Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Accenture
NA
Amazon
No GD
Amazon
Onboarding Specialist
Nil
Amazon
Onboarding Specialist
NA
Amazon
Operations
No GD/GT.
Asian Paints
Systems
Asian Paints
scm
BCCL
NA
Capgemini
Capgemini
Technical Specialist
CBC
Business Analyst
No GD
Citius Tech
Healthcare Consultant
NA
Cummins
Operations
Deloitte
Technology Consulting
Deloitte
Functional Consulting
Ebay
Analytics
EY
Consulting (TMT)
EY
EY
FedEx
TMT
Flipkart
Flipkart
Flipkart
Management Trainee
Management Trainee
Flipkart
GD Structure:
10 members in 1 group
1st 2 mins to note down your points on
a paper. Once you noted your points,
they collected the paper.
Then every person in the group had to
speak for 30 seconds on the topic.
Next the group was left to discuss for
15 Minutes
Group discussed various things that
PM Modi had done like Swach Bharath
Abhiyaan etc. I made 4 - 5 entries and
spoke clearly.
Then again every person in the group
GeP
Senior Consultant
NA
Flipkart
GeP
Consulting
NA
ICICI
Corporate Banking
ICICI
Corporate Banking
Inspirage
Consultant
IVP
Junior BA
NO GD
JPMC
Operation Analysts
NA
JPMC
Banking Operations
NA
Microsoft
NA.
Mondelez
NA
NI
Sales
SAP
Consultant
N/A
SAP
T&L Consultant
SAP
Associate Consultant
NA
SAP
Consultant
Snapdeal
Snapdeal
Supply Chain
account manager
Snapdeal
Supply Chain
Systems
Key Pointers- make relevant points.
Even 2-3 good entries will suffice if
made relevant points. Give chance to
others as well
Tata Motors
Operations
Wipro
NA
Wipro
NA
Tata Motors
Yes Bank
NA
Yes Bank
IT
NA
NA
A good understanding about the current happenings in amazon, about the profile offered. Please understand about the
profiles offered, job description and clarify your doubts.
The roles being offered were clearly defined. Amazon has the process of personal interaction after the PPT where you
can ask any number of questions to the speaker. They always come in groups of 3-4 so that they can interact with the
class post the PPT.
Got a look at the faces of the company employees who could have come to college for finals process. Nothing else.
Learnt about the supply chain of the company and the basic information required about the company. Also helps
understand the kind of people they are looking for.
Fair salary. No global opportunities. One of the best Scm profiles to work for in India.
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NA
Not Applicable
NA
NA
NA
The main takeaway was the knowledge about the company. Also, the PPT is taken by a Director and in-depth
knowledge was provided about the profile offered. The questions which they stressed upon were:
What is EY?
What is Process Improvement?
What is TMT industry vertical, etc.?
Company was starting new division of Pricing strategy in India. They first explained the key objectives of the new
division. They also highlighted the benefits like global opportunities with FedEx & Tuition Assistance Program.
1. Try to gather as much knowledge as possible about the E-Commerce sector from the PPT. All main points will be
mentioned during the PPT.
2. Everything about Flipkart. Specially its business model and why they have gone for it. Its pros and cons. How the
whole process works and brief overview of each and every department/working.
3. Future plans and expansion policies of Flipkart
The PPT concentrated on how Flipkart works, what the future outlook for the company is and what it had done in
recent past.
The ppt was delivered by a person from supply chain domain in company and a 2014 batch joinee in Flipkart from
NITIE was also presenting alongside him.
Head of Last Mile Delivery and White Goods Category was there. He threw a lot of Stats aout the eComerce Industry
and Flipkart,
Will help if you remember some recent stats as eCom is a growing industry and can be given as a GD topic for any
company
The talk was mainly focused on the nature of job and the obvious talk on the compensation. But, I feel the main
discussion was based on our questions. So, be prepared if you want to know anything about the company or the job
they are offering.
GEP works in in three domains- Procurement Strategy, End to End services (Sourcing, Category Management &
Transaction Management) and Procurement Services. A highly customer centric company which believes in customer
delight as it helps in retaining the business and building the brand value.
The profile offered is of Senior Consultant with below job description
- Consulting in strategic sourcing
- Project and client management
- Analysis of multi- million $ spend
- Managing multiple projects
- Work with global teams and travel to client location
- Working with senior /mid management
- Opportunity assessment, strategy development
Qualities GEP is looking for are
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Leadership
- Cultural fit
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NA
Provides IT solutions for Hedge funds, PE, etc. Hires from top B Schools. Requires Knowledge of financial jargon.
They spoke about the organization and everything involved in the banking operations in the organization
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NA
JD
More than anything else, one should have the knowledge of the domain he is applying to and should be a strategic fit
in the SAP Consulting culture.
Extensive & Intensive PPT. PPT gave a clear idea about their different modules, clients, business model etc etc.
What does the company give you? What company wants/expects from you? What is the kind of work that you'll be
doing if you join and the extent of engagement with clients and partners.
Placement talk was focused on unique positioning of SAP among software companies, its business model and its
widespread reach.
The values of the company and that e-commerce is the next big thing.
Appear enthusiastic even in pre placement.
It covered the overall working of an e-commerce company department wise. Both the models of e-commerce were
discussed and how snapdeal follows the model to its advantage.
Helps in getting the basic knowledge about the company, its culture et-al. Can prepare the answers to questions like
why tata motors, why this profile by linking to what has been mentioned in PPT.
HR manager and one more senior manager came for the pre placement talk. They gave details about the company
followed by question answer sessions.
Pre placement talk provided insights regarding various profiles offered by the company and the skills expected from the
candidate.
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4 rounds of interviews.
Candidates were selected after submitting a
letter of intent for a profile.
GD followed by 1 interview
Gd
Pi
2 PIs
GD Round
3 Interviews (Technical, HR, Partner)
1. GD
2. Two rounds of technical Interviews
GD(Case Study) + PI
-CV Shortlist
-15 Presentation on summer internship project
-Interview
PI through Skype
Interview Round 1
It was a technical round and went for around 30min. There were two person in the panel. The interview started with the panelist
introduce yourself.They asked various questions like:
1. Why Supply Chain consulting after working in IT
2. What are your interest area in Supply Chain
3. Few questions related to basic concepts of Supply Chain( MRP, Demand planning, Supply planning)
4. Few Scenario based questions
They helped me in answers through out the interview. They were looking for how I approached the problem and how I can take
Normal interview
My interview was majorly VAQs and deep probing into my CV. Each and every point was asked. This interview lasted for an hou
More of VAQs, compose all your VAQs to align with the 14 leadership qualities given by amazon. They just check if that quality
the examples and instances you say, so be prepared with VAQs perfectly, however deep they may probe.
Its a technical plus HR round lasted for around 45 mins. All the rounds are face to face interview only. A normal interview, mainly
Following are the questions asked.
1. Run me through your CV
2. Next 30 mins on my 2 live projects
I was grilled on a particular point in my Live Project. More than the right answer I was consistent about my answer in my other in
1st round lasted around 30-35 minutes. Questions were as follows:1) What were initiatives I took as Head of PR Team?
2) How to deal with situations when a customer has been given a wrong order?
3) How to deal with a situation if wrong price has been displayed on the website and bulk products worth lakhs have been order
the loss?
Amazon dives deep into every scenario. So the 3rd question was presented to me in different ways. They were mostly checking
'practical thinking'
Thumb Rule : If in doubt, go for the solution that is ethical and favors the Customer. Amazon expects you to be obsessed with C
There was only 1 interview round which lasted for about 20 minutes. The panel consisted of 1 HR person and Mr. Harish Lade (
mostly VAQ based.
Note: Mr Harish Lade had got a tablet and was searching for things you said which he was not aware of or found dicey so avoid
They seemed to look for knowledge and interest in technology and reason for working in technology space for a non-IT firm. Als
Internship) will matter.
I was later informed that they were looking for non-standard (text-book) answers and had liked my quick-thinking ability. Also, in
cultural fit, having a good practical understanding of theory, humility and quick thinking.
Questions asked in interview:
1) How do you think the GD was? What could have been different?
2) Tell me about yourself and family?
3) Why not join your father's business?
4) If you have to use your MBA knowledge in his business, what would you do?
5) Why IT at Asian Paints? Why in-house IT firm?
6) Why did you quit your first job (A leading Indian IT firm) if you were interested in technology?
7) What is Spotfire (a visual analytics tool I had used in my job)? What kind of tool is it called?
8) Explain the work you did in your organization?
9) How do you keep yourself updated? Tell me one new technology you have heard/read about? Explain.
10) Why and when would you quit your job? Won't you quit because of team issues?
11) How would you handle team issues?
12) Any questions for us?
Suggestions:
- Be thorough with your CV.
- Know about Asian Paints and systems at Asian Paints (Pay attention in PPT)
- Be clear why you want a career in Systems and why Asian Paints for the same.
- Be confident in interview and logical with your answers. (MBA GAS won't work.)
Type - Mix
Duration - 15-20 mins
Mode - Face to face
Normal interview
I had questions like the following:1) Tell us something about yourself not on the CV
2) Why should we take you
3) What did you do in your internship
4) What is supply chain in your own words
5) What is the most difficult part of a supply chain
6) What does it take to succeed in corporate world
7) Why electronics engineering, then IT work ex and now MBA
8) Where do you see yourself in the future
9) Will you be comfortable working at a plant
10) Any questions for us?
Hr.
Mostly focused on seeing whether I am the person I portray myself as in the cv. Go 3 levels deep into every point mentioned in
than breadth. Try to build a connection with the panel. General gyan, but this will help you. Be thorough with what you want in li
once after the interview and he told me that all they look for is cultural alignment as your credentials have already brought you t
keep your stakes high and make it a stress interview yourself(I did that during ap summers process)
It was more of a conversation. No technical questions were asked in this round. Purely CV based. Questions were related to su
interview went on for 15-20 minutes.
He was looking for good communication skills, clear thought process and cultural fit.
Always give logical answers and don't make stories. You should be thoroughly aware about each and every point in your CV. Si
role, they were checking that whether I will be able to communicate with the clients well or not.
It was completely on my work experience.I was asked to explain the portal I made during my previous work ex.
Interview - Mostly CV Based; Duration - 20-25 minutes; Mode - Face to Face; Normal (Chilled out)
A brief introduction about you and your family background.
A brief description of CV. 1-2 Questions from Summer Internship.
Few Questions from Work-Ex. (Technical & HR) - Roles and Responsibilities; Indirect Questions on Achievements; Challenges
(Individual) - Deep Dive.
Role Offered by Deloitte; How do you fit in; 2-3 HR Ques
Just one interview took place and it revolved more around my CV and my past experiences, even VAQ's were asked, my past w
consulting background.
50 Minutes Skype interview with two panelists each having 2-3 years of experience in Analytics. Interview was primarily focused
understanding. It started with a 2 minute introduction. Interviewers grilled on the CV and spent most of their time on anything th
asked on Statistics as well like Hypothesis Testing, Confidence Interval, p-value and Type I, Type II errors etc. Then they asked
to be sent if eBay wants to come u with a new segment of clothing for 3-6 years kids. The interviews were correcting on wrong a
than interview.
First interview was a case based interview (45 min approx). I was given 15 min to solve a case in which I was asked come up w
operator (As I have work experience in telecom field). Mostly the interviewer was looking for structured thought process and the
whatever answers I gave. There were also a few CV based questions.
Case in point would really help in cracking the case based interviews. And be thorough with your CV.
The technology interview was more on my work experience in Infosys and the technology that I know. He asked me all the tech
Both the interviews lasted for around 45-60 minutes.
Technical Round:
Introduction
Questions about my hometown, and my journey till now
Questions related to Summer Internship, Work Experience (Questions about project, relevance of the project, my role in it, how
Why couldn't I convert my PPI (I would suggest you to be honest about it)
I had worked in a Start-up, so he asked me about the business model of the Start-up, and how the company is performing curre
Questions on my Interests
Questions were asked from almost every point in my CV
VAQs
First interview was taken by HR & person working in pricing division for which they were recruiting. It was for around 20-25 minu
1. Take me through your CV
2. Tell me about different pricing strategy (like penetration pricing, Premium pricing)
3. How would you decide price for any product & which things should be considered
4. Explain steps of product development life-cycle
5. One numerical question was given.
Carrier has given capacity & load factor(how much the carrier is filled e.g. 30%). Two products were given with different price &
each of maximizing revenue & maximizing profit. For given profit margin what should be the ratio of two products.
6. Tell us about your family background
1. A tech+HR mix face to face interview with Associate Director for Supply Chain.
2. Introduce yourself
3. Summer Internship (detail with follow up questions and challenges)
4. Details about my live project with Reliance Comm.
5. PoR - working of soma, my role, Structure of Avenues, Situation of conflict with my core team.
6. A live scenario about a failed product delivery and an upset customer. What will be my course of action.
end
Interview 1:
1. Walk me through your CV
2. What is the admission process in SOM
3. What is your CAT Score
4. With such a high score why are you in SOM
5. Why you chose SOM over other calls
6. Does brand name matters in MBA
7. In which stream you have done your major
8. Tell me about your summer internship company (Since he didnt have a clear idea about the consulting company :P)
9. What is your dream company
10. Do you know the details of the Management Trainee program at Flipkart?
Experience:
I had an excellent GD and hence my first interview was a mere formality. It was more like an informal chatting session about va
my interview is not a good precedence to prepare for Flipkart. Other converts and non-converts had hard-core technical first int
Tips:
1. Try to crack the GD and leave a very good impression. Half the work will be done there only.
2. Make sure you show the interest in Company and the Profile you are applying for. They might cross question you and grill a b
My first interview was a bit offbeat. Interviewer and I went outside college and we were walking around while he was asking me
and then my summers. He asked me questions about my summers wherein he wanted to see my thought process. After that it
situation and asked me what what course of action will I take if I were to be in Flipkart. I kept on asking questions and stating m
helped me out. So all in all interviewer did not try to stress and it lasted for almost half an hour.
This round started with the most basic question of tell me something about yourself. But, the majority of time was spent on case
was asked was based on the law of mixtures (I didnt know about this law then, but was able to solve the problem), which was o
based questions one by one.
* Started with basic introduction, interests, life at SOM, different experiences, extra curricular activies and all of that kind. (5-10
* Detailed interaction about the things on my CV. Focus was more on summer internship and work experience. Fortunately me
achievements at work ( Alternative sourcing & liquidating non moving inventory) So had to describe in detail and had to convinc
savings made by the company (15-20 mins)
* He started off with a puzzle. There are two glasses filled with coffee and tea each. If we take a teaspoon of tea from that glass
other way also, is tea in coffee more or coffee in tea more? (Basically they wanted to check whether the candidate give answer
If you take out a paper, give some values to the amount of tea and coffee and then do the calculation, you will get it. Do not ans
mins including discussion)
* The last question which was the decider, was a typical profitability case where guesstimates where also involved. The questio
profit of Indigo airlines for the current financial year. I had to ask so many question to get few essential data for taking the proble
number of customers using indigo every year, and the possible routes the airline in operating in the country.After that using the
every single thing that can contribute to the cost as well as the revenue of an airline. They were pretty much happy with my app
Entire interview went for about 1h15mins.
CV based interview.
Technical questions How do you assess a corporate before giving a loan?
Why are corporate NPAs increasing?
What should companies do to reduce NPAs
Interview revolved around CV and profile. General Knowledge questions were asked. The current state of economy and genera
the general ones like Why ICICI, Why you etc.
During presented of the project there was several questions and cross question. There was many question regarding the busine
over they moved to my CV. He was looking for experience in supply chain so he picked up points on my winter internship and liv
operations. He asked question on each point mentioned there. He asked some very basic VAQ questions like what are my stren
Inspirage? They ended by asking me if I was ok with travelling and moving around.
Fist round had CV related questions, in detail. Be thorough with every line in your CV. Few finance related questions picked up
bond portfolio optimization, options, technical analysis of stocks, Private equity. and one case based on how i would get require
an options pricing model. 45 mins.
Technical Round. It was for 30 mins and face to face. They were checking whether you know about the role. Please read the JD
It was a HR round and went very smoothly. The questions were asked as mentioned below:
1. What thing you do not like in the organization?
2. What do you know about the organization?
3. What do you know about the role?
4. What do your friends say you are good in?
5. What do you think you are not good in?
6. Give me an instance where you have taken an initiative.
The first round was an HR interview which was telephonic and lasted for 15 min.
She asked me to take her through my resume.She was specially interested in the work experience part and my long term goals
They want to know if the company will feature in your long term goals though they wont ask you directly.
Some other questions asked were why MBA and other VAQs like tell me about yourself. She also asked me if night shift is okay
Face to Face Interview, Mix of Technical and HR, 2 interviewers, 25 mins, Mostly Casual Interview
As one of the interviewers was CS&L head, few basic questions on Logistics domain were asked.
HR questions covered the following topics :- About Mondelez, Summer Internship Experience, Learning, Difficulties faced, Peer
Project of some non-SCM intern, How will you escalate and implement your learning in other plants, Family, Hobbies, What are
I want to ask
1 hour face to face interview with a panel of 2 gentlemen: India Sales Head and a project lead. The interview was more of a cha
depth of thought. They went on to see if I was comfortable in knowledge outside my graduation discipline. All the 4 candidates s
instrumentation graduates so there might be a bias for that. Instead of going for a general overview, be prepared in depth abou
grad and the least favorite ones, final year project and recent developments about the same.
1st round was completely technical. My interview went for 70 minutes. Most part of interview was based on summer internship a
and had applied for Travel & Transportation vertical.
I was asked to describe myself. Then questions began on my summer internship.
I was asked to complete the series 01, 12, 20, ?. The answer is 14 and the series is the date of interview. I was also asked to su
more like extempore.
Technical Round:
Normal Interview!!
Duration: 30 minutes.
1. Mainly work experience and summer internship.
2. 2-3 terms from Ops and SCM (It was there in my CV)
3. 2 questions from my engineering background (Mechanical) (Bernaulli's theorem and Pascal's law )
Technical/functional interview round. Face to Face - Two people - one was asking questions, the other was just observing (with
fag end. Started on a cool note asking to introduce myself and run through some of the highlights in life. Then the actual part st
bouncer questions that seem totally out of place. The following questions were asked (sequentially and with some occasional in
1. Why did you apply for Retail? What do you know about it? - Answered
2. (Gave a paper and...) Draw the supply chain diagram for a retailer - Drew it
3. Explain various components involved in these phases (pointed out a few on my paper) - explained it but was keeping a straig
4. Tell me some of the SAP software packages that can be used in these phases. - told a few of them, cross questioned me but
5. (With a disappointment expression on face...) I'm not satisfied with your answer. Okay, what is the value addition that a retaile
some premium to the retailer - told some, asked me more but I said these are the things I can think of for now
6. What did you learn in your 1.5yrs of MBA? Do you think if it is worth spending? - Answered
7. Your percentages are not that great, I know getting 90+% in AP is not a big deal. Your functional knowledge is not up to the m
Okay, tell me Bernouli's principle - its equation and application. - Told only the principle and application but did not tell the equat
8. Being from CSE background, draw NAND gate and its truth table. Also, draw the conductance graph of a circuit in forward bi
9. (The silent guy pounces...)Tell me 3 reasons why shouldn't I take you - Answered
10. Now that those 3 reasons are convincing enough, tell me one reason why should I take you. Mind you, this your only chanc
11. As you're from AP, tell me what do you prefer - united state as earlier or the current divided state. - Answered
12. Now that you prefer the united state, in 2 minutes without any break in your flow of speech and filler words (umms, ahs etc)
good move - Thought for a minute and answered.
Interviewer seems to look for a person with basic functional knowledge, thought process under stress, flow of speech and gram
forget important lessons learnt in the past, frankness and convincing ability, preparedness for the interview and interest in SAP.
prepared for some questions from your engineering even after 4+yrs of work ex. Don't lose confidence and a smile (genuine on
what.
Duration was about 20-30 mins. Basic questions on economics - price elasticity, marginal utility, Normal distribution, alpha, Beta
to join SAP.
It was technical interview with one member in the panel. The interview revolved around basic question of why e-commerce, wha
about solving the same. Some questions about the work ex and CV.
There was only one interview after the GD. It was taken by one very senior manager who took complete interview and HR. HR d
asked me to tell about myself. Then he asked me what I did other than the things given in the Resume. He said it can be anythi
Then I told that I am interested in keeping track of politics and he went deep into it. He did not check how aware I am with curre
analyzing different situations.
He asked me about performance of UPA government and asked why Modi suddenly became so popular.
Then he asked me how politics influences Media and many other similar questions.
