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Updated 21 Sep 2022

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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past experiences mentioned in you cv
  • Ans. 

    I have experience in financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

    • Performed financial analysis and prepared reports for management

    • Developed and monitored budgets for various departments

    • Conducted financial forecasting and identified potential risks and opportunities

    • Analyzed financial statements and identified areas for improvement

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather financial data and insig...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Excel vba aptitude

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Finance related questions
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Finance related company related
Round 6 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Budgeting forecasting
  • Q2. Situation based questions
Round 7 - HR 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Ans. 

    I expect a competitive salary that reflects my skills, experience, and the responsibilities of the role.

    • I have researched the average salary range for Financial Analysts in this industry and location.

    • I am open to discussing salary based on the specific requirements and benefits of the position.

    • I value fair compensation that aligns with my qualifications and contributions.

    • I am confident that we can reach a mutually bene

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly skilled financial analyst with a proven track record of delivering accurate and insightful analysis to drive business growth.

    • I have a strong background in financial analysis, including experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.

    • I am proficient in using financial software and tools, such as Excel and Bloomberg, to analyze and interpret financial data.

    • I have a keen eye for detail and can i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Ans. 

    Looking for a change to broaden my skill set and gain new experiences.

    • Seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth

    • Interested in expanding my knowledge in different industries

    • Want to work in a larger organization with more resources

    • Desire to work with a diverse team and learn from different perspectives

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Ans. 

    In 5 years, I see myself as a senior financial analyst, leading a team and contributing to the strategic decision-making process of the company.

    • I envision myself taking on more responsibilities and becoming a subject matter expert in financial analysis.

    • I aim to develop strong leadership skills and mentor junior analysts.

    • I plan to actively contribute to the company's growth by providing valuable insights and recommendat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Ans. 

    My strengths include strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure. My weaknesses include public speaking and time management.

    • Strength: Strong analytical skills

    • Strength: Attention to detail

    • Strength: Ability to work under pressure

    • Weakness: Public speaking

    • Weakness: Time management

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Tell me about yourself.
  • Ans. 

    I am a financial analyst with expertise in financial modeling, data analysis, and risk assessment.

    • I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance and have completed several certifications in financial analysis.

    • I have experience working with large datasets and using statistical software to analyze financial data.

    • I have successfully developed financial models to forecast revenue and expenses, helping companies make informed decisi...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with your CV and basics
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Projects and basic of sql/python, Financial Knowledge
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Moreover on activities done in college, how would you solve a arguement between 2 colleagues

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident, Have basic Finance Knowledge. It is always tested. Don't put anything in resume which you don't know

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I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 25 horses puzzle

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Tips: Concentrate on one topic properly
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Skills: Basic Coding, Logical Reasoning, Aptitude, Probabiity
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras

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Morgan Stanley user image Deepak Kumar Thakur

posted on 5 Dec 2015

I applied via Walk-in

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Finance related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I think they were looking for Basic understanding of financial accounting, confidence.
My experience of working on valuation of Oil & Gas projects, financial modelling helped a lot
Tips: My confidence in answering questions related to finance and Read thoroughly two chapters 11 & 12 of “Financial Accounting” book by RNS

Skill Tips: They will give you required training
Skills: Finance
College Name: IIM Bangalore

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Asked about my projects – the technical aspects, scope, etc
  • Q2. Databases and Mysql – queries, types of keys, joins, etc
  • Q3. Fundamentals of Operating Systems – threads/processes, scheduling algorithms, memory/storage, etc
  • Q4. Data Structures and Files, so – sorting/searching algorithms, their complexities, files, other data structures, etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The first round, quite naturally, was the aptitude round. We had to answer questions that were designed to test our quantitative and technical abilities. But this was only the first part. The second part involved finding computational solutions to simulated situations. These questions needed to be solved in a programming language we were asked to choose earlier, during the aforementioned first part. I chose to do it in Java as that is one language I am really thorough with. I understand that C/C++ are more important and versatile, but what matters here is your inherent understanding of the concepts involved

Round: Group Activity
Experience: We had to build model buildings, using LEGO blocks. Other than the fact that I love building things from other smaller things, the supplied material took me back to my childhood days. We were divided into four groups. Two in each room, and each group consisted of 8-10 candidates. We were given a time limit within which we had to design and construct a building. As a surprise, after half time, they asked the two groups in each room to merge their projects. This probably was to see if the candidates were pro-active team players, and could handle unexpected situations like professionals.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was another technical interview after the group activity. I was interviewed by two of their officers, who again asked questions similar to those from the first technical round.  It went quite well, since I was quite confident about the way I was solving the problems they gave me. Thinking out loud is key, as that lets them in your problem-solving abilities. That way, they let you know if you are headed in the right direction. My interviewers were quite pleasant, as they liked discussing possible scenarios to the problems they gave me.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: there was an HR round, where the woman interviewed me about my projects. She needed to know if I had the guts to finish whatever it is that I started. So she asked more on the lines on my role in the projects I had undertaken in the previous years. She also asked me about my working experience from before. That too went well. It was pretty much a standard HR interview – projects, hobbies, traits, etc.

Round: fitness roound
Experience: There was another round in the end, which was to test the candidate’s professional fitness – if they indeed are the right people for the job. I found it to be a blend of technical and HR interviews, more on the lines of HR though. All in all, it was a brilliant experience

General Tips: To my juniors, study hard, be sincere, be yourself, be smart (preferably in that order, but you are free to improvise!)
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. How would you find whether a number is even or odd without using any conditions?
  • Ans. 

    Using bitwise operator to check the last bit of the number.

