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CATTERPILLER PLACEMENT PAPER 1
Interview : Deutsche Bank Interview Procedure
Short Listing of Resume
Q. Does company have its own form or uses standard placement form?
Ans . Standard placement form is used by company for short listing.
Q. Does company apply the shortlist to the resumes submitted?
Ans . Yes, the shortlist is applied to the resumes submitted.
Q. Is the shortlist qualifying in nature or eliminatory?
Ans . Shortlist is eliminatory in nature.
Q. What is normally the ratio of shortlist?
Ans . Generally the ratio is 1:4 for selection for preliminary interview.
Q. Is there advantage for work ex guys?
Ans . Yes, there is advantage for people with relevant work ex.
Q. Is there a leaning towards particular background of students in the shortlist?
Ans . Yes, there is a preference towards candidates with economics and engineering
background.
Q. Does grad matter in the shortlist?
Ans . Yes, grades do matter, but a background in economics can overcome the grade
handicap.
Q. What role does extra-curricular activities plays in the shortlist process?
Ans . Extra curricular play a low to medium role in the shortlist
Q. What qualities should the candidate highlight in his/her resume?
Ans . Resume should focus on important economics or finances projects or work experience, besides other things.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make in his/her resume?
Ans . Blunder would be something like ignoring finance/economics projects/work experience. Another mistake would be focusing on extra-curriculars.
Written Test :
Q. Does company conduct any written test?
Ans . No, there is no written test conducted by DMG in the recruitment process.
Group Discussions :
Q. Does company conduct GDs?
Ans . No, DMG does not have any GD.
Case Studies :
Q. Does company conduct case studies?
Ans . No, case studies are not conducted by DMG.
Group situation :
Q. Does company conduct group situations (apart from GD)?
Ans . No, the group situations are not conducted.
Preliminary Interview
Q. Does company conducts preliminary interviews?
Ans . Yes, there is preliminary interview before the final Interview.
Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory?
Ans . This is eliminatory in nature.
Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
Ans . Generally interview lasts for around 25-30 minutes. The no. of panelists is around two.
Q. How does the interview start?
Ans . Interview starts usually by candidate being asked to tell something about self or by asking some general questions.
Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
Ans . Questions are asked on bad loans, property investment. Some questions on probability are there, besides questions on share and/or stock markets and more specifically on range forwards. Also some questions on Options & Futures are there. Questions are generally asked on the HOT topics of the day e.g. on SE Asian Crisis when it occured.
Q. Does company create situations akin to \'stress interview\'?
Ans . No, there is no stress interview.
Q. Is company trying to test the candidate\'s integrity?
Ans . No
Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the intervievw?
Ans . Company tries to assess a candidate for his quantitative skills for persom with enginering background in addition to his awareness on finance topics. Same goes for economics graduates.
Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
Ans . Interview is held in a formal atmosphere.
Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
Ans . Be formal
Q. How does the interview end?
Ans . At the end of the interview, the panel thanks you for your time.
Q. Does the company repeat interview questions?
Ans . Yes, questions are repeated across campuses and within campus also.
Q. How can a candidate better prepare himself for the interview?
Ans . Candidate should update himself/herself on the current topics. If you can get hold of the questions asked on the other campuses, you have a major advantage.
Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
Ans . Yes, spot offers are made.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
Ans . Biggest mistake would be declaring yourself to be not being gooad at quantative analysis. Also not being update on current topics should be avoided.
Final Interview
Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
Ans . The Final Interview lasts for around 30 minutes and the number of Interview panelist are generally two or three.
Q. How does the interview start?
Ans . Interview starts by asking you some general questions.
Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
Ans . Final interview is a take off the previous preliminary interview.
Q. Does company create situations akin to \'stress interview\'? Describe some?
Ans . No, Interview is held in a formal atmosphere.
Q. Is company trying to test the candidate\'s integrity?
Ans . No
Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
Ans . Company tries to assess the quantitative skills and the knowledge of finance/economics subjects.
Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
Ans . Interview is held in a relaxed atmosphere.
Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
Ans . A formal dress code is most suitable.
Q. How does the interview end?
Ans . Interview ends with interview panel thanking you.
Q. Are interview questions repeated by the company?
Ans . Yes, questions are repeated by the company.
Q. How can a candidate better prepare himself for the interview?
Ans . Candidate should be clear on the finance topics besides a understanding of the current finance topics.
Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
Ans . Yes, spot offers are made by the company.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
Ans . Candidate should not give impression of being uncomfortable on the financial and the quantitative questions.
