Thorogood Business Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Test
Experience: First round was an online test consisting of 24 questions based mainly on data sufficiency and data interpretation followed by 15 minutes of Essay writing.
Tips: Be quick with calculations. Try and arrive at an approximate answer and match with options
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Questions: 23

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a resume based interaction. The interviewers were very friendly .
Tips: Just one decent project/internship is good enough.Be honest

Round: Assessment centre
Experience: The best way to prepare for the final Assessment round is not to prepare for it as preparation can hamper your decision making especially during case analysis and fact finding round.
Just read more about Business Intelligence before you head to Bangalore.

General Tips: Not getting an internship after third year is actually a blessing provided one prepares well.
Make up your mind whether you want to go for software/core/analytics and prepare accordingly.
I did not plan my preparation for software profile well enough hence i can talk about the preparations required for analytics domain.
Make sure your apti skills are very strong if you want to clear the first round of companies like Thorogood ,Capital One etc as almost the entire college appears for it.
Practice levels II & III of Arun Sharma of both Quant as well as DI.
Make sure that you have read most of the standard puzzles which are easily available on net.
Skills: Data Interpretation
College Name: NIT Surathkal
Motivation: Unique profile offered as well as a very decent package

Round: Test
Experience: On-campus phase involved an apti test (no coding)

Round: case study presentation
Experience: The second phase was at their office (travel and accomodation managed by them) and it involved 4 parts
Tips: They like people who are social and not introverts. Hence don't forget to keep interacting with them regarding various college and career related stuff, they are really friendly.

Round: Group Activity
Experience: A team activity (need to be a good team player and have good communication skills plus some common sense)

Round: HR Interview
Experience: A final PI which is a bit more professional than the one in college.
Tips: There is a bit of coding involved in the job so if you really want the job don't show any aversion to coding if asked during the PI.

General Tips: It was a really long procedure (the 2nd phase in their office went from 0830 to 1730 hrs) but not that tough. The people at the firm were very friendly so it eases out some pressure.
Skill Tips: Nothing specific just be good at data interpretation, quant and solving a 5x5 Einstein's logic puzzle for the apti test. Have a good understanding of the stuff on your CV and communicate it properly to the people taking your interview.
Skills: Data interpretation, Quant, Apti, Puzzles
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: A Written test.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview was nothing technical, about leadership and other experiences - look at standard HR questions.

General Tips: Pleasant enough - the people at Thorogood are very friendly, and they fly you down to Bangalore for the interview. CAT like preparation will help.
Skill Tips: It is an easy enough selection process- hardest part is getting selected for interview because it is open to all branches.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL

Round: Test
Experience: In First round, 2 tests + 2 essays, both tests on logical reasoning and data analysis, essays on general topics like - what is the biggest problem faced by you in college, did u solve it? if yes, how? if no, why?(same question was again asked in the interview). Time-  First test 15mins, 2nd test 1 hour, 2 essays 20 mins. CGPA cutoff was 7 to write first round.
Duration: 15-60 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Second round was interview in campus. 30mins to an hour. Nothing technical. Just casual conversation. About 35 people were shortlisted based on the test.

Round: personality assessment
Experience: Third round, personality assessment in company office, Bangalore. From 8:30AM till 6PM. Four rounds, but they all will be going on simultaneously. (1) a case study was given, we had to find optimum solution for it and prepare slides, then present it. Time was 90mins+10mins for presentation, individual round. (2) a case was given for which one of the interviewer has the clues with him. we got 10mins to think about the case and prepare Q's, then 20mins to ask him those Q's and get answers, and based on those answers, give an optimum solution in 5mins, then justify your decision and answer their questions. There were 3 interviewers, an individual round (3) we were given miniature airplanes, cars, trucks, trees, runways etc., and a case study about an island where we needed to build an airport. This was group activity. And at the end we had to tell what our contribution was. 6 interviewers just sat there and took down points. (4) Final round- Personal interview, for about 45mins. 10 of us were shortlisted for this round (8 B.Tech., 2 MCA)

General Tips: Do not try to boost too much though. Be calm and friendly. Try not to freak out when they cross-question. It is better to have mock interviews with friends beforehand. Prepare a good answer for 'Tell me about yourself', as it will be the first question in any interview, and first impression is the best.
Skill Tips: Be prepared to answer logical reasoning questions and the essay. Sound genuine and confident. And be prepared for some general questions like your extracurricular activities, hobbies and stuff. Be thorough with your resume, the trainings/internships you have done, what you learnt from it, etc.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL