies accordingly.

    • We use predictive analytics to forecast demand and optimize inventory levels.

    • We monitor website traffic and engagement metrics to improve user experience.

    • We...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell about any analytics projects you’ve done and general programming skills
  • Q3. How to use data analytics for credit cards.
  • Ans. 

    Data analytics can be used to identify spending patterns, detect fraud, and personalize offers for credit card users.

    • Analyze transaction data to identify spending patterns and preferences of customers

    • Use predictive analytics to detect and prevent fraud

    • Leverage machine learning algorithms to personalize offers and rewards for customers

    • Monitor credit scores and credit utilization rates to identify potential risks

    • Track cu...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There is  negative marking. It is relatively harder than other analytics companies tests.
Total Questions: 20

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: there are 2 rounds for technical interview

Round: HR Interview
Experience: They have 1-2 HR rounds as well which are pretty easy.

College Name: IIT MADRAS

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 1 MCQ test; It had +1/-1 marking scheme. Probability was a major topic.
Duration: 60minutes minutes
Total Questions: 20

General Tips: PoRs was not a major factor. Rather, the focus was on analytical skills and math skills. They didn’t ask puzzles, nor did they have any resume based shortlist. But do show that you are comfortable in programming in R and python, in your resume. Having prior experience in machine learning is a big plus.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Personal Interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Other Interview
Experience: The company is pretty much of  a customer centric one. Experiencing use of credit card net banking and ecommerce

General Tips: Have a good overview of the projects.
Skills: Coding Skills
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Management Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image Adarsh Chavakula

posted on 29 Jun 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Very difficult.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Round: Interview
Experience: Data analysis questions, questions on resume - internship and project.

Round: Interview
Experience: Data analysis questions, questions on resume - internship and project.

Skill Tips: Read up about company. HR prep, resume prep, company groundwork.
Skills: Multivariate data analysis, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra, Machine learning, Algorithms, Python, R
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Management Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image Siddhant Saraf

posted on 29 Jun 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. A person is described. He comes and asks for credit card. How do you decide to give him a credit card?
  • Ans. 

    The decision to give a person a credit card is based on their creditworthiness and ability to repay the credit.

    • Evaluate the person's credit history and credit score.

    • Assess their income and employment stability.

    • Consider their debt-to-income ratio.

    • Review their payment history on previous loans or credit cards.

    • Check if they have any outstanding debts or bankruptcies.

    • Verify their identity and address.

    • Assess their financial...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. A cricket match is going on at Eden Gardens. Estimate the number of 10 rupee notes in entire stadium
  • Ans. 

    Estimating the number of 10 rupee notes in a cricket stadium is challenging due to various factors such as crowd size and ticket prices.

    • Consider the seating capacity of the stadium

    • Estimate the percentage of attendees who carry 10 rupee notes

    • Take into account the average number of notes carried by each person

    • Factor in the number of vendors and their transactions

    • Consider the duration of the match and the frequency of not

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It had negative marking. There was no CG cut off. Difficult questions were from mathematics and logical puzzels.
Tips: Most of the math questions were from permutation and combination.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 2 rounds of technical, in this case studies were given and questions were asked based on them. A few guesstimate questions were asked. Since the company deals in credit card business, the case studies were related to it.

Skill Tips: Prepare in communication and micro-electronics. Solve a few question papers.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

American Express Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in American Express Management Trainee interview?
American Express interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the American Express interview process are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for American Express Management Trainee interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at American Express. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at American Express expect are Accounting, Advisory, Analytical Chemistry, Bank Reconciliation and Biz Dev.
What are the top questions asked in American Express Management Trainee interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the American Express Management Trainee interview -

  1. What would happen to AMEX's income if petrol and diesel prices decrea...read more
  2. What data would you collect from costumers to improve the sales of your super m...read more
  3. 1. Why amex 2. what is closed loop model of amex 3. What are the factors that y...read more

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