Macdonald Humfrey Automation Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: This is the first step of being eligible for the company.It depends upon the eligibility criteria given by the company.
Tips: Most companies ask for 60% right from 10th to the present degree..make sure you have 60% uptil present degree

Round: Test
Experience: This is the first feel good experience in the entire selection process,getting thtough the aptitude and getting shortlisted is the first step which takes us to the other rounds.
Tips: Here managing the time is really important thing..being smart is what all matters...Every  section should be given equal importance as there would be sectional cutoff.
Total Questions: 90 mins

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The topic is infact related to us in common..we all know about smart phones advantages and disadvantages..i spoke both pros and cons with confidence nd without deviating from topic.
Tips: Utilise the time when u get to speak.Dont be over confident or show attitude towards others or fight with your group people..if anyone is deviating from the topic you hav rights to say in a polite manner.
Duration: 30 mins minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: My interview is combined technical and HR interview which is infact really cool..1 question is related to technical..other logical..next is about my personal life..it went on like this..my interview is nearly for an hour because i am the 1st candidate to attend interview for capgemini after the group discussion
Tips: Be cool..relaxed..make up your mind..have a pleasant smile on your face..dont be tensed..if you dont know anything..just reply sorry sir/maam..be confident..your every move is noticed by them..be polite.

General Tips: This is easy to achieve when you have good communication skills,time management and analytical ability..just prepare yourself with these and be confident
Skill Tips: Prepare yourself with lots of logical questions and make sure you have good communication skills
Skills: Logiacal ability , Communication
College Name: Sathyabama university
Motivation: The company's preplacement talk made me feel really good and the motives of the company are awesome..the way they organise activities and  treat employees made me to apply for capgemini
Funny Moments: In the group discussion round the judge asked us to give marks for ourselves for what we have spoke..i hv given 9 marks and those are the final marks given for us..

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA above 8.

Round: Test
Experience: Simple quant questions, 2 sections, 20 - 30 min each. Calculators were not allowed.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 11 members were part of the GD! They were under the impression that students from IITs are usually interested in technology, research and engineering. Your enthu/understanding of what a 'business consultant' does is what is tested in the GD. Just before the GD, they said that they would explain what they meant by "smarter planet". They
confused us by mentioning some technological innovations (like solar power, prosthetic limbs, artificial heart, brain, GPS, etc.) as examples of smarter planet. After the GD, they were able to simply separate those candidates who talked about business consulting from those candidates who got confused and talked about technology.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: 1. The first 3 minutes was just a general talk about my hometown, junior college, etc. ( I think he was also from Andhra)

2. He went through my resume and asked me why I put certain points, like my BITSAT score in there. He also pointed out that there was nothing much regarding sports. I just made defending arguments.

3. He asked me about my teamwork, instances of good and bad teamwork, what I have learned from my experiences of teamwork in IIT. He said that the profile would need me to work in teams with IIM grads and asked me how I could manage.

General Tips: 3 things:1. I had 9.67 CGPA in Management minor and this added weight to my non-core side.2. I did an internship at IMaCS in infrastructure consulting. I was able to put pseud that I worked in teams with MBA grads during that internship and that we worked well. I think I also spoke well about my teamwork in class projects.3. During the GD, I gave a good example of business consulting (something regarding Maruthi Suzuki which I recalled from Marketing Management class). It gave them a strong opinion that I'm into business consulting.
Skill Tips: Practicing early in the semester would definitely help for any kind of placement.
Skills: quant, puzzle solving
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: I was apping, so I didn't prepare properly. However, I must suggest those who app, (not the ones who are bent on going abroad, but the ones like me, like cats on the wall) to attend all the placement tests and put proper fight during placements. I'm not saying that you should practice quant months earlier or mug up the finance material. (Its great if you can do that too, but I expect you'd be busy with GRE, TOEFL, etc.) I suggest you to finish (or pause) your SOPs and stuff before the third week of November and attend all the companies' tests and get placed early. A good placement is not only a big relief but it also allows you to drop your safe universities and apply to more strong. I didn't attend a couple of tests and regretted it during placements(getting placed on 16th day is not exactly Christmas) Never ever mention GRE or MS or any higher studies, for that matter, in any placement interview if you want to get placed in that company, no matter how friendly or understanding the interviewer might seem to be. (I got rejected in the first round itself in a couple of companies for doing this.)