Kearney Senior Research Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's long interviewing process, be calm and confident.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Average difficult interview 3+ round

Round: Test
Experience: There was a written test in the beginning which had questions on data interpretation, logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude. The test lasted for 10 minutes and had only 10 questions.
Duration: 10 minutes
Total Questions: 10

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The group discussion round had the following topic: “Electric Vehicles – the future market scenario in INDIA”. In this round they tried to see our knowledge of the current affairs and how we spoke to justify our points and how we responded to the points put by others.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview round after the GD was a complete HR interview with no questions asked from the technical side. They asked me about myself, my strengths and weaknesses, about what motivates me and some questions on morality/ethics etc. They asked me about my family values and about my upbringing as well. Besides the normal HR questions they also asked me which particular area would I be interested in working in, if selected for the company and why? The also asked me what impressed me about the company. There are many other consulting firms but why Frost? I told them I follow football so they asked me about my favorite team, captain and players and also about the latest updates of the football world.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study guesstimates and case studies, practice english speaking and writing

Round: Test
Experience: The selection process started with a written test which had questions mostly from Data Interpretation. The questions were not so tough and preparation for CAT is more than sufficient to clear the test. There were few questions from logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude as well. There were 10 questions to be answered in 10 minutes and cut off was 9 questions. In total 30 students were shortlisted for the GD round.
Duration: 10 minutes
Total Questions: 10

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: GDs were conducted in groups of 6. We were given a rough sheet of paper and a pencil. The topic given to my group was "Mega trends in India by 2025". We were given 2 minutes to note down our points. 6 people were shortlisted for the interviews primarily based on the content & language.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was primarily an HR interview. They asked me about my career plans, where do I see myself in ‘n’ years and also about my views on relocation, frequent travelling, working on weekends and in rural areas. Besides these regular HR questions they also asked me about why do I want to join Frost and Sullivan and why don’t I want to pursue MBA. They also asked about expect from the job profile that was offered. There were no questions from core field to which I belonged.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE