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The mind is our only tool in the ‘Placement Workshop”, the only weapon in the “War of the Corporate World” and our only best friend out there!!!

Our ability to use our mind is constantly tested by the recruiters and the factors which are generally measured are:

• Approach and thought process
• Quick thinking
• Logic
• Practicality
• Attention to detail
• Defense against counter-questions

The various methodologies by which our “Mental Horsepower” is generally measured are:

Case Studies - Full fledged case studies, though rare, are a hard nut to crack as they put you in the shoes of an analyst and the interviewer poses as a client with a problem you have to solve. Interaction with the ‘client’ is of utmost importance and asking questions & details is encouraged. Approach and practicality are very important for any case study.

Guesstimates – These require an attention to detail, and the final answer or numerical values don’t mean much here. You have to arrive at a conclusion while following a structured path and taking into consideration all possible points and scenarios.

Puzzles – Simply put, these are aimed at finding out how you respond to tricky and seemingly impossible situations. Here, logic and mental agility are considered important.

To help you enhance your thought process and sharpen your mind, we have come up with our very own Competition Corner which would be featuring regularly updated competition questions comprising of case studies, guesstimates, puzzles, brain teasers and other mind-benders. Taking part regularly in this section and answering questions in the best possible manner will improve your problem solving skills apart from increasing your chances to win prizes and TNBS goodies!!!