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posted on 8 May 2024

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Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Background screening
  • Q2. English level screening
Round 2 - Case Study 

Typical case of study like the ones of Deloitte, Mckinsey.

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posted on 23 Mar 2023

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Discussion on Bharatnatyam.
Round 2 - Case Study 

Have you ever visited rural parts of Maharashtra? (My family owns a mango farm). We had a discussion on how mangoes are cultivated after which I was given the case statement. You have been approached by Maharashtra Government to help bring reforms in mango farming on 3 aspects: Finance, growth in agricultural produce and increasing people connect.
Type of mangoes: Alphonso (different mangoes have a different cultivation process).

Location: Ratnagiri.

Need to bring reform: Government wants to increase export of mangoes.

Weather conditions: as seen in rural Maharashtra. Sometimes unforeseen rains spoil the produce.

I divided it in 2 buckets: (a) steps that can be taken by farmers and

(b) steps that can be taken by government.

A. Farmers: Divided it by months as follows:

July: January (Manure, Water: rains, rainwater harvesting, ground water, Organic Farming, Insecticide);

January: March (Pre-Harvesting: water, covering the ground with leaves to ensure that fruits hanging near the ground don’t get spoilt because of excess heat); April: June (Harvesting (right time to harvest), Theft, Inventory).

B. Government: Financial incentive and support, purchase of excess produce, cutting out the middlemen.

The interviewer cut me off. He asked me if I am passionate about farming. Recommendation
from interviewer: I missed to ask the needs of the farmers: main stakeholders to get affected by the reforms.

Round 3 - Case Study 

Which industries have you worked in before?
Picked hotel industry. Case: A hotel chain (say ITC) wants to grow its business. Assume covid cases are reducing and the government is allowing international travel.

Number of hotels: around 30.

Market share: 10%

Operations: PAN India.

Services offered: as seen in any luxury hotel.

Buckets: Covid safety precautions and services offered: current and additional.

Covid safety precautions: stated all the government and WHO regulated precautions.

Service Offerings: took an example of Goa:

I gave examples basis my own past hotel experiences on what I liked and what I disliked.

Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Follow up questions on my introduction.
  • Q2. Industries I have worked on.
  • Q3. If an FMCG company wants to launch a product, what steps should it follow.
  • Ans. 

    To launch a product, an FMCG company should follow several steps including market research, product development, branding, distribution, and marketing.

    • Conduct market research to identify consumer needs and preferences

    • Develop the product based on the research findings

    • Create a strong brand identity and positioning

    • Establish distribution channels to reach the target market

    • Implement marketing strategies to create awareness

  • Answered by AI
Round 5 - Case Study 

Estimate the market size of high-speed internet line for home connections in 2030.
About the new internet line: 1 GBPS, fixed line, cost: Rs.300: 400

About the existing internet line: 100-200 MBPS, optic fiber, cost: Rs. 2,500: 3,000

Will require a completely new infrastructure.

Target consumers: home connections (OTT users)

He asked me not to start with the population of India (was looking for a non-conventional approach) and he did not want numbers, rather just the approach.

I started with income group and number of OTT users.

In which city between Mumbai and Jaipur would it make more sense to launch the service and why?
As the population density and the target audience of the high-income group is higher in Mumbai, it would be idea to launch the service in Mumbai.

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posted on 23 Mar 2023

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on CV and work experience.
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q3. What kind of work you did?
Round 2 - Case Study 

Guesstimate on Number of electric vehicle sales in India in 2030.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

I: Let’s do a guesstimate. We are concerned with passenger vehicles. We want to know what the expected number of EV sales in India by will be 2030.

C: Asked for growth trend or any data available.

I: Currently 2.7 Mn annual passenger vehicles are sold. Out of this about 15k are EV. We are expecting 10% growth in annual passenger vehicle sales in next 5 years and 8% growth in further next 5 years.

