HR Questions Set 2

1) Describe a situation where you achieved something

significant after overcoming obstacles.
My life has been a mixture of successes and setbacks, but my most significant
achievement came about during my stint as the convenor of Confluence 2017 (the
annual cultural festival of NIT-KKR). I was responsible for leading 100+ student
coordinators and multiple committees. We were able to bring various improvements
to the fest, the foremost being an increase in external participation by 60% due to our
persistent efforts in reaching out to other colleges and instituting campus ambassador
programmes there. Most importantly, this stint brought about a paradigm shift in my
personality, leading me to become more confident, decisive and creative in
identifying and solving problems and working in teams to great effect.

2) Describe a situation where you had to persuade others to

achieve a goal after overcoming resistance. How did you go
about doing it?
In the workplace, I was part of the team, which comprised only freshers and one of
our initial projects was process-automation of data extraction for the client. In one of
the modules, we were working with new software, and our team ended up making a
minor error that translated into a whole day’s extra work for the data extraction team.
My colleagues wanted to mask the error and pass it on as a technical glitch of the
software as it was a novel platform. But I did not believe in it and hence reported it to
my manager asking for coordination with the data extraction team. Even though my
team members thought it was a bad idea, the result panned out well because our
manager was impressed with the clarity we had while delivering our project. Also, the
trust we built up with our manager and the data extraction team and the coordination
we developed among ourselves was a key factor for us in achieving our goal.

3) Please elaborate on points that strengthens your case for

the domain you have chosen.
Firstly, I am a responsible person who likes to take charge of things and tackle
problems to achieve tangible results. I but my best efforts forward to make sure I can
do justice to any responsibilities I am assigned. Secondly, I am an optimistic and
jovial person who gets well with others and gets accustomed to different
environments quickly. This helps me to work in new unfamiliar settings to bring out
results rapidly. Thirdly, I am a hardworking determined individual who works
towards his goals diligently with a smile. All these qualities make me a good fit for
working in the consulting domain.

4) Successful leaders have a clear sense of purpose. What is

your Statement of Purpose?
As an individual, I like challenges, taking up different problems, and finding solutions for
them. I have been working as a Senior Business Analyst for insurance clients and have been
helping them to revamp, improve and streamline their work processes to create a positive
business impact.
 During my graduation I was the Convenor of Confluence’2017, Annual Cultural fest NIT,
Kurukshetra. I led a team of 100+ student coordinators to organize the fest and was the
head of Event and Stage Management; Hospitality; External Participation and Publicity
committees. This event was a success and was conducted in a smooth sailing manner due to
my effective planning and execution along with the dedication shown by an immensely
spirited team. Along with this, by compartmentalizing my time appropriately, I have also
been successful in ensuring my academic prowess.
My experience as a business analyst and the enriching time, I have spent in my College has
honed my analytical and interpersonal skills. I believe that working with Boston Consulting
Group will provide me the perfect platform to tackle different business problems, to find
creative and efficient solutions for them, all the while adding value to the overall business
process.

5) Please elaborate on an instance where you pursued an idea

to conclusion.
As a newly inducted member of the Music and Dramatics club NIT
Kurukshetra, I was assigned the task of organizing a cultural festival
for the incoming batch. We were facing an issue of low participation
in duet events such as duet dance and duet singing. On further
analysis, I narrowed down the reason to the incoming batch did not
interact among themselves to identify similar skill people as they
had just been inducted. So we ideated we should make teams of the
students who audition for the solo counterparts of the singing and
dance events and assign them mentors from senior batches to
increasing participation. I worked diligently with the mentors, team
members, and the participants to conduct the event in a smooth
and sailing manner with a 25% increase in participation.