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blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _ Graduate Analyst at Barclays Global Services _ Shishir Shahi.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) | Graduate Analyst at Barclays Global Services | Shishir Shahi
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+I’m Shishir Shahi. I graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 2021 from the Department of Electrical Engineering. I was enrolled in the 4-year B.Tech course. I was a boarder of Rajendra Prasad Hall of Residence. Currently, I am working in Barclays Global Services as a Graduate Analyst in a technology role.
+How did you get into Barclays? What was the selection procedure?
+I was selected in Barclays through the campus placement drive in 2020. The selection process consists of a test and two rounds of interviews. The test consists of various questions ranging from statistical analysis, mental ability, personality-based questions, and coding. The test gauges a candidate’s knowledge in different fields.
+The interview consists of two rounds- the first round is usually a non-technical round with questions like “Why do you want to work in the banking industry” to gauge the candidate’s genuine interest in the company and work profile. There are also questions about the recent technological advancements in the financial sector.
+The second round is the technical round, where the interviewer asks about the technological skills of the candidate. There is a discussion on the candidate’s CV if it contains projects/interns in a technology role. A good grasp of algorithms and data structures is essential to go through this round. Knowledge about Linux, operating systems, and database management is also appreciated and helps the candidate score more points. Still, they are not essential, and the interviewer will not ask questions if you mention that you don’t have experience in those fields beforehand. Strong knowledge of JAVA and Object-Oriented Programming is a huge plus for this round.
+How to prepare for them?
+Good CV preparation is essential to crack the Barclays interviews. A large number of questions are based on the candidate’s experiences and skills related to technology. You should explain every project/internship you have worked on end-to-end and the technological skill-set you gained from those experiences. A firm grasp on algorithms and data structures is also important, and you should be able to solve any problem put in front of you in the most efficient way. Apart from this you should also have some understanding about the role of technology in the banking industry and the challenges/opportunities in the field.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+I have really liked the work culture at Barclays ever since I joined the organization in August this year. You will be working with incredibly talented people, and every person in the organization is helpful. Some exciting projects are going on which provide a great learning opportunity to every newcomer. The aspect I particularly like in the work culture in Barclays is that even in the technical role, the emphasis is not only on the “How?” of things but also on the “Why?” of things. The business and technology side work very closely, which creates a perfect work culture allowing people to grow more through their work. The workload is not too much, and as a policy, they try to maintain an excellent work-life balance for the employees through proper workload management. You get ample time for your personal life after work.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Work from home can be a little tedious as you have to work alone in a room without any of your co-workers. The companies have adapted to this work-from-home routine very efficiently as there are regular team meetings and regular interaction between people. Luckily for me, by the time I joined Barclays, the complete lockdown was over, which made it a little easier as we could go out and hang out with our friends. But even then, working from home can be a real challenge for people who like to work in teams and constantly interact with others. Working in an office is a unique experience of its own as you get to meet new people, exchange ideas, and physically interact with your colleagues. Hopefully, soon we will be able to join our offices physically.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+People who have a passion for technology and are interested in the Fin-tech field should apply for this job. The culture at Barclays also promotes understanding the project from both the business and the technology side. So, if you are interested in technology and its business implementation, Barclays will be a good fit for you.
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year?
+My advice to the people sitting for placements will be to remain calm and focus on their goals. The placement season can be very disheartening and frustrating at times, and we all who have gone through it have felt it. It is vital to stay calm and keep your cool during tough times. It is usually the people who persevere and keep working hard even after setbacks during the stressful times who crack the placement season. Have faith in your preparations and be confident. Confidence is the key to cracking any interview. It is imperative to note that you must get placed in the company and profile you want to work in. When you get placed is irrelevant to your future. So, it is entirely all right if you don’t get placed in a Day 1 or 2 company.

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Engineer at Western Digitals…
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+Hi, I am Shiva Surya. I finished my B tech from Electrical Engineering in 2021. I am currently working at SanDisk, Western Digital as an ASIC Engineer (ASIC = Application Specific Integrated Circuit).
+How did you get into Western Digital? What was the selection procedure?
+I got an offer from Western Digital during the Campus Placement process in my final year. The selection procedure consists of 2 stages.
+1st Stage was a written exam of 1hr duration, and students had to answer 45 questions of Analog Electronics in 30 minutes and 45 questions of Digital Electronics in 30 minutes.
+2nd Stage consisted of 4 Interview rounds. The 1st round is based on Digital Electronics for a duration of 45 mins. The 2nd round is based on Analog Electronics for a duration of 1hr 15 mins. 3rd round had both Analog and Digital based questions, and some of them needed expertise in both (Mixed Signal Electronics) which lasted for 1hr. The 4th round was an HR round for a duration of 30 minutes.
+How to prepare for them?
+For the first stage written exam, speed is important. The content of the exam was taught in Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Signals, Networks and some additional things like Verilog coding and Mixed-Signal Electronics need to be learned. Most of the questions can be answered directly with a bit of thinking.
+For the Digital Electronics round, I need to be thorough with Digital Electronics concepts taught in the course. Along with that, I need to know how to implement those circuits (Logic Circuits and State Machines) in Verilog. For Verilog, I recommend Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design on Coursera. The Analog Electronics round needs to be thorough with concepts taught by Professor Bibu Datta Sahoo sir. If they are not taught by him, there is a playlist on YouTube by Professor Behzad Razavi. Along with that, I need to solve problems from Behzad Razavi Electronics book (Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits).
+NOTE: Analog Electronics must be learned from these 2 professors because they teach some techniques specifically used in engineering fields. For the third Mixed-Signal Electronics round, one needs to know the basics of CMOS circuitry and how Digital Logic is designed using CMOS. For Mixed Signal electronics, I recommend a course by Professor Ashis Maity which is taught in Autumn Semester. He gives a very good introduction to how the Electronics industry works and how the concepts we learned get applied in the Industry.
+The HR round is light and peaceful because it is a core profile. Optional: I recommend subscribing to newsletters from companies like Texas Instruments, Analog Devices. That way you will be aware of the latest technologies, and we will get to know some good circuit ideas.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+It has been 5 months since I joined the organization and everything seems good so far. It feels good to be surrounded by “core people”. You will get enough time and enough guidance to learn a lot of new things. Work-life balance depends on the stage of the project. If it is in its early stages, life is peaceful, which is the case for most of the time. If the project is near to tape out, then sometimes you have to work on weekends, which is like 2 or 3 weekends for a span of 6 months.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+It takes more time to complete a task sitting at home than working in an office, as a result, overall productivity is less in work from home. Company and Managers are trying their best to reduce the workload during this work-from-home session. If everything goes right, I will be called to the office in January or February 2022. I hope Omicron doesn’t turn out to be a dangerous variant. As for difficulties, Electrical Engineering was tough, but it was worth it since my job is in a core profile. Covid hit our family from August to October in 2020, so it was a bit difficult to get out of that slump and write the exams in such a short time.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+People who are interested in the Electronics profile should apply for this. My work includes designing new Digital Logic in Verilog, alongside implementing already existing circuits like (Comparator, MUX. PLL, etc.) in new technologies with a bit of coding
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year?
+All the best to you guys. You will surely find a job somewhere you like and something you want to work for. The tough part of acquiring all the important skills is over. All that is left is to find something where you can apply them. It may take some time to get that job you were longing for, but you will get it sometime, just need to have some patience. The selection preference is also high for guys with a Ph.D. or a Master’s Degree compared to BTech guys in the core companies. So be aware that there are fewer opportunities per year in the core sector compared to the software/IT sector. Do not restrict yourself to CDC placements, as only a few core companies visit campus. Apply for companies off-campus through LinkedIn or some websites like Monster jobs etc.
+If a job is compulsory for you, keep learning some Software basics. Learn a programming language, preferably C++, and basic Algorithms. Attend the classes regularly and learn stuff taught by professors, they are used in real life. If you get to go to the campus, do enjoy yourself with your “Nakama”. For core guys, do participate in your hall’s hardware modeling since you will learn some cool stuff that can be learned exclusively by core guys (like Raspberry Pi for example).
+Official CV is attached as image.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _Post Graduate Engineer Trainee researcher at Mercedes Benz_ Anuraag Bhattacharya.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |Post Graduate Engineer Trainee researcher at Mercedes Benz| Anuraag Bhattacharya
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+I graduated from IIT KGP in 2021 with a Dual Degree in Electrical Engineering (specialization in Instrumentation and Signal Processing). I got placed in Mercedes Benz Research and Development India during the placement season of 2020–21 and joined the company as a Post Graduate Engineer Trainee (AI/ML) in MBRDI’s Intelligent Interior (Algorithm) team from August 2021.
+How did you get into Mercedes Benz? What was the selection procedure?
+The company conducted an online coding test, on the basis of which they prepared the shortlist for the interview round. The interview was almost an hour-long, with 5 different people interviewing me one by one. The questions were mainly focused on machine learning and deep learning concepts, and also a fair bit on the internships that I had done. I was also asked questions from computer vision as I had a fair bit of background in the same, and I was not prepared for the same as computer vision concepts were not something that I had revised specifically for CDC interviews. Fortunately, I was able to tackle most of the questions on that topic. I got selected based on my performance in the interview.
+How to prepare for them?
+Like many of my peers who were preparing for software/ML roles, I spent most of my time preparing for coding tests in popular programming platforms such as Interview Bit, LeetCode etc. I also prepared for machine learning/deep learning questions from various sources (course material and various online sources). However, as ML/DL roles are limited in number as far as CDC placements are concerned compared to SWE roles, I devoted most of my preparation time to Data Structures and Algorithms. Prior to interviews, I focused mostly on topics that I was most proficient in. It is also important to be prepared for questions focused on projects/internships mentioned in the CV.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+I was very impressed by the work culture in MBRDI. Since the team that I work in is focused mostly on the R&D side of things, we generally don’t have daily deadline pressure. The work-life balance is ideal. We get enough time for our own selves during weekdays and have the whole weekend off. We also get considerable liberty to explore and carry out research in topics and problems that interest us. Apart from that, we receive a lot of support, guidance and help from our fellow teammates and seniors, which makes work a lot more enjoyable. I consider myself very lucky to be a part of this wonderful company.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Working from home has its own advantages and disadvantages, which I’m sure everyone is more or less aware of. Personally, I do not prefer it as I often lose focus from work and get distracted too easily while working at home. Following a fixed routine, which I feel is a good habit, also becomes difficult.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Ideally, people who are fairly proficient in Data Structures and Algorithms and are interested to work in the field of ML/DL and have some kind of background in the same (in the form of courses, projects, internships, etc.) should apply for this job. Last year, the position was offered only to students having/pursuing a masters.
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year?
+Do your preparation wisely. If you are someone who is targeting SWE roles as well as ML/DL roles, make sure to spend most of your time preparing Data Structures and Algorithms, as that will come in handy in most of your interviews. I would not encourage anyone to focus solely on ML/DL roles, as only a handful of companies offer the same. Stay confident, stay focused and don’t lose hope if you face a few rejections at the beginning, rest assured your time will come eventually, and it is important that you keep your composure till the end. A lot also depends on luck, so don’t be hard on yourself if you see your peers getting placed before you do. After all, days 1,2,3 are just numbers 😊 All the best to everyone sitting for placements this year! Do not worry, something wonderful is waiting for you on the other side.
+Official CV is attached in a image format.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _Pre-Doctoral researcher at Google _ Sohan Rudra.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |Pre-Doctoral researcher at Google | Sohan Rudra
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+Hi, my name is Sohan Rudra and I am a Pre-Doctoral researcher at Google Research India where I work at the intersection of Reinforcement Learning and Robotics. I graduated this year from the Department of Mathematics (Maths and Computing) at IIT Kharagpur.
+How did you get into Google? What was the selection procedure?
+I came across this position through a KGP senior who works at Google. Usually, during late September or October, the job position is published on the career page. I applied as soon as possible using an employee referral. The official interviews started in January (subject to change) and consisted of three rounds, namely coding, research and team-fit (all 45 minutes). The coding round consisted of standard Data-Structures and Algorithms style questions. The research interview round consisted of questions from the projects on my CV; and my chosen area of interest (Reinforcement Learning). After these rounds, a hiring committee decides whether the candidate meets the bar based on interview feedback. A team-fit-round commences after this. This round involves having discussions with potential managers. If both the parties (you and the team) agree on the fit, the company floats an offer.
+How to prepare for them?
+I was preparing for both on-campus and off-campus placement interviews. I tried to balance the prep for both software and research roles. The common intersection between these two is the coding interview. I started with finishing Interview Bit, which helped me get reacquainted with the Algorithms and Data Structures. Following the advice of a couple of my juniors, I also started familiarising myself more and more with the STL library. During the weekends, I gave competitions on LeetCode, which helped me in learning time management. This is in no way adequate for software roles, and hence I would urge you all to refer to the informative blogs written by Code Club and SWG on this topic.
+For research interviews (in Machine Learning), you need two things
+1) Total familiarization with the projects in your CV,
+2) Good clarity of the fundamentals of mathematics and machine learning. To re-familiarize myself with the projects in my CV, I scavenged through my documentation/papers and revisited all the nitty-gritty details in each one. As I was already in mathematics and computing, I have a background in relevant mathematical concepts of Machine Learning. I revised notes from my courses in probability, linear algebra, optimization etc. Apart from these, I referred to the following books for preparation, Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell, Deep Learning by Aaron Courville, Ian Goodfellow, & Yoshua Bengio and Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction by Andrew Barto and Richard S. Sutton. Also, it’s helpful to remain up to date with the seminal works in one’s research area.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+The work culture at Google revolves around people, collaboration and impact. One is always encouraged to solve problems that can have a huge impact on people. You will get to meet and work with many eminent researchers from all over the world. Everyone is very helpful, and no one is unreachable. The learning curve is quite steep but very rewarding. Also, the company makes various accommodations towards the mental health and well being of all its employees. The work-life balance is good; one can get ample amount of time for themselves after work. Managing time zones can be a bit challenging at times, as most of the projects are worked upon by several different teams from all over the world which requires effective collaboration from all sides.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Working from home is challenging, not going to lie. Although teams try their best to facilitate open communication channels by having one-on-one and chill-out sessions, still it can never replace face to face conversations. Now that I have spent a week working from the office, I can firmly say; that the amount of enriching conversations that one can have by casually bumping into people or having lunch or coffee is not possible virtually. It also makes everything a bit more collaborative as you sometimes chit chat with your teammates and managers, brainstorm together and help each other solve problems. In WFH, one needs to be more alert about their well being, making sure that you don’t get burnt out and always keep people informed by talking as much as you can with your team and managers. I struggled a lot with imposter syndrome, but
+After actively communicating with my manager, things changed for the better. In WFH conditions, communication and setting up proper schedules for yourself has become even more crucial.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+The pre-Doctoral researcher is a limited contract position with an aim towards helping people get relevant research exposure and preparing them for applying to a PhD program. So I would say this position is ideal for someone who has a keen interest in Machine Learning research and would like to explore the field more. Even people who are in stitches between academia and industry can apply and get more clarity.
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year.
+Even though this blog is not about on-campus placements, but having gone through the process myself, I can understand the tremendous pressure that people are under during these times. The best advice from my side is to reach out as much as you can to your peers, parents, seniors, etc. Let people know when you need any help; for example, a couple of my friends (pass-outs at that time) recommended various books, looked at my CV countless times, helped me with interview processes etc. Also, I have seen people treat interviews like exams and try to cram their way into it, which is the completely wrong approach. They are like a conversation, and so there are no expectations that you have to know everything. Placements are a culmination of the four or five years of your college life, not the last four or five days. Hence, it is perfectly ok to say I have not worked on XYZ, so I don’t know. And lastly, I know that it is difficult, but keep your mental health a top priority and take care of yourself. Going into the interview with a healthy mindset can make all the difference.
+Off campus and On campus CV are attached in image format.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _QR Analyst at JP Morgan Chase _Raj Kumar Singh.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |QR Analyst at JP Morgan Chase |Raj Kumar Singh
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+I am Raj Kumar Singh, I am working in JP Morgan Chase as a QR Analyst. I graduated from the Department of Mining Engineering, IIT Kharagpur in 2021 completing my dual degree course.
+How did you get into JPMorgan Chase? What was the selection procedure?
+Last year JPMorgan QR was open for all departments but they shortlisted only those candidates for the test who had a CGPA of more than 7.5. They then had an online test consisting of 2 segments:
+1. 10 MCQ Quant questions consisting of tough puzzles and probability questions, 5 medium-level general maths questions consisting of questions from the topic of calculus, trigonometry, and linear algebra, and lastly 10 easy coding-based MCQ questions, all to be completed within 75 minutes.
+2. 2 coding questions, medium difficulty level, and mostly from the data structure to be completed within 45 minutes.
+After the test, they shortlisted around 25 candidates and they took interviews consisting of 3 rounds
+1. Quant Round: This is the most important round and a bit tough compared to other rounds and questions related to puzzles, probability and statics, machine learning, and CV-based questions were asked.
+2. Coding Round: A couple of medium-level coding questions related to data structures and dynamic programming were asked.
+3. HR Round: General questions were asked.
+How to prepare for them?
+∙ For Quant I would suggest practicing quant problems as much as possible, especially from Heard on the street, 50 CPI, and brain stellar, apart from this Xinfeng and Geeks for Geeks Puzzles are good too.
+∙ Apart from questions focus on theories too of statistics and machine learning. You don’t need to be a master in machine learning, but basic knowledge helps a lot.
+∙ Coding, they don’t ask as though questions as the SWE role companies ask in our campus, but a good knowledge of data structures is a must. I would suggest practicing each and every problem from Interview Bit and a few famous questions from Leetcode.
+∙ They don’t demand Finance knowledge but basic knowledge helps. I would suggest knowing different types of derivatives instruments, bond valuation, basic portfolio management theories, and Economics would be sufficient.
+∙ For general maths, they ask in test, I would suggest not to take so much tension of it, as they are JEE level questions which most of us are already master at it.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+The working environment is amazing, people here are just a text away to help you with any doubts you have, the managers are super cool. Although compared to other companies in the same domain, they make you do a lot of work, a lot, but the weekends are the days where you enjoy your life to the fullest, as they don’t have on-call or other stuff as such.
+Also, we have huge flexibility in working hours. you need to be in meetings whenever scheduled and complete your work on time.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+It wasn’t bad to be honest, as we got our flexibility for it but it came at the cost of feeling alienated at times, but we do have a lot of online teams to catch up where discussing anything of work is strictly prohibited :P and also as people were so helpful and just a text away and hence absolutely no problem was there other than network issues at times from my side.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+JPMC QR has a wide variety of roles, so anyone who wants to work in the Finance industry has an interest in ML and Finance, or has an interest in coding can apply for this job.
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year?
+The first suggestion would be relaxing your mind, the placement is a very hectic and demanding process, and at times demand luck too which isn’t in your hand so don’t strain yourself too much, your time will come for sure. I have friends getting placed in Day 1 and I even have friends getting placed in Day 7, but all of them are doing equally well now, so don’t feel anxious, rather think positive.
+My second suggestion would be not to compare yourself with anyone because the companies visiting our campus provide decent jobs to start with, so even if you got the worst placement (if in case you start thinking so) compared in your friend circle that is still one of the best jobs to start your career.
+My last suggestion would be to help other people too, it is hard times with such a hectic placement schedule in which a lot of people end their days (especially in day 1–3) with 5–6 rejections daily, so it is very important to talk to people, support them and help as much as possible.
+Official CV is attached as image format.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _Shakul from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |Shakul from Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
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+Hi! I am Shakul. I was privileged to have spent some of the best couple years of my life on campus as a Dual Degree student in the Chemical Engineering Department during which I gathered some interest in the research on the micro/mesoscale phenomena. I decided to work on the R&D side of Chemical Engineering and ended up joining the PhD Program in ChemE at MIT. When I’m not working, I usually like enjoying food, going out for walks or watching anime.
+How did you get into Dr Reddy’s Laboratories? What was the selection procedure?
+The placement process is not very uncommon. It was conducted in a virtual way for us. Dr. Reddy’s has a shortlisting test, which tests your core concepts along with some chemistry (afaik it was mostly polymers) along with a logical reasoning part (pattern identification mostly).
+Then, there is a GD round which is usually more technical and requires you to discuss as a team and come up with a solution within a reasonable time limit. While on one hand it is good to come forward and speak, you need to ensure that you do not cut others off. Also, few ingenious points go a long way compared to a barrage of obvious things.
+After the GD, there was only one interview round which involved questions from your resume, previous internships and HR-related things.
+How to prepare for them?
+First of all, it is best to have an idea of whether you are interested in core CH or not. If you are, then try to pay attention to the key ideas delivered in the class. Also, try to maintain a good CGPA. I guess anything over an 8 should be a good sign. Finally, make sure you get hold of some good notes (books would be too daunting) on the major Chemical Engineering areas — Reaction Engineering, Mass Transfer and Fluid Mechanics in particular. Study from the notes to revise the fundamentals. Try to keep an open mind during the interview.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+Based on what I’ve heard, Dr. Reddy’s offers decent work-life balance. The cultural aspects could change over time and I feel it is best to ask the folks currently working in the company.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Working from home seems like a great idea at first but I was constantly missing out on all the fun. Work-from-home settings tend to leave you in circumstances where you are too bored or lazy to work because of the inverse effect of working too much. I tried to balance my productivity by taking short breaks (naps), organizing brainstorming sessions and staying connected with friends.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+The ideal candidate would be one who is interested in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The company appears to value those who have had some experience (in relevant
+academic/industrial pursuits) and those who display knowledge and interest in production challenges (Process Engineering).
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year.
+One of the biggest hurdles between you and that offer is your own doubt.
+Official CV is attached in a image format.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2021) _Software Development Engineer at Amazon _ Meet Joshi.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2021) |Software Development Engineer at Amazon | Meet Joshi
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+Hello Everyone!
+I'm Meet Joshi, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, and I am currently working as an SDE at Amazon. I am part of the Advertising technology team, where I contribute to developing large-scale advertising systems.
+How did you get into Amazon? What was the selection procedure?
+The selection procedure is as follows:
+It is a knockout process. To pass the rounds, you have to solve all the questions correctly. If you fail in any of the rounds, you won’t progress further.
+How to prepare for them?
+I have been into CP since third year. Apart from that, I focused on iB and LeetCode for placement preparations.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+Work culture is 5/10. Work-life balance is 5/10.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Working from home is good. In a way, you get flexible timings.
+Difficulties: You might face difficulties during mentorship and the initial phase. It might be occasionally difficult to sync-up with fellow employees and teammates. Also, you don’t get a feel of the rich heritage and culture of the office environment.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Only those who have a keen interest in the Software Development domain must apply.
+Any specific advice you want to give to the junta sitting for placements this year.
+Give your best and don’t worry about the results. Life is not a sprint, it is a marathon.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2024) Internship at Adobe _ N Anushka __ Student Welfare Group, IIT Kharagpur.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2024) Internship at Adobe | N Anushka || Student Welfare Group, IIT Kharagpur
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+1) Brief introduction and description of offered role
+I am N Anushka, a 3rd-year undergraduate student from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. In the 2023 CDC Internship Drive I got an Internship offer from Adobe Research.
+2) How did you get into Adobe? What was the selection procedure?
+The selection process for Adobe Research consisted of one online test and one round of interview. Online Test: The online test was held on HackerRank and was around one and a half hours long. It had two parts: The first contained a total of 18 MCQs, which had questions from data structures like stack, queue, linked list, tree, etc. The second section contained two coding questions (which were of an easy to medium difficulty). You needed to solve both coding questions correctly and perform well in MCQs in order to get through. Interview Round: There was only one round of interview, which was around 20 minutes long in my case. I was asked a few questions on linear algebra which I had mentioned in my resume as my coursework. They also asked about my knowledge in graphs. Majority of the interview was spent on discussing a project I put in my resume (It was a project on machine learning). You can expect questions from Data Structures and Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics. The interview was mainly on CV grilling. Being thorough with your CV is a must. Having some projects on ML will be very beneficial for the interview round.
+3 )How to prepare for them?
+For Coding Test Round: Learning data structures and algorithms and practising DSA questions from LeetCode. In the last month to get the idea about interview questions you can practise questions on InterviewBit. For Interview Round: During the interview, try to be calm and composed and answer the questions honestly and confidently. Also, prepare a nice introduction beforehand to start well. You should be very well prepared about all the points, especially the projects you put in your resume. It’s better to avoid putting the things you are less confident about, as there may be cross-questions about anything they find interesting. Having good technical projects is always desirable, as it boosts your chances. A good project related to NLP or Computer Vision would enhance your resume considerably for this profile, as most of the projects in Adobe Research are related to these fields.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+I started preparation during the summer break. Starting your preparation in May is not too late. You just have to be diligent and keep a timeline so that you can finish it before the tests start as then you will not be having much time.
+5)What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile?
+How did you overcome them? As I was preparing for both Software and Core profile, there were too many things to prepare. To overcome this, I asked for advice from some of my friends and seniors which really helped me strategically plan my preparation, and working on it consistently throughout the summers helped me prepare well for the Internship process. I would advise, whenever you are having some difficulty regarding the preparation try to talk to your seniors or your batchmates who are also aiming for the same profile this will really help you overcome that problem.
+7) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Anyone who has a keen interest in the field of NLP or Computer Vision, and wants to innovate something in this field should apply for this internship.
+8) Kindly attach your CV/Resume. What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in CV while targeting this profile?
+For this profile the most important part of the CV is the Projects and Internships section. Try to present your projects very well, as having 1–2 nice projects related to the profile will definitely increase your chances of selection. As you would be asked many questions related to your projects, prepare well for whatever you write in your CV.
+9) Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+Don’t be stressed at a time like this. Give your best and enjoy the outcome. All the best for your journey!!!

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+1) Brief introduction and description of the offered role
+A) Hi! I am Sambhav, an MF Dual Degree Final Year student pursuing my summer internship in the core sector at Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. So as I received the invite for the 2024 edition of SWG’s Foresight, I could not help but recall the time of my preparations — when I was
+going through these blogs — a lot of them, to attain as much “foresight” as I could. So my answers might be a bit detailed but I believe they would help people targeting similar roles or roles in Core Engineering.
+I was offered the role of R&D intern at Dr. Reddy’s. So Dr. Reddy’s has their flagship Young Leaders Programme for fresher graduates (Full-time placement roles) every year in which they are offered multiple stints across Manufacturing (plant-based work) and IPDO (lab and R&D) along with a month of rural immersion. Their internship program is a precursor to that in which they offer us the chance to work on projects, which are usually the parts of a bigger project to get a feel of working on real-world problems, getting a good idea of how the company works, and the Pharmaceutical Industry in general. Finally, at the end of the internship program, they offer PPOs to prospective YLPs based on performance. So my role as an R&D intern involves working on a core Engineering Problem under their IPDO division.
+2) How did you get into Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories? What was the selection procedure?
+A) After the CV submission, there was the release of the test shortlist. After that, we had a test which consisted of aptitude, technical as well as behavioral questions. The technical questions were mostly aligned with GATE’s previous year’s questions with higher weightage given to Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and likewise. Aptitude questions were also easily doable if one has practiced questions from the CAT and similar exams. For the behavioral part, I would say one has to be consistent with the type of values that you reflect via answers.
+After the test, there was a technical group discussion round in which we were given handouts explaining a particular manufacturing process that they followed. We had to answer a certain set of questions on our understanding of it. To clear this round understanding of basic processes in thermodynamics, Heat transfer and psychrometric processes, and concepts of heat exchange are enough.
+After this, we had our interview which was mostly based on core Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering like Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. They also paid attention to projects particularly those which aligned with their work like numerical modeling and CFD. Post that we were called for the HR round where they grilled us on topics like our motivation to join the pharmaceutical industry, why we want to join Dr. Reddys, where we see ourselves in the next five years, and similar HR questions that have become quite typical.
+3) How to prepare for them?
+A) My previous answer covers a lot of the preparation. Some useful resources would be MITOpenCourse Ware Lectures, NPTEL Playlists, and GATE-shot videos. Apart from that, if anyone is interested, he/she can also watch the Hands-On Introduction to Engineering Simulations by Cornell University for a good idea of ANSYS and Engineering Simulations. Again the Simulations part is not a requirement nor necessity but a useful tool to know if one wants to sustain in the core field.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+A) I started my preparation in the vacations preceding the CDC. I started the preparation in a very structured manner. My priority during that time was to clear out concepts that would be needed for sustaining in core industry such as the basics of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Next, I started up with gate question answers that helped me tackle the tests associated with the selection process. Finally, since HR questions have sort of become predictable, I did prepare for them as well and framed my thoughts regarding certain frequently asked HR questions.
+Ideally, preparing sincerely and diligently throughout the vacations preceding CDC should be enough but it is better to start early i.e. as early as the end of the third semester to build up a strong profile if one is firm about going into the core sector.
+5) What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile? How did you overcome them?
+A) The major challenge that I faced while preparing for this role was my lack of confidence. Having been rejected at different stages in various companies preceding Dr.Reddy’s was enough to shake up my confidence. The key here is to stay in touch with friends, talk to people, talk to seniors, and speak it out. CDC internships are indeed a challenging time and it can easily get overwhelming. Talking to seniors especially those who have gone through the story of rejections and acceptances can boost one’s morale & Confidence is the key to a good interview.
+6) Are there any specific requirements such as department, CGPA, or other criteria for this position? Additionally, do certain PORs or EAAs enhance one’s chances of securing this internship?
+A) Dr.Reddy’s hires Chemical and Mechanical Engineers for their Manufacturing/R&D intern role. So students of the Chemical and Mechanical Departments (which includes MF-MFDual) are preferred over other core departments like Metallurgy/Civil who are also allowed to apply. There is no specific CGPA bar as such, though a good CGPA (8 or higher) would put one in a strong position. They also have a data analytics role open for all departments but there is a bit of a bias towards students of circuital branches.
+PoRs are not required as such but in my opinion, PoRs help to shape one’s personality and build one’s confidence which ultimately gets one through the gruelling rounds different companies have to offer. So while I don’t feel PoRs are necessary for this role it would be great to have one or a few to grow and develop as a person.
+In terms of other criteria, having a project in the core sector, especially process engineering or numerical simulations does help though it is again not a very strict requirement.
+7) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+A) In my opinion, those who are interested in the core Engineering sector, especially core Chemical and Process Engineering must apply for this job. Apart from that, those with an idea of the pharmaceutical industry or looking forward to having a strong career in the pharmaceutical industry should also apply for this role.
+8) What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in your CV while targeting this profile?
+A) Some of the key points that you could keep in mind would be to mention relevant competitions and event participation if any — even General Championship participation in events like ChemQuest/ Hardware Modelling/Product Design can be a good addition. One can also mention the certifications — certified courses, if any. They are an indicator of learning beyond the academic curriculum and staying updated with industry needs. I had a couple of competitions as well as certifications over which I had a small discussion with my interviewer. Finally mentioning Extra-Curricular Activities is a must as it shows an all-round personality.
+9) Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+A) My 2 cents on that would be to go through the process very boldly; there will be many failures as well and many opportunities will come with every failure, it is important to learn from every attempt. One more thing to follow during interviews is to try to maintain a smile and engage the interviewer, and not make it a one-sided conversation.
+Finally, I would like to say that there are opportunities available outside of CDC as well which can provide a pretty good learning experience as well. Hence there is no need to be overburdened by the hype created around CDC internships.

blogs/FORESIGHT (2024) _ Internship at Fidelity Investments _ Shubh Guwalani.md

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+# FORESIGHT (2024) | Internship at Fidelity Investments | Shubh Guwalani
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+1) Brief introduction and description of the offered role
+Hey everyone! I am Shubh Guwalani, a pre-final year undergraduate student from the Department of Biotechnology, enrolled in the dual Degree course. I’m Interning at Fidelity Investments in Data Science domain in its AI Centre of Excellence department in the Private Investments division. This is a research and application-based role, and you will be expected to research and develop innovative solutions for the finance industry.
+2) How did you get into Fidelity Investments? What was the selection procedure?
+The selection procedure requires us to submit our CVs, and after a round of CV shortlisting, there are 2 Technical Interview rounds followed by an HR Interview. The company especially looks for CVs that are NLP-oriented and a little exposure to finance projects. Having an LLM project in your CV would fetch brownie points.
+In the first Technical Interview round, I was asked about my projects and previous internships and to explain the detailed working and mathematical models used in the algorithms in detail. I had a project related to financial analysis using Deep Learning Algorithms, and we discussed that in detail during the interview.
+In the second technical round, my coding abilities were tested, where I was asked to hardcode some of the ML algorithms, like logistic regression and LSTM, on paper (that is, without using preexisting libraries). I was asked to compare the algorithms I had mentioned in my CV on the basis of efficiency and accuracy, and there were also some questions about OOPs.
+HR round was not easy. You will be required to explain your personality and will be asked situational questions, and your answers must reflect your personality. I kept the interaction more of a discussion and less of a question-answer format which helped me have an interactive interview and reflect my skills to the interviewer efficiently.
+3) How to prepare for them?
+Build a Strong Foundation in Statistics and Mathematics
+Data science relies heavily on statistical and mathematical concepts. Ensure you have a solid grasp of probability, linear algebra, calculus, and statistical inference.
+Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python and R, is essential. Python is widely used in all ML algorithms, while R is powerful for statistical analysis. Practice writing clean, efficient code and familiarize yourself with libraries like pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and matplotlib.
+Study different algorithms such as linear regression, decision trees, k-means clustering, and neural networks. Implement these algorithms on real datasets to understand their nuances and applications.
+Participate in Kaggle competitions, work on personal projects, or contribute to open-source data science projects. These experiences not only improve your skills but also enhance your portfolio, showcasing your ability to solve real-world problems.
+Master tools like Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Tableau to create compelling visualizations that tell a story with your data. Good visualizations can make complex insights more accessible to non-technical stakeholders.
+Try to learn about Transformer architecture and familiarize yourself with using hugging face transformers and building customized models.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+I started preparing in my 2nd year. I started out by learning ML and DL, then did a few projects from Kaggle, and then developed industry skills by doing Internships. In my third year, I did a lot of DSA and learned theoretical concepts like OOPs, computer networks, and system design to polish my skills. The ideal time for preparation would be one year before the interview, but I have seen people prepare in around 3–4 months as well, so that depends on your commitment.
+5)What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile? How did you overcome them?
+The most difficult part was staying up to date on new algorithms and models that are added almost daily and to approach each problem in a different way to get the best results. I overcame this problem by reading blogs, participating, and looking at other users’ solutions on Kaggle and comparing them to my own.
+6)Are there any specific requirements such as department, CGPA, or other criteria for this position? Additionally, do certain PORs or EAAs enhance one’s chances of securing this internship?
+Fidelity opens for dual degree students of all the departments with a CGPA of more than 7.5 but having a CGPA of more than 8 and being from a circuital department certainly gives you an edge. PORs and EAAs are not very important, but they can become a good point to talk about during your HR interview.
+7)According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Anyone who is interested in AI research with an interest in finance would be an ideal candidate for this role. This will give you an upper hand if you want to switch to other asset management firms like Blackrock, Vanguard or even financial service firms like Capital One and Slice.
+8)What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in your CV while targeting this profile?
+You must try to add as much points as possible from the following as the company does not take a coding test, so making an impressive CV becomes extremely important.
+2. Projects and Internships in NLP must be mentioned as the company works with these a lot.
+3. Financial data analysis related projects and LLM projects will give you an upper hand in the CV shortlisting.
+9)Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+The CDC internship process is very tolling on the mind and body with tests so don’t give up even if you don’t get a day one or day two offer or even shortlisted. Keep trust in your preparation and skills. You will definitely get a chance to show them, and when you do, make sure you make it count. Make sure you prepare for interviews by taking mock interviews and get your CVs evaluated by seniors in the domain you wish to pursue. I wish all the best to all the people sitting for internships this year. Believe in yourselves, and you can do it.

