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Consulting Analyst at Siemens was asked...
What are the three most important qualities in a leader? 19 AnswersAccept responsibility for others, lead by examples and team work Accept responsibility for others , mostly lead by example for teamwork . Teamwork makes dreamwork . Honesty and Dedication Show More Responses Being Positive and being 100% professional . Safety is the key for no accidents Inspired Manager Emotionality intelligent Responsibility, communication, new ideas, novation.. 1. Have proactive attitude 2. delegate task properly 3. Should be decisive 1. Proactive attitude 2. Delegate task properly 3. Should be decisive Good Communicator,Decision-Making Capabilities,Inspire Others It must be honest and it should have good inter connection between the leader and employee 1.Team work 2.responsibility 3.decision making Positive, analytical, decision making and fearless Show More Responses A good leader listens his team. A good leader has empathy for his team A good leader, leads by example, allows his team to grow and advance Interviewed 6 FAANG employees and got this: bit.ly/faang100 Optimis, Discipline, Provides Example Always lead from the front. Good strategic planner Team motivator Organizational skills, Willingness to accept criticism, Ability to handle High stress environment, curiosity and desire to learn more, One or more comments have been removed. |
Consulting at Morgan Stanley was asked...
If a company is experiencing a decrease in profits but they have not incurred any new costs, what is the problem? 13 AnswersThey have less customers now Decrease in revenue The number of loan accounts are turning into NPA (Non-performing Assets). Show More Responses Increase in costs. Decrease in revenue Perhaps an increase in the of the existing costs of production? Fall in demand due to lower income? Technique or the methods of adopting the business must be traditional. Company should adopt modern methods and technology. The company is experiencing a decrease in incomes.It might be caused by the price decline or the customer amounts decline. Here is my view point: The company haven't incurred any new costs,that itself is the root cause. The company haven't incurred any new costs,which means the company haven't spend any amount on R&D or any improvement in the quality of the product,which may have caused the customers to switch to an alternative highly quality product or simply put the demand of the product of the xyz company has declined leading to a substantial decrease in sales & hence the profit decreased. Here is my view point: The company haven't incurred any new costs. That itself is the root cause. The company did not spend money on R&D or to improve the quality of the product,which has caused the customers to switch to an alternative product with more quality. This leads to a decline in sales & hence the profit also declined. Simply put, the demand for the product of XYZ company has decreased leading to a decrease in profits because of not spending adequate money on improving the quality of the product. Really good lessons to get into top tech companies: bit.ly/faang100 One or more comments have been removed. |
Consulting at Deloitte was asked...
Why should Deloitte invest in you? 9 AnswersAccording to me Deloitte should invest in me as I am a fresh blood, completely aiming at achieving great heights with a lot of aspirations. Thus, not only will I achieve my goals but most importantly the company's goals. I'm still a college student, but believes in doing something freat Ather peaple always ask me Deloitte is the very repoteded company I am dream to work for Deloitte that’s it According to me Deloitte should invest in me as I am a fresh blood, completely aiming at achieving great heights with a lot of aspirations. Thus, not only will I achieve my goals but most importantly the company's goals. I'm still a college student, but believes in doing something freat Show More Responses I am hardworking employer i do everything to my company and i like join and work in professional services network Deloitte believes in hiring the creme of the lot and helps their employees to aspire and grow making the best utilization of their resources. I believe I possess the aspiration to grow ,helping the organization grow and utilizing my utmost abilities to maintain my quality in the duration of the process. Because i am positive thinker. Deloitte should hire me because I have both will and skills to achieve goals and success in my life. Because,i know that the company is a great inspiration to other people,, I believe they have the height level for grow and goal.. One or more comments have been removed. |
Consulting Analyst at Nielsen was asked...
How many KFCs are there in Hong Kong? 8 AnswersMarket-sizing questions aiming to test the logical thinking of candidate. 1 since only a k is there in hong kong There are 69 stores as of 1/24/19 according to the kfchk.com Show More Responses One One Another great piece of content from Rooftop Slushie: bit.ly/faang100 One or more comments have been removed. |
The Case - Wasn't hard but sometimes it can be difficult to know what they are exactly looking for. 5 Answerssorry to hear that. Did they give feedback soon or does it take long time? I had to email the interviewer to get feedback after I got the rejection letter because I wanted to know what I could of improved on. They said they were impressed with me but they only had a small number of openings. Have you interviewed for the position yet? ya I have been interviewed for the position but in columbus,oh. got positive feed back after F2F but yet to receive the offer.its been 2 months since I attended the first round :( Show More Responses Wow, yea i'm not sure what is going on with the interview process. Have you tried reaching out to your recruiter? Ya but no response. :( |
Consulting at Cambridge Associates, LLC was asked...
