Asian Paints Selection Procedure

Asian Paints Selection Procedure


Short Listing of Resume
Q. Does company have its own form or uses standard placement form?
A. NO

Q. Does company apply the shortlist to the resumes submitted?
A. Yes

Q. Is the shortlist qualifying in nature or eliminatory (merit based)?
A. Eliminatory

Q. What is normally the ratio of shortlist?
A. 1:3

Q. Is there advantage for work ex guys?
A. Yes

Q. Is there a leaning towards particular background of students in the shortlist?
A. Normal intake has been engineers (not very specific abt IITs)

Q. Does grad matter in the shortlist?
A. No, not at IIMs, but at mumbai based Institutes, the grades does matter.

Q. What role does extra-curricular activities plays in the shortlist process?
A. 5 to 10%

Q. What qualities should the candidate highlight in his/her resume?
A. Leadership, initiative, hardworking

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make in his/her resume?
A. Harp on only his/her contirbution to the team/group that he/she has been a part of.

Written Test

Written test is not the part of selection process.

Group Discussions

Q. Does company conduct GDs?
A. Yes

Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory? If eliminatory then normally what is the ratio of shortlist?
A. Yes

Q. The duration of GD, size of the group, number of panelists etc.
A. The duration of GD is about 20 mins with group size of 8 to 10 people. There are 3 to 4 panelists

Q. What are normally the topics of GD?
A. Abstract

Q. What do you think is company trying to test in GDs
A. Communication skills / group behavior /composure /leadership skills/initiative /aggression /team spirit /creativeness /

Q. Does the company emphasize a formal dress code for the GD?
A. Yes

Q. Does company repeat the GD topics?
A. No

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the GD?
A. Snub a fellow group mate

Case Studies

Q. Does company conduct case studies?
A. Yes

Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory? If eliminatory then normally what is the ratio of shortlist?
A. Eliminatory

Q. How is it conducted ( in groups or individually)?
A. In groups

Q. What is duration of each case study?
A. 20 mins

Q. Is the case study an interactive process or is it non-interactive (written) with the panelists
A. Interactive

Q. What type of cases are normally given?
A. Brief business situations

Q. Is the candidate supplied all the data in the beginning or can he ask for more data during the process?
A. Everthing that is supposed to be given is supplied in the begining itself

Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the case study?
A. Ability to think on your toes and ability to come up with viable ideas/solutions in the short span of time given the case situtation.

Q. Does company repeat the case studies?
A. No

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during case study?
A. Stating the obivious, repeating case facts

Group situation

Group situation is not a part of recruitment process.

Preliminary Interview

Q. Does company conducts preliminary interviews?
A. Yes

Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory? If eliminatory then normally what is the ratio of shortlist?
A. Elimnatory

Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
A. 20 mins, 3-4 panelists

Q. How does the interview start?
A. Personal info

Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
A. Subject, personal, ethical

Q. Does company create situations akin to 'stress interview'?
A. No, not really. Its quiet a relaxed atmosphere

Q. Is company trying to test the candidate's integrity?
A. No

Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
A. Subject, personality to lead a sales team, extent of willingness to do some hands-on work in the field.

Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
A. Relaxed, formal

Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
A. Formal

Q. How does the interview end?
A. On a pleasant note, unless the candidate offends the panelists

Q. Does the company repeat interview questions?
A. Not really, except the ones like, tell us about yourself?

Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
A. Yes,

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
A. Offend a panelist, by taking a stand on issue, while in the process of the interview.

Final Interview

Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
A. 3-4 panelist, 20-30 minutes

Q. How does the interview start?
A. Take off on the previous one,

Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
A. Personal, ethical, situation related

Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
A. Rechecking the cultural fit

Q. What type of environment is there during the interview?
A. Relaxed

Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
A. Formal

Higher entry
Q. Does company consider higher entry for the candidates with work ex?
A. Yes

Q. Does company apply any cut off for the work ex or age (if yes what are these?)
A. Around 24 months of relevant work ex. ( i.e shop floor or PPC) etc is required by the company.

Q. What is the difference between entry level of people with and without work ex?
A. Higher salary and higher grade

Q. In giving the weightage does company look for relevant work ex?
A. Yes

Compensation
Q. What is the total compensation offered by the company at entry level? and after confirmation?
A. 4.2 lacs yr 2000 batch at the IIMs, it was 2.1 lacs for the class of 98 at IIMA.

Q. Is salary negotiable?
A. No

Q. Does company provide accommodation?
A. For the first yr, if in mumbai. Once one moves to M6A grade, the company provides a car and a furnished flat at all locations.
The career path would be ET(executive trainee) i.e. entry level. Next is M6B on confirmation (usually 9 months) exceptional cases 12 to 18 months Next is M6A, which would take something like 2 yrs from date of joining in
exceptional cases, normally 2.5 yrs to 3 yrs.
This is in the case of sales jobs, other support functions like HR, Fin, Operations
Acco for first yr is same as that for sales guys, acco and car only for M5 level executives, i.e. atleast 4 yrs in the company.

Q. What are the other benefits offered by the company?
A. Apart from the basic salary, all those in sales get performance incentives, which is earmarked as a % of the basic. This is done during the appraisal, which is done annually.

Q. What are the job locations? initially / after confirmation?
A. For sales junta, any where in the country(initially and post confirmation) HR and fin in mumbai Operations - mumbai, hyd, kasna (near delhi), ankleshwar.