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+1) Brief introduction and description of offered role.
+Hello Readers, I am Nandini Bajaj, a fourth-year undergraduate pursuing my Integrated Master of Science in Applied Geology. I am from North Lakhimpur, Assam. Outside of my academics and work, I am passionate about community service and reading, and I have a deep interest in yoga and meditation.
+I am excited to share that I will be working as an Intern at LEK Consulting this summer.
+2) How did you get into L.E.K Consulting? What was the selection procedure?
+For LEK, I applied through the CDC internship portal, and at first over 30 students were shortlisted based on their CVs.
+After that, I was assigned a “buddy,” who is an alumni working full-time at LEK for 2 years. We could discuss any doubts or concerns with the assigned buddy. The buddy also guided me in the case preparation process and answered any general queries about the interview process or the company, such as the type of work and projects. There were mock case rounds with the buddy. In the first one, we solved a guesstimate, and to be honest, my performance did not match my expectations. Then, she guided me on the resources to cover for the interview process. After a few days, I had my second buddy round where we solved a profitability case, which went quite well.
+The next round was a senior buddy round, which took place a day before the final interview day. While senior buddy rounds are said to be non-evaluative, it ultimately matters how you perform as it is a confidence booster. They also share honest feedbacks which help a lot for further rounds. For this, she also gave me a profitability case, and this round gave me a taste of how actual interview rounds would be, though I met my expectations and was satisfied with my performance.
+On the interview day, the first round was a typical case round, where the interviewer asked me about a market entry case and the interviewer seemed quite satisfied, which made me confident for further rounds.
+The next round was the partner interview, which is the decisive round for selection. The partner might present a case, ask questions about your CV, or engage in a conversational mix of both. In my interview, the focus was primarily on my CV; he asked about my previous internships, positions of responsibility, learning experiences, and motivation.
+The final round was the HR interview, which consisted of standard HR questions regarding my motivation. She also presented a few scenarios and asked for my opinions on them. The interview went well, and she was pleased with my responses.
+3) How to prepare for them?
+To prepare effectively, focus on cases (profitability, market-entry, merger and acquisition, and most importantly unconventional cases), guesstimates, and HR questions.
+Begin with understanding case basics through online resources like CIC IIT Bombay or Victor Cheng’s videos. Progress to more structured frameworks from the IITM case book (Day 1.0). Practice cases with peers (form case groups), and seniors, seek feedback, and maintain a review sheet to track improvements.
+Guesstimates can be honed using resources like the Guesstimates booklet by Communique IIT Kharagpur. Practice one guesstimate per day, and be efficient with your calculations and figures for different common parameters.
+Lastly, prepare for HR questions towards the end using materials like the IITM Book and ensure clarity on personal motivations, that will be asked in the interview.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+Although I didn’t dedicate significant time to preparation during the summer, I concentrated intensely after my CV was shortlisted. However, I strongly advise my juniors to start case preparation during the summer, aiming for at least one case per day and increasing to 3–4 cases daily as the interview period approaches. Keep in mind that quantity doesn’t substitute for thoroughly covering every case type and becoming comfortable solving them, even when presented randomly.
+5) What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile? How did you overcome them?
+I have faced various challenges mainly during my case preparation.
+1. With numerous online sources available, it was daunting for me to select the right resources. To overcome this, I stuck to trusted platforms like CIC IIT B, Victor Cheng videos, and the IITM case book, ensuring that I was covering all topics without overwhelming myself with excessive resources.
+2. Initially, I was uncertain about structuring my interview preparation, but then I found a website by Victor Cheng. It automatically generated a comprehensive plan and tracker based on the days left until the interview, which provided clarity and direction in my preparation process.
+3. To track my progress and identify areas for improvement, I religiously maintained a review sheet. Documenting mistakes, areas of growth, and feedback received, I regularly revisited this sheet, leveraging it as a tool for continuous enhancement.
+4. As I was solving cases, I understood the significance of preliminary inquiries in case-solving, and I developed a standardized list of such questions. Adhering to this list consistently in every case, helped me in thorough consideration of crucial aspects, helping in a comprehensive problem-solving approach.
+6) Are there any specific requirements such as department, CGPA, or other criteria for this position? Additionally, do certain PORs or EAAs enhance one’s chances of securing this internship?
+LEK Consulting accepts candidates from all departments, preferring a decent CGPA. For a consult CV, emphasize experiences that demonstrate your managerial and problem-solving skills, such as your previous internship experiences, managerial PORs, competition wins, inter-IIT participation, and entrepreneurial ventures.
+7) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Ideally, any Individuals who enjoy tackling business challenges with a problem-solving mindset and possess strong business acumen are a good fit for LEK Consulting. In India, LEK predominantly focuses on projects in the education and healthcare sectors, candidates with previous experience or a genuine interest in these fields are highly encouraged to apply
+8) Kindly attach your CV/Resume. What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in CV while targeting this profile?
+Consider highlighting the following key points in your CV:
+1. Highlight relevant internships and projects, emphasizing your analytical and problem-solving skills. Include specific numbers and figures to show the impact and results of your work.
+2. Positions of Responsibility: Include any leadership roles held in your hall, department, society, or club within the institution. Describe your responsibilities and achievements in these roles, showcasing your ability to manage and lead teams effectively.
+3. Highlight any academic milestones or extracurricular awards you’ve received to demonstrate your dedication and excellence in various pursuits.
+4. If you’ve contributed to published papers or research projects, provide details of your involvement and their significance. These publications serve as tangible evidence of your research capabilities, academic achievements, and contributions to your field, enhancing your credibility and distinguishing you from other applicants.
+5. Describe any entrepreneurial ventures you’ve been involved in, this helps in showcasing your initiative, creativity, and business acumen.
+6. Highlight your participation in pertinent competitions at college, national, or international levels. Describe the problem statement, your solution, achievements, and skills refined through these experiences.
+7. Mention your involvement in different extracurricular activities that demonstrate relevant skills such as teamwork, communication, and leadership.
+Additionally, make sure the resume is one page long, with consistent font style and size, and minimal white space. Put the most critical sections at the top, outlining tasks completed, results achieved, and impact created in each line. Incorporate notable numbers and emphasize key terms to highlight their impact. Avoid spelling and grammatical errors, as they can diminish your credibility.
+9) Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+To all CDC Internship applicants: prepare well during the summer, do ping your seniors for help and guidance throughout your preparation.
+Securing a CDC internship requires perseverance and dedication. Even if your initial attempts don’t succeed, stay resilient and keep improving by learning from rejections. Remember, your
+abilities go beyond the internship season, and every experience, whether good or bad, contributes to your long-term career growth.

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+1) Brief Introduction and description of your offered role.
+A)
+2) How did you get into Navi? What was the selection procedure?
+A)
+3) How to prepare for them? What difficulties did you face during this time?
+A)
+4) How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+A)
+5) How did you manage your time alongside academics and extracurriculars (if any) to prepare for CDC?
+A)
+6) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+A)
+7) What specific advice would you give to the junta to handle stressful situations and maintain their calm?
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+8) What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in your CV while targeting this profile?
+A)

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+# FORESIGHT (2024): Internship at Jaguar Land Rover| Ahana Ganguly
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+1) Brief introduction and description of offered role
+Ans: I am Ahana Ganguly, a 4th year undergraduate in the department of Mechanical Engineering, enrolled in its dual degree course having the specialization : Manufacturing Science and Engineering. I have been selected as a Software Development Intern at Jaguar Land Rover for the summer of 2024. Jaguar Land Rover is an automobile manufacturing company.
+2) How did you get into Jaguar Land Rover? What was the selection procedure?
+Ans: Initially, we had a CV shortlisting. In the next round we had to solve as many MCQs as possible within a time limit of one hour which were mostly mathematical with increasing difficulty levels. In the same round there were two coding questions of medium difficulty level which we had to solve within a time limit of fifty minutes.The final round was an interview round which in my case lasted for about 80 minutes and consisted of both Technical and HR round
+Technical round: In this round entire CV grilling was done. I was asked in-depth questions about my Software development as well as Machine learning projects. After 30 minutes I received coding questions which consisted of in-depth questions from DSA. I was also asked to write a code and different test cases were given to check whether my code runs properly or not. I was also asked to debug multiple code snippets.
+HR round: In this round questions like whatever project taken up into JLR in the future would have a significant impact on the future world and would come as a profit to JLR. Similar kinds of questions were asked.
+3) How to prepare for them?
+Ans: Majorly the skills required are in-depth knowledge of DSA and having done good competitive programming will be a plus point. Being specific with JLR, one needs to have at least one Machine Learning project in their CV.
+I participated continuously in various contests on Codeforces and Codechef, as well as followed a YouTube channel named Take You Forward for lectures related to DSA. At the same time, for Machine Learning, I did some foundation courses, and developed further knowledge by working on various projects.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+Ans: I started with my preparation in my fourth semester but it is quite difficult to manage core mechanical subjects with this preparation. I prepared more rigorously from the summer of 2023. During this period of time, I used to code for around eight hours daily and give two to three hours to my projects. Having a good timetable in this crucial time is very important and helps a lot in the good preparation.
+The summer before the CDC Internship selections, I feel, is the ideal time to work upon one’s skills in a rigorous manner. But, one needs to start preparing much early, preferably at least a year before the selections take place.
+5) What difficulties did you face while preparing to be a Software at Jaguar Land Rover? How did you overcome them?
+Ans: Being a student from a core engineering department (Mechanical Engineering), it was really difficult for me to try and take out time for coding and work upon my DSA concepts on a daily basis.
+I managed to work upon my coding skills only after I prepared a good timetable in which I had allotted time for both my core subjects as well as DSA and CP. Time management is really important for getting into a software role from a non circuital department I feel.
+6) Are there any specific requirements such as department, CGPA, or other criteria for this position? Additionally, do certain PORs or EAAs enhance one’s chances of securing this internship?
+Ans: A CGPA of at least 8 plus is required to make a good impression on the recruiter. Specifically speaking about JLR one should at least have more than one project in Machine Learning and Software Development. Relevant prior interns will also help a lot in the selection process. For the software domain POR is not much needed.
+7) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+Ans: According to me, people who want to have a career in Software Development in future should apply for this job. For this, it’s really important to have an interest in coding and problem solving. As we know, coding is not just DSA but a lot more than that. A person should have a knack of solving problems, and not just do it for the sake of getting a job or earning money.
+8) Kindly attach your CV/Resume. What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in your CV while targeting this profile?
+Ans: To make an impressive CV one must have a good CGPA of at least 8 plus. Having good projects in your CV will help a lot because the whole interview will be based upon discussion on your projects and testing your knowledge about DSA as well as highlighting your rank on different platforms, highlighting maximum streaks you had, mentioning all these points in the CV will make your CV impressive.
+9) Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+Ans: My advice for those who will be facing the upcoming CDC season is that you should be able to explain every point mentioned in your CV and that too in depth. Also, utilize summer vacation prior to the CDC season in a very proper way. Have a rigorous practice of coding daily. Even after getting an internship, stay in regular touch with coding.
+Stay motivated throughout and enjoy the process.

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+# FORESIGHT 2021 | Software Development Engineer at Cisco | Vineeth
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+Hi, I am Vineeth, I am a Dual Degree 21’ computer science graduate. I am presently working at Cisco.
+The selection procedure has 2 phases, coding, interview.
+Coding: I was asked 2 coding q’s, and some mcqs. Coding q’s were medium in difficulty, anyone who prepared for placements can mostly do those, only problem is c++ stl is not allowed, I used python.
+Interview: I had 3 rounds total, 1 technical, 1 managerial, 1 hr round.
+In technical one, they touched on the basics in os, networks, dbms, and asked me to implement code to 2 questions. They were of moderate difficulty, compared to previous coding rounds they were easy. The managerial round consisted of discussion around my CV, past experience, future plans, company culture fit, etc, this served as a behavioral round. The HR round consisted of just my interests and future goals and my priority for roles(application, network, embedded).
+How to prepare for them?
+For coding, I prepared from interviewbit, leetcode. I don’t know if any better options are available this time. Especially for cisco, I would suggest practising some questions in python, as you would need it in the coding round. For os, networks, dbms, I used geeks for geeks and some course materials.
+For interviews, doing mock interviews regarding projects, future goals, past experiences would help. In the managerial round, giving interviews peacefully being yourself, talking honestly and just having a nice discussion would help.
+Work culture in cisco is pretty chill, working hours are flexible, attending meetings would be sufficient and u can set your own work timings. Work-life balance is good at cisco, the workload is not that much, also cisco came 2nd in fortune’s best places to work in 2021. That says something about work-life balance here.
+I had already spent two and half semesters from home, so I would say it’s not that much new. Although I haven’t been to the office yet, I am liking wfh so far. Plus is u get flexible hours, but the minus is lack of motivation due to the environment and difficulty with meetings etc. though eventually, it seems it will be hybrid.
+For me, there were 3 roles, application, network, and embedded engineer. If you wanna go for a software profile, there are more application-oriented roles, and also OS, networking oriented roles. There are few ml-related roles as well.
+Ideally, those who would want to work on os, networking related software would be suitable. Though there are a few pure application development related roles as well. Discussing with the manager during the interview about your future goals would be better.
+As It is around interview time already, being calm and performing your best gives you the best results. It is best to try to have honest and casual discussions during behavioral rounds. Just give your best, without worrying much.
+Official CV is attached as image format.

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+# FORESIGHT 2021 | Vatsal Kapadia working at JLR
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+I’m Vatsal Kapadia, an IIT Kharagpur Graduate of 2021. I was a student of the Mechanical Engineering Department, enrolled in its B-Tech Course. The major Extra-curricular activity I was involved in during my college life was TeamKART, IIT Kharagpur. I became a part of it right in my first year and continued till my final year.
+How did you get into JLR? What was the selection procedure?
+I got placed in JLR, during the Campus Placement Season of December 2020. The selection procedure was quite basic,
+A Written Test (Aptitude + Coding +Mechanical Core (only for the core profile))
+SOP Submission and Personal Interview
+The test features regular GATE level questions for mechanical core. The test pattern in Aptitude and mechanical core were adaptive. Questions are of three difficulty levels and when you answer a question correctly you get a question of increased difficulty and when you answer a question wrong, the difficulty level drops in the next question.
+How to prepare for them?
+Mechanical Core Test: Practice gate level questions for all the domains of mechanical engineering taught across the 4 years. Keep your concepts clear rather than remembering the formulas. Companies tend to ask conceptual questions more than calculation based. Expect some calculative question though
+Aptitude Questions: Practice different types of aptitude questions (Quantitative and Logical).
+Coding: Coding questions are not very advanced level, basic questions that are found online for practice will do for the preparations.
+Interview: KNOW YOU CV INSIDE OUT. Prepare for core questions which are related to the projects you have written in your CV. Prepare a fluent introduction of yourself and your CV in advance.
+Also Prepare HR questions in advance like Strengths, weaknesses and Where do you see yourself in 5 years, etc. Finally, MOCK INTERVIEWS ARE A MUST. You will get to know the level of our confidence properly only after giving some mock interviews.
+How would you describe the work culture in your company? How is the work-life balance?
+The Work Culture at JLR India is all you can ask for. Being a part of JLR India doesn’t mean you are confined to working with the India team, new graduates like us also work directly with the core UK team. Everyone is very approachable and open to discuss new ideas. Research is also pursued with great enthusiasm. We never feel like we are just Graduate Engineers, everyone’s opinions are valued. In terms of Work-Life Balance, we are always encouraged never to work outside of working hours. The UK team is also very understandable in managing the Time-zone gap and we generally don’t have to work late. So in all the balance is pretty good.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Working from home is a very debatable subject. Some people feel comfortable working from home while some prefer the office work environment. Personally I don’t enjoy working from home, because I had to do my internship online due to a pandemic and then the rest of the College activities happened online so I always wanted to start working in an office environment. Also collaboration is very difficult. We have to set up calls and meetings for very small discussions which can easily be done personally without wasting a lot of time in office space. Plus, it is difficult to generate interest when you have to stare at your screen for 8 hours, when you are working from home.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+The Automotive Industry is moving towards a more Software oriented philosophy with the advent of Electric vehicles and satisfying customer needs. So only people with mechanical interest can apply for this job is now a myth. Anyone who has interest in product engineering, system engineering, even AI and coding can apply for the job. A lot of interesting and cutting edge technologies are being worked on in the industry, which previously were far from the needs of the automotive industry. But not anymore.

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+1) Brief introduction and description of offered role
+A) Hey! I’m Sparsha Sherke, a fourth-year undergraduate from the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering with a specialization in Financial Engineering. I was a Student Placement Coordinator at CDC, IIT Kharagpur for the session 2023–24 and I’m a part of E-Cell and Encore as well.
+I am interning at Amplus Solar as a Data Scientist working with the Digital Solutions team this summer.
+2) How did you get into AMPLUS SOLAR? What was the selection procedure?
+A) The selection process had the following 3 steps: 1. Resume shortlisting
+2. Preliminary interview
+3. Final interview
+The preliminary interview primarily involved a brief discussion of the data science-related projects and internships listed on my resume. The final interview was more rigorous, including an in-depth evaluation of the projects that I had been a part of at my previous data science internship, a thorough questioning of several deep learning concepts, and concluding with technical questions related to the field of renewable energy.
+3) How to prepare for them?
+A) I would advise anyone preparing for a data science internship at Amplus to have a comprehensive understanding of the projects and internships listed on their resume. It’s crucial to be well-versed in all the details mentioned in it. Additionally, take the time to explore how the specific role can contribute to your professional growth and identify what aspects of the field interest you. This is often overlooked but highly important.
+4) When did you start preparing for this role and according to you what is the ideal time for aspirants to begin their preparation?
+A) Data science internship roles, especially for undergraduates, generally require a solid understanding of fundamental machine learning and deep learning concepts, including their workings and implementation. A basic knowledge of probability and statistics is also beneficial. The time needed to prepare can vary for each individual, but I can share my own experience. I had been delving into areas like deep learning and computer vision for about 4–5 months before my interview at Amplus, and this preparation provided me with a significant advantage.
+5) What difficulties did you face while preparing for this Company/Profile? How did you overcome them?
+A) I believe it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and resources available for data science and related fields. It’s easy to lose focus and become demotivated. I experienced this myself, and based on my experience, I advise the following: create a timeline for your preparation. Start with the basics and then focus on building projects, as projects hold more value than courses. Consult with seniors and make a structured timeline, including the sequence of resources you will follow. Stick to it and be diligent. Also remember that the field of data science is constantly evolving, and you need to keep upskilling to stay relevant.
+6) Are there any specific requirements such as department, CGPA, or other criteria for this position? Additionally, do certain PORs or EAAs enhance one’s chances of securing this internship?
+A) Amplus does not have any particular bias towards one’s department or CGPA; however, maintaining a decent CGPA is always advantageous. Similar to most other tech roles, PORs hold minimal significance. What truly makes a candidate stand out are strong projects and relevant internships. Additionally, as I mentioned earlier, a strong motivation to explore the field of renewable energy would be highly beneficial.
+7) According to you, who should ideally apply for this job?
+A) If you see yourself working with data to develop solutions/products and are committed to continuous learning, this would be an excellent choice. Furthermore, if you enjoy collaborating with teams to create technology-based solutions with significant real-world impact in the field of solar energy, a data scientist role at Amplus would be an ideal option.
+8) Kindly attach your CV/Resume. What are some of the major points you think would be valid to mention in CV while targeting this profile?
+A) This was my CV when I applied for an internship at Amplus: Drive
+I would like to emphasize three key points:
+9) Lastly, what advice would you like to give to the students aiming to grab CDC internships this year?
+A) CDC conducts the internship processes to help students gain valuable industry experience. Make the most of this opportunity. However, it’s important to remember that the competition is intense. Not securing an internship through CDC does not reflect your personal worth or talent in the field. Stay motivated, keep your spirits high, and best of luck!

