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Updated 29 Jan 2015

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Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Discussion on economics of Multiplex Chain based in City of Kolkata
  • Q2. Market Entry case (In India) of a healthcare giant that has built a product that cures Cataract
  • Q3. Investigation of profitability issues of a Coffee Vending Machine Operator
  • Q4. Investment Attractiveness of K12 (Kindergarten-Class 12) type school chains in India
  • Ans. 

    Investment attractiveness of K12 school chains in India

    • Growing demand for quality education in India

    • Increasing disposable income of parents

    • Government initiatives to promote education

    • Potential for expansion and scalability

    • Examples: Delhi Public School, DAV Public School, Podar Education Network

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: Typically for any top tier management consulting firm there is a resume shortlist followed by interviews. Generally, these firms shortlist around 30-40 candidates. After shortlists there was telephonic round where candidates were judged on case interviews.The first interview was more of a guesstimate where I was mostly checked on my numbers. Its always better to be a little slow rather than incorrect. The second case was a long business case which lasted for an hour or so. The interviewers look for objectivity in candidates approach while solving such problems. 
Tips: Try to convert the interview into a conversationNever be wrong in your calculations, it leaves a bad impressionSpeak out loud whatever you are thinkingBe objective in your approachPractice Case Interviews with peers - IIM A,B casebooks, Wharton Casebook, Case in point 

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: These were final round of interviews where candidates were judged solely on the base of case interviews. The first case was more of a numbers case followed by a more business oriented problem.
Tips: Same as I have mentioned for the first roundAlso I would advise you to be extremely confident during the interview Good communication skills is a must for any management consulting firms. 

General Tips: Be confident always even you screw up somewhere in the middle.
College Name: IIT Kharagpur
Motivation: Big Brand in Management ConsultingCompensation benefitsExponential Learning Curve
Funny Moments: I was the last candidate to be interviewed by the firm. Nearly thought I had lost the company.

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Don't Remeber

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I have a good resume and hence got shortlisted. You need to have a couple of big spikes to get shortlisted in a big consulting firm such as Parthenon.
Tips: Start preparing your resume early in August for Placements so that you can get it review by as many people as possible.

Round: Interview
Experience: Good experience.
Tips: Try to be very very effective in your communication. Be clear and slow in your approach. They key for a case interview is not to run and search for an answer but to get into a sweet conversation with interviewer so that he can understand what you mean. Also try to follow a very structured and clear approach. 

In terms of preparation, start with Victor Cheng lectures move on to Case in Point and try to apply all that you learned with Victor Cheng onto Case in Point cases.

Then do advanced cases with IIM A case book, try to ask some friends from Tier 1 B schools to run mock cases for you.

For a third level, contact people in company and request them to run a mock case. This is very crucial as they will always do a fresh case with you and those cases are most likely to challenge you, These case also act as a mock interview to you. Atleast practice 30 cases before going.

General Tips: 'll just say one thing - try to spend a few minutes and convince yourself that you can do it / believe that you can do it  It enhances on the spot performance if you can go into the interview, as they say, on the front foot!

This really helped me!
Skill Tips: Speak well and slow
Skills: Communication, Clarity, Confidence, Structure in approach
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: Great exposure to business. International Travel. Salary and obviously a Tier 1 consult

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Round 2 - Technical 

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  • Q1. Techanical question by Panel
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Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on CTC expected

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - None.Just need to have good knowledge

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Round 1 - Technical 

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Interview Preparation Tips

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  • Q1. Spring container and beans
  • Q2. Annotations used in Springboot
  • Ans. 

    Annotations are used in Springboot to simplify configuration and reduce boilerplate code.

    • Annotations are used to define the behavior of Spring components

    • They can be used to define the scope of a bean, inject dependencies, and handle exceptions

    • Some commonly used annotations include @Component, @Autowired, and @ExceptionHandler

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  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and default methods.

    • Lambda expressions allow for functional programming and simplify code.

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    • Default methods allow for adding new methods to interfaces without breaking existing implementations.

    • Other features include the Optional class, Date and Time API, and Nashorn Java

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Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expected package

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the topics thoroughly with working examples. Theoretical knowledge is not enough to really grasp the concepts.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Round 1 - Technical 

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  • Q1. Questions on Salesforce Basics. One can learn all great features in Salesforce.com but we must know the basic admin functionalities and features in Saleforce.
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The questions will be on your career, Resume. They will look for story telling skills, can you be a team player and individual player, etc. Can be technical as well.

Interview Preparation Tips

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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Online aptitude test was there for 90 minutes

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic questions for computer fundamentals
  • Q2. What is cache memory
  • Ans. 

    Cache memory is a type of high-speed memory that stores frequently used data for quick access.

    • Cache memory is faster than main memory and closer to the CPU.

    • It reduces the average time to access data from main memory.

    • Cache memory is divided into levels, with each level having a different size and speed.

    • Examples of cache memory include L1, L2, and L3 caches in CPUs.

    • Cache memory can be volatile or non-volatile.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Program for even and odd number in c
  • Ans. 

    Program to identify even and odd numbers in C

    • Use the modulo operator (%) to check if a number is even or odd

    • If a number is divisible by 2, it is even. Otherwise, it is odd

    • Print the result for each number in a loop

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Since it was campus placement only good communication is enough for getting a job

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

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 - Aptitude Test 

Focus on industry-specific nuances

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on the industry you are familiar with and discuss the challenges and probable solutions.

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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding questions will be given

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do well. Be bold and answer what you know.

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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

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Round 3 - Coding Test 

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Interview Preparation Tips

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