IIT B Interview Question Bank

8/16/2019 IIT B Interview Question Bank

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Company Profile Offered

Accenture Supply Chain consultant NA

Amazon No GD

Amazon Onboarding Specialist Nil

Group Discussion / Tasktopic

Account Management and SellerRelations


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Amazon Onboarding Specialist NA

Amazon Operations No GD/GT


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Asian !aints Systems

Asian !aints Supply Chain Management

Topic" M#A education doesn$t prepareone %or chaos

&t 'as a ( member GD %or us but SCMcandidates had )* members in thegroup +e 'ere gi,en a topic andas-ed to thin- on it %or about .minutes +e had to start GD oursel,esso -eep a tab on time yoursel%0 TheGD didn$t ha,e a time limit They 'ouldindicate 'hen to stop

The company seemed to loo- %or1uality o% points2 logic andcommunication s-ills rather thannumber o% entries A good GDper%ormance has historically resulted inbetter %inal con,ersion chances

GD Topic"3 Success is a result o% deepgroo,es Deep groo,es destroysadapti,ity

The panel 'as loo-ing %or people 'hocould tal- 'ell and lead the groupGi,e direction to the GD 4oo- to reachat a conclusion Do not get too

aggressi,e


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Asian !aints scm

#CC4 Supply Chain Manager NA

Capgemini

Capgemini Technical Specialist

C#C #usiness Analyst No GD

Abstract topics Company 'as loo-ing%or people 'ith basic communications-ills5nsure that you spea- more than 6times and contribute meaning%ully tothe discussion

#usiness Analyst 3 4ocal #usinesssolutions

Company 'as loo-ing %or in depth-no'ledge o% &T industryThe topic gi,en to us 'as related to

Security issues in cloud computing

&t 'as related to ethics in the businessen,ironment2 couldn$t remember the

e7act topicThey 'ere loo-ing %or related pointsand communication s-ills 638 pointsare su%%icient Gi,e a chance to all thepeople to spea- Also the current-no'ledge o% the industry isnecessary


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Citius Tech 9ealthcare Consultant NA

Cummins Operations There 'as no GD in %inal process

Deloitte Technology Consulting

Deloitte :unctional Consulting

5bay Analytics

o% ;S Olympic Committee 'ith thelocal population o% Colorado 'hereinthe %lagship training center %or ;SOC issituated The case discussion re1uireddi%%erent aspects to be analyzed %romdi%%erent perspecti,es A%ter somedeliberation 'ithin the group2 aconsensus has to be reached and aplan should be dra%ted Mean'hile2 apresentation has to be made in these6* mins only and the 'hole group hasto present it in )*3). additional mins&t 'as a general hal% page case study'ith 8 1uestions to be ans'ered Thecompany 'as loo-ing %or a general,ie' on ho' you can connect 'ith theproblem 'ith general business %undas

Case study 'ill test your basicanalytical s-ills and understanding o%

-ey metrics o% e3commerce industry


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5< Consulting TMT0

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5< TMT

:ed57 Re,enue Management Analyst

The GD topic 'as =Should R#& go %orthe rate cut>=&n the GD e,erybody spo-e 'ell2 stillthe GD 'as not a %ish mar-et !eople'ho made rele,ant points and madegood multiple entries throughout theGD 'ere selected

Consultant %or !rocess &mpro,ementin TMT industry

&t 'as a general GD 'ith abstracttopicThe topic 'as =&s S'atch #haratcampaign really e%%ecti,e=They 'ere loo-ing %or goodcommunication s-ills and aconsultant$s ,ie' o% the topic and not

?ust a random discussion

GD Topic" &t 'as related to =S'achh#harat Abhiyan=There 'as enough time and all o% usgot chances to put %or'ard our points&n the end they pic-ed up @ guys toconclude

:irst 'as aptitude test &t had around6* 1uestions 8* minutes 'ere gi,enBuestions 'ere related to Buant data interpretation similar to CAT &t'as %ollo'ed by t'o inter,ie's


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:lip-art Management Trainee

:lip-art

a%ter . minutes o% ?otting do'n points A ,ery generic topic = Mood o% &ndia &ndian Citizens a%ter the generalelections .*)8=&n a 8* minute long GD 'hat thecompany 'as loo-ing %or is a healthyand non nuisance discussion %irstlyMost importantly loo-ing at theselected students a%ter the GD it can

be concurred that students 'ithcon%idence2 ,alid points the ones'ho maintained the natural %lo' o% theGD 'ere selected&n the end e,erybody 'as as-ed to

Management Trainee Supply ChainManager0

number o% participants This is roughlythe amount o% time you should ta-e toput %or'ard your points0 9enceprepare your content accordinglybe%ore the GD starts &n our case2 'e'ere instructed to start 'ith a brie%,ie' o% yours about the topic 6* sec05,eryone spo-e %or hal% a minuteindi,idually one a%ter another and thetopic 'as made open %or discussion

A%ter the scheduled ). minutes or so2'e 'ere as-ed to summarize the'hole GD2 again %or hal% a minuteeach2 one by one 9ence 'hen youare gi,ing a gist o% 'hat you are goingto spea- in the GD2 at the beginning2ma-e sure you ha,e at least onedi%%erentiating point %rom others This'ill become e,en more important i% youare to'ards the end in your GD groupand all most all points being co,ered


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:lip-art MT role 3 Supply Chain

GeP Senior Consultant NA

:lip-art business model and impact o%e3commerce mar-et place on physicalretail stores

. min to thin-2 then e,eryone 'asas-ed to gi,e their points %ollo'ed bygroup discussion and indi,idualsummary

Not many good points in thediscussion

Company loo-ed %or students 'ho'ere con%ident2 asserti,e and clear intheir thought process

&t 'as a general GD and the topic %orGD 'as $:uture o% e3commerce in&ndia$ )* people group 'as gi,en ).3)@ minutesOur GD 'ent ?ust about %ine Apart%rom %e' members 'ho could not

spea- much e,erybody else made .38entries!eople shortlisted had made 1ualityentries They 'ere loo-ing %or people'ho 'ill ma-e a 1uality point2 ha,egood communication s-ills2 can bac-data 'ith numbers

GD Structure")* members in ) group)st . mins to note do'n your points ona paper Once you noted your points2they collected the paper

Then e,ery person in the group had tospea- %or 6* seconds on the topicNe7t the group 'as le%t to discuss %or)@ MinutesGroup discussed ,arious things that!M Modi had done li-e S'ach #harath

Abhiyaan etc & made 8 3 @ entries andspo-e clearlyThen again e,ery person in the group


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!MC Operation Analysts NA

!MC #an-ing Operations NA

Microso%t !artner technical consultant NA

Mondelez Supply Chain Management NA


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N& Sales

SA! Consultant N/A

SA! T4 Consultant There 'asn$t any group discussionEE

+as the Mars Orbiter Mission a 'orthye7penditure>There 'ere F people in the GD Thepeople 'ere made to sit %ace3to3%ace2 8against 6 They 'ere loo-ing at

cogence o% thought and ability to carrya thought process Get a %e' o% yourGD members to build upon your point


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SA! Associate Consultant NA

SA! ConsultantOnline test had 1uestions onreasoning and one case based1uestion


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Tata Motors Systems

Tata Motors Senior Manager 3 Systems

Tata Motors Operations

+ipro Security Solutions Consultant NA

+ipro Digital Mar-eting Consultant NA

Topic3 is the sale o% passenger,ehicles/ commercial ,ehicles going todecrease 'ith the ad,ent o% ecommerce

ey !ointers3 ma-e rele,ant points5,en .36 good entries 'ill su%%ice i%made rele,ant points Gi,e chance toothers as 'ell

&n the GD there 'ere H participantsTopic 'as =!ros and Cons o% sellingautomobiles online and 'hat are ouropinions about it= & spo-e only 8 timesin the GD and tried to bring di%%erentperspecti,es & humbly negated others,ie's 'ith sound reasons !eople 'ho

'ere an7ious and tal-ing e7cessi,ely'ithout ne' points 'ere not permittedin the ne7t round

Case #ased Group Discussion" thecase 'as about a problem in themanu%acturing plant to reduce the'eight and cost0 o% a %our 'heeler'ithin a limited time period to matchthe industry standards


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Describe the key takeaways of Pre-placement talk.