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+# FORESIGHT(2018): Summer Internship Axis Bank| Sharad Kumar Saini
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+My internship was under the BIU(Business Intelligence Unit) department at Axis Bank, Worli. The BIU department was mostly oriented towards the understanding of business and extracting useful insights using data analysis for business. Internship duration was from mid-May to mid-July.
+There was a 5-hour small hackathon on Hackerrank. The problem statement was to perform sentiment analysis on youtube video comments text data and recommending them. Later, there was an interview with shortlisted candidates. The interview was mostly related to machine learning algorithms and about the previous internship project discussion. At last, they asked one puzzle and one guesstimate.
+Do some data analysis courses in the CS department and some statistics courses. Go through basic data analysis books(like ISLR). Prepare for puzzles from GeeksForGeeks, InterviewBit and Heard on the street book. Take part in some online data analysis competition. Do some data analysis related projects.
+My project was building a recommendation engine for their products and services. The objective was to recommend the next best product suitable for the customer from the customer’s perspective.
+Company culture is very good. Our team was very supportive and helped in the difficulties related to projects and other procedures. KGP seniors were very supportive.
+People who are interested in the business side of the bank and also want to do data analysis.
+Try your best. If not this, then some better opportunities are waiting for you. All the best.

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+# FORESIGHT(2018): Summer Internship CITI, Pune| Shubhra Agrawal
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+For the tech profile, CITI is generally open to CSE, ECE and EE.
+There is a written test: An online examination with four sections. Data interpretation, Quant, Coding and English. The questions are fairly simple, but speed is essential to complete all the four sections within the given time. The questions given in the coding section are doable for somebody who has experience with competitive coding. For quant, practice before-hand is necessary.
+After the first round, 80 people were shortlisted for the interview round. There are three rounds of interviews: two technical and one HR. The technical rounds included questions based on the projects and internships listed in the CV. Puzzles and riddles were also asked. To clear the HR round,it is necessary that the applicant should be able to connect the dots and explain how an internship Citi would fit into his/her profile.
+For preparing in any company, decent coding skills are sufficient. Practice questions from CodeChef or HackerEarth to ensure you are in touch with coding. You can code in C, Python or Java during the online round. It is also of utmost importance that you are good with puzzles listed on GeeksForGeeks. A lot of companies pick questions listed on the website. Brush up your vocabulary for the English section. Also, be familiar with all the work you have done during your previous internships and projects. The candidate must be able to explain his work in two/three lines.
+The interns are allotted different projects based on their past experiences/ skills listed down on your CV. The projects are varied: developing systems to track overflows or applying machine intelligence to reduce signature frauds on cheques. Some projects are based on automating an existing process used by the team to develop some project.
+Most of the time, you work independently on a project. Every intern is allotted an individual mentor who guides you through the project. You are given access to Udemy, where you can take up courses to learn any relevant skill that you might need to work during the course of your internship. Interns are also given the flexibility to choose the technologies they want to work with. We choose the tools that we think will give us the results most efficiently.
+The company culture is simply awesome. The Business Units heads are always available and interns are encouraged to ask them about their career paths. The timings are flexible and the interns get to choose when and how they want to work as long as the work is done before the given deadlines.
+Every intern is solely responsible for his/her project. Since you are the sole developer working on the project, you can choose which functionalities to add. Mentors are always encouraging when you pitch-in new ideas for your project. Teams also organize knowledge sessions, where topics from a broad domain are discussed. Interns are also encouraged to take up these K-sessions. Some of the teams have members from all across the globe, and there are regular meetings where you are given a chance to interact with managers stationed abroad.
+There are various food options available in the IT park. With so many options to try from, you are never going to get bored with the food. There are team outings and parties. Every team has grads who take you out. The office has a carrom board and a foosball table, with work cafes for all the caffeine addicts out there. Various events like Community Day are also organized.
+Anyone wanting to gain an insight into the banking sector and who enjoys coding, the internship at Citi is a great experience. Citi is a large organization, with four pillars. The centre at Pune is an O& T sector. With more than five Business Units, there is a wide range of activities that are handled at Pune and as an intern, you get an insight to the varied functionalities of the bank and how its technical requirements are fulfilled.
+You get to meet a lot of influential people and thus get an understanding of what it takes to make it big in the fintech sector. The coding is generally user-based, and you develop products keeping in mind the needs of the end-user. You also see the impact of your work, and the teams start using your products when you finish developing.

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+Capital One Financial Corporation is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking and savings products. In India, they have their datalabs focused on making analytical products and helping the business. With the aim of “changing banking for good”, datalabs look forward to make customer-friendly product.
+The first stage of the selection procedure for analyst profile will be a test comprising usually of 30 questions within 35 minutes. The question will be from data interpretation, logical reasoning and Quant. The key for the test is speed and accuracy as they would be negative marking.The second stage will be a series of case interviews where your problem-solving skills will be tested. It is mandatory not to make any calculation mistake in this round.
+For the written test, practice of any CAT material will help. For the case interview, ‘Case in Point’ book can be referred. Sample case interview for capital one can be found on youtube and is quite helpful.
+The project was aimed at exploring various pricing techniques for different types of options available in their portfolio and their python implementation.
+The culture is quite unique. No one has a personal cabin. You may find yourself sitting beside senior managers or director and working, interacting and discussing various things. People working there are quite amazing and energetic, you won’t even know when you get involved in discussion with them and topics will vary from finance, analytics, football, party, world politics, places to visit and whatnot. Mentors and buddies are allotted to interns who will help them with everything throughout the internship duration.
+Anyone with a good analytical mind and having problem-solving skills can apply for this company.
+Try to avoid negative marking in the test and in the interview, try to interact with interviewer as much as possible and avoid calculation mistake.Overall, be confident, have a belief in yourself. Don’t get disheartened, even if you get rejected in a few companies. It’s not the result but the learning process during preparation, that matters.

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+I am Rajdeep Biswas, Final Year Undergraduate student of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering. I did my Summer Internship at Credit Suisse as a Financial Technology Analyst.
+Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, it maintains offices in all major financial centres around the world. As the second-largest bank in Switzerland, it is considered a “Bulge Bracket” bank providing services in investment banking, private banking, asset management, and shared services. Credit Suisse is known for its strict bank-client and banking secrecy practices.
+There was an online written test followed by a 3 round interview.
+The online written test had 40 Questions for 60 minutes. The questions were from basic Mathematics, English, Quant, and Programming.
+The basic Mathematics were from ratio proportions, average, fractions, etc.
+The English were some fill in the blanks, paragraph questions, etc.
+The Programming was detecting errors from some lines of code, predicting the output etc.
+Calculators weren’t allowed for the test. So this test was a game of speed.
+After clearing the online written test, there were three rounds of interview.The first round was a Technical round where they asked questions about my CV like projects, scholarships, and skills. Also some fundamental questions from PDS like arrays, linked list are also asked.
+The second round was Managerial round which was similar to the technical round, but they ask about some situations/life events of mine which was difficult to handle for me, but I was able to handle it successfully.
+The final round was HR round where they ask about my interest, strengths, weakness, life goals, plans for further studies and why I want to join Credit Suisse as I am from a circuit branch with a good CGPA (9.0+) and Credit Suisse is a bank? Also, he asked me what I know about Credit Suisse?
+After giving satisfactory answers to HR, I was selected for IT profile in Credit Suisse.
+Brush up 6th to 10th-grade Mathematics will be useful. Some knowledge of Algorithms and PDS will be excellent. Other sources like puzzles from Geeksforgeeks, 50 Challenging Problems in Probability will be helpful.
+I worked on a web application that takes some input from the user then send it to the backend JAVA server that will fetch the data from the database server and then display the data to the user on the browser.
+The technologies I have used were HTML, Angular 2, Typescript, Angular Material, Java 1.8, JAVA Rest Web service, JAVA Spring Framework, SQL.
+Credit Suisse’s culture is just excellent. The first main and different thing was we were instructed not to use Sir/Madam. Yes, you read it right, no Sir/Madam. You have to call everyone in the office by their first name regardless of how much senior they are to you, but you should also have politeness in your speech and actions.
+The TA seniors (Those who joined as an employee less than two years) are great, and they gave the most funda for the office and its culture.
+The office timings are flexible, no in or out time monitored, however on an average you need to work around 8 hours per day.
+All the managers and TA seniors are approachable for any problem. All of them encourages new ideas and questions.
+You will get free office cab services from your home address to the office, but your home should be in the same city.
+There were endless treats from seniors, managers, and colleagues during the internship.
+Security for employees is excellent, especially for women. There are many types of securities present here. One example is there will always be a security guard in the office cab beside the driver if there is any female employee in the cab during the evening and late-night hours.
+For employees, there is an exclusive system. The employees can change their team after each year. So if you are not so sure about your career in finance, you can join Credit Suisse in IT/Analyst and later change to Finance team.
+Also if you want to learn how a private and investment bank works and how they use technologies to maintain its security, then it will be an excellent place for you.
+And finally, if you want to know your possibility or prerequisites needed for a career in Finance then go ahead.
+Do read about the company before going to interview. If possible, please look about 2008’s great depression and where was Credit Suisse’s position at that time. Keep calm and stay focused. Great Luck.

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+I am Shweta Gupta, a final year student, specializing in Financial Engineering. I have recently completed my summer internship in Market Liquidity & Risk Management(MLRM) profile at Credit Suisse, Mumbai.
+Credit Suisse has a very reasonable selection procedure and gives equal opportunity to all the departments. The whole procedure tests quantitative aptitude and problem-solving skills. Knowledge of Finance gives an edge but is not mandatory and the company provides sufficient training to enable understanding and completion of the project. The selection procedure consists of four steps:
+Step 1: CV Shortlisting. The company shortlists a good number of candidates for the written test and there is no fixed CG criteria as such.
+Step 2: The Test. The selection test conducted is very unique and is the most important factor in the selection process. It mainly consists of subjective questions centred around Probability & Statistics, Partial Differentials, Integrals and a few basic questions from Finance(typically Derivatives). Presenting the solution properly is of prime importance as the approach adopted for each question is critically judged.
+Step 3: The Interviews. After the test, the selected candidates have to go through two rounds of interviews, depending upon the candidate. The interview starts with discussing the test questions(primarily the unattempted ones) followed by a few puzzles and CV based questions. There is no ideal way of preparing for these interviews as these depend a lot on the individual’s profile as well as your conversation with the interviewers. Prepare your CV well and keep your mind fresh. The interviewers are very helpful and will guide you in case you stutter sometimes.
+Step 4: HR Interview. Again, there is no straightforward technique to prepare for this. All you can do is have a look at some common HR questions. Asking a lot of questions is key in this round, as well as this internship.
+Study the relevant topics from Iyengar, Montgomery, Class Notes and practice puzzles from Heard on the Street, 50 Challenging Problems in Probability. For questions based on Finance, a basic understanding of Derivatives from Investopedia/Khan Academy or other online sources would be sufficient. If you are a Financial Engineering student or have some background in Finance, be well versed with all the completed courses/internships.
+All interns are assigned different teams and different projects. There is a lot of variety in projects across different teams, each requiring a different skillset. My project was under the Solutions Methodology Team which works on developing and implementing Market Risk Methodologies for Rates, FX & Commodities. I had to document the Interest Rate Curve Construction details for Emerging Market Economies which required understanding their framework and the products involved.
+Totally in love with the company culture! The work hours are flexible and require a daily minimum of 8–9 hours. Everybody in the company is very approachable and helpful. Employees have a good work-life balance and actively participate in the extra-curricular activities, philanthropy events and awareness drives. We also had various Speaker Series Session, where senior executives across the globe, shared their experiences and gave useful and interesting career insights. Overall, it was a great learning experience.
+Anyone who’s looking to explore avenues in Quantitative Finance should apply for this internship.
+CDC Internship process is a totally new and different experience for the most of us. Every company has a different strategy and looks for a specific skill set. It is therefore very important to first select profiles you are interested in and prepare accordingly. Take every little step as a challenge and keep on delivering your best.
+Good Luck!

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+I am Arnab Bir, a final year undergraduate student from the Department of Mathematics enrolled in its Integrated Masters course of Mathematics and Computing. I am from Rajendra Prasad Hall of Residence. I joined Flipkart as an SDE intern this Summer.
+Flipkart hired Software Development Interns from 8 IITs including Kgp. There was no CGPA cutoff or any other pre-requisite criteria. There were 2 phases in this hiring process.
+First there was a coding round on Hackerrank where we were given 3 problems to solve within an hour. Those who solved at least 2 problems properly were shortlisted for the personal interviews.
+In the next phase there were 2 rounds of personal interviews which according to Flipkart’s lingo are also known as “PS & DS Algo”. The best thing about these rounds is resume plays a very limited role since it is totally based on problem solving skills which ensures no bias among the candidates. Even the problems asked to every candidate were of similar difficulty. After this whole day process, 4 of us were selected as summer flinterns.
+Strong grasp over Algorithms and Data Structures is the competency they look for. So practice problems from different topics of Algo and DS and spend some time on competitive coding platforms. Prior to the interview go through the FAQs for Software Development roles on geeksforgeeks. During the interviews, try to suggest the optimal solution and in case you’re stuck ask for hints as well.
+I was a part of the Logistics Insights Team at Ekart. Our team deals with a large number of Big Data and Machine Learning problems related to Ekart. My project was to develop a full stack application to validate the data quality and completeness in a near real time data transformation pipeline. To know more, refer to this blog.
+The org culture is very open and empowering. No strict office hours, no dress code (it’s very difficult to find someone in formals :p ), frequent intern outings, team outings and what not. Even the interns are allowed to attend meetings with senior management if they have something to contribute as per the agenda. People are very welcoming and approachable. There were a number of occasions where we got to interact with different teams. The Flipkart’s headquarters is one of the best workspaces in Bengaluru. If you don’t believe, have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYN02iqkqXM
+Those who love coding and want to create impact by solving real world problems for India should give it a try.
+Well, the preparation for the test is not very different from other software companies. During interviews, try to answer the most optimal solution. Although the interviews will be based on Algo and DS only, topics like Machine Learning, DBMS, OS and Networks will help you a lot during your internship.

