Hello! Just here to share my interview process which took place on 8th March 2017. I am a poly grad with CGPA of 3.52 (5th Sem) applying Business Analytics as my first choice.
Prior to the Full- Time interview, I was given a topic and youtube video to research on (
Does Giving Animals More Rights Improve the Quality of Human Life?).
Interview Day
My slot was at 2pm, I arrived at around 1.30pm and changed into formal wear and went to register myself. Once I was done, I was given a black clipboard that contained my index number & pin, a passage for the essay & group discussion and a feedback form. Then we were guided to one of the computer labs where we were told to sit according to our index number for the written essay & cognitive test. As there was some time left before 2pm, we were told to read the article & scribble our research on the papers given as it was a closed-book essay.
1. Essay
We were told to write the main point of passage and our point of view on it and were given 30 mins to get it done. My passage was an online article which I happened to google it after the interview.(PM me if you want the link, I don't have sufficient post count to post the link
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2. Cognitive Test
The Cognitive test consist of 50 multiple choice questions and we given 12 Mins to complete as much questions as possible. There questions consist of language, patterns and math, there will be some sample questions to try first before starting.
Here are some example of the questions:
What come next in the sequence?
5 10 15 __ 25 30
a) 7 b) 18 c) 20 d) 19
Whats the opposite meaning of the word underlined below?
I am a
happy girl.
a) Cheerful b) Joyful c) Jovial d) Sad
3. Group Interview
We were led to one of the tutorial rooms on the 7th floor and were split according to our index number (Eg. 1-5, 6-10). The Professor gave us 1 Min each to express our views on the topic after that it is open to anyone to continue on. Whenever the professor thinks that a person is not speaking up, he will step in and prompt that person to talk. The professor wrapped the discussion asking us our final opinions.
4. Individual Interview
We were led to the other side of the level and were asked to sit outside the tutorial room. My Interviewers were very funny as they joked among themselves and it was like a chit-chat session. They mostly asked about volunteering, CIP stuffs and previous work experience. Lastly one of the interviewer asked if I know what was UniSIM Education Philosophy (The 3Hs), I shook my head and he proceeded to explain it.
After the interview, we were led back to the computer lab to debrief and were told that our results will be out in 4 weeks time.
To answer to your question, I think that the essay was pretty difficult for me as I am an IT student that have not written an essay for the past 3 years and I don't have a good command of english thus I was really struggling on that part. When I looked around the room, I saw most of the candidates have written almost a full page and I was still stuck at the first paragraph. I doubt I would get accepted cause I think I did quite badly as a whole.
Nonetheless, this is just my 2 cents worth of thoughts and it might be different for you. I think you'll be fine as long as you prepare well for the topic.