I had only one interview, where both the technical person and HR manager were present.It lasted for about 25-30 mins and was
interested in communication skills, a bit of IT security concepts and a fit with the Wipro's work environment and values.
I think for all major companies, strong communications skills are a must. Apart from this, a lot depends upon work-ex, your sum
Interviews "Technical and HR" both were taken by the same person.
Mode was Skype.
Stress free interview, Interviewer wanted someone with a marketing background. Most of the questions were related to Digital M
on Hobbies.
I was not aware about the profile being offered so I couldn't prepare for the same. It would be better if you all can gain some kn
It was a generic interview, revolved mostly around the CV and my past work-experience.
I had worked in DW-BI domain for a shipping and logistics client for 31 months prior to MBA. They asked about the project i had
This was followed by the question on What is SMAC (Social Media, Mobility, Analytics & Cloud) and how can a bank get benefit
same with examples.
After this, a few questions on family background and job location preferences.
Altogether a 20 to 30 mins. of relaxed interview with a panel size of 2 members
Interview Round 2
Second interview was HR round. She asked me my details and some VAQ questions. Then she gave me a form a fill.
2nd round lasted 40-45 minutes. There was general chit chat about my stay in college for 5 minutes. Then the whole
interview was about 2 questions as follows:1) You are the person who handles the Account of Croma on Amazon. Croma is making a profit of 1 lakh per month by
selling on Amazon. You need to suggest ways to improve sales and increase profit of Croma to 1 crore per month. How
to do that?
The key point is that for the first idea I gave to increase profit, I was told that this increased profit from 1 lakh to 10 lakh.
Now 'What else to do'? This question 'What Else' is the favorite question of Amazon. They want you to keep coming up
with ideas and keep answering. This question alone lasted for 25-30 minutes where we kept discussing ways to
improve Croma's profit!
2) What is the total number of Mobile Phones that are sold in Pune( I have lived in Pune for 3 years so this city came
up) in a year?
They key here is to 'think loud'. The interviewer is not looking for the exact answer. He looks for the 'thought process'.
So you need to keep saying what you are thinking.
2nd round was immediately followed by the 3rd round. The 3rd round lasted for about 35-40 mins. This was a round
where the interviewer tried to stress me with topics I am uncomfortable with.
1) What is Balance of Payment?
2) What is Current Account Deficit?
3) What are the entries in a Cash Flow Statement?
There were more random questions on Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet. But he tried to stress me by asking
more such questions even though the roles being offered by Amazon had nothing to do with Finance
The other questions which he asked in between were:1) Is a 40 ml bottle of a rinsing agent priced at Rs. 100 costly or cheap? This was more of a discussion than a straight
questions answer.
2) What will take into account if you have to open a coffee shop in IIT Bombay?
Again a long discussion about the factors and numbers I am considering and the numbers I am not considering while
opening a coffee shop.
3) A bit of discussion about the inventory model and marketplace model of ecommerce
Tip: I flunked at all finance questions and yet got through the next round. This probably means that it is ok not to know
a
few things.
such
longDuration:
interviews,
there
will be instances where you are caught short and you need to remain calm
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such
situations
More detailed questions on CV.
Some situation based questions.
Interviewer was looking to know my experiences and again some VAQs.
I had to make sure that I give the same answers for the questions which were asked in the first interview. (Applicable to
further rounds also)
Questions related to how the supply chain works in BCCL were asked and questions similar to Round 1 interview were
again asked. The interview went on for 15-20 minutes.
The interviewer asked me about the health policies in US, Obamacare(as my summer internship was in healthcare).
I was asked whether i was comfortable using excel and powerpoint.
Interview round 2 was also a face-to-face normal interview (not a stressed one).
Same type of questions as round one. The panelists collaborated after both the rounds and probably checked whether
my answers to same questions by different panels were uniform throughout.
They asked 'Why MBA', 'Why Citius Tech' & 'Why should we hire you?' in a lot of ways. This interview also lasted for
about 30 mins.
55 Minutes Skype interview with one interviewer having 5 years of experience in Analytics. Interview was primarily
focused on testing the knowledge of e-commerce business. First 15 minutes were spent on CV and then the
interviewer started asking questions on the working on e-commerce industry, its potential in Indian context, key metrics
to be measured. Interviewer asked some small cases on data analytics and presentation in eBay's context. The
interview ended with 2 puzzles. Interviewer tried to stress the candidates in the middle of the interview.
In second interview I was asked about my favorite subjects and few basic questions. The interviewer also asked
questions from corporate strategy and finance (very basic concepts like balance sheets, P&L structure etc).
HR Round:
Questions about my performance in GD and 1st Interview round.
Strengths and weaknesses.
VAQs
Second interview was more like interaction with the head of pricing strategy division. It was for around 10-15 minutes.
He talked about the division & asked Tell me how as a person you are. Tell me about your areas of interest.
A different individual took the interview and i was told by our alum from som14 present that my customer centricity will
be tested.
1. Run through your CV
2. why e-commerce (obviously i was prepared on this)
3. Various papers i had read ,certain terminologies and trend proved beneficial in this round.
Second interview was not much of technical but HR. The interviewer asked me to walk him through my CV. Then he
asked me to tell me why should he consider me for operations, what exactly have I done. After this he asked me some
questions which are not exactly vaqs but on similar lines. Finally he asked me if I had any questions for him and after
that my interview was over. One important thing is that all the time interviewer was looking at the body language so be
confident and calm. This interview went on for 20-25 minutes.