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+# FORESIGHT(2018): Summer Internship Goldman Sachs| Anubhav Jain
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+My name is Anubhav Jain and I am pursuing B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. I interned during summers 2018 at Goldman Sachs, which is a leading global investment banking firm. I worked in the Securities Division, and my internship was 10 weeks long.
+Goldman Sachs is open for students of all the departments.
+Firstly, there is a test which a student needs to clear to qualify for the interview round. The test consists of the following three sections :
+1. Computer Science (Coding) — 5 MCQs on core computer science concepts, 2 coding questions.
+2. Quantitative Analysis (Quant) — 10 questions, MCQs/Numerical answer type questions.
+3. Machine Learning — 10 MCQs.
+One important thing to note is that to qualify for the interview round, one doesn’t need to excel in all the three sections. Goldman Sachs comes to hire for different teams, and they expect you to expertise in at least one of the sections, but not necessarily all of them. Different teams that GS hired people for this time are Securities, Technology, Risk, Investment Management Division (though there exist many more teams). Nevertheless, the work you do here in any of the teams is technological and engineering related. These different teams shortlist candidates for interviews based on different sections of the test. So even if you excel in only one section, you’ll definitely be shortlisted by at least one team, and if you perform just moderate in all sections, you might not get shortlisted for an interview at all.
+Next comes the interview round. The type of questions that are asked depends on the team taking your interview. And the number of interviews you might end up giving depends on the number of teams who shortlist you and also on how you perform in subsequent interviews. I gave 5 interviews, all lasting about half an hour. Some (talking about those who got selected) were finished in 2–3 interviews only, while some ended up giving 7–8 interviews as well.
+If I talk about the written test first, then for different sections, a different kind of preparation is required. All sections consisted of all levels of questions, ranging from easy to difficult.
+Coding section: GeeksforGeeks for practising different algorithms and data structures, InterviewBit for coding practice. Doing these two things are more than enough.
+Quant section: For those who have taken ProbStats course can revise the notes and practice questions on the subject, and there is also a book “Heard on the Street” that is useful in preparing for the quant section.
+ML section: I felt that doing only Andrew Ng’s course was not sufficient for this section. A few theoretical questions can be expected from the course, but some advanced topics like Bagging, SVM Kernels etc. were also there.
+There is nothing different to be prepared for interviews. Interview questions will be similar, maybe just with a bit more level of difficulty.
+Mostly everyone here is given a unique project. My project revolved around adding a feature to an existing trading platform (coded in Java) and writing a utility to create reports (in Python).
+The environment here is quite chill and friendly. There are no time restrictions (come and go whenever comfortable), no particular dress code (casuals are allowed). People are very easily approachable here, one can freely talk to any person at any position without any hesitation. All in all, you grow here in a team, working together with different people at different locations.
+All the technology enthusiasts/ coding geeks/ finance loving people can freely put their trump cards to get in here.
+I’m going to mention this thing just to make things clear. GS is majorly an investment banking firm. Someone might think that work here majorly is related to finance and in future, if you land at GS, your field completely becomes finance-oriented. However, this is not completely true. Work for the engineering divisions, that GS hire people for from IITs, is mostly technological. But to understand the background of the work you are doing, you need to understand the finance behind the technological requirements, thus with time, you tend to develop more knowledge in finance. So yeah, you might get deeper into finance, but you won’t get your hands off the technological work you do.
+Also, it’s important to keep in mind that not everyone gets the same experience at any place. What you take out of this journey definitely depends on the firm, the team you are working in and also on you, how well you adapt yourself to a corporate environment, and how well you are able to interact and mix up with everyone around you.
+I’d like to end this by saying “every day is a learning experience!”, take most out of whatever opportunity you get.
+Good luck!
+Warm Regards,
+Anubhav Jain

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+# FORESIGHT(2018): Summer Internship Goldman Sachs| Archit Tekriwal
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+The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. With a view “Our people are our greatest asset”, the firm provides career opportunities in various backgrounds including finance, engineering, science, technology and humanities.
+It starts with an Online test which is divided into 3 categories which are Computer Science(Algorithms ), Data Science( Machine Learning ) and Quantitative Analysis( Probability).
+There were 2 coding questions and 5 MCQs in the computer science section. The questions were moderately difficult.
+The Machine Learning Section had 10 MCQs.
+The Quantitative Analysis section had 8 integer answer type questions which were based on Probability and Stochastic.
+After clearing the Online round, there are usually 5–6 rounds of personal interviews. The number of rounds varies depending on the number of divisions interested in the candidate. The questions in the interview are more difficult as compared to the online test. The divisions include Securities, Risk, Technology, IMD.
+I had 2 rounds of interviews that focused on Quantitative Analysis and Algorithms based on which I was selected for the IMD division.
+Having some basic knowledge of Algorithms is necessary. Competitive coding will be really helpful. Other sources include Algorithms, Data Structure and Puzzles from Geeksforgeeks.
+Build Systematic Strategy for investment and some work on the development of already existing tools.
+Major focus is laid on teamwork and the people are very easily approachable and are very helpful. You can literally talk to the topmost person in the hierarchy without any hesitation. The dress code is casual and working hours are also very flexible. I really enjoy working with the people in my team.
+There are no restrictions as to who can apply as the firm provides career options in various backgrounds but this place is best suited for a person looking for a career in finance as this is one of the most reputed firms and gives a chance to interact with some of the smartest people in the business.
+Stay focused as this internship can help you decide better on your career choices. Stay confident and give your best shot!

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+# FORESIGHT(2018): Summer Internship ITC Limited| Harsh Saraf
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+I am Harsh Saraf, a Final Year B.Tech Undergraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. I did my summer internship in the Chocolates Category of ITC Limited — Foods Business Division in Bangalore.
+The summer internship program that ITC offers is called the KITES program (Knowledge, Initiative & Talent Excellence Series). The entire process consists of 4 stages: KITES Application Form and CV Submission, Psychometric Test, Group Discussion and 2 rounds of Interviews spanning over roughly 7–10 days.
+Practice general topics asked in the GD round with a group of friends/wingmates at least twice or thrice to get comfortable with the concept.
+For interview rounds, revise core subjects taught in the curriculum such as Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Mechanics and Dynamics along with its application in today’s industry. Do not go into a lot of depth but have a good understanding of each of them and about the major and important derivations. You might or might not be asked in-depth questions on them but it entirely depends on the interviewer. Be thorough with the most common HR and personality questions.
+My project was in the Chocolates Category in the Foods Business Division. ITC manufactures a luxury brand under the name of Fabelle. My project was operations-related to the luxury chocolate bars that they manufacture. The plant and its operations were very labour intensive and my major part revolved around increasing the overall productivity of the line. The other part of my project was experimental where I had to work on increasing the liquid centre filling in the chocolate bar.
+The projects are very carefully chosen and are designed in such a way that it provides a lot of learnings to both the candidate and the company. The intern is given complete freedom to utilise the resources as per his/her requirement without any restrictions. The projects given are often very critical and can create a significant impact and hence if successful are often implemented at the very moment. As an intern, you are given utmost importance and provided with all resources as necessary.
+Everybody is very cooperative and helpful. It is up to the intern to try to maximise the information you can extract from their guides, managers and other experienced employees.
+If you’re interested in the applications of the curriculum taught on an industrial scale and want to get a first-hand experience of industrial/factory training and working with an extreme time crunch, then ITC offers a great opportunity. However, the internship will push you to your limits and outside your comfort zone and if this is something which you don’t wish to experience then it might become a burden.
+Be thorough with each point mentioned in your resume. Don’t try manipulating points as they interviewers are more often than not alumnus of KGP or people who has been through the same process. So there is no hiding anywhere. Get in touch with as many graduates who have been working in the company to get an idea about the job description and make sure it aligns with your likings and interests.
+The tests, interviews and even the internship will be a great experience altogether irrespective of where you do it, try having fun.
+Cheers.

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+I think I don’t need to give an introduction to Microsoft. So I will introduce myself. I am Sayan Mandal, from the Computer Science and Engineering department, about to go into my fifth and final year at IIT Kharagpur. I interned at Microsoft IDC after the end of my fourth year as a Data Scientist Intern and got a Pre-Placement Offer from Microsoft.
+Microsoft’s selection procedure is pretty simple. They have a CGPA cutoff of 7 for a candidate to sit for the test conducted by Microsoft. Basically, there were 3 stages:
+● They conducted an online coding test initially. The test had 3 coding questions and we had to solve it within 1 hour.
+● After the online coding round, they conducted a Group Fly round where they gave a problem statement to all the candidates and we had to discuss with the mentors and come up with a good solution as well as implementing the solution on pen and paper. Be sure to improve your implementation skills. No matter how easy the algorithm is, you need to implement it fast on pen and paper. There was a time limit of 1 hour. Be sure to talk to your mentors properly and implement your solution efficiently on the paper.
+● Those who cleared the group fly round advanced to the Interview. Personally, I had three rounds of interviews. In the first round, They asked me about algorithms and data structure. I had to write code on the paper for all the questions. In the second round, I was asked questions from Natural Language Processing and AI. Luckily, I was somewhat aware of these fields and I was able to answer the questions. In the third round, they asked me about the projects I did on my previous internships. Surprisingly, I had to write code on the paper in my third round too. So it is highly recommended to practice writing bug-free code on the paper.
+Practice, practice and practice. Those who are familiar with competitive programming will get benefits above others. But it is very easy to crack good companies with two or three months of rigorous practice. Some good resources will be: geekforgeeks, Interviewbit, Leetcode. If these sources are okayish for you go for codeforces, spoj, HackerEarth etc. For dual degree people, be sure to cover OS, DBMS and networks a little bit for safety. For particularly Microsoft, be sure to improve your implementation skill.
+I worked for the Office Project (“Project” is one of the many products of Office365) team. I worked on an open-ended problem based on Natural Language Processing. I had some experience in NLP, So I didn’t face many difficulties in approaching the problem from my side. They usually go through your resume while assigning you to various teams and go through your past projects, any special skills or courses taken, but in many cases, it can be randomly allotted as well.
+Microsoft takes quite a lot of pride in its culture after Satya Nadella became CEO. Some of the key points are:
+● Flexible Timing. You can come and leave the office anytime you want. Everyone is happy as long as you are doing your job well. No one rolls an eye at your office timing or your uniforms.
+● One Microsoft. This is a term used frequently within Microsoft. This signifies although there are lots and lots of teams within Microsoft, everyone is under Microsoft. So you can ask your doubts to anyone within your team as well as out of your team. For my case, I took a lot of help from a senior software engineer in Redmond and he was very friendly and helped me a lot throughout my internship.
+● Growth Mindset. This signifies Microsoft wants to hire people who want to learn it all rather than who knows it all.
+● When it comes to a fun office environment, Microsoft has numerous pool tables, foosball tables etc. There is an Xbox room (obviously). You can play table tennis, cricket, volleyball etc. (just google “Microsoft IDC Hyderabad campus”). There will be a team outing, lunch and you will be getting goodies from Microsoft.
+Anyone who loves computer science, coding and who wants to work in a big tech company and wants to learn about the Technologies of Tech giants should definitely apply for this internship. On a side note, those who are interested in pursuing research should not apply. One positive point of this internship is you will get the Microsoft brand in your resume.
+Just a piece of general advice, don’t just run after the money and try to run away from the hype called “day 1 intern”. Try to choose companies wisely according to your interest.

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+I did my summer internship in Reliance Industries Limited, Dahej manufacturing division (RIL-DMD). There are more divisions located at Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai etc. However, no choices are considered for locations and these are allocated based on the project you choose. RIL-DMD was huge and had 19 plants manufacturing various things like PVC, PTA etc.
+The selection is done on the basis of the test that you’ll give and your resume. There was no GD or interview round. The selection process involved a written test and resume short-listing. Initially, every applicant is allowed to sit for the written test. The selection is done on the basis of your test scores and your resume. Given that you have cleared the test cut-off and you have a decent GPA (>7.5), you have a high chance of getting selected.
+The test was divided into two sections, each of 30 minutes. The aptitude section was easy and had 30 questions. You’ll require a good knowledge of the core subjects for the next 50 technical questions.
+Aptitude questions can be practised from any standard prep book. For technical questions, instrumentation students should study ID-1 and ID-2 mostly.
+The title of my project was “Cybersecurity in DCS and PLC systems.” I mostly had to study about the threats and their consequences in real-time operations. The work done is mostly confidential and they follow strict rules to prevent data leakage by insiders.
+The work during the internship is not very intense and you’ll get a lot of time to learn about things outside of the scope of your project. I’d call my internship boring as they do not give much work to interns as most of the work control some critical infrastructure and people can be entrusted to that without proper training. The people are friendly and are always ready to help. I’d say, it’s nice if you want to see real engineering up close. The accommodation arrangements were good, you get bachelor flats with ACs.
+Had to work for 6 days (huge bummer), from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (another bummer). However, the people you work with are highly experienced and friendly. My mentor was the senior manager of the instruments section and helped me a lot to learn everything about my project. The location was also very remote, had to go to nearby cities for movies and all.
+People looking for a proper industrial experience in core engineering should go for it. I’d say, you should choose your projects wisely because a lot depends on it, make sure you know about the thing you’re choosing.

blogs/FORESIGHT(2018)_ Summer Internship Samsung Research Institute, Noida_ Satyam Sevanya.md

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+I am a fourth-year UG student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in IIT Kharagpur. I got my 3rd-year summer internship via CDC in Samsung Research Institute Noida.
+Selection procedure for Samsung Research Institute Noida is very simple and easy. They take tests in their own software which they will ask you to download. They give only one question in the online round for which the time duration is three hours. You can compile code any number of times but the number of submissions is limited to ten(most probably). Once you submit and if all hidden test-cases run successfully, you are done, else you just lost one submission. If you lost all ten submissions, you can’t submit anymore.
+Online test is followed by a technical round and then an H-R round.
+Questions asked in the online round are very easy and mostly based on data structures like 2-D matrices. If you have done a little bit of coding in summers then you can easily crack this test. In the technical round also they ask simple questions about matrix, string matching, arrays, linked list, stacks, queues etc.
+I would suggest you start from geeksforgeeks and learn the basics of Data Structures then complete Topic-wise Algorithms.
+In SRI Noida, I was allocated to the Application Group. My Project was based on Machine Learning and Image Processing. I had to do research and develop an android controlled software using Deep Learning. Some of my mates got projects on AI and ML and some got projects in android development and enhancement. Moreover, the project you will get depends on which team you got allocated.
+Company culture is pretty nice. People are very nice and helpful. You will have to work 40 hours per week inside the office. On a daily basis, you have to be at least 4 hours a day inside the office for full attendance. That gives good flexibility in working. You will get lunch and dinner. You can also go to the cafe for coffee and drinks. For fitness, they have gym, yoga, zumba classes and medical room.
+Those who want to do some good things in android development or in the mobile industry can go for this type of internship. Samsung is a well-established leader in the mobile industry and it really cares about human resources i.e. its employees. They pay you well and they treat you well.
+If you are going for an internship in SRI Noida then the work you will get will depend on which team you will get allocated to. It can’t be generalized just by my work/project/experience. If you are not getting any concrete project in the first week itself better you share your interest with your manager and ask for the project in that field.

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+I am Yashasvi Kanchugantla, final year undergrad in the department ofComputer Science and Engineering. I did my internship for 2018summer in Schlumberger Software Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd, Pune.
+The Schlumberger interview process for the Software profile was prettycandid.A preliminary CV shortlisting for the Group Discussion was done.The shortlists in the GD were allowed to attend a technical interview.The technical interview was based mostly on the projects mentioned inthe resume and on questions in programming.
+After fairing in group discussion comes the technical interview.● For most of the companies, decent coding skills are sufficient.● You need to be good at problem-solving. Most of the interviewstest this skill. To improve upon problem-solving, doing questionson geeks for geeks is necessary( Do as many problems as youcan).● You should be able to explain your projects to the interviewer. Iwould suggest preparing a few points on each of the projects in
+your resume. Also, emphasis on the challenges encountered andsolutions in the interview is necessary.
+Preparation for internships, in general:
+● Try to code the problems while doing GeeksforGeeks. Also,emphasise on thinking the solution and then coding it.● Practise using STL is recommended as that would reducethe time taken to write the code.● Try to solve problems in stipulated time. Doing contests oncodeforces and monthly challenges on codechef help a lot.● Also, do some probability and statistics. Few companiesexpect you to be ready for it.
+Interns are offered projects in various areas. There are projects onalgorithm design, machine learning models, microservices, UX designetc. The project allotment is based on your resume and the needs thatare present in the company. Also sometimes, it is random.I have worked on microservices. I had to change the architecture of autility in one of the software the company delivers.
+The company is huge and the people are very friendly. You get toenjoy a lot. There are a lot of socials organised by the company forinteraction with the employees and within the interns. Team bonding isthe best thing I have seen in Schlumberger. Its policies for Health, Safetyare very enlightening. The teams have people working from othercountries and also teams consist of people from different offices ofSchlumberger.
+It’s a place where anybody can be accommodated. But, if you areexpecting some research experience, then this is not which youshould aim at.
+Happy preparation :)

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+My name is Ritwika Chowdhury. I did my Software Engineering Internship at Texas Instruments during the summers of 2018.
+It starts with an Online test consisting of MCQ questions. For the Software profile, the test had questions from Algorithms, Data Structures, C, Embedded system and a separate section for Aptitude.
+However for the other three profiles — Analog, Digital, Digital Signal Processing they had MCQ questions from the respective domains.
+After clearing the Online round, there are usually 2–3 rounds of personal interviews. I had 2 rounds of interviews. The Questions asked for the interview round were majorly from Data Structures and Algorithms. Other than that there were questions on Embedded Processors and Computer Memory(basic questions).
+He asked about timers, interrupts and some of the fundamental questions from Embedded System.
+During the first round of interview, each of the students was given one hour to solve one coding question mentioning each step in detail. ( It was not like a regular question you would find on any coding platform.) That was done majorly to check the approach that the student has taken and also his/her grasp of coding.
+In the second round of the interview, I was also asked to write a small code in embedded C.
+Good knowledge of Algorithms and especially Data Structures is required. I would suggest studying from geeksforgeeks. Simultaneously one should practise from Interviewbit or similar coding platforms. A revision of the fundamentals of embedded processor is advised. However, the most important thing is to know each and every detail one has mentioned in his/her CV.
+Bandwidth optimized Lens Distortion Correction Module.
+The people at TI are really friendly and helpful. Emphasis is laid on teamwork. The employees mostly get to work on the end to end development of a product there. No restrictions on timings. There is a hub for extra-curricular activities called Texin. It has courts for badminton, volleyball, tennis, cricket etc. It also has gym, dance, music and yoga rooms and a lot more. Overall experience was really good.
+People who really like coding should apply for it.
+Do not target one specific company, instead target a profile which you like and prepare for it. You may have a dream company but a lot of factors play a role during the selection procedure. Prepare well but remember it is not the end of the world.

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+I am Subham Rajgaria, a fourth-year student of Computer Science Department, IIT Kharagpur. I am a boarder of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall. This summer my internship was at Tower Research Capital, India.
+The selection procedure had two stages, the first was a CV shortlisting and the next was a telephonic interview round. The interview round consisted of a thorough analysis of the resume, one coding question and one question which I had to discuss. The questions were not very tough and required more of theoretical knowledge than programming expertise.
+Preparation does not involve anything different from preparation for other companies. Geeks for geeks, interview bit, probability and statistics and confidence in yourself. Also being thorough and honest about your resume/CV is very important.
+My project involved working with open source code, deploying things on cloud, kubernetes, using serverless frameworks and also some boring ui creation. Most of my code was in python and I worked a lot with conda.
+Just one word: Amazing!
+You have flexible working hours, a lot of smart people to interact with and the best part is free food for all throughout the day.
+The company has many divisions and I guess every computer science student can fit in some place or the other. So yeah everyone should try for it, there is a great learning opportunity here.
+Prepare well, and know your concepts well. Knowing two or three programming languages well is a plus point and even if you don’t know an answer do not panic, rather be honest and you can even ask the answer for it if you can’t figure it out even after some time and they will be happy to answer it.