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A better understanding o% the role and 'or-ing culture o% the company

A good understanding about the current happenings in amazon2 about the pro%ile o%%ered !lease understand about thepro%iles o%%ered2 ?ob description and clari%y your doubts


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Got a loo- at the %aces o% the company employees 'ho could ha,e come to college %or %inals process Nothing else

The roles being o%%ered 'ere clearly de%ined Amazon has the process o% personal interaction a%ter the !!T 'here youcan as- any number o% 1uestions to the spea-er They al'ays come in groups o% 638 so that they can interact 'ith theclass post the !!T


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3 Scale o% operations 3 international presence2 manu%acturing %acilities2 distribution net'or-3 Ad,ertisements o% Asian !aints and Signature Stores3 Supply chain costs account %or H@I o% the cost o% a business unit3 &T at Asian !aints 'or-s closely 'ith leading ,endors li-e SA! on the business aspect o% the company 5,ery year the&T team underta-es @3( ma?or pro?ects3 &t is one o% the %irst organizations to mo,e 5R! to SA! 9ANA %or analytics and 'on the SA! a'ard %or best usage o%9ANA %or analytics3 Asian !aints has ac1uired Slee- itchen %urnishing0 and 5ss 5ss #athroom %urnishing0 to bolster its homeimpro,ement line

4earnt about the supply chain o% the company and the basic in%ormation re1uired about the company Also helpsunderstand the -ind o% people they are loo-ing %or


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:air salary No global opportunities One o% the best Scm pro%iles to 'or- %or in &ndia

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+or- culture o% the company

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Not Applicable


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There 'asn$t one

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i0 Getting to -no' the companyii0 +hat the company doesiii0 Core competencies o% the company

i,0 no'ledge about healthcare &T,0 Roles and compensation o%%ered


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The main ta-ea'ay 'as the -no'ledge about the company Also2 the !!T is ta-en by a Director and in3depth-no'ledge 'as pro,ided about the pro%ile o%%ered The 1uestions 'hich they stressed upon 'ere"+hat is 5+hat is !rocess &mpro,ement>+hat is TMT industry ,ertical2 etc>

ision and ,alues o% the companyRoles and responsibilities o% the pro%ile o%%eredOrganization structure and gro'th path

Company 'as starting ne' di,ision o% !ricing strategy in &ndia They %irst e7plained the -ey ob?ecti,es o% the ne'di,ision They also highlighted the bene%its li-e global opportunities 'ith :ed57 Tuition Assistance !rogram


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) Started o%% 'ith the huge potential in e3commerce. The %lip-art story6 arious models o% operation in a typical e3commerce %irm8 Discussion about the :lip-art MT program3 . pro?ects o% si7 months duration each on demand and supply side andthen get to chose the pro%ile o% our choice

) Try to gather as much -no'ledge as possible about the 53Commerce sector %rom the !!T All main points 'ill bementioned during the !!T. 5,erything about :lip-art Specially its business model and 'hy they ha,e gone %or it &ts pros and cons 9o' the'hole process 'or-s and brie% o,er,ie' o% each and e,ery department/'or-ing6 :uture plans and e7pansion policies o% :lip-art


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&ntroduction about the company&n%o on product categories 'hich company launched recently&n%o on transition to mar-et place:acts about the company and its sta-eholders

The !!T concentrated on ho' :lip-art 'or-s2 'hat the %uture outloo- %or the company is and 'hat it had done inrecent pastThe ppt 'as deli,ered by a person %rom supply chain domain in company and a .*)8 batch ?oinee in :lip-art %romN&T&5 'as also presenting alongside him

9ead o% 4ast Mile Deli,ery and +hite Goods Category 'as there 9e thre' a lot o% Stats aout the eComerce &ndustryand :lip-art2+ill help i% you remember some recent stats as eCom is a gro'ing industry and can be gi,en as a GD topic %or anycompany

The tal- 'as mainly %ocused on the nature o% ?ob and the ob,ious tal- on the compensation #ut2 & %eel the maindiscussion 'as based on our 1uestions So2 be prepared i% you 'ant to -no' anything about the company or the ?obthey are o%%ering


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!ro,ides &T solutions %or 9edge %unds2 !52 etc 9ires %rom top # Schools Re1uires no'ledge o% %inancial ?argon

G5! 'or-s in in three domains3 !rocurement Strategy2 5nd to 5nd ser,ices Sourcing2 Category Management Transaction Management0 and !rocurement Ser,ices A highly customer centric company 'hich belie,es in customerdelight as it helps in retaining the business and building the brand ,alueThe pro%ile o%%ered is o% Senior Consultant 'ith belo' ?ob description3 Consulting in strategic sourcing3 !ro?ect and client management3 Analysis o% multi3 million J spend3 Managing multiple pro?ects3 +or- 'ith global teams and tra,el to client location3 +or-ing 'ith senior /mid management3 Opportunity assessment2 strategy de,elopment

Bualities G5! is loo-ing %or are3 !roblem sol,ing3 Communication s-ills3 4eadership3 Cultural %it

3Must be -een to build their career in Supply Chain industry3+or- 'ith the best in the industry in the ,alue chain consulting space3+illingness to tra,el


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They spo-e about the organization and e,erything in,ol,ed in the ban-ing operations in the organization

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9a,e a clear understanding about the role they are o%%ering


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57tensi,e &ntensi,e !!T !!T ga,e a clear idea about their di%%erent modules2 clients2 business model etc etc

More than anything else2 one should ha,e the -no'ledge o% the domain he is applying to and should be a strategic %itin the SA! Consulting culture


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+hat does the company gi,e you> +hat company 'ants/e7pects %rom you> +hat is the -ind o% 'or- that you$ll bedoing i% you ?oin and the e7tent o% engagement 'ith clients and partners

!lacement tal- 'as %ocused on uni1ue positioning o% SA! among so%t'are companies2 its business model and its'idespread reach


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3 ey in%ormation about the company past and %uture03 e3commerce sector in &ndia past and %uture03 Organization culture

The ,alues o% the company and that e3commerce is the ne7t big thing

Appear enthusiastic e,en in pre placement

&t co,ered the o,erall 'or-ing o% an e3commerce company department 'ise #oth the models o% e3commerce 'erediscussed and ho' snapdeal %ollo's the model to its ad,antage


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&t 'as not conducted %or the %inal process

9elps in getting the basic -no'ledge about the company2 its culture et3al Can prepare the ans'ers to 1uestions li-e'hy tata motors2 'hy this pro%ile by lin-ing to 'hat has been mentioned in !!T

9R manager and one more senior manager came %or the pre placement tal- They ga,e details about the company%ollo'ed by 1uestion ans'er sessions

!re placement tal- pro,ided insights regarding ,arious pro%iles o%%ered by the company and the s-ills e7pected %rom thcandidate


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NA ob Description and !ro%iles o%%ered 'ere shared through mail0

NA


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@ rounds o% inter,ie's2 each being elimination

What was the selectionprocedure conducted by thecompany

There 'ere t'o rounds Technical and 9R:irst round 'as technical round 'here theyas-ed scenario based 1uestionsSecond round 'as more AB based Theyas-ed 1uestion speci%ic to 'or- e7

There 'ere 8 rounds o% inter,ie')st inter,ie' 'as ?ust a run through o% C plus i

'as as-ed to e7plain about my 4i,e pro?ect.nd &nter,ie' 'as a short one to test the basicunderstanding o% the pro%ile o%%ered6rd inter,ie' 'as all about situation based1uestions2 AB$s li-e biggest mista-e in your li%eetc2 and 4i,e pro?ects8th inter,ie' 'as a complete role play


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There 'as no GD .F people 'ere shortlisted %or&nter,ie's and there 'ere upto 8 rounds o%inter,ie's 5ach round 'as an elimination round

8 rounds o% inter,ie'sCandidates 'ere selected a%ter submitting aletter o% intent %or a pro%ile


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GD %ollo'ed by ) inter,ie'

Step )" Online application %orm 'hich includedABs 'hich 'ere shared by !lacement Teamduring SummersStep ." GD on a general topicStep 6" !ersonal &nter,ie'


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. !&s

C Shortlist2 GD and . rounds o% !&

Gd!i

GD 3 T'o rounds o% &nter,ie'

