Placement Committee

Summer Internship preparation

HR Questions
1. Name
2. The major significant changes that have occurred in your life so far. Bring out the
people, purposes, goals and other significant changes that have caused these significant
changes/decisions.
3. Tell me about yourself – 500 Words
4. Tell me about yourself – 100 Words
5. Tell me about yourself –as a professional, a friend, a son/daughter.
6. Identify 3 strengths of yours and elucidate with examples. List some attributes of yours
that you are really proud of. Describe some instances where your attributes helped you
achieve a good outcome.
7. Identify 3 weaknesses of yours and elucidate with examples. Provide situations where
your weaknesses have hurt you. What have you done in such circumstances?
8. What motivates you in life?
9. Who is your role model? Why do you admire him/her? In what way are you similar to
your role model?
10. How do you typically respond to the problems facing you? (These problems could be in
any sphere of your life.)
11. Describe a situation in which you initiated a new idea and implemented it.
12. Give instances where you took charge of a difficult situation and resolved it.
13. What was the toughest decision you had to make? What was the toughest challenge
you had to take up?
14. Describe one incident or event where you initially stumbled, but eventually recovered
and were able to achieve your objectives.
15. Describe one incident or event in your life which you regret the most. Why so? If given
an opportunity to re-live that incident, what would you do differently and why?
16. How have you gone about achieving your goals in the past? What lessons have you
learnt to further your pursuit of future goals?
17. Where do you see yourself 5 years down the line?
18. Where do you see yourself 10 years down the line?
19. Describe your ideal company, location and job.
20. What do you seek in a job?
21. Are you a good manager? Give examples.
22. Why should we select you/ how will you be an asset to our organization? -200 words
23. Why do you want to work at our company? (JP Morgan/PwC/Maruti Suzuki/HT
Media/Yes Bank/RPG etc.)
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Summer Internship preparation

24. What do you know about our organization? (? (JP Morgan/PwC/Maruti Suzuki/HT
Media/Yes Bank/RPG etc.)
25. What seems most attractive about our company and what seems the least attractive?
26. Would you lie for our company?
27. Can you work under pressure? Give examples.
28. How successful do you think you have been so far?
29. Write your epitaph.
30. Had you not being an MBA student, what would you be doing?
31. Which is your favorite subject? Why?
32. Mention about any project you have done/completed so far.
33. What fields of business administration are you interested in? Why?
34. List all extra-curricular activities that you have ever participated in. Also mention the
awards.
35. List your hobbies/interests.
36. Tell me about your family.
37. Have you considered starting your own company?

For students with prior work experience

38. Tell me something about your previous company.

39. Give me some strong and weak points of your previous organization.
40. Describe your manager.
41. Why did you leave your previous company?
42. Tell me about a situation where your work was criticized by your manager/colleagues.
43. What has been your learning from your job? What could you have done better in your previous
job?