Arcesium Product Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with past experience and try to relate that to the role u r applying for

Round: Test
Experience: The test was very well designed with seemingly easy questions but which required deep understanding of fundamentals. I really enjoyed the quantitative part and the data analytics part.
Tips: I would suggest that you focus on the parts that you are good at . It is not necessary to do well in every part. So focus on your strengths.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 30

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: I initially suggested a brute force method to solve this problem , which was correct but the interviewer asked for a smarter way to solve it using permutations. I initially struggled but i finally got the right answer.
Tips: Walk the interviewer through what you are thinking and think of the smartest way to solve it.

Skills: Problem solving abilities
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I had a good time. Got to know new and valuable additions to Companies Act
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a great exchange, I really expressed my views and visions well.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I was complimented for being calm, confident and patient throughout the interview.

Skills: Technical Knowledge(ML, Ability To Cope Up With Stress, Confidence
College Name: Maharani college

Round: Test
Experience: 30 OBJECTIVE QUESTION 90 MIN . QUESTION LEVEL WAS TOUGH. GS Takes their tests very seriously
Tips: Do the section first which are you most famaliar with. They hire on section wise performance.


Skill Tips: Be calm . Approach is important than answer.

Skills: Analytical Skills, Coding Skills, Maths(esp Probability), Algorithm Analysis, Probabiity
College Name: IIT Guwahati

Round: Test
Experience: Written test (Cut off: 7): The test consisted of 2 sectionsPart A (60 min): MCQ's with negatives on general aptitude, permutation & combination (P&C) and Probability.Part B (40 min): This was a subjective section. One or two problems on probability/P&C and few problems on data structures and algorithms (we were asked to write code).
Duration: 60+40 minutes

Round: Other Interview
Experience: 22 candidates were selected for interview which consisted of 2 or 3 rounds. First round: They asked me to explain my summer project. In the Second round, a few problems on P&C/Probability and couple of questions on DSA. Final round: An open problem. For example: estimate the population of Mangalore.

General Tips: If you don't know an answer, tell the interviewer the same. Lying would do more harm than good because they definitely know more than us and will find out very easily. It was Challenging and a great learning experience They test your fundamentals and don't ask too many difficult questions.
Skill Tips: If they ask you to explain what you did in your summer internship, explain it in as simple a language as possible so that even a person with no background in the subject will be able to understand it. Don't use complicated terms because they are looking for people who can express themselves well. Prepare for aptitude sincerely. You might neglect it thinking "It's just apti, what can they ask?". The problem will arise when you know how to solve the question but it might take a really long time to work it out. Practice makes a man perfect. For algorithms, code every question you have tried to solve. Interviewers look for people who can write efficient and readable code. ["Use proper names for variables"]. When they ask you a question, they don't expect you to arrive at the exact solution. They look for the structure in your solution i.e have you considered the necessary parameters and does there exist a logical progression from one step to the next. If you are asked an open problem, don't panic. Keep asking questions to get a proper understanding of the problem and try to give them multiple solutions and reason out why each solution might be right or wrong.
Skills: Probability, Apti, Algorithms, Aptitude questions
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude questions which can be found on any website or book were asked which were pretty easy to solve if you have a little bit of practice.
One question related to data structures was asked.
Tips: Go through basic programming concepts as well as aptitude type questions.
Duration: 2 hours
Total Questions: 45

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: It was a topic I had no clue about. I was sandwiched by two people who for some reason seemed like research scholars on that topic. I was quiet throughout most of the discussion. At the end, after simply listening to everyone, I tried to make a sound conclusion and ALAS! I got through the GD round.
Duration: 25 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Most of the discussion was based on my activities which I had been part of in college.

College Name: Manipal Institute Of Technology, Manipal

Round: Test
Experience: Mostly about maps
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 3

Skills: Data Structures