Volvo Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident in what you are telling

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through basics of engineering, and be confident on your previous work experience

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume + online test - based shortlisting.

Round: Test
Experience: Test content (2 hours): Quant, DI, core (vibration, theory of elasticity, strength of materials, fracture mechanics, finite element methods).
Tips: Go through the text books or notes to review your technical knowledge.For the aptitude questions (test), practice on the net, or from questions in the placement material.
Duration: 120 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: 1 technical/HR interview: (45-60 minutes)Knowledge of finite elements, theory of plates, fracture mechanics, and commercial FEA packages (ANSYS, ABAQUS) were testedGo through common HR questions. For technical questions, just review the basics
Tips: For HR (PI), go over commonly asked questions.Go through machine design, vibration, fracture mechanics, strength of materials, theory of elasticity, Finite element methods, Theory of plates & shellsFor design jobs (Solid mechanics, MDS, Aero-structures) it is better to know one or two FEA packages

College Name: IIT Madras