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+My name is Shashwat Mishra and I did my internship at VISA Inc. during my summers of 2018. VISA Inc. is a company specialized in providing a technological platform for digital payments and transactions. With very few competitors in the market and ever-expanding business opportunities, VISA is a company which you can trust to lead the payments, cybersecurity and AI domains selection procedure.
+The selection procedure for the internship consists of 2 rounds:
+i) Coding round: This round tests your knowledge on programming based questions on Algorithms and Data Structures. The topics generally include arrays, lists, trees, dynamic programming and backtracking.
+ii) Telephonic Interview: Those qualified in the coding round get the opportunity to sit in the telephonic interview. The questions are based on projects and skills mentioned in your CV. Be clear on things that you know and that you don’t. A firm grip on Algorithms and Data Structures always helps as the questions usually pop up from these subjects.
+You can get pretty good resources online for practising programming Algorithms and Data Structures. Few good links to follow are interviewbit.com, geeksforgeeks. Textbook references from Cormen are also good. Take time to prepare for them. Do prepare for a telephonic interview. A mock practice will work wonders if you are giving it for the first time.
+I was the part of the Data Quality team of VISA which ensures that the data within our systems is perfect and up-to-date without any errors. As a part of my internship, I had to design an algorithm which can automatically provide an in-depth analysis of reasons for some problem/alert being generated by the systems. It was quite an interesting project and luckily it went for IP filing also, thanks to my teammates.
+In a single word “Awesome”. It could be a biased opinion based on teams but overall the people are nice and hardworking. Timings are fixed from 9 am -5 pm, so you get sufficient time for yourself also. Special events keep on happening which provide extra-curricular opportunities for employees to be a part of. And for interns I would like to add one thing, you are surely going to enjoy the VISA’s “Global Intern Summit at San Francisco”.
+People interested in learning the technologies being implemented in Payments’ processing domain should apply for this. Anyone looking for a balanced work-life balance is welcome. With extensive hiring plans in the next two years, if you produce good results, pre-placement offers are sure to come to you.
+Be crisp and clear on your fundamentals, revise and practice before you go. And don’t be bothered with the stipend, it’s sufficient with the other facilities they provide you. And to say, at last, a very great and wonderful summer lies ahead of you. Best of luck to all sitting for their internships and placements!! Baaki sab “peace” hai☺

blogs/FORESIGHT(2019 -20)_ Summer Internship ITC _ Rajat Goel.md

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+Hi! I am Rajat Goel, I did my Internship at ITC during the summers of 2019. ITC is one of India’s foremost private sector companies with a market capitalization of INR 3.74 trillion and a turnover of INR 550 billion. ITC is rated among the World’s Best Big Companies, Asia’s ‘Fab 50’ and the World’s Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine and among India’s Most Valuable Companies by Business Today. ITC has a diversified presence in FMCG, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, and Information Technology.
+For the students of top-notch colleges (IITs, IIMs etc.), a program names KITES is launched every year. The selection procedure of ITC is a bit comprehensive.
+The answers to the fields asked in the internship application form should be honest. For Psychometric Test, the key is to read the questions carefully, you’ll find same questions asked in different manners multiple times just to check the mental stability of your mind. For the GD round, my advice is to search for a few case GD topics online and practice with your friends on the same. This will help a lot during the final GD. I firm grip on core subjects (the applicant should be ready with 2 strong subjects) and conceptual clarity is required. Knowledge about the accomplishments written in the internship form (like the past internship work, academic project) is must for the interviews.
+I was working in the Agri-Business Division of ITC at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh where my major project was to Digitalise a Spice Processing Facility up to Industry 4.0 standards. This was a critical project as a capital expenditure of about 175 Cr INR was at stake. The project demanded thorough knowledge of Spice Processing as well Digitalisation Trends being adopted across industries so I planned and visited many ITC/non-ITC plants located in different parts of the country including Bangalore, Pune, Chirala etc. This was a really enriching experience and the best part is all your travel expenses are handled by ITC itself. I also contacted international vendors through video conferences for fixing deals and budget finalisation. For these jobs, I was working at the Agri-Business Division HQ at Guntur. Apart from this I was also assigned 2 minor projects related to facility’s construction phase.
+The work culture at ITC is very professional. The corporate exposure that one gets at ITC is unmatchable in my opinion. People treat you equal to themselves and give importance to your ideas/inputs instead of treating you like some students who are still studying. Each and every project is very well thought upon. You are given a feeling of ownership towards the project which makes you more dedicated towards it. The thing that I liked the most at ITC was “Appreciation for Talent”, people acknowledge your efforts for any job which makes you feel motivated to deliver more. Apart from this with a brand name like ITC attached with you, international firms and organisations respect your designation which also adds to your corporate profile for any future endeavours. For future interns, you’ll enjoy a grand welcome party cum workshop during March/April for the Intern Summit at Bangalore in one of the finest Luxury-Collection Hotel of ITC (ITC Windsor).
+In my opinion, someone who wants to experience corporate life to the fullest, learn how big organisations work should definitely seek for an internship. Someone who wants to utilise the opportunity instead of enjoying 2 months away from home should seek for the internship. Someone who not only wants to learn but also make an impact by his/her contribution should definitely seek for an internship.
+When I got Guntur as my internship location, I was sad as it is not a very great city to chill out. But now I feel it does not matter at all; what matters at the end if the experience, knowledge and exposure that you take from the internship. Also, students focus on the high stipend that ITC pays; it is to be understood that if such a high amount is being paid the same amount of efforts should be visible from your side. Even if you contribute a little, they’ll acknowledge your efforts and surely will offer you a PPO. Last thing, Keep Calm, SAB PEACE HOGA. Day-1/Day-10 kuch fark nahi padta. BE MOTIVATED!!

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+Being a student of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, I had a very few options in core. This was known to me almost since my first year, thus I decided to go for non-core from the beginning. I would suggest each one of you know about the scope and opportunities in your department before deciding which profile to choose. During one of my internships, I was able toexplore the field Data Analytics and from there I decided to continue in the same.
+Students from all the departments are eligible to apply. There was no CGPA cutoff.
+Online Test: An online test with 20 MCQ questions is conducted once you apply. The test was quite easy. It consisted of questions on basic probability, mathematical aptitude, verbal and non-verbal reasoning and data interpretation. Make sure that you don’t commit silly mistakes. Around 10 people were shortlisted for the next round.Technical Round: It started with a generic question, “Tell me about yourself”. The discussion started with my previous internship at HDFC Bank, Mumbai. Then, the discussion revolved around the Boosting Algorithms. Among other people who were shortlisted, some were given questions related to guesstimates andprobability to solve along with some puzzles.Technical Round + HR:This round again began with my introduction and a brief explanation about my previous projects. Since AmEx and HDFC Bank deal in credit card, a major part of this round involved discussing my work at HDFC Bank. I was asked about some suggestion/new ideas as to how the data AmEx currently has can be used. Then, we moved towards my work at EY. Here, I had directly used thefuzzy-wuzzy library. So, I was asked to give the logic for building it from scratch. Then came the question, “Why should we hire you?” and “Why Amex?”. Be prepared for these questions.
+Be thorough with your CV. Don’t write a description about your internships that you can’t explain. 2. Be prepared for questions like strengths, weakness, why should we hire you? etc. Think about these questions properly and tell them about actually why they should take you and what sets you apart. The interviewer has been in tons of interviews and will easily catch the generic answers.3. Keep practising aptitude questions and puzzles online on websites like IndiaBix. Also, brush up your concepts related to Probability. 4. Be comfortable with at least one programming language preferably Python.5. Know about the company before walking into the interview.
+Every intern was allowed a different project to work on. Each one of us had a mentor to guide us as the project proceeded. I was part of the International Line Modelling team. My team worked on delivering the models that would help the company decide which customer should be allotted what credit limit on the credit card. My project was an exploratory one wherein we were developing a dynamic model that would take personalized parameters and weights for each customer. I had to build this model for the US market. Thus, the person to whom my manager reported was in New York and we would discuss the progress of my project usually through Skype. I was solely working on this project under guidance from my mentor. I had written all the codes in Python which were completely automatic. But, most of my co-interns worked on SAS.
+Most of the interns, including me, were in allocated the Gurgaon office while a few got the Bangalore one. The Gurgaon office seats over 6000 employees distributed across the 3 major divisions — Enterprise and Digital Analytics (EDA), Credit and Fraud Risk (CFR) and Technology. I was a part of the International Line Modelling Team from CFR with my job title as Credit and Risk Decision Science Intern. My office was in One Horizon Center building. The workspace is amazing and has been laid out quite creatively. All the interns were taken out for the fun event at Canvas Laugh Club so that we get to know each other. The company provides you with accommodation for 1 week and bears your travel expenses at the beginning and end of the internship. Also, the company provides transportation everyday anywhere in Delhi NCR region. The number of working days was 5 with timings being specific for a particular team. Team specific fun events and offsite trips to nearby locations happen once a year.
+The best thing about AmEx has to be the people there. On the first day itself, we got to interact with the senior leaders of the company, who were really welcoming. The Director and the VP of my team got really involved in the work I was doing and we used to have regular brain-storming sessions. Also,the team members really looked out for each other and were quite helpful. I had a great time discussing everything and anything over lunch with my team. The HR people also made some efforts to arrange sessions with top executives from India and the US offices.
+My manager/mentor leveraged the comfort that I had with Python or else it would have taken me some time to get comfortable with SAS. My inputs were always considered even though due the time crunch everything could not be implemented. My teammates would always be ready to give me fundas be it related to my project, career or any other thing. My mentor would always motivate me and guide me as to how to look towards the problem statement with a more analytical view. I have learnt innumerable things throughout this internship and listing all of them in one blog is just not possible.In the end, I am glad that I was able to contribute to the project. The most important thing that I have learnt is that whatever you do, give it your best shot. Try to pitch in new ideas/methods for your project and interact with the people as much as possible. They are obviously more experienced and it’ll definitely develop your social skills. Look at this internship as a golden opportunity and make the most of it in every way possible

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+My name is Shweta Jaiswal and I am pursuing B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. I interned during Summers of 2019 at Credit Suisse India Pvt. Ltd. which is a leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, advising clients in all aspects of finance across the globe. I worked in Global Markets(GM) IT division of the APAC(Asia-Pacific). The internship was 9 weeks long and started in the mid of May on 13th May.
+Credit Suisse is open for students of all the departments. It comes to hire for 3 different positions:1. Technology Intern2. Risk Management Analyst3. Finance Liquidity Risk AnalystIt came on DAY 2 for us but before that, it came in late October. As far as I remember, a single candidate can apply for only one of the positions and all the exams for these positions are conducted separately. I was the Technology Intern so I will discuss the same. To qualify for the interview, you need to clear the coding exam. The test consists of two parts:1. 25 MCQs- These questions are based on DS and Algo.2. 5 Coding Questions- 2 of 100 marks each and 3 of 200 marks each.The interview consists of 3 rounds:1. Coding round: DS and Algo2. CV round: Details of your internships and projects on the CV3. HR round: Basic stuff regarding your future goals (want to do a job or go for higher studies)
+For the written test first, GeeksforGeeks for practising different algorithms and data structures, InterviewBit for coding practice. Doing these two things are more than enough. If you are good enough at coding there is no need to prepare for MCQ separately, it has general questions related to DS and Algo. For interview:Coding Round: Be thorough with different Algos and also have proficient knowledge about the language which you use for coding, about the STL libraries (for C++).
+CV Round: Go through the projects thoroughly and make sure you are able to empathize with the interviewer and make him understand the projects from his perspective.HR Round: Just be clear with your future goals. There is no point in lying just tell frankly what you want to do with your life.
+My project was designing a health monitoring system for Apache Kafka. Being a bank, they didn’t want to use any 3rd party APIs so I had to build everything from scratch. I had to configure Kafka and then build the utility in JAVA8 which was integrated into their pipeline of the trade reporting engine for Europe. My util generated and sent the status of different components of Kafka and also generated alerts in case of failure. Everyone was assigned adifferent kind of project and everyone had to work solely on that project.
+The environment here is quite chill and friendly. There are no time restrictions (come and go whenever comfortable depends on the timing in which zone you are working), the dress code is semi-formal or smart casuals. People are very easily approachable here, one can freely talk to any person at any position without any hesitation. They have a smart working environment where you can sit anywhere in office and work, there is no fixed seating areafor a person (you get smart cards for VMs which can be inserted in any keyboard). All in all, you grow here in a team, working together with different people at different locations. You get many treats and outings (depends solely on your team). People are very humble and generous, not only about the work but they will also guide you about the city, areas to visit and places suitable for your stay. They also have different coding competitions organized where they provide many goodies and also they organize many recreational activities. The workload is very minimal and you have enough time in hand to explore other lots of stuff.
+All the technology enthusiasts/ coding geeks/ finance loving people can apply. People who love finance but want to explore the technology perspective of it are the most suitable ones.
+Credit Suisse is majorly a multinational investment banking and financial service company. Someone might think that work here majorly is related to finance and in future, if you land at Credit Suisse, your field completely becomes finance-oriented. However, this is not completely true. But to understand the background of the work you are doing, you need tounderstand the finance behind the technological requirements, thus with time, you tend to develop more knowledge in finance. So yeah, you might get deeper into finance, but you won’t get your hands off the technological work you do. If you join Credit Suisse, they have a special two-year program where you get to choose a different project in a different team of your interest after a year. The workload is very minimal for these two years, so people get alot of time to prepare for their masters as well.
+Also, it’s important to keep in mind that not everyone gets the same experience at any place. What you take out of this journey definitely depends on the firm, the team you are working in and also on you, how well you adapt yourself to a corporate environment, and how well you are able to interact and mix up with everyone around you.I would say that try to get the best out of whatever is present, learn from people around you. Don’t lose hope, if something doesn’t turn out to be the way you wanted, there is something much better ahead, just be “PATIENT”.

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+I have interned at Deutsche Bank Center(DBC), Goregaon East, Mumbai after my fourth year. I am a student of Industrial and Systems Engineering department enrolled in its dual degree course with M.Tech. in Financial Engineering. I am a boarder of Patel Hall of Residence.My previous internships include research internship at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad in the field of Quantitative Finance and served as a research affiliate at the University of Huddersfield, England in Supply Chain Management with Financial risk measures.
+It has 2 stages. First, the online test which includes questions from data interpretation and verbal reasoning. Shortlist depends upon the performance in the online test as well as CV. The second stage has Personal Interviews. I had appeared for 5 different rounds with different panels. First 2 were for checking Quantitative Aptitude followed by 1 round on CV. One with HR and finally with the Director.
+You can prepare for Quantitative Attitude from the book named “Heard on the Street”. In Finance, basic topics like Capital Market, Money Market, basic financial instruments and their derivatives, and Risk measures can be covered. Probability and Statistics in Engineering by Williams W. Hines is a good source for the foundation of Probability and Statistics.
+I have worked with Quantitative Investment Solutions(QIS) team at DBC. My project was based on the interest rates market and the forex market. I have studied the research and backtested 2 different strategies to form portfolios for investors like pension funds and asset managers. I was supporting theLondon desk of the QIS business. I was constantly in touch with my onshore team for my project discussion. Along with my project, I was involved in helping the team members in their day to day activities like calculating risk/return attribution and generating market data. I have also worked onautomating the return attribution to reduce the time(cost) and increase efficiency. Majorly my work was on python and a little bit on MS excel.
+DB offers a very structured internship in the field of Investment Banking. We were allotted a Project Guide, a Mentor, and a buddy for project work guidance. They were easily available on the floor which helped me a lot to solve my problems at the earliest. There were various information sessions by the top management for the interns in which they used to discuss their involvement, their desk works, and the future opportunities. They could also explain to us some basics on financial markets. On top of all these, DBC has almost all businesses that Deutsche Bank offers. The best thing about interning at DBC is the opportunity to interact with people from all of these businesses. It is very important to get to know about all of it before you select your profile/job.
+Anyone who wants to give Investment Banking a try. This internship does not require any prior knowledge in Finance. But having it definitely helps a lot during the internship.
+Start preparing hard on the topics mentioned. Be aware of the recent news in this field. If you claim it, they gonna ask you in the interview.

blogs/FORESIGHT(2019)_ Summer Internship Deutsche Bank Global Markets _ Aditi Kambli.md

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+Hello everyone, I am Aditi Kambli, a Final Year Financial Engineering student from the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture. I interned with Deutsche Bank Global Markets during summer 2019. I was working with the Rates Index Desk under FIC in DB CIB.
+The selection procedure had an initial CV shortlisting and online test. Around 50 students were shortlisted by this process. After this, I had 4 rounds of interview. The first two rounds were technical where they tested my logical and quantitative skills and also grilled me on my CV. The third round waswith the senior management, where they mainly tested my confidence and my vision about my future goals. The final round was with the HR, where they again tested my soft skills and checked if I can fit well in the DB system.
+One can prepare for the quant from books like Heard on the street and 50 challenging questions in probability. Also one needs to prepare well on any finance-related project they have undertaken in the past. One must also be very thorough with their CV.
+I mainly worked on a Credit single name momentum Index which is essentially a first of its kind investment strategy in the institution. I also worked on automation of existing strategies and implemented few tools on python which increased the efficiency of work for the desk. I worked in the rates, credit and FX domains.
+The flat hierarchy in DB allows the interns to not only interact with analysts and associates but also with the senior management. The culture is very accommodating and everyone is very approachable and eager to help in case of any problem.
+The best part of the selection process is that DB doesn’t require a candidate to have any prior knowledge in finance. They look for excellence in anything that we have done in our past. This allows everyone an equal chance to apply for the internship.
+My only advice will be to be confident and believe in what you have done until now. The most important thing is that you should be able to justify what you have done till now and you should have a valid reason of why you want to join the company and how you can prove to be an asset for them.

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+My name is Indresh, a Fifth Year from the Department of Biotechnology and I just completed an internship at Deutsche Bank arranged by the CDC Internship Placement Drive.
+The DB selection procedure is fairly straightforward. It consists of 4–5 rounds of panel interviews following a CV shortlist procedure, apart from a simple test process. The test itself is pretty simple with Quantitative Reasoning and English sections. Once the CV is shortlisted, the interviews take place along with the other companies and take up to 3 hours to get through.
+Firstly, ONE DOES NOT NEED A FINANCE BACKGROUND TO SECURE AN INTERNSHIP AT DB. This is the most important point to be kept in mind. They just see how well you have done whatever you put on your CV and how they feel you would fit into their work environment. While this sort of decision is subjective at best, it allows you to be yourself through the interview process. At the same time, some proficiency in Probability, Statistics and basic Quant ability is expected of the candidate (an entire round is usually dedicated to this aspect). In short, be confident of what you have done and you should do fairly well in the DB selection process.
+I worked on FX Hedging Methodologies while at DB. I am, however, unable to disclose more about the same.
+The Desk that I worked with was Fixed Income and Currencies: APAC Region, which consists of people from various backgrounds who do a variety of work, which makes it an excellent learning opportunity for someone who’s just delving into the world of finance. They are a really fun, yet at the same time, an insightful bunch with whom I spent a really great 2 months. There’s a pretty good work-life balance which allows you to enjoy not just the internship but the city of Mumbai as well so that’s a plus.
+I feel everyone should apply for this Company because there is no right or wrong “profile”, per say. If you be draft your CV well enough, you should get good shortlists, although that is subjective and the only thing that may stop you short. However, upon making it to the interview rounds, as long as you’re candid with them about your expectations from the internship, there isn’t much that should stop you from making it.
+I don’t have any DB-specific advice, to be honest. However, to everyone sitting for an internship, be it their third or fourth year, I strongly recommend you to try out a new field; something you haven’t done in the past. College is the only time you get to explore and I hope you make the best of it.Best of luck and cheers!