Interview : Deutsche Bank Interview Procedure
Short Listing of Resume
Q. Does company have its own form or uses standard placement form?
Ans . Standard placement form is used by company for short listing.
Q. Does company apply the shortlist to the resumes submitted?
Ans . Yes, the shortlist is applied to the resumes submitted.
Q. Is the shortlist qualifying in nature or eliminatory?
Ans . Shortlist is eliminatory in nature.
Q. What is normally the ratio of shortlist?
Ans . Generally the ratio is 1:4 for selection for preliminary interview.
Q. Is there advantage for work ex guys?
Ans . Yes, there is advantage for people with relevant work ex.
Q. Is there a leaning towards particular background of students in the shortlist?
Ans . Yes, there is a preference towards candidates with economics and engineering
background.
Q. Does grad matter in the shortlist?
Ans . Yes, grades do matter, but a background in economics can overcome the grade
handicap.
Q. What role does extra-curricular activities plays in the shortlist process?
Ans . Extra curricular play a low to medium role in the shortlist
Q. What qualities should the candidate highlight in his/her resume?
Ans . Resume should focus on important economics or finances projects or work experience, besides other things.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make in his/her resume?
Ans . Blunder would be something like ignoring finance/economics projects/work experience. Another mistake would be focusing on extra-curriculars.
Written Test :
Q. Does company conduct any written test?
Ans . No, there is no written test conducted by DMG in the recruitment process.
Group Discussions :
Q. Does company conduct GDs?
Ans . No, DMG does not have any GD.
Case Studies :
Q. Does company conduct case studies?
Ans . No, case studies are not conducted by DMG.
Group situation :
Q. Does company conduct group situations (apart from GD)?
Ans . No, the group situations are not conducted.
Preliminary Interview
Q. Does company conducts preliminary interviews?
Ans . Yes, there is preliminary interview before the final Interview.
Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory?
Ans . This is eliminatory in nature.
Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
Ans . Generally interview lasts for around 25-30 minutes. The no. of panelists is around two.
Q. How does the interview start?
Ans . Interview starts usually by candidate being asked to tell something about self or by asking some general questions.
Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
Ans . Questions are asked on bad loans, property investment. Some questions on probability are there, besides questions on share and/or stock markets and more specifically on range forwards. Also some questions on Options & Futures are there. Questions are generally asked on the HOT topics of the day e.g. on SE Asian Crisis when it occured.
Q. Does company create situations akin to \'stress interview\'?
Ans . No, there is no stress interview.
Q. Is company trying to test the candidate\'s integrity?
Ans . No
Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the intervievw?
Ans . Company tries to assess a candidate for his quantitative skills for persom with enginering background in addition to his awareness on finance topics. Same goes for economics graduates.
Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
Ans . Interview is held in a formal atmosphere.
Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
Ans . Be formal
Q. How does the interview end?
Ans . At the end of the interview, the panel thanks you for your time.
Q. Does the company repeat interview questions?
Ans . Yes, questions are repeated across campuses and within campus also.
Q. How can a candidate better prepare himself for the interview?
Ans . Candidate should update himself/herself on the current topics. If you can get hold of the questions asked on the other campuses, you have a major advantage.
Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
Ans . Yes, spot offers are made.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
Ans . Biggest mistake would be declaring yourself to be not being gooad at quantative analysis. Also not being update on current topics should be avoided.
Final Interview
Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
Ans . The Final Interview lasts for around 30 minutes and the number of Interview panelist are generally two or three.
Q. How does the interview start?
Ans . Interview starts by asking you some general questions.
Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
Ans . Final interview is a take off the previous preliminary interview.
Q. Does company create situations akin to \'stress interview\'? Describe some?
Ans . No, Interview is held in a formal atmosphere.
Q. Is company trying to test the candidate\'s integrity?
Ans . No
Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
Ans . Company tries to assess the quantitative skills and the knowledge of finance/economics subjects.
Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
Ans . Interview is held in a relaxed atmosphere.
Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
Ans . A formal dress code is most suitable.
Q. How does the interview end?
Ans . Interview ends with interview panel thanking you.
Q. Are interview questions repeated by the company?
Ans . Yes, questions are repeated by the company.
Q. How can a candidate better prepare himself for the interview?
Ans . Candidate should be clear on the finance topics besides a understanding of the current finance topics.
Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
Ans . Yes, spot offers are made by the company.
Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
Ans . Candidate should not give impression of being uncomfortable on the financial and the quantitative questions.
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