GD 'as a &T related topic2 spo-e thriceSome understanding o% &T industry and the

current a%%air related to the industry should beprepared

. o%%line inter,ie's in campus)st o%%line inter,ie' 'as completely on my 'or-

e7perience.nd o%%line inter,ie'" The inter,ie'er as-ed meabout the health policies in ;S2 Obamacareasmy summer internship 'as is healthcare0& 'as as-ed 'hether i 'as com%ortable using


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i0 T'o rounds o% grueling inter,ie's by t'odi%%erent panelsii0 5ach panel consisted o% 6 panelists in total2 (mid3le,el to senior e7ecuti,es0

iii0 #oth the panels needs to be unanimous intheir decisions2 only then a candidate is selectedi,0 No GD or GT

Summers " . GD2 one &nter,ie'!!&" One Technical Round at Cummins2 9ead

O%%ice2 !une and one telephonic 9R Round

Group Tas- %ollo'ed by !&Group Tas- H studentsK might ,ary dependingupon number o% students shortlisted0 comprisedo% Case Discussion on Strategy %or 6* mins Apresentation on the case has to be prepared inthese 6* mins onlyThe 'hole group 'ill get additional )*3). mins topresent the case study!ersonal &nter,ie' 'ent %or around .*3.@

minutes and it mainly comprised o% C #ased1uestions %rom +or-357 and Summer &nternship8 1uestions each 1uestion had to be discussedinitially as a part o% group discussion %ollo'ed bya presentation2 'e all made it clear that e,eryone presented

!& %ollo'ed %or shortlisted candidates on theStage )" Case Competition . Rounds0Stage ))" Online submission o% the analyticscase 'hich re1uired concepts li-e Segmentation2Campaign design and RO& calculationsStage )." !resentations to the ?udges %rome#ay

Some students 'ere o%%ered !!& a%ter theprocess

Stage ." 8 Rounds o% S-ype and Telephonic&nter,ie's each lasting %or 6*3(* minutes0


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A GD 'as held2 %ollo'ed by %our inter,ie's

There 'as Aptitude test t'o inter,ie's

:irst round 'as GD o% shortlisted candidates ingroups o% H3)*Second round 'as a !& on telecommunicationsThird round 'as a !& on technology:ourth round 'as an 9R inter,ie':i%th round 'as a !artner Round

GD Round6 &nter,ie's Technical2 9R2 !artner0


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GD %ollo'ed by t'o rounds o% inter,ie's

) GD. T'o rounds o% technical &nter,ie's


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Group Discussion %ollo'ed by t'o rounds o%inter,ie's

The selection procedure had One GroupDiscussion %ollo'ed by T'o !ersonal &nter,ie's

All the three steps 'ere elimination rounds

GD and then . rounds o% inter,ie':inal round 'as 'ith the same person 'ho came%or the !!T

T'o rounds o% inter,ie's2 both o% 'hich 'ere onthe similar lines


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C shortlist2 !sychometric test2 GD2 !&

GDCase Study0 L !&

Multiple rounds o% &nter,ie' &t ,aried %rom .36rounds %or di%%erent candidates

3C Shortlist3)@ !resentation on summer internship pro?ect3&nter,ie'

. rounds o% &nter,ie' :ist round had C related1uestions2 in detail :e' %inance related1uestions and one case based on ho' i 'ouldget re1uirements %rom a 9edge %und client 'ho

has de,ised an options pricing modelSecond round 'as hal% technical2 hal%beha,ioral They 'anted to -no' my interestsand 'hy i 'ould be interested in the company


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!ersonal &nter,ie' %or all !!& holders

Aptitude Test There 'ere t'o sections logicalsection and D& sectionT'o rounds o% !&

&nitially an aptitude test 'as conducted 'hich'as in t'o parts2 %irst 'as a readingcomprehension 'hich 'as little easy 'ill getsu%%icient time0 and the second 'as a se1uentialdiagram 'as really challenging and 'as not that

easy0

9R inter,ie' %irst2 that 'ent on %or )@ min A%ter that the %unctional inter,ie' that lasted %oran hour appro7imatelyNo GDs and guessing it 'as a C shortlistdirectly %or the inter,ie'


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Aptitude test2 GD and !&

There 'as 6 round o% inter,ie's)st round 'as technical inter,ie'2 people 'hocleared it 'ere sent %or 9R inter,ie' 'hich 'as.nd round

A 6rd round o% telephonic inter,ie' 'ith Mr9imanshu !anda 'as also in the mi7

A psychometric test %ollo'ed by 6 round o%inter,ie's& 'as an e7ception They too- 8 round o%inter,ie's & ha,e e7plained belo' +9


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They o%%ered roles in @ ,erticals/%unctions andshortlisted candidates %or 8 o% them on the basiso% C There 'as a psychometric test conductedto all the shortlisted candidates This test 'asnot an elimination round but an au7iliary one Dothis 'ell2 it$s important Simultaneously2 anapplication %orm physical %orm0 as-ing %or somebasic details and a %e' ABs 'as to be %illedand got be%ore the inter,ie' 5,ery panel hadthe copy o% application %orm Grilled on the ans inapplication %ormThen2 the personal inter,ie's happened thene7t day0 3 6 to 8 rounds depending on the panel

and the situation There is a %eedbac- %orm that$llbe trans%erred %rom one inter,ie' panel to otherpanel2 so ma-e sure your ans'ers areconsistent across panel and in line 'ith 'hat you'rote in application %orm

Online test %or shortlistingShortlisting 'as done based on the industryselected 'hile applying6 3 8 rounds o% inter,ie's2 each round 'aselimination round


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GDL ) round o% inter,ie'

!& through S-ype

:irst there 'as a Group Discussion and thenthere 'as an inter,ie' conducted by a ,erysenior manager o% that company and one 9Rmanager There is only one inter,ie' a%ter GD

Case based Group Discussion %ollo'ed by a!ersonal &nter,ie'

There 'ere 6 pro%iles o%%ered :or . pro%iles2there 'as a GD2 %ollo'ed by an &nter,ie' :ormy pro%ile2 there 'ere . inter,ie's scheduled


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&nitial Shortlist %ollo'ed by Single round o%!ersonal &nter,ie's


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!nter"iew #ound $

&t 'as a technical round and 'ent %or around 6*min There 'ere t'o person in the panel The inter,ie' started 'ith theintroduce yoursel%They as-ed ,arious 1uestions li-e") +hy Supply Chain consulting a%ter 'or-ing in &T. +hat are your interest area in Supply Chain6 :e' 1uestions related to basic concepts o% Supply Chain MR!2 Demand planning2 Supply planning08 :e' Scenario based 1uestionsThey helped me in ans'ers through out the inter,ie' They 'ere loo-ing %or ho' & approached the problem and ho' &

Normal inter,ie'My inter,ie' 'as ma?orly ABs and deep probing into my C 5ach and e,ery point 'as as-ed This inter,ie' lasted %

More o% ABs2 compose all your ABs to align 'ith the )8 leadership 1ualities gi,en by amazon They ?ust chec- i% thathe e7amples and instances you say2 so be prepared 'ith ABs per%ectly2 ho'e,er deep they may probe

&ts a technical plus 9R round lasted %or around 8@ mins All the rounds are %ace to %ace inter,ie' only A normal inter,ie:ollo'ing are the 1uestions as-ed) Run me through your C. Ne7t 6* mins on my . li,e pro?ects& 'as grilled on a particular point in my 4i,e !ro?ect More than the right ans'er & 'as consistent about my ans'er in m


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)st round lasted around 6*36@ minutes Buestions 'ere as %ollo's"3)0 +hat 'ere initiati,es & too- as 9ead o% !R Team>

.0 9o' to deal 'ith situations 'hen a customer has been gi,en a 'rong order>

60 9o' to deal 'ith a situation i% 'rong price has been displayed on the 'ebsite and bul- products 'orth la-hs ha,e bethe loss>

Amazon di,es deep into e,ery scenario So the 6rd 1uestion 'as presented to me in di%%erent 'ays They 'ere mostly$practical thin-ing$

Thumb Rule " &% in doubt2 go %or the solution that is ethical and %a,ors the Customer Amazon e7pects you to be obsess

General Bustions on C2 about amazon2 some ABsDuration" 6*38* min&nter,ie'er 'as loo-ing %or my industry e7posure and -no'ledge about amazon


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There 'as only ) inter,ie' round 'hich lasted %or about .* minutes The panel consisted o% ) 9R person and Mr 9arimostly AB basedNote" Mr 9arish 4ade had got a tablet and 'as searching %or things you said 'hich he 'as not a'are o% or %ound dicey

