INTERVIEW-11

Technip KT

Name

Shubham Chawande

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Company

Technip KT

Month and year of interview

1/11/2016

Company profile

Technip is a leading Project Management, Engineering and Construction company in for the Energy Industry. The job profile for electrical is core.
It probably includes designing the layout of electrical system of industries to be constructed.

Hardness Level of Interview(Out of 10)

6

Group Discussion Topic

No Group Discussion

Technical Round

1. Which subjects have you studied till now?

2. Details of syllabus studied in PE, M/Cs, Power system

3. Draw economical test cell circuit diagram. (expected answer was test circuit with cascade transformer, voltage multiplier circuit, etc.)

4. Favourite Subject or topic.

5. How 3-ph induction motor works?

6. What are the starting methods for induction motor? Arrange economically. 

7. Why use starters since 3ph induction motor is self-starting? How starting techniques differ from each other?

8. Starting current, starting torque, relation between starting and full load torque in multiples. Draw Torque slip characteristic and explain all regions and quadrants.

9. General idea about internship. I have done internship in distribution sector, so they ask me to draw layout of substation, single line diagram of any substation etc.

HR round

1. Family background.

2. For how many companies did you apply till now? and why have you not get selected?

3. What is your Hobby? I answered sketching so they ask me to sketch anything I wish.

4. Do you watch movies?, What do you do to pass time? etc.
HR interview was short. Interviewers didn't replied much. May they wanted us to speak more and make interview interactive.

Also there was a 3rd round called HOD round for Technical and HR interview selected students. This was the final elimination round.
In this round the head of department of Technip took an interactive interview.
1. What do company do ?and what will be our work in the  company?

2.Hobbies, family background, etc.

3. Recent things in politics that you don't like.

4. Future plans for next five years, higher education, etc.

5. How to deal critical situations in company.

The interview was just like 2nd HR round, more interactive and less question answer type.

Any advice

Visit the company site before going for interview.  Be honest if you don't know anything about topic or question asked.

Thankyou Shubham for your feedback...

INTERVIEW-10

SECURE METER

Name

Shambhavi Mulgaonkar

Branch

Electrical

College

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

Company

Secure Meters

Month and year of interview

10/13/2015

Hardness Level of Interview

6

Company profile

The company is a pioneer for meters and metering solutions in India. It helps monitor and report consumption so that we can use energy more efficiently and responsibly. It is a core job (Marketing profile).

Secure Meters has won the European Smart Metering and Smart grid award for data management and solutions for the year 2015. Corporate responsibilities are done through foundations like 'Dharohar' and 'Khoj'. Its head office is in Udaipur. But it has branches in Mumbai, Gurgaon as well as abroad.

Group Discussion Topic

Group Discussion was completely different. We were given small topics on which we had to answer in one or five lines, concisely and precisely. This was to test how quick and smart we are. 

Then we were given various topics to discuss like- 'Is Mumbai safe for women to travel at night?', 

'Should freshers opt for a job or higher studies?', and so on. All the questions and topics were HR questions in disguise. 

  The sooner you understood that, the better you could formulate your answers.

Technical Round

One technical round was face-to-face. 

Questions regarding:

1. Basic vector analysis, 
2. Three phase power and measurement, 
3. Vector diagrams, 
4. Harmonics, 
5. Single line diagram, 
6. Basic machines, 
7. Power electronics questions 
8. and random questions like what circuit is used for a fan regulator, etc were asked. 

In the video interview (via Skype) ,

I was asked working of Induction motor, and in depth questions related to my BE project. I was also asked general questions regarding upcoming trends in smart grid and power sector.

HR round

HR round was basically were I live, my family background and my interests. 

Further they asked me if I was open to travel since the job offered was sales and marketing. They also asked how I will talk to new people, will I be interested in laying a foundation for their social causes here in Mumbai. They also showed me my technical and general aptitude answer sheets and asked me why I had answered certain questions in a certain manner, etc. They asked me if i was interested in further education, whether i would continue with Secure Meters for a good period of time and also in depth about my hobbies and my thought over various social causes to a great extent. We were also asked to write a feedback for the entire process they had held over a period of two days. 

Later, after I was selected, they informed me that i would be given a knowledge up-gradation schedule and training for two months in Udaipur.

Any advice

Be extremely honest and down to earth. Try to gauge the reason and logic behind every question and never contradict yourself. Be clear in what you know and what you don't and be upfront about. Since it was a marketing position for a core company, you need to have both technical and soft skills. Don't brag. These were very honest people and they expect the same from you. 
Be ready to travel or relocate, such opportunities are hard to find with a rigid set of mind. Try to show them that you can be an asset and bring something new to the table. Confidence is everything! All the best!