The second round too was based on similar lines, with focus on why consulting etc. I was asked only one case based
question and this interview was shorter than the first one
For most of the candidates they were given another case in the second interview. But it was more or like an HR round
for me. Why GEP, What all I know about its activities, Why consulting, Challenges in consulting, Why not me, More on
my extra curriculars and much more. ( Dont remember most of them. But all normal vaq types inclined to consulting
field.) 9lasted for some 15 mins)
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Second round was half technical, half behavioral. Tell me about yourself, why IVP, What do you now about comapny
etc. They wanted to know my interests and why i would be interested in the company. 30 mins.
HR Round 20-30 mins, Face to Face, Normal and it was situation based interview. They were looking how you would
handle the situation
The technical round was much longer around for an hour which was face to face.It was a normal interview and the
interviewer was friendly.
He asked me random things from my CV like the competitions mentioned, etc.
He again asked about my work experience and since I had worked on Dynamics ERP was asked in detail about it.He
again asked me about my long term goals in fact multiple times at different points.
He also asked about the company, different products on Microsoft like office 365, which ones I was familiar with,
whether I had done .net programming, the Azure cloud strategy, the different softwares for CRM, etc. Also had to do a
mock pitch to him assuming he is the client and try to sell him the CRM of Microsoft with its advantages over others.
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2nd round was HR round. It went for about half an hour for me.
It was a very chilled round. They wanted to check the cultural fit in this round. Most of the questions were from the
given set of VAQs, so prepare them well. I was also tested on my knowledge about SAP as a company, this is done to
find out the eagerness to join the company.
HR Round
Rigorous round!!
Duration: 35-40 minutes
1. Asked me to walk through my whole CV for first 10 minutes.
2. Questions about my key strengths
3. Grilled me on why I rejected my PPO from General Mills!!!! (for like 10 minutes)
4. Incidents where I have shown leadership qualities.
5. Will I be a perfect fit in SAP considering my mechanical+core+SCM and Ops interest.?
6. They explained me my job and told that generally they dont take people having less than 2 years of work ex.
Considering my not-so-relevant work experience why should they take us!!
HR round - Face to face - Two people - one was asking questions and the other one remained silent throughout the
interview. Started with 'Introduce yourself so that we can get started'. Questions are more or less VAQs and based on
the incidents that I described in the application form. Some specific points in CV were pointed out and asked to explain
in great detail. I made sure that my answers are consistent here. E.g. In the previous round they asked me the reason
that I should be taken in SAP and in this round, they asked me to tell one of my greatest strengths. Both lead to the
same thing at the core. So, be alert and conscious while answering. They asked me to describe each and every
incident in great detail and were asking more and more questions specifically towards SOM life and work experience.
Make sure you don't fake incidents. If you cannot recollect some details, tell them that you're not able to remember
exactly and it's totally fine. A question that I asked during PPT made a mark in HR's mind an d he remembered me
when I walked into interview room - that was a good sign to start. So, don't underestimate the importance of asking
good questions during PPT.
Again, your positive attitude, confidence and error-proof flow of speech is the key to sail through this round. Show them
that you're a person who likes to take initiatives and have the tenacity to complete them. Keep the language simple and
positive. Avoid phony and high sounding words. In answering negative toned questions like 'greatest failure',
'weaknesses' etc. try to be as genuine as you can - never behave smartly.
This was an HR round, general discussion to check communication skills, VAQ based questions -Your biggest fear, one
scenario where you had to negotiate & convince customer for something he was not initially willing to do.
Normal face-to-face functional interview (1 member in panel; lasted for around 20 minutes):
Q.1: Introduce yourself.
Q.2: Give 2 reasons why you feel you were selected from your group.
Q.3: What did you do in your summer internship?
Q.4: What is this winter internship that you did?
Q.5: Why e-commerce industry?
Q.6: What are the different models of an e-commerce firm?
Q.7: Which model poses a greater challenge to the supply chain?
Q.8: Give 3 methods by which these challenges can be overcome.
Q.9: Do you have any questions for me?
Second round was HR with questions like why snapdeal and what other companies and profiles you are looking for ?
and rest was VAQs with some follow up questions.
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25mins:FaceToFace:Normal
I won an award in the previous organization I worked for. They asked me about its significance and importance as well
as the efforts I put in to win it.
Interview Round 3
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This was the 4th round. This lasted around 35-40 mins.
1) At first, the interviewer went very deep into my project during
my stint at TCS. He even made me draw a high level diagram of
the project. He asked me the best suggestion I had given in my
project and then asked me to tell a shortcoming of that
suggestion. This whole thing was discussed for about 20 mins.
2) I was asked to make an Elevator Pitch( Google this term)
about my analytical skills
3) I was asked to make a sales pitch to attract a customer to
Amazon
4) I was asked why I was suited for the roles of 'Account
Management' and 'Onboarding Specialist'
5) Whether I have worked on any particular tools before or not.
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Third round was HR. The interviewer gave his intro and asked
why I wanted to go into consulting. Then he talked about the
traveling that might be required in the job and asked me if I was
comfortable with the traveling. He asked me if I had any
questions for him. Finally he informed me that there will be a
partner round (fourth interview) on the following day.
Fourth interview was more of stress interview. Another case was
given to me in this round, topic being on the similar lines
(telecom). I was asked questions based on CV first and then
some technical questions. While I was answering the
interviewer would randomly throw some other question to you
The last round was a Partner round which took place on the
next day. It was the longest interview which lasted for about 1 hr
and 30 minutes.
The partner expected me to provide a detailed business-plan of
any project scenario that he created mentioning my
assumptions and also mentioning the inflows and outflows of
cash. Also, he wanted me to stress upon the costs and
revenues and come up with a break-even analysis and whether
it is a profitable decision to invest in that project.
Partner Round:
Questions related to Summer Internship organization (Market,
Competitors, Revenue, Profits etc.) How would my project
benefit the organization?
Why should we hire you?
What are the qualities required in a good consultant?
What are the key factors which ensure the success of a
consulting project?
Questions from my Live projects.
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Telephonic Round:
Normal Interview!!
Duration: 15 minutes
With the Director, Mr. Panda.
Gave me one real problem which one of their clients were
facing and asked my opinion.
Problem: One of their clients want ERP implementation and
they want a team of consultants from SAP to come and take
their requirements. What relevant questions will you ask?
He asked whether I have worked on SAP before? I said no.
few questions on my background.
He wasn't very satisfied whether I would be a perfect fit for the
company or not, seeing just 11 months of work experience and
that too not-so-relevant. So he conveyed his message to the
team over here to take 4th round of interviews for me.
Interview Round 4
HR Round
Duration: 25 minutes!!
They explained me very clearly what my job role is going to be!!
Basically they were looking for a right attitude in this round to
learn things faster. (as I wasnt having an IT background).
Again some questions on my strengths and leadership qualities
and cross questioning!!
HR. 10 minute.
Change of position and if I would be okay in it.
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Entire process was smooth. Prepare for basic concepts of Supply Chain. An overall idea of how supply chain works and how it
will help.
The entire process is normal (Not very stressed out) but prepare all your answers so that qualities from the Amazon 14 leadersh
calm in the interviews and don't show anger even if you feel angry. Its a test!
For Sales and Account Management profile, know the basic jargons of marketing and consulting and prepare crisp definitions fo
for roleplays and sales pitches for this role.
If you are interested in Marketing and Consulting, this is the perfect role for you.
The interview experience was really good. Be thorough about the profile offered, Job description and very importantly practice m
projects.
Go through the Amazon Ace Challenge cases.
Amazon judges people on its 14 leadership principles. Their questions are framed in such a way that those principles get check
A major highlight of their interview is the term - "What Else"! Whatever you answer, they seek more from you. This results in lon
Preparation of Guesstimates is a must for this interview.
The entire process was smooth and more or less similar to the one during summers.
Prepare your CV and VAQs well. Read about Asian Paints and latest trends in IT/Systems space.
All the Best!!
I think what secured AP for me was the preparation I did for generic questions like why AP. It is very important to know about the
knowledge in your answers. I was aware they were looking for someone who can work at a plant. I had no prior work ex at a pla
me to show that I have the capability to work at a plant. I did that by showing how I manage to build relationship with people of a
examples and in various answers. I also used AP and its practices in a few answers to show that I have read about the compan
company.
Know yourself very well. Know how to portray a confident but not arrogant character. Asian paints likes simple people who have
work. Show that you are one.
Be thorough with your CV and VAQs. Read about the supply chain of BCCL.
Good knowledge about role offered and knowledge about the current affairs of IT industry
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The company has a lot of focus on its values. Thety generally do not take a stress interview and look for honest responses.
Be through with everything mentioned in your CV and also prepare at least two subjects for the interview.
General business ideas that are thought in class, more important are the VAQ's and CV, but to reach the final interview the case
practice small business cases.
Company prefers background in Analytics. Proficiency in end to end analytics (e.g. Search Page Performance, Dashboard, We
upon. Company looked for good business judgment and quantitative analytic ability. Thorough study on global e-commerce sce
EY is known for its multiple interviews of very long durations. They are expecting that you look at any company's business from
a special focus on the costs.
As they were starting new division I believe they wanted person who can take charge & work independently. They had work rela
systems. So they looked for flexibility & openness to take up multiple responsibilities.
1. Typically for a long duration GD listening to the discussion becomes equally important apart from putting across your points.
was so engrossed in the duscussion that any point that was repeated or was out of the flow was instantly refuted by the group.
2. Introduce yourself is the most expected question. Prepare it thoroghly where it should have all major highs which you want th
3. CV is your bible go through it in and out. Every point on the CV should be clear to you and subsequent questions to be thoug
rest relax and you ll do well.
Explained in respective portions. Apart from these, have a decent knowledge about the E-commerce Sector. All the Best
The selection process tried to identify students with clear and structured thought process. It is safe to say that the core technica
tested but for few of the applicants supply chain knowledge (not theoretical but practical approach) was tested during interviews
skills and quality of points you are making was important.
So to give some tips, prepare well for GD by means of knowing current situation, advances, challenges, various figures in e-com
For interviews brush up on supply chain concepts ad try to read up on how supply chain concepts are implemented and modifie
commerce so to say. Try to use theory you have learned and develop a practical approach so that if in case you are asked to so
supply chain your answers wont be theoretical and vague.