C: Considered this data to prepare an approach. Segmented number of vehicles based on below and above Rs.10 lac. Further divided into less and more premium, considered EVs in premium segment and then used the growth % here.

Round 3 - Case Study 

Skoda wants to enter Indian Market with EV. How would you proceed?
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

C: Asked initial scoping questions. Where are their current operations based and why India?

I: They have EVs in Europe, USA and see India as a lucrative market.

C: Is there any particular model or particular segment/ price range at which they are aiming?

I: Not decided yet.

C: How does the current scenario look like in India?

I: Many manufacturers like Tata, Honda, Hyundai, etc. have already started making hybrid vehicles and EVs.

C: Do they plan to import vehicles or manufacture in India?

I: Manufacture in India.

C: Prepared a framework with 3 main buckets: overall industry, competition, and company (like further analysis of what the company does well, bad, etc.). Industry bucket further had market and overall analysis, competitors had tech comparison, advantages to competitors and enablers to EV provided by each company. Last bucket was not asked much.

Round 4 - Case Study 

Case 1: Russian truck company wants to enter Indian market through inorganic route (acquire, invest). Advise them.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

C: I would like to get some more information about our client. Where do they currently operate from and why India?

I: They are currently present in Russia, China, USA. Seeing India as a growing market, they wish to assemble and sell in India.

C: Prepared a similar framework as above.

I: Let’s move to the second case.

Case 2: Family had a sponge iron plant. Father ran the business, and it was now being passed to son. Son has come after earning MBA degree and wants to decide whether to stay or leave the business. Client is one of the big players in the market. They are located in the Eastern part of India.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

C: The Sponge iron industry is scattered. Since, I was not familiar with the industry, hence asked more questions to understand what process was followed at the plant: input, process, output.

I then developed an approach based on industry level framework. I provided an overall framework with various buckets that would be relevant like demand, supply, legalities, market growth, etc.

I: What other issues can there be in the industry?

C: I touched upon substitutes, price, future usage, etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared to showcase your ability to think critically, analyze data, and develop practical solutions to complex problems. Use structured frameworks to approach problems, communicate your thought process, and ask clarifying questions if necessary.

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posted on 23 Mar 2023

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - HR 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself.
  • Q2. What did you do at ZS? Few follow up questions.
  • Q3. In the past few interviews, you have had, what was one thing you lacked?
  • Q4. Walk me through your CV.
  • Q5. What did you learn at ZS?
  • Q6. How would you apply your learnings gained from ZS in a retail bank?
  • Ans. 

    Applying ZS learnings in retail banking

    • Leverage data analytics to identify customer segments and personalize offerings

    • Implement sales force effectiveness strategies to optimize branch performance

    • Apply agile methodologies to streamline processes and improve efficiency

    • Utilize ZS's expertise in customer experience to enhance customer satisfaction

    • Leverage ZS's knowledge of digital transformation to improve online and mobil

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Questions on internship.
Round 2 - Case Study 

Your client is a scientist who has created a teleporter. Now, she wants to monetize her invention. Tell her 5 things to consider doing the same.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

(It was more of an idea generation case and was completely led by the interviewee).

C: Asked a few scoping questions and then proceeded to tell the points I’d consider.

1. Safety precautions (Invention would be dangerous in the wrong hands)

2. Target Group: Government/Military, not open to all due to high risk

3. Pricing strategy

4. GTM strategy

5. Patent

Round 3 - Case Study 

Your client owns a pathology lab in southern region of the country. He wants to increase his business by 4-5x times. What would you do?
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

It was more of an idea generation case and was completely led by the interviewee.

C: Covered the following things post scoping questions

1. Digital transformation

2. Promotions

3. Anshoff matrix

4. Backward/Forward integration

5. M&A

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All the best. You have got this. Let your intention be known and still be humble.

Arthur D. Little interview questions for designations

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I applied via Walk-in

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. A friend exploring a business opportunity to lease high end luxury cars for high speed driving in a designated arena owned by somebody else.
  • Ans. 

