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Updated 8 Nov 2024

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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Telle about yourself
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is the vendor development. What strategies your are using for negotiation. How much vendor have you developed in ur current role. Tell me P2P process. What is subcontracting. Explain PPAP process. Tel...
  • Ans. 

    Vendor development is the process of identifying, evaluating, and building relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.

    • Vendor development involves identifying potential suppliers through market research and referrals.

    • Negotiation strategies include understanding market trends, setting clear objectives, and building long-term partnerships.

    • In my current role, I have developed relati...

  • Answered by AI

Vendor Development and Purchase Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is the vendor development. What strategies your are using for negotiation. How much vendor have you developed in ur current role. Tell me P2P process. What is subcontracting. Explain PPAP process. Telle key point for vendor evaluation.
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the process of Steel/cement manufacturing? Explain various process involved in them briefly.
  • Ans. 

    Steel and cement manufacturing involve complex processes including raw material preparation, heating, cooling, and finishing.

    • Steel manufacturing involves processes like iron ore mining, smelting in blast furnaces, and refining in basic oxygen furnaces.

    • Cement manufacturing involves crushing and grinding raw materials like limestone and clay, heating them in a kiln, and grinding the resulting clinker into a fine powder.

    • B...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain the working of an optical encoder.
  • Ans. 

    An optical encoder is a device that converts motion into an electrical signal by using light to measure position or speed.

    • Optical encoders use a light source, a disc with patterns, and sensors to detect movement.

    • The disc is mounted on a shaft and as it rotates, the patterns on the disc interrupt the light beam to generate electrical signals.

    • These signals are then processed to determine the position or speed of the shaf...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Case Study 

Describe in detailed a project/assignment or complex application you have completed in heavy industry domain

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How early can you adapt with a mechanical product based organization, to align with the goal of business development in heavy industry segment to achieve company's sales targets?
  • Q2. Can you do sale of safety products along with its dedicated software and its accompanying solutions/services offered by Schmersal and handle its related global technical correspondence simultaneously?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have experience in sales of safety products, software, and services, as well as handling global technical correspondence.

    • I have successfully sold safety products and software in my previous roles.

    • I have experience in managing global technical correspondence for a multinational company.

    • I am familiar with the solutions and services offered by Schmersal and can effectively communicate them to clients.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How early can you join the organization?
  • Q2. Why are you leaving the previous organization?
  • Ans. 

    Seeking new challenges and growth opportunities.

    • Desire for career advancement

    • Looking for new challenges

    • Seeking growth opportunities

    • Change in career direction

    • Relocation

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Schmersal Assistant Manager - Business Development interview:
  • Heavy Industry
  • Elevator industry
  • Limit switches
  • Safety solutions and services

Assistant Manager - Business Development Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Can you do sale of safety products along with its dedicated software and its accompanying solutions/services offered by Schmersal and handle its related global technical correspondence simultaneously?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Related to your past experience

Senior Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. what is the meaning of M in M20,M25,M30 grade of concrete?
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I applied via Approached by company and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Case Study 

Quant focussed Case Study (be prepared for calculations)

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why are you looking for a change?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be quick and accurate with calculations

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Relates to project & last company experience

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mostly they checking your presence in interview and asking about your experience for particular field and background.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Typical get to know you and behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - More like a conversation so try to relax

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About yourself educational background family background
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Accounts and experience related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you have good reference then interview is just formality to you

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Related to semiconductors, processors etc. were asked.
  • Q2. Strength
  • Q3. Weaknesses
  • Q4. Hobby
  • Q5. If there are 200 fishes in an aquarium. 99% are red. How many fishes have to be removed to make the red fishes 98 % in the aquarium?
  • Ans. 

    To make the red fishes 98%, 50 fishes have to be removed from the aquarium.

    • Calculate 1% of 200 fishes, which is 2 fishes.

    • To make the red fishes 98%, subtract 1% (2 fishes) from 99% (198 fishes).

    • To find the number of fishes to be removed, divide the difference by 1% (2 fishes).

    • Therefore, 50 fishes have to be removed to make the red fishes 98%.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were 40 aptitude questions of variable difficulty. More questions revolved around topics like time and work, distance, speed, time, profit loss, age etc.
Tips: A regular and prior preparation will go a long way in determining a good test score.
Use tricks to solve the questions and calculations should be fast.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 40

Round: Test
Experience: The questions weren't that tough when it came to programming. An example would be conversion of temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa. This was a question in my paper. So I'm hoping the difficulty would be more or less the same.
Tips: Do certified programming courses. They help you a lot in cracking good jobs.
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 3

Round: Puzzle Interview
Tips: This can be tough if you can't imagine scenarios and situations. So make sure you inculcate critical problem solving thinking in your everyday life. I feel that's the best way to do things in this round.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This was a short interview so not much happened.
Tips: Whatever you do just know your stuff properly.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a simple interview. Basic questions and their basic answers helped me get through it.
Tips: The tip would be to stay positive in your approach while answering the questions

Skills: Technical Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Aptitude
College Name: VIT Vellore

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was a simple aptitude test in which around 150 students cleared the test.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 40

Round: Test
Experience: Three programs were given and we had to write the code in either java ,c or c++ and get the required output.Around 90 students cleared this round.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 3

College Name: VIT Vellore

Schmersal Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Schmersal interview?
Schmersal interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Schmersal interview process are HR, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Schmersal 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 Schmersal. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Schmersal expect are Industrial Automation, Javascript, Sensors, factory automation and C++.
What are the top questions asked in Schmersal interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Schmersal interview -

  1. Can you do sale of safety products along with its dedicated software and its ac...read more
  2. What is the process of Steel/cement manufacturing? Explain various process invo...read more
  3. What is the vendor development. What strategies your are using for negotiation....read more

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