They seemed to loo- %or -no'ledge and interest in technology and reason %or 'or-ing in technology space %or a non3&T&nternship0 'ill matter& 'as later in%ormed that they 'ere loo-ing %or non3standard te7t3boo-0 ans'ers and had li-ed my 1uic-3thin-ing abilitycultural %it2 ha,ing a good practical understanding o% theory2 humility and 1uic- thin-ing

Buestions as-ed in inter,ie'"

)0 9o' do you thin- the GD 'as> +hat could ha,e been di%%erent>.0 Tell me about yoursel% and %amily>60 +hy not ?oin your %ather$s business>80 &% you ha,e to use your M#A -no'ledge in his business2 'hat 'ould you do>@0 +hy &T at Asian !aints> +hy in3house &T %irm>(0 +hy did you 1uit your %irst ?ob A leading &ndian &T %irm0 i% you 'ere interested in technology>F0 +hat is Spot%ire a ,isual analytics tool & had used in my ?ob0> +hat -ind o% tool is it called>

H0 57plain the 'or- you did in your organization>0 9o' do you -eep yoursel% updated> Tell me one ne' technology you ha,e heard/read about> 57plain)*0 +hy and 'hen 'ould you 1uit your ?ob> +on$t you 1uit because o% team issues>))0 9o' 'ould you handle team issues>).0 Any 1uestions %or us>

Suggestions"3 #e thorough 'ith your C3 no' about Asian !aints and systems at Asian !aints !ay attention in !!T03 #e clear 'hy you 'ant a career in Systems and 'hy Asian !aints %or the same3 #e con%ident in inter,ie' and logical 'ith your ans'ers M#A GAS 'on$t 'or-0

Type 3 Mi7Duration 3 )@3.* minsMode 3 :ace to %aceNormal inter,ie'

& had 1uestions li-e the %ollo'ing"3)0 Tell us something about yoursel% not on the C.0 +hy should 'e ta-e you60 +hat did you do in your internship80 +hat is supply chain in your o'n 'ords@0 +hat is the most di%%icult part o% a supply chain(0 +hat does it ta-e to succeed in corporate 'orldF0 +hy electronics engineering2 then &T 'or- e7 and no' M#AH0 +here do you see yoursel% in the %uture0 +ill you be com%ortable 'or-ing at a plant)*0 Any 1uestions %or us>


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&t 'as completely on my 'or- e7perience& 'as as-ed to e7plain the portal & made during my pre,ious 'or- e7

9rMostly %ocused on seeing 'hether & am the person & portray mysel% as in the c, Go 6 le,els deep into e,ery point mentthan breadth Try to build a connection 'ith the panel General gyan2 but this 'ill help you #e thorough 'ith 'hat you once a%ter the inter,ie' and he told me that all they loo- %or is cultural alignment as your credentials ha,e already brou-eep your sta-es high and ma-e it a stress inter,ie' yoursel%& did that during ap summers process0

&t 'as more o% a con,ersation No technical 1uestions 'ere as-ed in this round !urely C based Buestions 'ere relainter,ie' 'ent on %or )@3.* minutes

9R round o% inter,ie'2 %ace to %ace 2 !anel size )2&Started o%% 'ith Sel% &ntro and then 1uestions on summer internships and :e' li,e pro?ects

Scenario based 1uestions 'ere gi,en9o' 'ill you resol,e peer con%lict in your team>9o' 'ill you handle con%idential client data>

T'o o% your team members are in%atuating o,er a %emale colleague and its a%%ecting team per%ormance 9o' 'ill you r A client has as-ed %or your opinion in shortlisting companies %or a tender in 'hich your company is also participating 9:e' more similar 1uestions 'ere as-ed

Technical and 9R both2 Normal2 :ace to :aceThere 'as only one person 9e as-ed me indirect 1uestions based on C No direct 1uestions li-e 'hat you did in P

3 +hat is your learning %rom the pro?ect/internship>3 Buestions on 5R! & did my 'inter internship on 5R!03 3 Strength / +ea-ness

9e 'as loo-ing %or good communication s-ills2 clear thought process and cultural %it Al'ays gi,e logical ans'ers and don$t ma-e stories


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) A techL9R mi7 %ace to %ace inter,ie' 'ith Associate Director %or Supply Chain. &ntroduce yoursel% 6 Summer &nternship detail 'ith %ollo' up 1uestions and challenges08 Details about my li,e pro?ect 'ith Reliance Comm@ !oR 3 'or-ing o% soma2 my role2 Structure o% A,enues2 Situation o% con%lict 'ith my core team( A li,e scenario about a %ailed product deli,ery and an upset customer +hat 'ill be my course o% actionend

&nter,ie' )"

) +al- me through your C. +hat is the admission process in SOM6 +hat is your CAT Score8 +ith such a high score 'hy are you in SOM@ +hy you chose SOM o,er other calls( Does brand name matters in M#AF &n 'hich stream you ha,e done your ma?or H Tell me about your summer internship company Since he didnt ha,e a clear idea about the consulting company "!0 +hat is your dream company)* Do you -no' the details o% the Management Trainee program at :lip-art>

57perience"& had an e7cellent GD and hence my %irst inter,ie' 'as a mere %ormality &t 'as more li-e an in%ormal chatting session

my inter,ie' is not a good precedence to prepare %or :lip-art Other con,erts and non3con,erts had hard3core technica

Tips") Try to crac- the GD and lea,e a ,ery good impression 9al% the 'or- 'ill be done there only. Ma-e sure you sho' the interest in Company and the !ro%ile you are applying %or They might cross 1uestion you an


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Started 'ith basic introduction2 interests2 li%e at SOM2 di%%erent e7periences2 e7tra curricular acti,ies and all o% that -in Detailed interaction about the things on my C :ocus 'as more on summer internship and 'or- e7perience :ortunaachie,ements at 'or- Alternati,e sourcing li1uidating non mo,ing in,entory0 So had to describe in detail and had tosa,ings made by the company )@3.* mins0

9e started o%% 'ith a puzzle There are t'o glasses %illed 'ith co%%ee and tea each &% 'e ta-e a teaspoon o% tea %rom tother 'ay also2 is tea in co%%ee more or co%%ee in tea more> #asically they 'anted to chec- 'hether the candidate gi,e&% you ta-e out a paper2 gi,e some ,alues to the amount o% tea and co%%ee and then do the calculation2 you 'ill get it Dmins including discussion0 The last 1uestion 'hich 'as the decider2 'as a typical pro%itability case 'here guesstimates 'here also in,ol,ed Thepro%it o% &ndigo airlines %or the current %inancial year & had to as- so many 1uestion to get %e' essential data %or ta-ing tnumber o% customers using indigo e,ery year2 and the possible routes the airline in operating in the countryA%ter that ue,ery single thing that can contribute to the cost as 'ell as the re,enue o% an airline They 'ere pretty much happy 'it5ntire inter,ie' 'ent %or about )h)@mins

C based inter,ie'

Technical 1uestions 3

9o' do you assess a corporate be%ore gi,ing a loan>

+hy are corporate N!As increasing>

+hat should companies do to reduce N!As

&nter,ie' re,ol,ed around C and pro%ile General no'ledge 1uestions 'ere as-ed The current state o% economy anthe general ones li-e +hy &C&C&2 +hy you etc

During presented o% the pro?ect there 'as se,eral 1uestions and cross 1uestion There 'as many 1uestion regarding to,er they mo,ed to my C 9e 'as loo-ing %or e7perience in supply chain so he pic-ed up points on my 'inter internshoperations 9e as-ed 1uestion on each point mentioned there 9e as-ed some ,ery basic AB 1uestions li-e 'hat are&nspirage> They ended by as-ing me i% & 'as o- 'ith tra,elling and mo,ing around

:ist round had C related 1uestions2 in detail #e thorough 'ith e,ery line in your C :e' %inance related 1uestions p

bond port%olio optimization2 options2 technical analysis o% stoc-s2 !ri,ate e1uity and one case based on ho' i 'ould gean options pricing model 8@ mins


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Technical Round &t 'as %or 6* mins and %ace to %ace They 'ere chec-ing 'hether you -no' about the role !lease re

&t 'as a 9R round and 'ent ,ery smoothly The 1uestions 'ere as-ed as mentioned belo'"

) +hat thing you do not li-e in the organization>. +hat do you -no' about the organization>6 +hat do you -no' about the role>8 +hat do your %riends say you are good in>@ +hat do you thin- you are not good in>

( Gi,e me an instance 'here you ha,e ta-en an initiati,e

The %irst round 'as an 9R inter,ie' 'hich 'as telephonic and lasted %or )@ minShe as-ed me to ta-e her through my resumeShe 'as specially interested in the 'or- e7perience part and my long teThey 'ant to -no' i% the company 'ill %eature in your long term goals though they 'ont as- you directlySome other 1uestions as-ed 'ere 'hy M#A and other ABs li-e tell me about yoursel% She also as-ed me i% night sh

:ace to :ace &nter,ie'2 Mi7 o% Technical and 9R2 . inter,ie'ers2 .@ mins2 Mostly Casual &nter,ie' As one o% the inter,ie'ers 'as CS4 head2 %e' basic 1uestions on 4ogistics domain 'ere as-ed

9R 1uestions co,ered the %ollo'ing topics "3 About Mondelez2 Summer &nternship 57perience2 4earning2 Di%%iculties %ac!ro?ect o% some non3SCM intern2 9o' 'ill you escalate and implement your learning in other plants2 :amily2 9obbies2 +& 'ant to as-


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) hour %ace to %ace inter,ie' 'ith a panel o% . gentlemen" &ndia Sales 9ead and a pro?ect lead The inter,ie' 'as moredepth o% thought They 'ent on to see i% & 'as com%ortable in -no'ledge outside my graduation discipline All the 8 caninstrumentation graduates so there might be a bias %or that &nstead o% going %or a general o,er,ie'2 be prepared in de

grad and the least %a,orite ones2 %inal year pro?ect and recent de,elopments about the same

)st round 'as completely technical My inter,ie' 'ent %or F* minutes Most part o% inter,ie' 'as based on summer inand had applied %or Tra,el Transportation ,ertical& 'as as-ed to describe mysel% Then 1uestions began on my summer internship& 'as as-ed to complete the series *)2 ).2 .*2 > The ans'er is )8 and the series is the date o% inter,ie' & 'as also asmore li-e e7tempore

Technical Round"Normal &nter,ie'EEDuration" 6* minutes

) Mainly 'or- e7perience and summer internship

. .36 terms %rom Ops and SCM &t 'as there in my C0

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Technical/%unctional inter,ie' round :ace to :ace 3 T'o people 3 one 'as as-ing 1uestions2 the other 'as ?ust obser,%ag end Started on a cool note as-ing to introduce mysel% and run through some o% the highlights in li%e Then the actu

bouncer 1uestions that seem totally out o% place The %ollo'ing 1uestions 'ere as-ed se1uentially and 'ith some occa) +hy did you apply %or Retail> +hat do you -no' about it> 3 Ans'ered. Ga,e a paper and0 Dra' the supply chain diagram %or a retailer 3 Dre' it6 57plain ,arious components in,ol,ed in these phases pointed out a %e' on my paper0 3 e7plained it but 'as -eepin8 Tell me some o% the SA! so%t'are pac-ages that can be used in these phases 3 told a %e' o% them2 cross 1uestione@ +ith a disappointment e7pression on %ace0 &$m not satis%ied 'ith your ans'er O-ay2 'hat is the ,alue addition thasome premium to the retailer 3 told some2 as-ed me more but & said these are the things & can thin- o% %or no'( +hat did you learn in your )@yrs o% M#A> Do you thin- i% it is 'orth spending> 3 Ans'eredF


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Round ) only round o% inter,ie'03) tell me about yoursel% . tell me something that u ha,e in last )(3)H month6 are you com%ortable 'ith coding and can u re,ie' the code o% others alsoGeneral discussion o% around .* mins 'ith no technical and no 'hy this company and this pro%ile

There 'as only one inter,ie' a%ter the GD &t 'as ta-en by one ,ery senior manager 'ho too- complete inter,ie' and as-ed me to tell about mysel% Then he as-ed me 'hat & did other than the things gi,en in the Resume 9e said it can Then & told that & am interested in -eeping trac- o% politics and he 'ent deep into it 9e did not chec- ho' a'are & am 'analyzing di%%erent situations9e as-ed me about per%ormance o% ;!A go,ernment and as-ed 'hy Modi suddenly became so popular

Then he as-ed me ho' politics in%luences Media and many other similar 1uestions

Duration" )@3.* minutes

Type o% Buestions" #oth technical and 9R

Technical Buestions" Buestions %rom my 5ngineering bac-ground 5lectronics0 and &nternships/4i,e !ro?ects

9R Buestions" +hy M#A> +hy Tata Motors> +hy Ops> etc

& had only one inter,ie'2 'here both the technical person and 9R manager 'ere present&t lasted %or about .@36* minsinterested in communication s-ills2 a bit o% &T security concepts and a %it 'ith the +ipro$s 'or- en,ironment and ,alues& thin- %or all ma?or companies2 strong communications s-ills are a must Apart %rom this2 a lot depends upon 'or-3e72 y

&nter,ie's =Technical and 9R= both 'ere ta-en by the same personMode 'as S-ype

Stress %ree inter,ie'2 &nter,ie'er 'anted someone 'ith a mar-eting bac-ground Most o% the 1uestions 'ere related toon 9obbies& 'as not a'are about the pro%ile being o%%ered so & couldn$t prepare %or the same &t 'ould be better i% you all can gain


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&t 'as a generic inter,ie'2 re,ol,ed mostly around the C and my past 'or-3e7perience

& had 'or-ed in D+3#& domain %or a shipping and logistics client %or 6) months prior to M#A They as-ed about the pro

This 'as %ollo'ed by the 1uestion on +hat is SMAC Social Media2 Mobility2 Analytics Cloud0 and ho' can a ban- gsame 'ith e7amples

A%ter this2 a %e' 1uestions on %amily bac-ground and ?ob location pre%erences

Altogether a .* to 6* mins o% rela7ed inter,ie' 'ith a panel size o% . members

They as-ed ABs as 'ell as some technical 1uestions 6*mins":aceTo:ace"Normal&nter,ie'ers as-ed me to e7plain almost each and e,ery point mentioned on my C


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Second inter,ie' 'as 9R round She as-ed me my details and some AB 1uestions Then she ga,e me a %orm a %ill

Stress &nter,ie' Technical0Cases and situations Many situations 'ere gi,en according to the role applied %or and ans'ers 'ere e7pected %ast

Apart %rom this2 some puzzles 'ere as-ed 'here the onus 'as on the approach and not on the %inal ans'er

They chec-ed ho' you thin- in a stress%ul situation and ho' calm can you -eep yoursel%

T'o mins inter,ie' but intensi,e E

Buestions are) Di%%erence bet'een Onboarding specialist role and sales specialist role. Daily you train one seller and onboard him on 'ebsite Tomorro' you ha,e to onboard )* seller 9o' 'ill you do>

#e thorough 'ith the pro%ile o%%ered The inter,ie'er 'as loo-ing %or speci%ic ans'ers only


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There 'ere more random 1uestions on Cash :lo' Statement and #alance Sheet #ut he tried to stress me by as-ingmore such 1uestions e,en though the roles being o%%ered by Amazon had nothing to do 'ith :inance

The other 1uestions 'hich he as-ed in bet'een 'ere"3)0 &s a 8* ml bottle o% a rinsing agent priced at Rs )** costly or cheap> This 'as more o% a discussion than a straight1uestions ans'er

.0 +hat 'ill ta-e into account i% you ha,e to open a co%%ee shop in &&T #ombay> Again a long discussion about the %actors and numbers & am considering and the numbers & am not considering 'hileopening a co%%ee shop

60 A bit o% discussion about the in,entory model and mar-etplace model o% ecommerce

Tip" & %lun-ed at all %inance 1uestions and yet got through the ne7t round This probably means that it is o- not to -no'Similar to the %irst round Duration" 6*38* minMore detailed 1uestions on CSome situation based 1uestions&nter,ie'er 'as loo-ing to -no' my e7periences and again some ABs& had to ma-e sure that & gi,e the same ans'ers %or the 1uestions 'hich 'ere as-ed in the % irst inter,ie' Applicable t%urther rounds also0


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&nter,ie' round . 'as also a %ace3to3%ace normal inter,ie' not a stressed one0Same type o% 1uestions as round one The panelists collaborated a%ter both the rounds and probably chec-ed 'hethermy ans'ers to same 1uestions by di%%erent panels 'ere uni%orm throughout

They as-ed $+hy M#A$2 $+hy Citius Tech$ $+hy should 'e hire you>$ in a lot o% 'ays This inter,ie' also lasted %orabout 6* mins

9R Round" ).3)@ mins0) 9o' 'as the e7perience during summers. T'o things you lo,ed about the company

6 +hich role 'ould you pre%er and 'hy>8 Any speci%ic location/ role constraints

@@ Minutes S-ype inter,ie' 'ith one inter,ie'er ha,ing @ years o% e7perience in Analytics &nter,ie' 'as primarily%ocused on testing the -no'ledge o% e3commerce business :irst )@ minutes 'ere spent on C and then theinter,ie'er started as-ing 1uestions on the 'or-ing on e3commerce industry2 its potential in &ndian conte7t2 -ey metrics

to be measured &nter,ie'er as-ed some small cases on data analytics and presentation in e#ay$s conte7t Theinter,ie' ended 'ith . puzzles &nter,ie'er tried to stress the candidates in the middle o% the inter,ie'


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The 9R inter,ie' 'as more AB based &t 'as a )* min inter,ie'

&n second inter,ie' & 'as as-ed about my %a,orite sub?ects and %e' basic 1uestions The inter,ie'er also as-ed1uestions %rom corporate strategy and %inance ,ery basic concepts li-e balance sheets2 !4 structure etc0

9R Round"Buestions about my per%ormance in GD and )st &nter,ie' roundStrengths and 'ea-nessesABs

Second inter,ie' 'as more li-e interaction 'ith the head o% pricing strategy di,ision &t 'as %or around )*3)@ minutes9e tal-ed about the di,ision as-ed Tell me ho' as a person you are Tell me about your areas o% interest


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A di%%erent indi,idual too- the inter,ie' and i 'as told by our alum %rom som)8 present that my customer centricity 'illbe tested) Run through your C. 'hy e3commerce ob,iously i 'as prepared on this06 arious papers i had read 2certain terminologies and trend pro,ed bene%icial in this round

&nter,ie' 'ith Associate Director2 4ogistics2 :lip-artDuration " )@ minutes

) +al- me through your C 57plain all the points in C one by one Need not to be in se1uence2 but ma-e sure youmention all the points and e7plain in brie% & too- around 6 minutes %or e7plaining the 'hole C at a stretch No cross31uestion in bet'een0. Ta-e your s'eet time

and ma-e sure you e7plain thoroughly 'hate,er you ha,e done related to SCM &t might be your C! 'or-2 Summer&nternship2 Opera club Acti,ities2 competitions2 anything and e,erything #ut mention all o% them in details06 Tell me one particular are in Operations SCM in 'hich you ha,e deep -no'ledge +hy are you saying that you arcom%ortable in this area> They 'ere loo-ing %or one particular area and hence do not beat around the bush Mentionone speci%ic one & mentioned demand planning &n,entory Management2 since my C! 'or- 'as related 'ith it57plained the 'hole pro?ect and 'hate,er & ha,e done in it %or around @ minutes Dont miss anything They mightcross31uestion as in 'hat 'ere the results o% your suggestions2 problems in implementation etc Try to dri,e this portioo% inter,ie' and connect 'ith internship/C!08


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&nter,ie'er 'as logistics head o% one o% the regions

Buestions) Tell about yoursel% . +al- me through your C +hile & 'as e7plaining2 there 'ere many cross 1uestions6Buestions on a #3plan competition %rom my C8+hich buc-et do you %it in> &dea buc-et2 !lanning or &mplementation one >@& 'as as-ed to sol,e a li,e business problem 'hich :lip-art is %acing right no' 9e 'as loo-ing %or approach not

ans'er0

&nter,ie' 'ent on %or 8@ min and 'as gi,en a spot o%%er

&nter,ie'er 'as loo-ing %or energy2 passion and out o% bo7 thin-ing

Second inter,ie' 'as not much o% technical but 9R The inter,ie'er as-ed me to 'al- him through my C Then heas-ed me to tell me 'hy should he consider me %or operations2 'hat e7actly ha,e & done A%ter this he as-ed me some

1uestions 'hich are not e7actly ,a1s but on similar lines :inally he as-ed me i% & had any 1uestions %or him and a%terthat my inter,ie' 'as o,er One important thing is that all the time inter,ie'er 'as loo-ing at the body language so becon%ident and calm This inter,ie' 'ent on %or .*3.@ minutes

Round . 'as 'ith the 9ead o% +hite Goods Category in :lip-art6@ to 8* minute inter,ie' )st )@ minutes 'ent entirely on my Summer &nternship !ro?ect & had a core Supply Chain

pro?ect so he understood the pro?ect2 my contribution to the pro?ect and the business impactNe7t .* Minutes he ga,e me a case" =


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:or most o% the candidates they 'ere gi,en another case in the second inter,ie' #ut it 'as more or li-e an 9R round%or me +hy G5!2 +hat all & -no' about its acti,ities2 +hy consulting2 Challenges in consulting2 +hy not me2 More onmy e7tra curriculars and much more Dont remember most o% them #ut all normal ,a1 types inclined to consulting%ield0 lasted %or some )@ mins0

Second round 'as hal% technical2 hal% beha,ioral Tell me about yoursel%2 'hy &!2 +hat do you no' about comapny

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9R Round .*36* mins2 :ace to :ace2 Normal and it 'as situation based inter,ie' They 'ere loo-ing ho' you 'ouldhandle the situation

&t 'as a 9R Round and 'ent as mentioned belo'"+hat home'or- did you do be%ore the inter,ie'>

Again 1uestion 'as on my strength and 'ea-ness and 'hat am & doing to o,ercome my 'ea-nesses>T'o situation based 1uestions":irst 3 Second 3 & am a ne'ly appointed team lead There are t'o people under me no' 'ho 'ere e7pecting to be at my roleand ?ealous o% me no' #ut & ha,e to ta-e a T %rom then in a 'ee- time to start on my 'or- %rom the ne7t 'ee- :e'conditions 'ere gi,en as %ollo's") They are un'illing to gi,e T and ma-e some or other e7cuses/reasons not to gi,e T. & am ha,ing only one 'ee- o% time 'ith me ie till :riday to ta-e the T6 This 'ee-$s Monday has already gone and & am in the middle o% Tuesday

8 Complete T 'ill ta-e some 6 days

A%ter the ans'er2 %e' more conditions 'ere gi,en as %ollo's"

) One o% the team member le%t the o%%ice 'hen the T 'as e7pected Tuesday0 and then the other has to gi,e the Ton his behal% as 'ell 'hich he cannot do due to time crunch2 so Tuesday is also gone

The technical round 'as much longer around %or an hour 'hich 'as %ace to %ace&t 'as a normal inter,ie' and theinter,ie'er 'as %riendly9e as-ed me random things %rom my C li-e the competitions mentioned2 etc9e again as-ed about my 'or- e7perience and since & had 'or-ed on Dynamics 5R! 'as as-ed in detail about it9eagain as-ed me about my long term goals in %act multiple times at di%%erent points9e also as-ed about the company2 di%%erent products on Microso%t li-e o%%ice 6(@2 'hich ones & 'as %amiliar 'ith2'hether & had done net programming2 the Azure cloud strategy2 the di%%erent so%t'ares %or CRM2 etc Also had to do amoc- pitch to him assuming he is the client and try to sell him the CRM o% Microso%t 'ith its ad,antages o,er others


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.nd round 'as 9R round &t 'ent %or about hal% an hour %or me&t 'as a ,ery chilled round They 'anted to chec- the cultural %it in this round Most o% the 1uestions 'ere %rom thegi,en set o% ABs2 so prepare them 'ell & 'as also tested on my -no'ledge about SA! as a company2 this is done to%ind out the eagerness to ?oin the company

9R RoundRigorous roundEEDuration" 6@38* minutes

) As-ed me to 'al- through my 'hole C %or %irst )* minutes

. Buestions about my -ey strengths

6 Grilled me on 'hy & re?ected my !!O %rom General MillsEEEE %or li-e )* minutes0

8 &ncidents 'here & ha,e sho'n leadership 1ualities

@ +ill & be a per%ect %it in SA! considering my mechanicalLcoreLSCM and Ops interest>

( They e7plained me my ?ob and told that generally they dont ta-e people ha,ing less than . years o% 'or- e7Considering my not3so3rele,ant 'or- e7perience 'hy should they ta-e usEE


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9R round 3 :ace to %ace 3 T'o people 3 one 'as as-ing 1uestions and the other one remained silent throughout theinter,ie' Started 'ith $&ntroduce yoursel% so that 'e can get started$ Buestions are more or less ABs and based onthe incidents that & described in the application %orm Some speci%ic points in C 'ere pointed out and as-ed to e7plainin great detail & made sure that my ans'ers are consistent here 5g &n the pre,ious round they as-ed me the reasonthat & should be ta-en in SA! and in this round2 they as-ed me to tell one o% my greatest strengths #oth lead to thesame thing at the core So2 be alert and conscious 'hile ans'ering They as-ed me to describe each and e,eryincident in great detail and 'ere as-ing more and more 1uestions speci%ically to'ards SOM li%e and 'or- e7perienceMa-e sure you don$t %a-e incidents &% you cannot recollect some details2 tell them that you$re not able to remembere7actly and it$s totally %ine A 1uestion that & as-ed during !!T made a mar- in 9R$s mind an d he remembered me'hen & 'al-ed into inter,ie' room 3 that 'as a good sign to start So2 don$t underestimate the importance o% as-inggood 1uestions during !!T

Again2 your positi,e attitude2 con%idence and error3proo% %lo' o% speech is the -ey to sail through this round Sho' them

that you$re a person 'ho li-es to ta-e initiati,es and ha,e the tenacity to complete them eep the language simple anpositi,e A,oid phony and high sounding 'ords &n ans'ering negati,e toned 1uestions li-e $greatest %ailure$2$'ea-nesses$ etc try to be as genuine as you can 3 ne,er beha,e smartly

This 'as an 9R round2 general discussion to chec- communication s-ills2 AB based 1uestions 3


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Guesstimates 'ere as-ed Again2 situations 'ere gi,en 'ere

had to thin- 1uic-ly Also2 & 'as as-ed to do a roleplay along'ith the inter,ie'er as that 'as part o% my role as Accountmanager The inter,ie'er 'as Chroma &ndia C5O and & had togi,e strategies to increase his re,enue @ times and )* times ina month Onus on the approach ma?orly They also loo-ed %orho' & pitched to him and my communication s-ills a lot too inthis inter,ie'

A%ter this round2 more . rounds 'ere there2 the last round 'asan 9R inter,ie' 'hich 'as again C based and AB based

:orty :i,e Mins 2 ,ery intensi,e inter,ie'& 'as 1uestioned on the same point 'here & 'as grilled in %irst

inter,ie' & 'as consistent 'ith my ans'ersSituation based 1uestions on the pro%ile o%%ered The inter,ie'erdirected me to the right path but he 'as e7pecting moreans'ers %or the same situation8th round 'as a role play round 'here & need to per%orm in thesituation gi,en There 'ere multiple situations gi,en to test myresponse


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This 'as the 8th round This lasted around 6@38* mins

)0 At %irst2 the inter,ie'er 'ent ,ery deep into my pro?ect duringmy stint at TCS 9e e,en made me dra' a high le,el diagram o%the pro?ect 9e as-ed me the best suggestion & had gi,en in mypro?ect and then as-ed me to tell a shortcoming o% thatsuggestion This 'hole thing 'as discussed %or about .* mins

.0 & 'as as-ed to ma-e an 5le,ator !itch Google this term0about my analytical s-ills

60 & 'as as-ed to ma-e a sales pitch to attract a customer to Amazon

80 & 'as as-ed 'hy & 'as suited %or the roles o% $AccountManagement$ and $Onboarding Specialist$

@0 +hether & ha,e 'or-ed on any particular tools be%ore or not

Duration" Almost ) hour Buestions 'ere as-ed on the $could3be3%la's$ %rom myinternship2 'or-3e7!roblems on operations related to optimizationSome situation based 1uestions on 4ogistics2 transportation2'arehousing2 etc&nter,ie'er 'as loo-ing %or my ops -no'ledge and ho' & handle


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6* Minutes S-ype inter,ie' 'ith a Senior Manager 9e as-ed1uestions on +hy e3commerce2 +hy e#ay2 +hy Analytics2 +hynot consulting etc Then he as-ed a lot o% situation based1uestions on handling con%licts2 managing teams2 leading ateam etc 9e also as-ed %or strengths2 'ea-ness2 short3termand long3term goals Some 1uestions 'ere as-ed on C as

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&nter,ie' 8" 6* Minutes Telephonic inter,ie' to chec- cultural %itin organization Buestions 'ere on the lines o% +hy e3commerce2 +hy e#ay2 +hy Analytics etc


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Third round 'as 9R The inter,ie'er ga,e his intro and as-ed'hy & 'anted to go into consulting Then he tal-ed about thetra,eling that might be re1uired in the ?ob and as-ed me i% & 'ascom%ortable 'ith the tra,eling 9e as-ed me i% & had any1uestions %or him :inally he in%ormed me that there 'ill be apartner round %ourth inter,ie'0 on the %ollo'ing day

:ourth inter,ie' 'as more o% stress inter,ie' Another case 'asgi,en to me in this round2 topic being on the similar linestelecom0 & 'as as-ed 1uestions based on C %irst and thensome technical 1uestions +hile & 'as ans'ering theinter,ie'er 'ould randomly thro' some other 1uestion to you

The last round 'as a !artner round 'hich too- place on thene7t day &t 'as the longest inter,ie' 'hich lasted %or about ) hrand 6* minutes

The partner e7pected me to pro,ide a detailed business3plan o%any pro?ect scenario that he created mentioning myassumptions and also mentioning the in%lo's and out%lo's o%cash Also2 he 'anted me to stress upon the costs andre,enues and come up 'ith a brea-3e,en analysis and 'hetherit is a pro%itable decision to in,est in that pro?ect

!artner Round"Buestions related to Summer &nternship organization Mar-et2Competitors2 Re,enue2 !ro%its etc0 9o' 'ould my pro?ectbene%it the organization>+hy should 'e hire you>+hat are the 1ualities re1uired in a good consultant>+hat are the -ey %actors 'hich ensure the success o% aconsulting pro?ect>Buestions %rom my 4i,e pro?ects


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& had a 6rd round o% telephonic inter,ie' 'ith 9&manshu !anda9e as-ed me about my relocation constraints2 i% any2 and someother basic 9R 1uestions &t 'as a short )* min round

Telephonic Round"Normal &nter,ie'EEDuration" )@ minutes

+ith the Director2 Mr !anda

Ga,e me one real problem 'hich one o% their clients 'ere%acing and as-ed my opinion

!roblem" One o% their clients 'ant 5R! implementation andthey 'ant a team o% consultants %rom SA! to come and ta-etheir re1uirements +hat rele,ant 1uestions 'ill you as->

9e as-ed 'hether & ha,e 'or-ed on SA! be%ore> & said no%e' 1uestions on my bac-ground

9e 'asn$t ,ery satis%ied 'hether & 'ould be a per%ect % it %or thecompany or not2 seeing ?ust )) months o% 'or- e7perience andthat too not3so3rele,ant So he con,eyed his message to theteam o,er here to ta-e 8th round o% inter,ie's %or me

&nter,ie' Round 89R RoundDuration" .@ minutesEE

They e7plained me ,ery clearly 'hat my ?ob role is going to beEE#asically they 'ere loo-ing %or a right attitude in this round tolearn things %aster as & 'asnt ha,ing an &T bac-ground0

Again some 1uestions on my strengths and leadership 1ualitiesand cross 1uestioningEE


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9R and %unctional round 3 Telephonic 3 T'o people 3 9R 9eadand :unction head 3 Normal inter,ie' :irst the %unctional head9ead o% SA!3TT &ndia0 tal-ed to me As-ed ,arious 1uestionsli-e 'hat do you -no' about SA! TT2 'hy is this interesting2'hat is your opinion on transport industry in &ndia2 'hat are thedi%%erent so%t'are pac-ages o% SA! that are applicable in thisdomain2 'ho are the ma?or competitors2 do you -no' ho' is theindustry adaptation %or these products2 ho' do you con,ince acustomer to go %or SA! amid competition 3 tell me the criteria on'hich your ans'er 'ould be based on Then 9ead 9R too-o,er and as-ed me $+hy SA!>$2 $&% you 'ere to ?oin SA!2 'hat'ould you do in the remaining si7 months o% you M#A to setyoursel% in the groo,e easily once you come>$

So2 be prepared about the industry2 mar-et size2 its e,olutionand %uture2 di%%erent products a,ailable in the mar-et and somebasic %acts about them2 some ;S!s o% SA! products o% yourapplied domain2 clarity on 'hat you$re going to do be%ore you

?oin SA! and your purpose o% ?oining SA!

4ast round 'as director round2 it 'as more o% %ormality2 some1uestions on the industry2 past e7perience and 'illingness to

?oin SA! 'ere as-ed


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They as-ed me some technical 1uestions)@mins":aceTo:ace"NormalBuestions related to pro?ect management and usage o% &T in#an-s 'ere as-ed They also as-ed me about the utility o% CRMso%t'ares in ban-ing space


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'iew on the entire process and tips on preparation

5ntire process 'as smooth !repare %or basic concepts o% Supply Chain An o,erall idea o% ho' supply chain 'or-s an'ill help

The entire process is normal Not ,ery stressed out0 but prepare all your ans'ers so that 1ualities %rom the Amazon )8calm in the inter,ie's and don$t sho' anger e,en i% you %eel angry &ts a testE

:or Sales and Account Management pro%ile2 -no' the basic ?argons o% mar-eting and consulting and prepare crisp de%%or roleplays and sales pitches %or this role

&% you are interested in Mar-eting and Consulting2 this is the per%ect role %or you

The inter,ie' e7perience 'as really good #e thorough about the pro%ile o%%ered2 ob description and ,ery importantly pro?ectsGo through the Amazon Ace Challenge cases


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#e thorough 'ith your C and ABs Read about the supply chain o% #CC4

Good -no'ledge about role o%%ered and -no'ledge about the current a%%airs o% &T industry

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The inter,ie's 'ill be based on 'or- e7perience and summer internship

no' yoursel% ,ery 'ell no' ho' to portray a con%ident but not arrogant character Asian paints li-es simple people ''or- Sho' that you are one


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i0 #e thorough 'ith each and e,ery 'ord o% your Cii0 AB preparation is a mustiii0 $Tell me about yoursel%$ must be prepared thoroughly


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57plained in respecti,e portions Apart %rom these2 ha,e a decent -no'ledge about the 53commerce Sector All the #e

) Typically %or a long duration GD listening to the discussion becomes e1ually important apart %rom putting across you'as so engrossed in the duscussion that any point that 'as repeated or 'as out o% the %lo' 'as instantly re%uted by th. &ntroduce yoursel% is the most e7pected 1uestion !repare it thoroghly 'here it should ha,e all ma?or highs 'hich yo6 C is your bible go through it in and out 5,ery point on the C should be clear to you and subse1uent 1uestions to

rest rela7 and you ll do 'ell


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Read case in point2 cases %rom ,ault etc


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!repare 'ell on C Read on the e,ents happening globally esp in the business 'orld :inance domain -no'ledge is

Need %unctional -no'ledge o% %inance and ho' the company operates :M)/. -no'ledge 'ith %ocus on alternate in,es

!repare a lot on case inter,ie's Re%er Case in !oint boo-let %or better %rame'or-s and approaches ie' ictor Chanthese -ind o% inter,ie's

#e thorough 'ith C

The inter,ie' is totally dri,en on the lines o% psychometric results2 so & 'ould suggest you to be truth%ul 'hen u gi,e the

#asic -no'ledge on %inance is enough2 they may not e7pect one to ha,e a through understanding o% the %inance speci%inter,ie' 'ent0

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9a,e a clear understanding about the role they are o%%eringno' your C completely and be con%ident

&% the !re3!lacement Tal- is gi,en2 please listen to it ,ery care%ully2 e,en i% it sound boring Try to understand about the properly !repare 'ell on your ABs

Read about the company2 its products and partners2 and cloud strategy Also learn about the ri,al products in the mar-et 'ith their ad,antages/disad,antages o,er similar Microso%t products&t is important to -no' your 'or- e7 in ,ery good detail as both the 9R and technical inter,ie'ers can get to the detailsthey loo- %or and try to sho'case your passion %or technology ta-ing the help o% your resume i% needed Also the standstrengths and 'ea-nesses2 goals#eing energetic and cheer%ul throughout helps as they loo- %or enthusiasm %or the pr

ust be casual and don$t let them sense that you are ner,ous Study all the basic concepts o% SCM Read thoroughly ade,elopments 'hich ha,e ta-en place till your inter,ie' Read about the company recent past2 present2 %uture actions


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The e7isting selection process %or N& is %unctional and no ad,ice to'ards changing it As regards preparation2 candidatdiscipline to a certain depth depending on one$s e7perience2 about the company that one 'or-ed %or and some 1uir-y

O,erall process is chilled2 one ?ust needs to ha,e a calm and polite approach and deep understanding o% the ,ertical obreeze

+as a chill inter,ie' o,erallEE

Some'hat longer process

General Tips %or any company 'hich you sit %or in %inal recruitment processABs2 C and ho' you con,ey things matters the mostThey 'ill not come here to recruit you %or your domain -no'ledge Domain Speci%ic no'ledge is a much hyped thingE+e usually 'aste much o% our time preparing %or domain speci%ic part %inance2 mar-eting2 ops etc etc0 &nstead prepar'or- e7perience2 li,e pro?ects2 !ORs in decreasing order o% priority00 'ell !repare %or your o,erall presentation in an i


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The entire process 'as a 'onder%ul and a great learning e7perience that tested ner,es2 -no'ledge and patience Addinterspersed in pre,ious ans'ers2) Con%idence matters. #e clear on 'hy SA!2 'hy that speci%ic domain you$,e applied %or2 your purpose o% M#A2 your strengths and 'ea-ne6 #e prepared 'ith 83@ incidents that made an impact in your li%e !resent them in a se1uential and logical manner 'itimpresses inter,ie'er 8 Tal- slo'ly2 clearly and con%idently@ 9a,e -no'ledge o% SA! products2 at least o% those in your domain( Re%resh your engineering -no'ledge a bit 3 some important topics2 it helpsF Try ma-ing logical connections bet'een 'hat you$,e studied2 'hat you did2 'hat you$re currently doing and 'hat yoe,ery action matters as you$re going to be a consultantH Ne,er underestimate the sub?ects you$,e studied 3 trust me 3 they help in a big 'ay &$,e used the concepts taught inand &&2 and Consumer #eha,iour

No boasting or phony language2 be yoursel% 3 pro?ect the positi,e side o% yours in a big and impact%ul 'ay)* 4astly2 -eep a genuine smile on your %ace and sho' passion %or SA! 3 that$s the one they$re loo-ing %or

All the bestEE 9oping to see some o% you ne7t year aboard

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Group tas-"3 Sol,ing the mathematical part o% the case may help3 A,oid cutting others as e,erybody 'ould get a chance to spea-

&nter,ie's"3 #e thoroughly prepared 'ith 'hate,er you ha,e 'ritten in your C and 'hate,er you ha,e done in your internships3 Con%idence is ,ery important3 #e honest about yoursel%K you may be able to %a-e 'hat you ha,e done but you cannot %a-e 'ho you are3 Accept your mista-e i% you %eel you messed up some'here and the panel member has pointed it out to you3 +rite do'n e,erything that is said during the pre3placement tal- The in%ormation gi,es you the ans'ers %or 1uestions3 #e prepared 'ith a couple o% 1uestions that you can as- the panel a%ter your inter,ie'

Go through pro%iles o%%eredSelect care%ully 'hich pro%ile you 'ant to apply to and prepare ans'ers around that

!repare/'or- on3 Analytical 1uestions %or e7amGuesstimates

Communication s-illsno'ledge on industryCa1

Through -no'ledge o% the &ndustry2 C and your area o% interest 9R person 'as trying to grill and create stress but thpoint


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!rocess 'as conducted smoothly

9a,e thorough -no'ledge about each and e,ery point 'ritten on your C and 'hiche,er technology you ha,e 'or-ed

No #an-ing or :inance related 1uestions 'ere as-ed %or this pro%ile Still2 a brie% understanding o% ho' ban-ing industrtechnology in #an-s2 'ill certainly help

5nter 'ith a smile on your %ace 4oo- con%ident All the #est EE

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