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Updated 26 Feb 2025

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Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. What is Mithun?
  • Ans. 

    Mithun is a type of cattle found in Northeast India and parts of Southeast Asia.

    • Mithun is highly valued for its meat and milk.

    • It is considered a sacred animal by many indigenous communities in Northeast India.

    • Mithun is known for its hardiness and ability to survive in harsh environments.

    • It is also used in traditional medicine for its various health benefits.

    • Mithun is an important part of the cultural and economic fabri

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  • Q2. What encompasses Mithun?
  • Ans. 

    Mithun is a term that can refer to a person, a place, or an animal.

    • Mithun is a type of cattle found in Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

    • Mithun is also a common name for boys in India.

    • Mithun is the name of a neighborhood in Bangalore, India.

    • Mithun is a popular Indian film actor known for his work in Bollywood.

    • Mithun is a type of hardwood tree found in Southeast Asia.

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  • Q3. Which one do you love more, teams sports or individual sports?
  • Ans. 

    I enjoy both team and individual sports for different reasons.

    • I love the camaraderie and support of team sports

    • I also appreciate the independence and self-motivation required for individual sports

    • Examples: I enjoy playing basketball with a team, but also love running on my own

    • I believe both types of sports offer unique benefits and challenges

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  • Q4. Why Schlumberger? If not Schlumberger, then what?
  • Ans. 

    Schlumberger is a global leader in oilfield services with a strong focus on innovation and technology. If not Schlumberger, I would consider other reputable companies in the industry.

    • Schlumberger has a strong reputation in the industry for innovation and technology

    • The company offers excellent training and career development opportunities

    • Schlumberger has a global presence, providing opportunities to work in different lo...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Talking with respect to Schlumberger, i was confident of making it to the shortlist (but this year’s Schlumberger resume shortlist remains a mystery, many of the expected people didn’t make it)But it is evident that they look for people with a lot of extracurricular activities and PoRs.Inter IIT sports representation plays a great role for the shortlist.In my case, my resume was perfect for Schlumberger and by the time Schlumberger resume upload deadline was up, I can assert that I had a pretty good resume. I did take a lot of feedback from seniors especially for Schlum. You need to rearrange your sessions.My PoRs and extracurricular had to be shifted above the internships or other academic achievements.
Tips: When it comes to resume, its the most important part of the placement process. You have a bad resume; you just don’t invite an interview no matter whatever great things you have done in institute.
As i just mentioned, for Mckinsey and other top consult companies, resume shortlist is the toughest stage to get through, hence it is very important to prepare your resumes from the starting of the August. The first resumes will always be very bad. Its very essential to get it reviewed by at least 10-15 people. Its equally important to go through at least 10 best resumes of your seniors. These are some of the things which I did not do initially until the Mckinsey and BCG shortlists came out. Please note the following for resumes 
● Choose the right template for your resume.For example, if you have a lot of PoRs choose a box template
● Words don't matter, numbers and percentages matter
● Do attend the Mckinsey resume workshop if they conduct one

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I knew well how to crack a GD, this time without even making a single point about ‘innovation’. Each group consisted of 7 members, but in my group 2 people were absent. So we, group of 5 started the discussion about ‘innovation’. 
As I knew it is a plus point to start off the GD, I went on to break the silence. I was speaking more like a moderator involving everyone in the discussion, as I believed that was the key to get through the GD. I started off, gave space for people to speak, to make their point. I interrupted in the middle couple of times, only to gather all the points together and drive the GD in a particular direction or give it a sense with respect to the Schlumberger. In ourgroup, all got through except one and till the interviews.
Tips: Topics can be as random as ‘beer and milk’, ‘spinach’, ‘charlie24’. 
Finally what they look for are people who can communicate well in a group, those who can give direction to the discussion, those who can start, conclude or give it a different dimension etc. 
If you don't have any points to make, take the role of a moderator. 
Out of all GDs, a total of 24 students were selected to GA
Duration: 5-10 minutes

