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Associate Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 31 Mar 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. To come up with an analytical solution to rank different locations of Kolkata in order of their favorability for opening of a new sports shop
  • Ans. 

    Analytical solution to rank locations in Kolkata for opening a new sports shop

    • Analyze the demographics of each location to determine the target market for the sports shop

    • Evaluate the proximity of each location to sports facilities and stadiums

    • Consider the competition in each location and assess the market saturation

    • Assess the accessibility and visibility of each location for potential customers

    • Analyze the economic fact...

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  • Q2. Mathematical puzzle : Two friends agree to meet up in a bar between midnight and 1 am. Each forgets the exact time they are supposed to meet, so each shows up at a random time. Suppose that after arriving...
  • Q3. Provided the relevant data, how would you detect and then consult any credit card company to keep a check on their attrition rate
  • Ans. 

    Analyze data to identify trends in attrition rates and provide actionable insights to credit card companies.

    • Collect historical data on customer retention and attrition rates over time.

    • Segment customers based on demographics, usage patterns, and account age to identify at-risk groups.

    • Use predictive analytics to forecast potential attrition based on identified trends.

    • Conduct surveys or feedback sessions to understand cus...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: An initial shortlist of around 35 students was done purely on the basis of CV. In the CV screening stage, they were probably looking for someone with a fair academic background, very strong quantitative aptitude and high inclination towards data analytics field.
Tips: Any project/course done in the field of data science (Machine Learning etc.) will be pretty much helpful in getting through the initial shortlist.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The first round was a PI round with the Manager- Predictive Analytics of the firm. The interview went for around 90 minutes. It basically revolved around the Case Study, Puzzle and a lot of questions regarding the analytics related project that I wrote in my CV.
Tips: Be prepared for a lot of questions if you have written any project related to data analytics. They will ask you everything in and out of that. Also solve a lot of puzzles and discuss case studies with your friends.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Out of the 35 initially shortlisted, only 10 were able to make it to this round. This round of interview was relatively a shorter one, around 30 minutes or so. It started with a small case study followed by a few general HR questions. Some of them were like why do you want to join an analytics firm despite being from an engineering background? Are you comfortable in handling stress situations? Plans for further studies? etc.
Tips: For HR questions, Be elaborate and detailed with your answer and try to couple it with appropriate examples from your personal life.

Skill Tips: Requirements: • Structured problem solver with good academic credentials • Good logical skills to help provide recommendations to business problem at hand • Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills • Ability to learn fast and adapt to a dynamic and fast paced work environment
Preferred but not mandatory skills:• Understanding of statistical methodologies such as Linear Regression, Time Series, Survival Models • Exposure to Machine Learning techniques • Basic knowledge of statistical and data analysis software such R/SPSS/SAS
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: One of the top boutique analytics firm of the country with a very steep growth rate. Good pay.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be focused and concentrated during the interview and read and try to understand your role and responsibility. Be calm and patience during your interview, it will help you to clear interview.

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  • Q1. Salary discussions, leaves, project related info, onboarding assistance.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know your resume and job discriptions. Managers will mostly focus on skill set and attitude to learn.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Nothing more to say than just go for it and crack it

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell us about Reliability?
  • Ans. 

    Reliability refers to the ability of a system or component to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period of time.

    • Reliability is a measure of how often a system or component fails and how quickly it can be restored to normal operation.

    • It is important to design systems with redundancy and failover mechanisms to ensure high reliability.

    • Reliability can be improved through regular maintena...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I have got selected by Interviewer Rajib Das.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Javascript fundamentals
  • Q2. ES6 Functions
  • Q3. React hooks basics
  • Q4. State Management in React- states and props
  • Ans. 

    State management in React involves managing the state and props of components.

    • State is used to manage data that changes within a component

    • Props are used to pass data from a parent component to a child component

    • State can be updated using setState() method

    • Props are read-only and cannot be modified within a component

    • State and props are used together to create dynamic and interactive UIs

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  • Q5. Redux Architecture

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I attended for react developer role. Asusual it started with self introduction and project role description. Then I was tested on the javascript core concepts with ES6 features and react basics. In the middle, we discussed about the best practices we follow in our project for error handling.

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