IIM S Transcript
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2 panelists (both F). Will state them as P1 and P2 for ease. Now, there are a lot of stupid answers that I have given in the interview toh please comment me gaali mat dena. 1 person ka competition hata diya hu me.
Starts:
I entered the room.
P1 – Please sit, we’ll give u a topic u have to speak for 2 minutes. Topic – Grab a bull by its thorns.
I took 2 mins and answered it well with a personal example and one example of Parikrama’s(Rock band) lead singer. I was done in 1.5 mins ig?
P2 – You still have time u want to speak more?
Me – No no, that’s it. Thank you.
P1 – Okay, so let’s begin with PI.
P1 – What were your responsibilities at workplace?
Me- Explained different strategies I worked for.
P1 – What’s your biggest learning from workplace?
Me- No amount of domain knowledge is ever enough.
P1 – You mentioned convertible debt. What is it? Is it fully convertible?
Me- Answered.
P1 – What is Beta
Me-Answered.
P1- What if Beta is 0.
Me-Sorry, I’m not sure.
P1- Do you know Black Scholes model?
Me- I have heard about it yes but I don’t really remember it.
P1 – Did you study any Greek letters in finance in college?
ME- Beta and Alpha
P1 – They aren’t Greek letters. What do you remember then?
Me- I’m sorry, in that case I didn’t learn anything from college (with a laugh). You can ask me whatever you want to though, I’ll try to answer it.
P1 – Mutual Funds, do you know about mutual funds?
Me- Yes yes yes (As if a kid is being offered a toffee)
P1- What mutual fund would u advise us to invest in
Me- Balanced – explained reason.
P1- Are close ended better or open ended?
Me – There’s no better. It’s a matter of liquidity.
P1 – How is ai used in Mutual Funds
Me- Answered.
P1- What are quant funds?
Me- answered as my previous firm was into quantitative trading. Joked about how if we didn’t input certain codes everyday and missed out on even a single day, boss would kill us.
P1- Okay, let’s talk about derivatives. There are 4. She only named them. Are swaps traded in the market?
ME- No.
P1 - Are options European or American?
Me- Not sure, sorry
P1- What is price to Sales ratio
Me- Answered
P1- What is PEG ratio
Me- Told the fullform wasn’t able to answer well tho.
P1- What do you remember?
Me- I joked about how I prepared P/E ratio and P/BV ratio and can answer these but I am being asked the wrong ratios and reiterated how I said my biggest learning from workplace was no amount of domain knowledge is ever enough. There’s always more to learn.
Over to P2.
P2 – So do you still want to continue with finance or want a shift in topic (with a smile)
Me – At this point, anything works ma’am (with a smile).
P2- Okay, let’s talk about rock.
Me-overly excited.
P2 – Which band came to India
Me- before she could finish Boney M came to Shillong’s Cherry Blossom festival (it was last year, I got confused).
P2 – no no, not Shillong. Which other big band.
Me- Coldplay
P2 – what was so special
Me- Answered.
P2 – they focus on sustainability. What do they do?
Me- Answered.
P2 – Okay, how many swimming pools are there in Mumbai? Take 30s, think and answer.
P1 – Yes yes, please think and then answer.
ME – Answered. Number was way off, approach was right.
(I worked on the swimming pool industry in a project at workplace. Hence this question)
P2 – So you have stated, you have mental health problems. How are you now?
Me- Answered.
P2 and P1- What was it?
Me- Answered.
P1- Are you normal now?
Me- Ya ya, I mean not that I was abnormal before (with a laugh) but yes, no anxiety anymore.
P2 – How do u cope w stress now? IIM Shillong and career will have points where there’ll be stress. What then?
Me- Answered.
P1- You left work in April 24. Why and what did u do?
Me- Said I had long working hours and am weak at math. Wouldn’t have been able to do well.
P1- But MBA has a lot of math.
Me- Yes yes, coming to that, I scored the highest percentile in Math. Flex hehe.
P1 – Which other IIM Calls?
Me – IIM Udaipur
P1 – Which is better S or U?
ME – Shillong
P1 - Why IIM Shillong?
Me- My stupid ass said it’s the rock capital of the country and how majority of my personality revolves around rock music. As a matter of fact, I’ve always wanted to join Shillong. My mom and I have had a couple of fights about how if I get IIM A vs IIM S, I’d choose S because of the connect I feel w the place. Ik this sounds weird but that’s really the case. (both shocked and started laughing).
P1 – Just cause of rock?
Me- No no, also the college is nice. I did my research there.
P1 – What did u see?
Me- How focus is sustainability.
P1 – Did u see the faculty?
Me – Yes. Told name of the Board of Governor guy and said the deans name has 2 initials followed by surname but I have forgotten.
P1 – Do we have a dean? What’s the director’s name?
Me- (again, like a child getting a toffee). Yes yes, sorry the director has that name.
P1- Did you see P2’s pic in the faculty directory?
Me- Sorry I don’t recollect.
P1- Mine?
Me- Same, sorry. But trust me, I’ve done my research there.
P1 – Ahmedabad is such a nice place, why not?
Me- There’s no Dylan café in Ahmedabad and no rock culture. I miss that.
P1- Food is so nice.
Me- That’s no problem, I can get in Shillong.
P1- Both laughed and said oh so we can also get.
Me – Yes, deal.
P1 - So u r gujju?
Me- no, parsi
P1 – Oh, okay.
P1 and P2 look at each other and say that’s all then
P1 – Please take 2 candies u have anxiety it’ll help.
Me- No no, I’m fine now. I don’t have anxiety issues anymore.
P1 – No no u take 2.
Me- I’ll do one thing, I’ll take one chocolate, you give me that admission.
P1 and P2 cracked up and said are we doing some deal here.
Me- No no, sorry I’m joking couldn’t hold the joke any longer.
Showed salary slips to them and got out.
Ik it wasn’t the best but I was rejected at SPJIMR and the only regret was I wasn’t myself. No regrets here if I don’t get selected. I was completely myself.