    Leasing luxury cars for high speed driving in a designated arena owned by someone else.

    • Assess the demand for such a service in the market

    • Research the legal requirements and liabilities involved

    • Determine the cost of leasing and maintaining high-end luxury cars

    • Consider the safety measures that need to be put in place

    • Explore potential partnerships with the arena owner and other businesses in the industry

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. A telecommunication firm having residential and business customers have devised a new technology wherein video chat is possible. To derive market size, plausaibility of business.
  • Q3. A security alarm device company, leader in US, wish to enter a new market say UK. How will you estimate the market size, how will you recommend to go/no go, if “go”, then how....
  • Ans. 

    Estimating market size and recommending entry strategy for a US security alarm device company in the UK market.

    • Conduct market research to identify potential customers and competitors in the UK market

    • Analyze the size of the market and the demand for security alarm devices in the UK

    • Evaluate the regulatory environment and legal requirements for operating in the UK

    • Assess the potential risks and challenges of entering the U...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: I started with understanding the problem completely, and asked many questions because this business model was new to me. So this was not like artificial Car rally kind of setup, which we have in some places in India. It was more like a thrill ride one car at a time in a track. After understanding the problem, took 30-40 seconds to frame my response and told him three four levers I would like to explore, to advise the friend whether to go for business or not. Explored/mined for Cost side, then Revenue side and then viability. Towards the end, on being asked that though the business is profitable as per our analysis, would I recommend to go and If yes what else will I tell the friend, I came up with non existent competitive advantage and suggested strategic tie up/contingent contract with track owner to gain one.
Tips: Understand problem well before deep diving into the case, “NO particular framework can be all encompassing, try to apply some key concepts learned in courses like pricing, marketing strategy to make your solution interesting.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Tried to understand the context and market, as I did not had any background of communication industry. Was able to relate the industry with Indian Telecom industry to draw parallels. After understanding the problem, took 30-40 seconds to frame my response and started asking him relevant questions about data/percentages which he readily provided me one by one. Fitted the data into a table and deduced various numbers from some quick calculations (which he liked!). Explored/mined for Cost side, then Revenue side and then other factors, like political, legal, competitive readiness and customer readiness. Made some graphs to explain proliferation of new technology, and hence how the revenue should be pro rated across year. Towards the end, on being asked that though the business is profitable as per our analysis, what more things we should consider, I mentioned “Cannibalization”, since many new customer subscriptions would come from already existing customers, which I believe is what he was looking at.
Was able to strike a good rapport with the Interviewer early in the interview. Maintained my cool even though he tried to put stress by mentioning “we are running out of time” and was able to think on my feet during various micro details which he checked me on.
Initially goofed up the data a bit, but the interviewer was very nice to help initially, though corrected the mistake by drawing/mapping lot of data thrown at me rationally.
Tips: Typically interviewers wants you to help, Establish a positive environment by some short talk which should not look like planned. Understand problem well, keep a cool head.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: After understanding the problem, took 30-40 seconds to frame my response and started asking him relevant questions about company, competition and customer in target market. Why that particular country, what is competitive scenario like, what entry route company wish to take Greenfield/alliance? I believe that this was a real life problem, interviewer was facing, and he was improvising the problem based on our discussion. It was a very friendly discussion, wherein he was providing some cues in between about the direction I should take, and I was able to lead the discussion in the direction which he wanted. In between time and again, he was checking my analytical and mathematical abilities by leaving some data to be calculated, which fortunately I was able to calculate with ease. He checked me on various pricing strategy issues, marketing mix issues and segmentation/target market/positioning issues. Towards the end, following the trend of earlier interviews after being satisfied with case analysis, he threw some open ended quick questions, (which I am not able to recollect now) related/peripheral to discussion.
Was able to strike a good rapport with the Interviewer early in the interview. Repeatedly came ‘Out’ and went ‘In’ to the case as per interviewer’s discretion without loosing the sight on real problem.
Tips: Establish a positive environment by some short talk which should not look like planned. Understand problem well, keep a cool head. Do not put anything in your CV on which you cannot elaborate or are not comfortable. All the best!

