PhillipCapital Market Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Test
Experience: There were two rounds of written test.
Round 1: 5 minute test based on mathematical calculations
Round 2: 30 minute test based quantitative ability and data Interpretation skills
Their sole purpose was to know whether you are capable of handling mathematical calculations easily and quickly. You just need to practice lots of multiplication, division and other simple stuff so that you become quick during the test.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR interview was a very different experience for me. I felt that they were looking for a guy who would fit best in their culture and has the ability not only to take risks but also assess it and mitigate it.

Some of the HR questions that were asked to were:-

Choose between Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose. I personally, would advise you to go for Mahatma Gandhi. If you go for Bose, they will reject you saying that you have a violent side to your personality which of course is not good for them.
What would you do if you were given 1 lakh and were told to jump off the first floor? 5 lakh for the 2nd floor? 10 for the 3rd floor?
Assess the risk in every situation and then using your reasoning, give the answer. I answered that for the amount of money involved i would jump off the 1st and 2nd floors but not the 3rd floor. At maximum I would break my bones or suffer a few fractures which is good enough for the money.

I give you 5 lakhs right now. Go and kiss the girl standing outside. Will you take the risk?
I said yes I will. She will slap me on the face or maybe get a complaint registered against me with the Dean. It will be a fair deal for the money involved.

Calculate 1292 within 15 seconds (without the pen of course).
657*53 within 15 seconds (again without the pen).
The interviewer asked me the length of the room. I said that it was around 18 feet. He asked me to convince him of the same.
I said, "Sir, my height is about 6 feet. So if I lie down 3 times along the length that should be enough reason for you to get convinced”. So I lied down on the floor along the length of the room thrice.

Besides this they also asked me some HR questions like why should we hire you, what are your goals and why are you suitable for the company. There were few other HR questions as well which were not so different form the regular ones.

Overall it was a very good interview experience. They were looking for people who can take risks and were not hesitant to take an initiative and then back their decision with sound thought process.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a HR round asking questions about self.
Tips: Be honest and confident.

College Name: St. Xavier's College

Round: Test
Experience: The first one was the aptitude test for screening. It had about 40 question with the timeline of 30 minutes. Questions were designed to check your quick calculation, logical reasoning and risk/safety approach towards a market situation. Overall questions were of mixed difficulty.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 40

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The selected students faced HR interview next. The interview consist of discussion of CV, some puzzles, quick math. It is expected of you to be honest and a little witty. Discussion of CV takes up most of the interview.
Tips: The tip is to be straightforward and confidant. If you have a weak point, accept it openly and give them another point which is your strengh.

Round: Group Activity
Experience: 27 students were selected for this round. They were divided into two groups, and each group was made to play a type of trading game. People were supposed to buy and sell virtual product to make profit, without violating the general rules of the game. It was really fun

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Out of those 27, 15 students were selected for the final round. The students were divided into 4 groups & and each group was asked some general aptitude and puzzle questions separately with a time limit & points scheme. The round had 16 questions divided into four categories. Each category having four questions. First category had a marking scheme of +1 for correct answer and -1 for incorrect answer. Second category with +2/-2 and so on with fourth category of +4/-4 points. After that total points were calculated for each student. 5 students were given the offer after that.

College Name: IIT BHU

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and attentive

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare maths, probability, statistics, puzzles and practice them thoroughly.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Series questions, Arithmetic progression, time & distance related questions, Graph based questions, and all other basic maths.
For technical round basic knowledge of Future, Capital market, recent market trends or movement.

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and have some basic knowledge about trading derivatives, surely helps