Round: Group Activity
Experience: They will give us a mechanics box with all nuts, bolts and dismantled pieces which could be built to a car/rig etc. This time it was a rig.
So they gave us the mechanic’s box. We were given roughly one minute to discuss within the group how are we going to do it and then 5 minutes to build the rig. 
I and one of my friends took a lead in explaining the entire procedure to group to coordinate in a better way. We divided the process of making the rig as base and topside. 
Out of 8 people in our group, 4 people were working on the base and 4 people on building the top. I was coordinating both the activities and keeping track of time. 
Once the structure is ready (it surely will look weird, as rarely people build some structure which looks sensible), we need to sell our product to some other group. Each of the group members have to speak about a special feature of the structure. 
Later, once everyone is done with the features, the opposite team members can ask questions to chosen members of some other group. From GA comes the final shortlist for interview.
There were 12 people who made it to personal interviews
Tips: Again as the name suggests, it’s all about how you behave in a group, how much you can contribute to the progress of the group activity, how much you involve the group members.

Round: Interview
Experience: Schlumberger interviews are purely HR. In short I could say they want people who are team players, who loves challenges, who are mentally tough, who loves to travel, who can adapt to different environments etc..
I had prepared well for the HR interview mainly questions like tell me about yourself, give instances from your life where you showed team player skills, why Schlumberger etc..
The interview panel consisted of 4 officials.
I was sixth in the list for interview calls.
The first question to me was ‘what is Mithun?’ 
I was slightly confused by the questions thinking whether he is asking for the meaning of the word Mithun or something else? But it was very important that I answer promptly. So i replied ‘ Mithun is my name sir’ in a baffled way with a smile expecting him to clarify the question. 

Immediately he rephrased it as ‘ What encompasses Mithun?’ 
Now it was clear, it was another way of asking ‘tell me about yourself’. As this was a familiar question, I went onto speak some 3-4 minutes continuously about me, touching all the important qualities of interest for Schlumberger which I possess and they were listening quite well. 

After my long reply for their question, I voluntarily paused to enquire whether they have any question for me. Then they wanted to ask more about instances from life where I displayed those qualities. Sports can play a major role as it speak a lot about a person (passion, team player skills, challenge loving).As I mentioned before, they wanted
people who are team players and who love challenges, I quoted examples of my sports achievements as an athlete and sports secretary where I displayed those.
I had a cultural exchange to Japan for 10 days which I could talk about to explain my
adaptability which added another dimension to my experience.

Further there were questions like ‘Which one do you love more, teams sports or individual sports?’ 
for that my answer was first team sports and then individual sports.
Being part of both team sports and individual sports, I justified my point explaining, the joy of sharing happiness with team mates is much more than the joy of winning a medal for yourself. I added that, team sports is like working for a bigger cause/goal.

Later there were questions like ‘why Schlumberger?’ ‘If not Schlumberger, then what?’ 
I was able to tackle those questions as well. Towards the end, I could feel that the panel was positive about my interview. The panel asked if there were any questions from my side. 
I asked questions like ‘How do you keep yourself motivated even after 8-10 years in the company?’ and ‘What is the kind of work which you do being completed 10 years in the industry?’
Tips: I was very confident after my interview, but was a little speculative too as we heard they were taking less number of people this year. And as expected they took only 2 from B.Tech and 1 from petroleum engineering.
But the key points here are, first thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.

General Tips: First thing to ensure you fit the Schlumberger profile well (means you should be a team player, hand on jobs, challenges, tough etc..) and rest is to go well prepared for all three stages.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Oct 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

If everyone is cheating you should also do it?

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Everyhting about project..
  • Q2. Linear vs logistic regression
  • Ans. 

    Linear regression is used for continuous variables, while logistic regression is used for binary outcomes.

    • Linear regression is used to predict a continuous outcome based on one or more input variables.

    • Logistic regression is used to predict the probability of a binary outcome based on one or more input variables.

    • Linear regression assumes a linear relationship between the independent and dependent variables, while logist...

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  • Q3. Normalization in dbms
  • Ans. 

    Normalization in DBMS is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity.

    • Normalization involves breaking down data into smaller, more manageable tables and establishing relationships between them.

    • It helps in reducing data redundancy, minimizing data anomalies, and improving data consistency.

    • There are different normal forms such as 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, and 4NF, each with spec...