Skills: Guesstimation Cases, Case Solving Ability, Case Analysis
College Name: Indian School Of Business (ISB)

Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 13 May 2018

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Normally they asked from CMA Syllabus

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Syllabus for written test is CMA Syllabus, general knowledge in Computer.

Associate Interview Questions & Answers

PwC user image Anonymous

posted on 10 May 2018

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2017. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Solve few SQL joins.
  • Q2. .Net developer profile and the technologies I can get, everything was eye wash post joining

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Manager + Lead round (not sure what kind of round is this)
Experience: details about the work profile, most of which never happened post joining.

General Tips: If you come from technical background, please do not join PwC SDC and jeopardize our career. There is no technical setup, neither any infrastructure, technical work wont just happen except for few bits n pieces UI work here n there. This is not a company for technical people.
Skills: Communication
Duration: 1-4 weeks

I was interviewed in Aug 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical questions about audit and law were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The candidate's hold over the english language was tested by asking him to write about his ambition over the course and some technical topic
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 2

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The confidence of answering and the courage of admitting that i dont know the answer was tested

College Name: BMCC

I was interviewed in Apr 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Skills: Communication, Technical Skills, Personality, Personnel Management, Conversation Skills, Connect With The Interviewer
College Name: Keshav Mahavidyalaya

Associate Interview Questions & Answers

PwC user image Nishita Karad

posted on 21 Nov 2015

I applied via Company Website

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Describe a time where you showed leadership skills
  • Q2. Describe a time where you handled a difficult situation
  • Ans. 

    Handled a difficult situation by calming down an angry customer

    • Listened to the customer's complaint patiently

    • Empathized with the customer and apologized for the inconvenience caused

    • Offered a solution to the problem and explained the steps to be taken

    • Followed up with the customer to ensure their satisfaction

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Describe a scenario where you demonstrated your ability to communicate effectively

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: The behavioral interview for PwC UK is usually conducted by telephone and then the final interview which includes a behavioral component happens in the last stage. The interview was a great experience and I enjoyed speaking to the interviews on both occasions. I spent sometime getting familiar with PwC's core competencies and prepared examples from my life that reflected these competencies. It was also useful to practice these questions in front of the mirror as it helped me to restructure my answers well. All in all, it was a friendly experience and the interviewers are looking to know you better. Just be confident, smile and be yourself. A "rattofied-textbook" answer will surely get you rejected, instead speak what you really believe in and let it be authentic!
Tips: Use the STAR technique to answer behavioral interview questions :-
S (Situation) - What was the situation? Give the context in approx 1-2 lines for the interviewer to understand the situation.
T (Task) - What was the task that you were required to do? Eg. Group project, team task etc.
A (Action) - What did YOU do? Focus on your actions NOT that of the team. Eg. I managed my time by prioritizing my responsibilities. Or, I spoke to my team leader about the problem. Or, I researched the current market trends in XYZ.
R (Result) - What was the end result? Eg: I completed the task in time. Or, The group increased the productivity by x%.




Round: Assessment day
Experience: After being successful in the telephone interview I was invited to attend an Assessment Day at the PwC office in London. We had a series of tasks throughout the day which included a case study, group task and client interview. It is quite rigorous and the day was quite exhausting.
Tips: Complete all the tasks in the given time. You will be marked down if you fail to finish.
Try to be inclusive in the group discussions. Use names of participants while talking to them.

General Tips: The recruitment process is designed if you are a right fit in the company, It's equally important for you to judge if the company is the right fit for you. Talk to people in the company, explore company resources, search news articles about the company, and most important - follow your instinct!
Skills:
College Name: London School of Economics
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