    • Use bitwise AND operator with 1 to check the last bit of the number.

    • If the result is 0, the number is even. If the result is 1, the number is odd.

    • Example: 6 & 1 = 0 (even), 7 & 1 = 1 (odd)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Implement a dynamic 2D excel sheet using DS (underwent various levels of improvisations)
  • Ans. 

    Implement a dynamic 2D excel sheet using DS

    • Use a 2D array to store the data

    • Implement functions to add, delete, and modify data

    • Use data structures like linked lists or hash tables for efficient searching and sorting

    • Implement dynamic resizing to handle large amounts of data

    • Use GUI libraries like Tkinter or PyQt for user interface

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. A build up that resulted in the concept of using joins in DBMS
  • Ans. 

    Joining tables in DBMS evolved as a solution to handle complex data relationships.

    • Joins allow combining data from multiple tables based on a common column.

    • The concept of joins originated from the need to handle complex data relationships.

    • Joins can be inner, outer, left, right, or cross depending on the type of data required.

    • Joins can improve query performance by reducing the number of queries needed to retrieve data.

    • Jo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Discussed the concept of virtual memory and paging in OS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There was negative marking for these questions (+4 & -1) and the number of questions in the second section were more (10 and 20 respectively, I think).The second part of the test was a Coding Round, online. We were given 3 problem statements to be solved in 45 minutes and the programming languages allowed were C, C++ and Java. However you are required to use the same language for Part 1 (Technical Skills) and Part 2 (Coding Round). So make sure you know any one language in its entirety. I hadn’t touched anything apart from C. The questions were essentially based on data structures.
Tips: Word of caution: Be wise in designing your strategy to solve questions, there always IS a sectional cut off and the competition is cutthroat.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: -1 was pretty much basic, probably just for them to find out whether you know everything that you claim to know. I was asked questions on the basics of C, Data structure implementation, DBMS AND OS. Sounds daunting, but it really wasn't. My panellists were really cool about giving me all the time in the world to think about my answers, they'd even roll their chairs to the corner of the room and chit chat when I'd ask them to stop looking at me. Not a recommended course of action for you guys, because you might get really badass panellists who might want to take a stress interview and using this would probably get you a ticket to take you directly out of the building. But the point is that you don't need to panic when you're asked a question that you don't understand AT ALL. It is probably just a coating of shiny silver on a very basic problem. ALWAYS remember to restate the question as you understood it to make sure that you're on the right track. If you're right you get a bonus for being able to analyse well. If you're not, they will make you understand and you won't spend 15 minutes of your interview time solving a misinterpreted question.

Round: Group Activity
Experience: This is subject to change every year, but for ours we had the one with the Lego toys

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This round was perhaps the most difficult of all, with gruelling technical questions that I couldn't make head or tail out of. But they were satisfied with a broad outlook to the number of solutions and the different ways to approach the problem. They asked me a little about how my day had been till then and for improvisations on the answers to the questions I was asked in the previous rounds. I was also asked a question about synchronization that I answered with my knowledge of embedded systems. They were really interested in how I applied unrelated knowledge to solve a problem that I would otherwise not be able to answer. This was the end of TECH-2 which made me believe that I had screwed up entirely and that I was out for sure.

Round: PRO FIT ROUND
Experience: I went in to my ProFit round with an "I-should-really-have the-best-time-with-this-thing-since-it-is-all-down-the-drain-anyway" attitude, but really, I think that is just what you're expected to do anyway. :) This ended up being the coolest round of all and I had the time of my life for those 30 minutes. My interviewer asked me ALL the general questions you expect in an HR, and I answered them all very, very truthfully and with really long explanations :P The guy was a veeeeery keen listener and caught on to each and every one of my indications. He let me talk about practically everything, from my very hippie-like outlook of life to the most silly bets I have placed, ever. And the best part was that he was always interested, poker-face like, but always waiting patiently for more exemplifications. Don't bother trying to make up achievements you haven't really made, because they don't care about how accomplished you are, more like how zestful you are, and it probably shows when you're talking about things that you love. Long story short, talk your heart out, they hardly speak in all of those 30 minutes. Let them know that you really ARE passionate about the things that you do.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The next round that I was immediately ushered into was my HR. Now, I probably felt what I did because I had talked a LOT in my previous round, but I really thought this round was predominantly precursory. My interviewer was one of the big shots of the day, but he hardly asked me any questions that could qualify as HR. This person was the only one from all of my interviews who was even remotely rigid, but that too only marginally. He was ultra-friendly again by the end of the interview. This might vary case by case, but he only asked me things like my comfort with relocation and what I aimed to achieve in the next 5 years. At the end of the interview, he kid around a little and escorted me to the waiting room.

College Name: IIT MADRAS

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: First round - 1 hour online test split into 2 sections. First section - aptitude 10 questions and c/c++/java 10 question for a total of 30 minutes. Second section included 2 coding questions for a total time of 30 minutes. Approx - 400 students.

General Tips: Aptitude was hard and pace is important. Practicing commercial mathematics will help. Past projects are important and resume should have only information that you are thorough with.Understand the company and what it does before the personal interviews.
Skill Tips: Prepare well DSA, OS ,Aptitude,C,C++ , by the help of Indiabix.com.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. They basically focus on JavaScript concepts

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jan 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Basics of SQL like sub query related questions.
  • Q2. Oracle applications Finance related questions
  • Q3. Basics of OAF.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on basics and be confident. Communication skills is a must. And last but not least know your tables. Be it for O2C or P2P.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What were your daily tasks and deliverables in your current project

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident, its not always as hard as we think
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