JPMC was one of them. I, along with 90 others, was shortlisted for CADP (Corporate Analyst Development Program) which hires for 4 key functional roles namely- Analytics, Risk & Control, Project Management, and Process Improvement.
The first round was a Group Discussion round where candidates were asked to elaborate their views upon a topic. These topics ranged from political, social stigmas to the most featured Breaking news of the season. This is the same for a majority of companies visiting the campus, But abstract topics can also be given if the panellists wish so. However, the GD s are organized in a civilized fashion with no room for noise and disturbance. At the end of GD round, some 25 to 30 candidates were selected for the further process.
The second round was a Technical interview session which was held individually of every candidate. Since I am a B.com Graduate, I was asked many basic questions from accountancy and business management. The panel also asked about the paper presentations and the industrial project I completed during my undergraduate program followed. The questions are mainly from your field of interest and the panel never wastes his or your time asking about irrelevant stuff. Also, I have generally witnessed that panellists ask you question on your co-curricular and field of interests more. Academic questions are concept based and you asked to interpret the results not calculate them.
At the end of the Second round, 10 to 15 students were further selected for HR rounds where general questions are asked by the panel pertaining to your educational and social background in order to judge your competency and commitment as a part of the company.
Followed by the HR round I was asked to wait for the results, this proved to be the toughest part of the whole process. When you know you are an inch away from securing a position at one of the worlds most reputed company. You see other candidates coming one after another describing their experiences of the interviews and you start counting your odds of selection, the calculations of which echo in your mind.
Finally, the results came out; a placecom member entered the room with a white sheet of paper reading aloud 6 names that were selected by the panel for a summer internship at the J.P. Morgan Chase & Company. This announcement was followed by a moment of silence and ended into an hour of excitement and celebration.
At the end of the process, all of us (the selected candidates) was once again introduced to the whole panel of selectors where they welcomed us with greetings and gave us advice for improvement on various aspects of knowledge and skill building.
I really believe that IFMR introduces you to many such opportunities with many companies coming in for placements, the whole process is challenging and therefore presents an opportunity before you to prove your worth.
Sumeet Pandey
"1st year MBA student at IFMR GSB Krea University"
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