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+My name is G.Vishal. I am a 4th-year student of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. I interned at Goldman Sachs in the Risk division this summer.
+First, there was a written test consisting of some basic programming questions and some objective type questions on Prob. Stats. and basic CS. It was followed by 4 rounds of interviews, which was based on Probability and Stats. and some puzzles. I didn’t have any programming interviews as such.
+I think one can do well in the interview with some revision of the basics of Probability Statistics and having some practice on the same topic.Doing some Coding practice would also help a lot, in general. Geeks for Geeks is a good resource for both in my opinion.
+My project consisted of creating a new benchmarking model for the existing CVA(credit valuation) calculation system using Neural Networks. It consisted of a lot of math and also needed programming skills. I liked my project because, instead of working on some dummy project, I got to work on a project which I personally felt had a lot of scope for impact.
+The most amazing thing about the company is its culture. The people are really amazing, they are very approachable and friendly as well. I always felt very comfortable with them.GS has a very flat culture, which I felt was really impressive.
+People who like math, quant and want to have an idea of the financial services sector should definitely apply for this internship, as it was surely a very good learning experience for me.
+I don’t think I am qualified enough to dole out advice in general :), but one thing I would like to say is that believing in oneself really helps a lot.

blogs/FORESIGHT(2019)_ Summer Internship Nomura Structured Financial Services _ Amandeep Singh.md

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+My name is Amandeep Singh. I am a third year undergraduate student from the department of Mechanical Engineering enrolled in its 4 year BTech course of manufacturing science and engineering. I did my internship at Nomura Structured Financial Services in the Global Markets division in the summer of 2019.
+The process begins by applying to Nomura with one of your 3 CVs made on the CDC website. There is no hard cutoff on the basis of CG but it pays to be above 8. After you are selected on the basis of your CV, you have to appear for a GD. The topics of the GD can be anything ranging from abstract analogies for the professional world to contemporary issues. Post the GDs, there are 2 technical interviews followed by an HR interview.
+During the technical interviews, it does pay to have some basic knowledge of financial securities, however, there is no hard and fast rule. The best thing would be to back up your CV such that you can explain the learnings from virtually every experience written on your CV. It’s also beneficial to have a decent idea about guesstimates and brain teasers. “Heard on the street” is a good book to prepare for the same.
+Apart from a lot of ad hoc and BAU work, my main project was creating a tool that could calculate Initial Margin requirements for derivative transactions underlying Bespoke CSAIDs both using SIMM and Schedule IM models. The work mostly revolved around excel and also some VBA so it does help a lot to have some decent understanding of Excel beforehand.
+The company culture is pretty chilled out where everyone from the analyst sitting beside you to an MD overseas lend an ear to help you with your work. You are expected to dress in formals as they have a pretty strict dress code. The best part, however, is that the timings are flexible as long as you complete the work assigned to you. The amiability and approachability of senior management is a great motivator and weekends are usually as awesome as you can imagine. Overall, the culture is amazing.
+This internship is perfect for anyone looking to get an idea of how the finance industry operates irrespective of whether you have any prior knowledge or experience in finance. The company provides a plethora of reading material to learn on your own pace once selected and you even learn on the job hence that is not an issue. Someone who already is interested in finance shoulddefinitely apply because the practical knowledge that you’d gain is in no way achieved with any course, certification you may have already done.
+Stay calm during the technical rounds. The aim of the interviewers is in no way to intimidate or grill you. The more interested you can keep them and steer the interview into a conversation, the better your chances. Stay to the point during explaining your past experiences and try to weave your CV into a story wherein you show how an internship or a project reinforced your belief about joining the industry. Most importantly, just try and smile. It does wonders!

blogs/FORESIGHT(2019)_ Summer Internship Nomura’s Global markets _ Pallav Bhutani.md

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+Hi! My name is Pallav Bhutani. I am a final year undergraduate student of the department of Chemical Engineering (enrolled in its dual degree course :P). I had the chance to work in Nomura’s Global markets division during these summers. Global Markets is the ‘trading side’ of Nomura. Powai office is integrated with various trading desks most importantly Asia except Japan(AeJ) and Europe.
+It’s a two-day selection process. There’s a GD for the shortlisted students on Day 0. The topics are very basic, mine was on the lines of “What should corporates learn from the sport of Cricket?”. The screening is not very tough, although not to be taken lightly. Followed by the GD, the shortlisted students are called for the interview rounds on Day 1. There are a couple of rounds and sometimes an additional HR round.The interviews are ‘simple’ but don’t confuse it with ‘easy’. It is an interviewee led the interview, you will have the chance to shape your interview the way you like. There are two interviews like this. They might also ask a guesstimate in one of the rounds. So you have to know what a guesstimate is beforehand. Major focus will be given to CV grilling, majorly on your past internships and projects. There is an HR round at the end which consists of basic questions tocheck whether the thought process of the candidate matches with that of the company.
+For the group discussion, all you can do is form groups ideally a week before Day 1 and practice them, take feedback from the groupmates, work on it a practice again. Other companies that have a GD are ITC & HUL.For the interviews, as already mentioned above, it an interviewee led interview. The interviewers want to see your strong points and the understanding you have of the same. So if you try to impress them by your background in finance, make sure you can answer any question they throw at you (Not having a finance background helped in my case :P). They can pick up any word you have mentioned in your CV and have a 10 min discussion on it. Be clear on why you want to do finance and why Nomura is the perfect match for you. For guesstimates, you can see a couple of videos on Youtube. No need to practice for weeks but have an understanding of what it is.
+Nomura’s internship program is very well structured and a lot of importance is given to the interns there (owing to the fact that they hire recent graduates only from this program). The 2-month internship is equally divided into two teams. The work might vary from team to team. There is no single project, interns have the chance to work on multiple projects.I had the privilege to work in ‘Equity Linked Strategies’ where my work was to make multiple analysis tools related to finding outliers in various equities, convertible bonds and options. One model I made was related to delta hedging of convertible bonds and various strategies that can be used for the same. One other project was related to portfolio screening and backtesting.Both the projects were in sync with the traders in HK/Europe.In my next month, I worked in ‘Asset-Backed Securities’ strategy team. One interesting fact about the team is that it was Lehman Brothers’ ABS team before Nomura (Watch Big Short if you can’t relate). My work in ABS was to construct a screening model to find outlier ABS deals that have the possibility for rating up-gradation/degradation.Nomura also added a sideline competition for the interns which we took very seriously. The aim was to invest 1Million USD in various indices (S&P 500, Shanghai Composite etc), safe havens, crude oil etc and get the most returns at the end of the intern. As a matter of fact, our final presentation was 90% on this competition. We worked on this on weekends and absolutely loved it.
+Nomura is a Japanese bank and you can see the Japanese culture in the way work is carried out. Nomura is a very respected investment bank that takes a lot of pride in its employees. Nomura gives a lot of power to its employees, the learning curve is very steep. A lot of focus is given to the interns. There will be multiple networking lunches and high teas with the leadership team of Nomura which consists of all EDs and MDs. The exposure an intern at Nomura gets is immense. The culture is to meet as many people as you can on the floor. You are considered as an employee during your internship, I was on a call with a trader. It will not be unusual to be on a call with a client if your team does that.
+Anyone and everyone. It is a misconception that Nomura hires only CFAs/FRMs or for that matter people with a background in finance. I had absolutely no exposure in finance. I clearly mentioned it in the interview. They understood and asked me on the work I have done in campus. They do not need finance guys. They need smart people that can be given responsibility. Finance you can learn, the person you are you cannot change. Finance is no rocket science and internships are for learning, Nomura understands that. So make use of this learning opportunity and start preparing for the process with grit.
+Be clear in what you want to do. The last thing an interviewer wants to see is a person in two minds. Have a clear understanding of why you want to do finance if you don’t have previous experience in finance. Be confident in the work you have done on campus and know everything about your past work experience. Be completely honest with the interviewers, no need to overexaggerate at any point. But definitely, know about the happenings in the finance world like US-China trade war, US- Iran tensions, Fed rate cuts etc, this will give added talking points.

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+My name is Spandan Kumar Sahu, fifth year, dual degree student from Computer Science and Engineering Department. I did my internship at Tower Research Capital, Gurgaon, in summers 2019. Prior to that I had completed GSoC in summers 2017, and went for an internship at ITRI Taiwan in summers 2018.
+The selection procedure is a resume review, followed by rounds of telephonic interview. The whole process is handled by CDC; interview takes place in CDC office and the resumes are directly forwarded by CDC.
+The general process to prepare for a Tower interview is to be spotless in your concepts of Algorithms, Operating Systems, Networks and other core courses. Revision from GeeksForGeeks and InterviewBit helps.
+I can't reveal most details of my project, owing to a non-disclosure agreement, but it was a project on benchmarking, alerting and monitoring Ceph, a distributed data storage system.
+The company culture is great, with relaxed work timings and a lively office. People there are pretty knowledgeable as almost everyone is a topper of sorts of their respective colleges. They expect you to know your subjects thoroughly, but they will help you out, once you exhaust all your ideas.
+Tower is pretty exclusive when it comes to interns selection from KGP. It almost always sticks to CS majors with CG in the upwards of 9.5. Either that, or you have to be good at something very specific they are looking at. From my understanding, they are currently looking for UI/UX developers, competitive programmers and people with experience in cloud computing.
+Tower isn't a traditional software company and is a relatively small team for the variety of domains they play in. So be prepared to face a wider variety of challenges, and learn to have fun solving them:)

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+I am Anmol Joshi, a final year student of Chemical Engineering department and a boarder of MS Hall. I interned at Dr. Reddy’s laboratories at the end of my third year and got a pre-placement offer.
+The selection process of Dr. Reddy’s consists of 4 rounds. First off, there is a CV shortlisting, which is followed by a test. Almost all the students go-ahead for the GD round next, and finally, an interview consisting of a mix of technical and HR questions takes place.
+In general, almost everyone applying for the internship is shortlisted for the GD round irrespective of CV and how well they fared in the test.
+The test consists of questions from chemistry and core chemical engineering questions (for CH students), along with sections of psychometric and reasoning based questions.
+The third round, which is the GD round, is where the major elimination begins and that is where your core chemical engineering knowledge comes into play. It is important to have your basic concepts involving heat, mass and momentum transfer sound, along with the ability to explain where a particular concept fits right.
+The final interview is where you are mostly grilled on your CV, so it is important to be prepared on whatever you include in it.
+Projects at Dr. Reddy’s can be allotted in R&D, manufacturing or any other department based on the company’s requirements. I was allotted a project on the analysis of scale-up for the production of a pharmaceutical drug intermediate.
+A remote internship does have its own shortcomings, in terms of the fact that you feel isolated at times and might not be able to touch base with your project mentor for as long as a week. It is therefore imperative upon you to connect with your mentor and let him be known of the developments at regular intervals. My project seemed a bit boring at times as I could not get the direct exposure of what goes on at the manufacturing facility during drug production at a large scale.
+An online GD is certainly not the best option for shortlisting students for the final interview process, so it is possible that a company like Dr. Reddy’s might just put out a case for the applicants involving a technical issue that the company faces or one that could help increase the efficiency of a processor device. However, tests and interviews could just remain as they are.
+Anyone who is interested in core, and has followed whatever has been taught in the second and third year as a part of the chemical engineering curriculum.
+First of all, be absolutely sure that you have a genuine interest in core, irrespective of your CGPA. If you get your concepts clear and more importantly be able to explain them, securing a core chemical engineering internship should be a cakewalk. Also, be thorough on whatever you have mentioned on your CV, because a lot of companies ask you to go through it.

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+My name is Tanmay Das and I am pursuing B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. I did my summer internship at Mathworks (Hyderabad Campus). Mathworks is basically a product-based multinational company whose major product is MATLAB. The internship was for 2 months and I worked under Hardware-Software Codesign team on HDL Coder toolbox of MATLAB.
+Last year, Mathworks was open for all departments. There were two rounds for selections. First was the coding round where questions related to programming were asked. There were MCQ as well as coding questions. 12 people were shortlisted in the first round. The second round was a Video Call interview. The interviewer asked a few questions on CV and then provided a hackerrank interactive platform where I was asked to write and run certain codes. Then I was asked a few questions on C++ STL library and whether I want to go for higher studies or not. Out of 12, 5 were selected for the internship and three of us chose Hyderabad campus.
+For the coding round, one should have proper knowledge of data structures and time complexity of different algorithms(like sorting, searching etc). One can study all the relevant theories from GeeksforGeeks. Everything is pretty well explained there. For practice, one can refer to InterviewBit or Leetcode. One needs to understand that there is cut-throat competition in all the online tests so cutoffs are generally quite high and one needs to solve most of the questions in order to qualify to the next round. In such a situation speed really matters along with problem-solving skills.
+As I mentioned above, I worked under the Hardware Software codesign team. My work was to build a feature in HDL Workflow Advisor of HDL Coder toolbox. It may sound like some hardware stuff but the work was completely on software development. All the basic knowledge related to hardware was quite easy to understand and was learnt parallelly during the course of my project. I did not have any prior knowledge of the toolbox I was working on and had the least experience of working in MATLAB but I did not face any difficulty. Mathworks provides lots of online training to all its new joinees so that no faces any problem while onboarding.
+My experience was quite good. Mathworks organised a smooth onboarding process. They allocated me a buddy who helped me with setting up a remote PC in my laptop and explained to me the basic rules and terminologies at Mathworks. The working hours were completely flexible and it all depended on the timing of the meetings. All the meetings were organised in Microsoft Teams. The project was also nice and did not involve any compromise because of pandemic. Everything was well-managed and according to the schedule. Apart from working on the project, we had one complete day called Bash Day when we were given a chance to explore all the features of the latest version of MATLAB that is yet to be released. Also, two days were reserved for MATLAB Answers where we interacted with MATLAB customers to know more about their interests.
+Mathworks is still hiring students for their internship program. However, it may happen that they take less number of people as compared to last year. But this is just an assumption from my end. I do not have any clear idea of how many interns they are willing to hire this year.
+Mathworks works on a variety of fields. There are a huge number of toolboxes present in MATLAB. Anyone who is interested in any of hardware, software, image processing, computer vision, deep learning can consider Mathworks for an internship.
+To the Mathworks internship aspirants:
+The selections are purely based on coding skills and do not involve any other knowledge. The questions are not that tough. Be confident and fluent during the interview. The people who are willing to go for higher studies in future are generally not preferred by interviewers because they invest a lot of resources and time during the internship and won’t like someone to quit the company after the internship or after working for one or two years.
+To the people who get selected:
+There is a lot of scope to learn at Mathworks. They have a separate portal which consists of all kinds of interactive online training that you need to know. At first, one joins the Engineering Development Group Department in Mathworks where the basic aim is to groom the individual so that he/she can explore all the options, know more about the company and then finally settle into one of key areas at Mathworks. There are a lot of career options open for the future within Mathworks. The amount of career growth will be huge. Regarding the evaluation for PPO, apart from work on the project, one is also evaluated on the basis of soft skills such as communication skills, presentation skills, leadership skills, ability to take initiative, time management, willingness to participate etc. So make sure you pay attention to these things too.
+At last, to all the internship aspirants, I would say, be calm and patient. There will be times when things will not happen according to your plan even if you are putting a lot of efforts but everything will fall into place as the time will pass. Never lose hope and keep doing hard work. Try to learn as much as you can. It will help you grow as an individual.
+All the best,
+Tanmay Das

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+# FORESIGHT(2020): Summer Internship ZestMoney| Shalina Kumari
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+Hello, I am Shalina Kumari, a final year undergraduate student from the Department of Physics enrolled in its integrated M.Sc. course. I interned at ZestMoney — a lending Fintech company, during summer 2020 as a part of its Product Management team. ZestMoney uses Mobile Technology, Digital Banking, and AI to provide the fastest way to pay using EMI even if you do not have a credit card.
+The selection procedure includes CV shortlisting, online test, and interview. The online test was to make a blueprint focusing on the feasibility and implementation of a real-case scenario. 10 students were selected for the final PI round. It was a telephonic interview, where they first focussed on CV and then questioned the feasibility and implementation part from the blueprint.
+For the online test, you can prepare case studies. I have studied some cases before but I mostly applied the knowledge from the course “Product Development” I had that semester. For the interview round, be thorough with your CV and solve puzzles from online sites like geeksforgeeks. Prepare Quant and Guesstimates from books or any online source. If you havetime, you can revise your case studies and the online test questions too.
+I have analyzed the problems faced by current users using user research and proposed ideas to improve user feedback in the form of Product Requirements Document (PRD). I have used the Agile methodology to develop and execute the detailed version of product roadmaps to create a better ecosystem for merchants and researched user stories to prioritise features using Story Mapping techniques.
+I had an amazing experience working with ZestMoney even from home. Mentors were quite encouraging and friendly. At a certain point, I faced some issues regarding the internet, and since I was on Campus, I had to travel back home but they were quite supportive and even recorded the session for me. They also conducted fun activities which I enjoyed a lot. The experience was totally invaluable.
+COVID has already affected quite a few Internships and placements. Students would have to compete more to get certain positions in the internship. Make your mindsets already to work for experience and gaining knowledge. I would suggest students to not panic and support each other during these hard times.
+ZestMoney doesn’t require a candidate to have prior knowledge in finance or product management. They see your interests but it really helps if you have already got some knowledge or experience. If you want to apply for this particular company, then prepare case studies and guesstimates a month prior and you can also take some subjects related to product or finance.
+My advice to the upcoming batch would be to have confidence and believe in yourself. Apply for each and every company and go give tests for each of them too, especially when you don’t know which one is best for you! It’s all a part of learning and getting experience.