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  • Q4. List array difference etc
  • Ans. 

    Array difference is finding the elements that are present in one array but not in another.

    • Use set operations like difference to find elements in one array but not in another.

    • Example: arr1 = ['a', 'b', 'c'], arr2 = ['b', 'c', 'd'], arr_diff = set(arr1) - set(arr2) = ['a']

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Schlumberger Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Just easy or medium level leetcode questions

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

The topic was how AI is affecting softare developer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to solve as much DSA as you can

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Data Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Jun 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in May 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL table distributions.
  • Q2. ADF switching questions?
  • Q3. How do you optimize the performance?
  • Ans. 

    Performance optimization in data engineering involves tuning queries, indexing, partitioning, and utilizing appropriate hardware.

    • Tune queries by optimizing SQL code, using appropriate joins, and avoiding unnecessary operations.

    • Utilize indexing to speed up data retrieval by creating indexes on frequently queried columns.

    • Partition data to distribute it across multiple nodes or servers for parallel processing.

    • Utilize appr...

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  • Q4. What is stored procedure?
  • Ans. 

    A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements that can be saved and reused in a database management system.

    • Stored procedures are used to perform a specific task or set of tasks in a database.

    • They can accept input parameters and return output parameters.

    • Stored procedures can improve performance by reducing the amount of data sent between the database and the application.

    • They can also enhance security by controlling acce...

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  • Q5. Ranking functions in SQL?
  • Ans. 

    Ranking functions in SQL are used to assign a rank to each row based on a specific criteria.

    • Ranking functions include RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and ROW_NUMBER()

    • RANK() assigns a unique rank to each distinct row

    • DENSE_RANK() assigns a unique rank to each distinct row without gaps

    • ROW_NUMBER() assigns a unique sequential integer to each row

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  • Q6. Modelling questions.

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Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Sep 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Group Discussion 

It was a group presentation

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is DCA analysis in reservoir?
  • Ans. 

    DCA analysis in reservoir refers to Decline Curve Analysis, a method used to estimate future production rates of oil and gas wells.

    • DCA is a common technique in reservoir engineering to forecast production decline over time.

    • It involves fitting a decline curve to historical production data to predict future performance.

    • Different decline curve models like exponential, hyperbolic, and harmonic are used depending on the res...

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Electrical Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ananay Kaushik

posted on 19 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions
Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Rotten egg on inverted pen, social media

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interview questions

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sejal Shinde

posted on 29 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain your project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive model to forecast sales based on historical data

    • Collected and cleaned sales data from multiple sources

    • Performed exploratory data analysis to identify trends and patterns

    • Built a machine learning model using regression techniques

    • Evaluated model performance using metrics like RMSE and MAE

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  • Q2. Oops concept was asked

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All analysis questions, missing values imputation, graph plotting, ML Mathematics and few python language questions.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How you create a simulation model for FDP?
  • Ans. 

    A simulation model for FDP is created by defining reservoir properties, fluid properties, well configurations, and production strategies.

    • Define reservoir properties such as porosity, permeability, and initial fluid saturation

    • Define fluid properties such as viscosity, density, and composition

    • Specify well configurations including well type, location, and completion design

    • Determine production strategies such as flow rates...

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  • Q2. Talk about your experience with fractured reservoirs?
  • Ans. 

    I have extensive experience working with fractured reservoirs, including identifying, characterizing, and optimizing production from them.

    • Identifying fractured reservoirs through geological and geophysical data analysis

    • Characterizing fracture networks using well logs, core samples, and production data

    • Optimizing production from fractured reservoirs through techniques like hydraulic fracturing and reservoir simulation

    • Exp...

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

A DSA question leetcode medium

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

About Previous project

Interview Preparation Tips

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 23 Oct 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
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Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Mostly easy questions

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Cheating overview like should we do it as everyone is doing

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Schlumberger Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Schlumberger interview?
Schlumberger interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Schlumberger interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Schlumberger interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Schlumberger. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Schlumberger expect are Javascript, Java, Troubleshooting, Web Technologies and Angular.
What are the top questions asked in Schlumberger interview?

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How long is the Schlumberger interview process?

The duration of Schlumberger interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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