Prepare your CV well and ask your friends to counter question on each and every point of your CV. This will help not only in this
So all in all be confident, be expressive, do not try to give gas at any stage of process. Prepare well with basics in technical and
approach and stay in touch with current happenings in related industry.
All The Best!!!
Study about the eCommerce industry and know some facts and figures about all major players in eCom. A proper Supply Chain
be aware of the many trade-offs between many things in SCM (like high inventory and fill rate etc coz these are some things the
cases)
Read case in point, cases from vault etc. You will get a lot of material from your seniors and peers. Also give a lot of time to pre
Prepare a lot on case interviews. Refer Case in Point booklet for better frameworks and approaches. View Victor Changs video
these kind of interviews.
Basic knowledge on finance is enough, they may not expect one to have a through understanding of the finance specific subjec
interview went)
Prepare well on CV. Read on the events happening globally esp. in the business world. Finance domain knowledge is tested in
VAQ preparation is extremely important. Your previous work-ex is important too. I reckoned that my internship would be the bas
realized that my previous work-ex seemed to generate a lot more questions than I would have liked. So maybe it would be a go
internship, if you want more question on that, during the ""tell me about yourself?"" question.
Have thorough knowledge on supply chain topics. Try to have some experience in supply chain.
Need functional knowledge of finance and how the company operates. FM1/2 knowledge with focus on alternate investments s
If the Pre-Placement Talk is given, please listen to it very carefully, even if it sound boring. Try to understand about the role bein
properly. Prepare well on your VAQs.
Read about the company, its products and partners, and cloud strategy.
Also learn about the rival products in the market with their advantages/disadvantages over similar Microsoft products.
It is important to know your work ex in very good detail as both the HR and technical interviewers can get to the details. Read th
they look for and try to showcase your passion for technology taking the help of your resume if needed. Also the standard VAQ
strengths and weaknesses, goals.Being energetic and cheerful throughout helps as they look for enthusiasm for the profile and
Just be casual and don't let them sense that you are nervous. Study all the basic concepts of SCM. Read thoroughly about you
developments which have taken place till your interview. Read about the company (recent past, present, future actions), VAQ q
The existing selection process for NI is functional and no advice towards changing it. As regards preparation, candidate is expe
discipline to a certain depth depending on one's experience, about the company that one worked for and some quirky stories to
Overall process is chilled, one just needs to have a calm and polite approach and deep understanding of the vertical one applie
breeze.
General Tips for any company which you sit for in final recruitment process.
VAQs, CV and how you convey things matters the most.
They will not come here to recruit you for your domain knowledge. Domain Specific Knowledge is a much hyped thing!!
We usually waste much of our time preparing for domain specific part (finance, marketing, ops etc etc). Instead prepare ur VAQ
work experience, live projects, PORs (in decreasing order of priority)) well. Prepare for your overall presentation in an interview.
The entire process was a wonderful and a great learning experience that tested nerves, knowledge and patience. Adding to the
interspersed in previous answers,
1. Confidence matters
2. Be clear on why SAP, why that specific domain you've applied for, your purpose of MBA, your strengths and weaknesses
3. Be prepared with 4-5 incidents that made an impact in your life. Present them in a sequential and logical manner with neat de
impresses interviewer
4. Talk slowly, clearly and confidently
5. Have knowledge of SAP products, at least of those in your domain
6. Refresh your engineering knowledge a bit - some important topics, it helps
7. Try making logical connections between what you've studied, what you did, what you're currently doing and what you intend t
every action matters as you're going to be a consultant
8. Never underestimate the subjects you've studied - trust me - they help in a big way. I've used the concepts taught in Ops&SC
and II, and Consumer Behaviour.
9. No boasting or phony language, be yourself - project the positive side of yours in a big and impactful way.
10. Lastly, keep a genuine smile on your face and show passion for SAP - that's the one they're looking for.
All the best!! Hoping to see some of you next year aboard...
Industry selection played a major part in selection process. Some industries provided as option earlier were not at all selected.
you relate it with your past experience to me played a major role in their decision making.
Group task:
- Solving the mathematical part of the case may help
- Avoid cutting others as everybody would get a chance to speak
Interviews:
- Be thoroughly prepared with whatever you have written in your CV and whatever you have done in your internships
- Confidence is very important
- Be honest about yourself; you may be able to fake what you have done but you cannot fake who you are
- Accept your mistake if you feel you messed up somewhere and the panel member has pointed it out to you
- Write down everything that is said during the pre-placement talk. The information gives you the answers for questions in the in
- Be prepared with a couple of questions that you can ask the panel after your interview
Through knowledge of the Industry, CV and your area of interest. HR person was trying to grill and create stress but the key wa
point.
Most of the companies majorly look for cultural fit. You should be able to explain every word in your CV. And be very well prepar
Keep a note on all companies you are sitting for handy during the process, their details, values etc. Prepare VAQs in advance a
interviews. They help a lot in recognizing mistakes and also develop communication skills
Be relaxed and read something about the interviewer on LinkedIn. It helped in my conversation. He was very pleased that I did
appeared to him as if I am very keen to join.
Have thorough knowledge about each and every point written on your CV and whichever technology you have worked on.
No Banking or Finance related questions were asked for this profile. Still, a brief understanding of how banking industry works a
technology in Banks, will certainly help.
Enter with a smile on your face. Look confident. All the Best. !!