List of questions asked in Nomura Interview

Description about IAG. Any questions?

Tell us about yourself highlighting points from your CV.

Why MBA?

Why finance?

Why IB?

Describe your strengths?

What is your Weakness?

Describe instances where you portrayed Leadership abilities.

Role at IB and then Finance? Why this change?

Any questions?

xx months work ex – really less, you think you took the right decision by entering into MBA?

Clock question (analytical) – Difference in degree btw hour and minute hand at a given time (10:15)

CSR Initiatives (follow down of Why Nomura)

Tell us about any failure/s you have faced in life

Why Finance after engineering

You’re walking down the road, you see a car and you want to buy it. How will you value that car (how

much would you pay for that car)

When joining a co., what are you looking for?

Why Nomura – random decision or was some thought put into it?

If you have an apartment, and you want to rent out the next one in Shillong – then how would you

determine the rent?

You have done two internships, did you get any PPOs

You’re a fresher – why did you take up MBA before/without work ex

How resistant/adaptive to change are you

How easy is it to unlearn thing for you

What is the one achievement you have done after coming to IIM Shillong

Two people going on the road, the person walking with you wants to buy the motorbike – how will you

go about valuing it

You’ve told us you are passionate about finance – tell us what you’ve done to pursue your passion?

3 Lambs and 7 Tigers; If a Tiger eats a lamb, he will become a lamb – How will the tiger survive?

3 things which changed your personality during your experience with deloitte

One thing you didn’t like in the co. you were working for

What’s your overall impression about the practices in the co. you worked for

Why MBA – you could have continued with your job

Questions on interests

Do you have any doubts in the profile?

Which institutes did you apply for? Which was your first choice?

What is the one thing you’ve learnt in IIM S that you would like to apply anywhere else?

About yourself - Things apart from CV

Takeaways from internship

Do you have only finance in your mind or are you open to other fields

And do you think while doing finance, you should just be the master in finance and not be concerned

about the other fields?

In the present scenario, due to turmoil in global economy, don’t you think IB is a very risky profile?

Don’t you think you’re taking a risk in joining an IB or are you ready to join it?