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+# FORESIGHT(2021): Summer Internship at Adobe | Aditi Singhania
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+Brief Introduction :
+My name is Aditi Singhania, and I am a final year undergraduate student from the Department of electrical engineering. In the 2020 CDC internship drive, I received a Research Internship in Adobe Big Data Lab for nearly 13 weeks.
+Selection Procedure :
+The selection was divided into two steps :
+a. Written Test: Medium level Questions on Data Structure And Algorithm, Probability and Statistics, Some direct questions from 50 challenges in Probability and few other basic questions on OOPS, DBMS
+b.Interview Round: Selected students had to further appear for a 1-hour long interview round where detailed discussions on projects mentioned in the resume were discussed. The exact working of some machine learning and deep learning algorithms were asked.
+For me specifically, many questions were related to the language model (maybe because most of my work till then was on NLP). Also, 2 basic level questions from array and time complexity optimization were asked. This was the final round.
+c.Practicing questions from Interview bit, geeks for geeks,50 challenges in probability would suffice. For revising data science concepts towards data science.com, machine learning mastery, Datacamp, and Udemy have many resources.
+Your Project Details :
+Improve Digital Marketing Workflow using Topological Data Analysis. During the beginning of my project, we were given only the term Topological Data Analysis. From building the problem statement to the solution, all were based on interns’ thought processes and decisions.
+How was your experience working from home?
+I would not like to term it tricky because Adobe ensured that we have the best experience ever in the online version, but brainstorming ideas and discussion on the whiteboard would have been better than using a virtual Microsoft whiteboard.
+What effect could Covid have in the upcoming internship process?
+As the internship process has already started and I see the same company and profiles coming for the CDC internship last year, I don’t know the effect of covid there but the number of interns selected and PPO offered might be reduced due to covid for some companies.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this internship?
+Anyone who has a keen interest in machine learning and deep learning and wants to innovate something in this field must apply for the internship.
+What advice will you give to them?
+For an interview, be very thorough with Machine Learning and Deep Learning Algorithms, Optimization Algorithms, Evaluation metrics. In general, I would advise everyone to be patient as this entire process of securing an internship can be overwhelming at times. Maybe you don’t guarantee training in Day1/Day2 or the company you desire, but don’t let this stop you from giving your best. Eventually, things will fall in place.

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+# FORESIGHT(2021): Summer Internship at Amazon| Soumitra Das
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+Brief Introduction :
+I am Soumitra Das, currently a final(4th) year student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. I completed my internship(SDE role) at Amazon Development Centre, Bangalore, this summer.
+I applied for Software Development and Analyst role both. The Selection procedure includes shortlisting( for some companies), then a screening test followed by an interview.
+Selection Procedure :
+All the companies ask coding questions in the screening test. In addition, for analyst profile questions from Mathematics(probability and algebra), Machine Learning, Logical Ability, Data Interpretation, and Comprehensive English were asked. Particularly to say about Amazon, it was open to circuital branch, and the screening test consisted of 4 sections -
+a. Code Debug (20 minutes) — Finding bugs in 7 pieces of code.
+b. Coding test (70 minutes) — Solving 2 problems.
+c. Work Styles Assessment (10–15 minutes) — In this section, you will be asked to choose to what extent a provided statement represents your work style.
+d. Logical Ability(35 minutes) — You will be asked a series of problem-solving MCQs.
+Amazon shortlisted 34 for an interview.
+I was shortlisted for Honeywell(Software research) and Oracle(SDE). At Honeywell, the interviewer told me to introduce myself at first. Then he asked about my project and a few questions — 1 probability( rolling the bullet), 2 puzzles( 3 switches and 3 bulbs, Mislabelled 3 baskets), and 2 coding problems( 1 from DP). The interview went well but I did not get any call for the HR round. In Oracle, I was asked questions from LinkedList, but the interview was not satisfactory.
+On Day3 though I was shortlisted for Amazon, WellsFargo, MasterCard, and Huawei, I sat for the first 3. The day started with the interview in Wells Fargo. The interviewer asked about my project and then asked if I am comfortable with Computer Networks and Operating systems. I replied the subjects would be taught in the 6th semester. Then he moved to the coding questions. A couple of hours later, my turn came for the interview in Amazon. I was asked to introduce myself. He asked a bit about my project and then moved to the code part. I was asked a question based on graph and search. I first came up with a naive solution and told it. He then asked me to optimize it in terms of time and memory. I took the help of Map container and told the approach to the interviewer. He seemed to be not satisfied with the solution at first from a complexity point. I then told him the complexity analysis. After that, he told me to write the code in the editor(syntactically correct). Finally, I was told if I had any questions about Amazon on which I asked about the work culture and the kind of work that is done there. As soon as I completed my Amazon interview I sat for MasterCard. The initial part of the conversation was almost the same as other companies. Then I was asked some questions (1 from DP) and I had to write the code of the DP. The interview for MasterCard went well.
+Just after the interview with MasterCard, I got confirmation of my selection by Amazon.No further round was there. Amazon is a big company and due to the quality of work there I immediately accepted the offer.
+Algo — This first thing that is needed is — be thorough with the concepts of Algorithm (especially Linked List, Graph and Search, Tree, Dynamic Programming, and DP).
+How to prepare for them?
+I had algorithms in my 3rd semester as a core subject. In the winter after the 3rd semester, I practiced some DP questions from geeks for geeks. When the lockdown started in March 2020 I started with InterviewBit topic-wise and took the help of the solution there when I got stuck. In May I postponed InterviewBit and revised the concepts of the algorithm from Cormen. Then as the day of screening tests got closer I again started doing random questions from important topics in InterviewBit. Before interview days I read some company-specific blogs of interviews from geeks for geeks and looked through company-specific questions accordingly.
+To practice some mixed bag of questions, leetcode is also a good platform I think.
+Puzzles — For puzzles, questions can be practiced from geeks for geeks, interview bit, and leetcode as well.
+For the Analyst role especially — You should be handy with ML concepts along with the mathematical proofs and Matrix algebra, Probability and Statistics, and Algebra(Quadratic Equation-JEE standard) as well. You can follow these for probability — https://brainstellar.com/, 50 Challenging problems.
+Project Details :
+I was working in the payment team of Amazon. My project includes designing and developing an API and integrating it with another API. I had to test the API functionality and the integration as well. Though I can’t share the exact details about the project I worked in JAVA along with some frameworks.
+The languages and the frameworks which are to be used are project and company dependant but you should be familiar with OOP concepts and any previous experience in developing software will help you.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+Work from home was definitely challenging. I missed the opportunity to interact with my teammates and my fellow interns in person.
+But the company tried to make the internship hassle-free and interactive as much as possible. They organized a smooth virtual onboarding session and I was provided with IT equipment. I was assigned a manager and a mentor with whom I had regular meetings on weekly basis. I also got the chance to be present in the team meetings. The team was really helpful. I could approach any team member anytime to solve doubts. Meeting with the teammates virtually kept me in vibe with the organization.
+I did not see any change in the number of offers with respect to the previous years in the profiles I applied for. So I am assuming it will be the same this year also. No need to worry.
+According to you who should ideally apply for this intern?
+People who are interested in algorithms and Data Structure and want to pursue a career in software development can apply for Amazon.
+And what advice will you give to them?
+Revise the things before exams. If you have time after each screening test, discuss or solve the uncompleted or left questions that were asked and looked through the concepts you missed.
+DON’T FAKE YOUR CV UP TO A LITTLE EXTENT!!! Be thorough with your Project. Prepare this question -What were the challenges you faced in your project and how did you overcome that?
+Before the interview do a bit of research on the principle of the company. Be HONEST with every answer in the interview.
+Be calm. There is no reason to be anxious due to your poor performance in any screening test or in case you haven’t got any offer till Day2.
+Good Luck!

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+# FORESIGHT(2021): Summer Internship at American Express | Rishi Jain
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+Hello to everyone reading this. I am Rishi Jain, a final year undergrad from the Industrial Engineering dept, pursuing its B.tech course. I did my summer internship at American Express as an analyst in the SPG, which basically is an in-house strategy consulting team, part of the global AmEx strategy team.
+Selection Procedure
+AmEx generally comes on day1 for its intern as well as placement selections.
+For the intern selection procedure, there happens to be an online test, followed by 2 rounds of interviews after shortlisting based on the test scores and CV screening.
+Online Test
+The test comprises 3 sections
+The aptitude ques are of medium difficulty, but given a short time, it’s a challenging exercise to solve even 15+ ques if you are not in practice.
+Then comes the ML section — 10 basic questions in 10–15 mins; I will just keep it short, stating them as “fairly simple”
+The last section happens to be a business problem. Here, they had a unique way of representing the case, let’s say, by giving you 50 chits of info and allowing you to open up only 40 of them, with each chit labeled what kind of information it contains. So you need to understand what information you need to arrive at a decision for the given case (MCQ-based).
+Overall, the level of difficulty lies between medium to hard.
+Interviews
+First-round (CV grilling + knowledge check) — Every interview starts with an introduction, which should be precise and crisp from our end. I was grilled about my CV and ML/DL knowledge in the first interview. It went pretty well as I was able to defend all elements of CV except some questions around DL and python. One piece of advice for fellow peeps — It’s okay if you don’t know the answer to a question asked; you must not waste any time or be silent during the interview. Politely inform the interviewer that you are not aware of the topic currently and move on.
+The second round (Case + HR) of the interview was basically a case round followed by a general discussion and cultural-fit conversation. I was asked a case on optimization as I had a couple of projects around it. In my case specifically, I had to formulate the problem into an optimization framework, define the required data points, constraints and finally cover some possible outcomes. They just give you any business problem/scenario, and you are supposed to drive the conversation, ask questions and arrive at a conclusion. I was fortunate that I got asked a case only around my field of expertise.
+There is no defined way to learn data science or whatever you might call this field; one should try to explore according to interests without skipping any basics. I am mentioning very few topics to learn in the vast AI frame, with one particular resource of my choice.
+Following things go into the prep of ML profiles (in order) -
+Analytics can go hand-in-hand while studying ML, and one might switch towards core analytics or proceed towards deep learning.
+One should explore the following topics to make their analytics muscle strong (Practice-based stuff) -
+Project Details
+Well, the project I did is subject to implementation and potential impact on decisions after further work, so I can’t really disclose my full project details.
+Being a part of the strategy consulting team, I was lucky to have an exciting project around how marketplaces (say Amazon) impacts financial institutions (basically AmEx), with an attempt to identify mitigation strategies for the associated risk.
+It was a fantastic open-ended project with a large scope, but one must know that there is a limitation of data when it comes to any competitive industry.
+WFH experience (I would say communication is the key for a fruitful WFH exp)
+In my opinion, growth is capped working from home when compared to working in any corporate office/environment.
+But obviously, everything has its pros/cons, here is what I felt -
+Cons
+Pros
+Impact of Covid on internship selections (Situation is identical for each one of us, so don’t let any circumstance impact your chances/performance at the end)
+There ain’t going to be as such an impact, the companies are considerably ready and stable for the situation, and with students able to save a lot of time, they can also go for the enormous world of off-campus opportunities and diverse domains.
+I don’t see any difficulties coming up to grab an opportunity (on or off campus). There is definitely a hustle, but that helps us remain competitive and learn new skills, pushing every day.
+Ideal student match for Amex strategy role
+As the team name suggests (Amex strategy), they offer a strategy consultant kind of role, which involves working with a world-class team of analysts and managers responsible for making strategies, directly impacting where the corporation will stand incoming 3–5 years. This opportunity really polishes your pitches, communication, the way you present your work, and refine the way you think about strategies.
+One could get extreme exposure to analytics and insights, helping them shape their ideation and implementation.
+Advice for students sitting this year
+(CDC intern won’t define your career)
+I want every student to know that bagging a CDC internship (at any day) is good, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t get it through CDC. There is a large sea of opportunities waiting to be exploited off-campus, where you might learn, even more, working under your suitable role. Campus selections don’t offer that much diversity of profiles (for internships only), which one could explore off-campus.
+And one internship can be a plus point for you, but it can’t define your career.
+(Skill development is the key — whatever your goal might be)
+Apart from this, I would recommend every fellow kgpian to keep working hard on their skills, not only coding/CP or CDC prep stuff (you must do that), but simultaneously explore new domains, fields you like, or anything that creates a spark of interest amongst you.
+All The Best !

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+# FORESIGHT(2021): Summer Internship at Bajaj Auto |Swarnim Raj
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+Hi, my name is Swarnim Raj. I am a fourth-year undergraduate student of the department of Electrical Engineering enrolled in its Instrumentation Engineering course. I have done my summer internship in 2021 at Bajaj Auto in its R&D EE department.
+Selection Procedure
+The selection procedure consisted of an MCQ test with questions divided into 4 sections: Aptitude, Quant, Vocabulary & Technical. The test was followed by a shortlisting based on the test and your CV.
+Finally, there were 2 technical interview rounds and 1 HR round.
+How to prepare for them?
+Revision of your coursework, majorly Machines & Power Electronics, is sufficient to prepare for the test and the first technical round. The second technical round needs you to be thorough with your CV and your projects. You should know each aspect of your project even if some other teammate is working on it. The HR round, as mentioned earlier, does not require more than a few google searches to get familiar with the common HR questions and to know a bit about the company.
+Your Project Details
+Since I am interning with the Research & Development team, my work was very much on the electrical aspects of the vehicle itself. My work was on an ISG — Integrated Starter Generator (interested people can search it on the net). I would suffice it to say that the work was exciting and you could see the direct application of your work on the vehicle. The result was majorly on Simulink, so previous knowledge of the same was beneficial in my case.
+How was your experience working from home? What difficulties did you face?
+I indeed wanted to get a bit of corporate experience, which I could not, but the mentor ensured that I had enough work all the time. If the internship had been on site, I would indeed have gotten the chance to implement my design on a prototype but the online nature of the internship limited me to just computer simulations which was a bummer. It would surely have been more enriching if I had interacted with the officials there and with the other interns.
+What effect could Covid have in the upcoming internship process?
+Bajaj Auto did call a few interns on-site based on their project requirement so there is a high possibility of having the upcoming internships offline. But the CDC process is still online. There would surely be people resorting to malpractices in the test. In some questions, you might not be able to convey your ideas as effectively as you would have been face-to-face, so you should indeed work upon your communication skills. Other than that, try to be off social media for a few days to avoid distractions and unnecessary demotivation.
+According to you, who should ideally apply for this intern?
+People who are heavily inclined towards the Electrical core profile and Electrical systems design are well suited for the internship in Bajaj Auto. You are not expected to know everything at the beginning of your training but should have a will to learn quickly and apply it to the problem at hand.
+And what advice would you give them?
+Try to deliver a bit more than asked for and also try to take the initiative on your internship.
+And in general for everybody -
+Try to be thorough with your CV
+Stick to the profile you want to pursue ahead in your career. Don’t go for a profile just because its internship is easy to bag.
+CDC is not the end. There are loads of opportunities in each profile so do not hesitate to apply for off-campus foreign research internships.
+Last but not the least, try to stay in touch with a senior who has done his/her internship at a place you want to.
+Best of Luck,
+Swarnim Raj
+PS: Do not hesitate to contact me in case of any doubts

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+# FORESIGHT(2021): Summer Internship at Deutsche Bank | Karmanya G B
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+I am Karmanya G B, a final year undergraduate student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. I am from Radhakrishnan Hall of Residence. I joined Deutsche Bank as a Summer Analyst through CDC.
+Selection procedure :
+Deutsche Bank’s selection process has 2 steps:
+1.CV shortlisting: DB (Deutsche Bank) shortlists 15–20 students based on their CVs. They look for a well-rounded CV and any prior knowledge/experience in finance is a brownie point. Although they do not mention an explicit CG criterion, they generally look for CG > 8. At this point, DB also asks for a cover letter in which they want to know why the candidate wants to join DB and conducts a test that consists solely of various scenarios one might face in the office (HR questions)
+2.Interviews: DB usually conducts 3 rounds of interviews (this may vary depending on their needs). The rounds will include HR questions, Puzzles, CV-based questions, and test your general understanding of finance and your inclination towards the field.
+How to prepare for them?
+I would divide the preparation into 3 parts.
+Puzzles/Probability: Heard on the Street would be your go-to book for this, as most of the puzzles that DB asks for will be from there. You can also go through other books like Xinfeng Zhou and 50 Challenging Problems in probability.
+Finance Knowledge: Ensure that you are very good with macroeconomic concepts; there are crash courses available on YouTube that cover all the essential topics. Try and brush up on the recent trends in business and financial markets. MOOCs or CFA material will help you learn the basic concepts and financial tools.
+CV prep: Ensure that you can defend everything in your CV.
+Your Project Details
+Although I cannot disclose the details of my project due to compliance rules, I can tell you that the internship will be highly beneficial as the first week will be a Bootcamp on financial instruments and derivatives. Throughout the internship, there will be interaction with various business heads and smaller training sessions available to you. All of the assigned projects were directly used by the desk, and I was also given the opportunity to work on active client requests.
+Company Culture
+Deutsche Bank actively encourages people from different teams to talk to one another and share knowledge. Even as an intern, I could easily set up meetings with any business head and pick their brains with all queries I had. Interns are taken very seriously in the company and even as an intern my opinions were always heard and taken into consideration.
+What effect could COVID have in the upcoming internship process?
+During my CDC, I believe that DB selected fewer interns than before. However, I would not imagine they would select fewer than 4 interns in the upcoming internship process.
+Who should ideally apply for this internship?
+Anybody that has an aptitude for finance and is interested in exploring a possible career in the field.
+What advice will you give to them?
+Make the interviews as interactive as possible. The fact that you have gotten shortlisted means that they already believe you have the skills they are looking for. They just want to know how you think, throughout the internship There allowed and if you are someone, they would like to work with at the interview level.