How many baseball's can you fit on a 747? 4 AnswersWork through the question.. they just want to see how you approach a problem and analyze it. There is no right or wrong answer, they just knew i liked baseball and thought it would be good to see me talk through the problem. One thing that I don't quite understand. The 747 is somewhat cylindrical, which means that the top of it is rounded off, as in, not flat enough to hold any baseballs without them falling off. So, you attempt to put a baseball on top of a 747 and it will probably just roll off wouldn't it? Then you actually can't put any baseballs on top of a 747. Anyway, I don't know if this is the right answer, or if there even is one, but that's my analysis of the situation. This type of question is about demonstrating your thinking process and your comfort level with estimation. Here's one approach: 1. Estimate the width and height of the fuselage (main body of the jet). It's roughly a cylinder, so you could assume that the width and height are approximately the same. (Maybe 20 ft.) 2. Now estimate the length of the fuselage. (Maybe 150 ft.) 3. I can't remember the formula for the volume of a cylinder, but the formula for the volume of a cube is length x width x height. In this case, 20 x 20 x 150 or 60,000 cubic feet. 4. Now estimate the number of baseballs in one cubic foot. (Maybe four high, four wide, and four long, or 4 x 4 x 4, or 64. 5. Now multiply 64 baseballs per cubit foot by the number of total cubic feet on a 747 (60,000) to get approximately 3,840,000 baseballs. Show More Responses Hey Steve I think you are thinking about volume- This type of question intrigues me because there are so many unstated variables such as, is there adhesive of some sort involved? Does "on" mean "all around" or covering the 747? If there is no adhesive, does that mean 'how many baseballs could you put on TOP of the 747' - does this also include the wings? And would it count if there is no adhesive material and one rolls off - as Curio stated, it is not a flat surface. Actually there are a million other hypothetical questions that could pertain to the imaginary baseball on the 747, but the interesting part for me is to read each post and determine what 'controlling statements' each person adds to the question before answering it. It is so easy to simply answer a hypothetical question with predetermined figures based on each persons thinking process or experience, instead of taking only the facts stated in the question and determining a hypothetical answer or two. I am thoroughly enjoying reading these questions, posts, and analyzing thought responses. Sometimes I am even enlightened. ;-) |
Explain the difference between TCP and UDP 4 AnswersUDP is for like Skype and TCP is for like Youtube.....thats all I know but it has to do with the way packets are received and acknowledged TCP is a reliable protocol that utilizes windowing and acknowledgement packets to ensure all traffic is transmitted and received UDP is an unreliable protocol that does not utilize windowing and acknowledgements, and is good to use when you can't re-transmit a packet (EG a voice or video packet) That's really as difficult as it gets? Show More Responses UDP packet processing is faster compared to TCP packet processing. This is because once TCP packets are delivered to the destination, an acknowledgement is expected at the transmission end. If no acknowledgement is received, re-transmission of packets occurs at the transmission end. This is opposite to UDP operation, in which no acknowledgement is necessary. |
An insurance company only makes a payout when damage is above 1000. Only 50% of the damage above 1000, including the 1000 is paid out. If the payout was 1250, what was the damage? 4 Answers3500 1250 = 1000 + 50% * (X) 250 = 50%* (X) X = 500 Total Damage = 1000 + X = 1500 1250 = 50%*(damage - 1000) 2500 = damage - 1000 Damage = 3500 Show More Responses hmm... ok I may be wrong but 3500 Total damage doesn’t add up with 1250 payout. The claim is paid at 50 percent of the excess of 1000 and then you add back in the 1000. So 3500 total damage means that 2500 (excess over 1000) at 50 percent = 1250 then you add back 1000 which means total payout would be 2250 on 3500 total damage. 1250 payout means total damage is 1500. 250 (is excess of 1000) is half of 500 or 50 percent .... 250 +1000 = 1250. Etc.... 1700 total payout = 2400 total damage. 700 is the excess of 1000 and 50 percent of 1400 ... 1400 and 1000 added equals 2400. |
Market sizing, english 5 AnswersYou have to let them know you are able to do a logical process to get a reasonable answere. notthing more Hadn't we use grouth stratag?,yes we had. Yes Show More Responses This looks so good: bit.ly/faang100 One or more comments have been removed. |
Consulting Engineer at Qualcomm was asked...
Why should qcom hire you ? 6 AnswersIf they could do the job, they wouldn't be interviewing. The Answer is your "Career Objective" Show More Responses I tried rooftop slushie mentioned above and it was pretty helpful. I recommend it. This looks so good: bit.ly/faang100 One or more comments have been removed. |
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