Regular questions related to experience and former jobs, although the session was more oriented trying to find a direct answer to incorporate in their strategy than explore candidate's skills and potential.
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There was a meet and greet session followed by a timed assignment & physical visit to Kakamega where there were several case studies to resolve
Question 1: If you were to develop a category called “Smart Home Appliances” from scratch, how would you define “smart” appliances and what types of concepts come to your mind (at the platform level?) Question 2: The refrigerator is traditionally not thought of as a technology product but as a key appliance used by the entire household, it occupies a central role in the kitchen. Are there opportunities for the refrigerator to become a technology appliance as well as a home appliance? What consumer benefits/scenarios should we support and what technologies (hardware and/or software) are needed to enable this to happen? Question 3: One of the most polarizing “innovations” to cooking has been the microwave oven. Despite widespread adoption, many professionals despise them. Present your point-of-view on the impact the microwave oven has had on modern cooking and then introduce a lifestyle trend that could influence the evolution of the microwave. Then present your idea for the microwave, evolved. Question 4: Samsung currently manufactures large scale appliances. Do you think there is an opportunity for Samsung to play in the small appliance space? If so, what do you see as the market and product opportunity?
How would you design a road pass system (like EZ-pass) for a state which didn't currently have it?
Skills interview. Difference between different modeling languages
Ask about motivation, drive, past experiences and goals & ambitions. Tailored toward what I wanted to get out of a career
How you managed commercial projects in organized way?
Someone in the firm has customer data and doesn't know how to analyze it. They ask for your help. How do you get started?
Q for all reading this: Would you waste your time considering a severely underpaid position where your role is to acquire competitively lots of scientific grant funding?... Clear case of Academic Pimping applied to one big and heathy Swiss multinational company.
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