Abhishek Shukla: Placed at PharmaACE

Myself Abhishek Shukla (Roll no. 21205001). I am from Mumbai, Maharashtra. I have done my Btech in Mechanical Engineering from Mumbai University. Post that I worked as a Design Engineer in an EPC company Jacobs Engineering for over 2.5 years. Currently I am pursuing my Masters in Mechanical Engineering in the manufacturing specialization. I am a fitness enthusiast and an avid marathon runner., studying in IIT Kanpur will be joining PharamaACE. Business Analytics (Consultant). Here are some brief insights.

Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:

1)Sedemac (Design Engineer) 2)United Airlines (Data Analyst)

Selection Process of the Company you are selected in 1) Resume Shortlist, 2) GD, 3)Test

Resume shortlisting, aptitude test, interview

Insights on the interview process

Interview process started with resume based round, then there were puzzles and guesstimates finally the interview ended with some HR questions.

Sample Interview Questions?

1)Explain the Excel project that you have done. What were the steps performed to get the insights? 2)How many policemen are required during the elections in Maharashtra? 3)Puzzles 2 to 3 (Aptitude prep will help you in this). 4)Any pharma companies that you know of and the specific drugs they manufacture? 5)Recent news that you came across regarding any vaccines?

Preparation Resources

1)I enrolled for data analyst course at Masai School and used its content for placement preparation. It helped me prepare for Excel, SQL, Python and guesstimates.

Advice for students (do's and don'ts)

Robotics, unlike coding profiles, has very to the basic placement process. The questions asked don’t require you to be very expert in the field but expect you to know the basics. So, have your basics revised, know how stuffs work and you are good to go.