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(1 Question)
- Q1. Tell me what are your strengths and weakness
- Ans.
My strengths include attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and ability to work well under pressure. My weakness is that I can be overly critical of my own work.
Strengths: attention to detail
Strengths: strong analytical skills
Strengths: ability to work well under pressure
Weakness: overly critical of my own work
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Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: Candidates with CGPA greater than 7 were shortlisted.
Round: Interview
Experience: The interview was conducted in two rounds. Questions based on my resume and some finance questions were asked.
General Tips: In ascending order of importance, for getting shortlisted:
1) PoRs
2) Extra, co-curricular activities
3) Projects
4) Technical Skills example coding etc.
5) Academic Achievements
6) Internships
7) CGPA
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Anu Agarwal
Interview Questionnaire
5 Questions
- Q1. What is beta, 0 beta, negative beta
- Ans.
Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the market. 0 beta means the stock's price is not affected by market movements. Negative beta means the stock moves opposite to the market.
Beta measures a stock's volatility in relation to the market
A beta of 1 means the stock moves in line with the market
A beta of 0 means the stock's price is not affected by market movements
A negative beta means the stock moves ...
- Q2. How will you value a private comapny
- Ans.
Valuing a private company involves analyzing financial statements, market trends, and comparable transactions.
Analyze financial statements to determine revenue, expenses, and profitability
Consider market trends and industry outlook to assess growth potential
Research comparable transactions to determine valuation multiples
Apply discounted cash flow analysis to estimate future cash flows
Consider intangible assets such as...
- Q3. Case study to draw up financial statements from 3 transactions
- Q4. About yourself
- Q5. Your motivations, weakness
- Ans.
My motivation is to constantly learn and improve. My weakness is that I can be too self-critical at times.
Motivated by a desire to learn and grow
Driven to constantly improve my skills and knowledge
Can be overly self-critical and need to work on self-compassion
Example: Motivated to take on new projects and challenges to expand my skillset
Example: Struggle with imposter syndrome and need to remind myself of my accomplish
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: They look for a CGPA of 7+
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: be confident with answers, be thorough with all the concepts
Tips: focus on valuation, practical application of the concepts
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again be confident, communication skills
General Tips: Know about the valuation concepts in and out.
Skills: financial analysis, financial terms, ratios
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: Resume was asked for in the beginning of the selection procedure.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: In the interview they asked me HR and core field related questions. They asked me about myself and my family. They also asked me questions from my CV.
The questions from the core field were mainly from accounts. Topics covered were:-
1. Accrued incomes.
2. Outstanding incomes.
3. Golden rules and principles.
4. Quasi rent (from economics).
5. Questions from accounts/economics course material of college.
College Name: LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE
Raghav
Interview Questionnaire
1 Question
- Q1. Basics in Finance (Accounting mostly)
Interview Preparation Tips
Skill Tips: "CFA level-1 preparation would help; clearing of level-1 exam would be even better!"
Skills: Finance Knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: Two rounds of personal interviewAlso includes a test but supposedly got cancelled last year.CGPA Criteria: 7.0 and above
Round: Interview
Experience: 1st round consisted of finance questions like accounting etc. and questions on stuff mentioned in resume e.g., projectsBe sure to be quizzed on financial skills mentioned in your resume
Tips: Investopedia can be very useful here.Accounting fundaes are needed and courses like Infrastructure finance will help.NCFM and CFA will surely help.
Round: Interview
Experience: 2nd round will be totally HR with questions related to your strengths, weaknesses and likings.
Tips: NCFM and CFA will surely help.
College Name: IIT Madras
Interview Preparation Tips
Experience: They considered those with CGPA over 7 and looked for students who cleared CFA-I.
Round: Interview
Experience: They asked finance related questions (mostly Accounting questions, and any other expertise in finance you might have mentioned). Also, questions based on the resume too (projects, etc).
Tips: Preparing accounting fundae is beneficial, other courses like Infrastructure Finance (core course in my case) would help. Prepare for NCFM and CFA-I. These will surely help.
Round: Interview
Experience: Typical HR questions like your interests, strengths, weakness, etc were asked.
Tips: Don’t prepare for typical HR questions, that’s a blunder. My advice would be to start thinking and writing answers for HR questions, and just mug up those.
General Tips: Good CGPA always helps. Find out your interests very early, and put extra effort into those. Practice math like CAT questions, etc (even if you are not preparing for MBA), many companies have those tests.
Skill Tips: Started my preparations in August. Starting earlier might have helped, especially in HR round. (Don't prepare for typical HR questions, that’s a blunder).
College Name: IIT MADRAS
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about Trade life cycle?
- Ans.
Trade life cycle refers to the stages involved in a trade from initiation to settlement.
Initiation: Trade is proposed and agreed upon by parties involved.
Execution: Trade is carried out as per agreed terms.
Confirmation: Parties confirm details of the trade.
Clearing: Trade details are matched and processed.
Settlement: Actual exchange of funds and securities takes place.
Post-trade processing: Reconciliation and reporting
- Q2. Tell me about Financial products?
- Ans.
Financial products are instruments that help individuals and organizations manage their financial resources and achieve specific financial goals.
Financial products can include savings accounts, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance policies.
They are designed to provide a range of benefits such as capital appreciation, income generation, risk management, and wealth preservation.
Investors ca...
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Difference between fcff and fcfe
- Ans.
FCFF is the cash flow available to all providers of capital, while FCFE is the cash flow available to equity shareholders.
FCFF includes debt and equity holders, while FCFE only includes equity holders.
FCFF is used to value the firm as a whole, while FCFE is used to value equity.
FCFF is calculated as EBIT(1-Tax Rate) + Depreciation - Capex - Change in Working Capital, while FCFE is calculated as FCFF - Interest(1-Tax Ra...
- Q2. Impairment of assets
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Related to Factiva news run and negative news
- Q2. Question related to CAPIQ
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