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If you are seriously interested in a career with us, kindly ensure that your responses to our questions in this form :a) Are incisive, succinct & in Business English. Make each word count. b) Reflect your sincerity, passion, business acumen & thought clarity. c) Reveal superior quality written communication skills & the effort/rigor you invested in analyzing our business model. 2. Kindly ensure that this document is properly formatted (Not exceeding 12 sides) & is of business quality, 3 Embed an image of your latest Passport size photo on the top right corner of the document. Applications without your photograph may not be considered. 4 Fill in wherever applicable. In all other places, write NA to indicate Not Available. 5 Name this Application Blank as yourfirstname_yourlastname & e-mail it to your Placement Office. 6 Feel free to expand/compress the space requirements (Boxes) for each question, as needed with the total document not exceeding 12 sides.Ensure that ALL questions are responded to.Applications that are incomplete may be deemed as Casual & ipso facto, rejected. If you are a potential colleague matching our expectations, we look forward to hearing from you & potentially having you in our team, soon. All the best ! With best wishes Team-The Elitists

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Entrance Examination Credentials :-

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1. Are you open to :a) Relocating to Chennai ? b) Signing a legally valid service contract to work with us for at least 18 months with a Contract Value of INR 1.5 Lakhs to be paid by you in case of contractual violation .Waived in case the selected candidate is a Graduate & has been selected into a premier business school in India/Internationally & can produce bonafides of joining the same, to our satisfaction. Kindly say YES ONLY after discussing this with your Family& other decision makers/influencers.

2. What have been your most significant accomplishments in the following areas : a) Academics :

b) Extra-curriculars :

c) Co-Curricular Activities :

d) Beyond Academics, Extracurriculars and Co-curriculars :

3. Have you ever thought about pursuing Higher Education? If yes

a) When would you want to pursue this (Earliest & Latest timelines) ?

b) Name the top 5 Universities / Colleges & the courses in each of these colleges, in your Dream List .

4. Have you had any experience in Entrepreneurship / Related activities ? If so explain in detail.

5. Have you ever worked in any startup ? If so, introduce the company & explain your role & learnings in detail. What are the challenges you faced while working in this startup ?

6. Have you successfully completed any Management Internship ? If so, furnish the following details : ( Use Multiple Boxes for multiple internships, if needed). a) Start Date: DDMMYYYY End Date: DDMMYYYY b) Name of the Firm: c) Introduce the firm:

d) Project title: e) Role, Description & Challenges faced :

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Key Learnings :

7. What does Retained mean in Retained Executive Search Consulting ?

8. Why do you want a career in Retained Executive Search Consulting ?

9. Describe any 5 career paths available for any successful professional who has worked in Retained Executive Search Consulting.

10 In your opinion, what do you think are the top 5 personality traits required to have a successful career in Retained Executive Search Consulting in your opinion ? Why ? (Most important first)

11 Why do you want to work with us ?

12 If The Elitists were to open an office in Silicon Valley who do you think will be our top 5 competitors ? Why ? Specify reasons for each firm. (Rate in the strongest first order)

13 Who do you think are The Elitists primary competitors in New York BUT who do not serve the Californian market ?

14 When we say we are a Strategic Business Growth Accelerator what do you think we mean ?

15 If we were to select only one person from your college, why would it have to be you ?

16 Beyond Academics, Extracurriculars and co-curricular activities what do you consider to be the worst failure in your life so far ?

17 If you are selected and choose to join us, tell us five ways by which you can contribute to our growth in the first 18 months of joining us. (other than your standard job description)

18 Is there anything you think is unique about you ?

19 If selected, what industries and service clusters within our service suites would you like to work in ? Why ? Justify for each case.

20 What are the top 5 expectations you have from your potential employer ? Specify in the most important first order.

21 Whom do you consider to be your Dream employer ? Why ?

22 What are your top 5 expectations from your dream job ? (other than expectations from potential employers)

23 What are the top 5 most critical components of your value system ? (In life beyond Academics, Extracurriculars and Co-curricular activities) For each statement illustrate with example.

24 Who is the Business leader who inspires you the most ? Why ?

25 Who inspires you the most in your family ? Why ?

26 Other than your family and Business leaders who inspires you the most ? Why ?

27 What has/have been the most pressurizing moment(s) in the following? How have you handled the same ? a) In Academics :

b) In Extra curriculars :

c) In Co-curriculars :

d) Beyond Academics, Extra curriculars and Co-curriculars :

28 Since we have an ultra exclusive positioning & we work with extremely demanding clients/executive level candidates with very high expectations, do you feel there can be a worst case scenario that you may not be able to handle the pressure ? If such a scenario arises, what do you think you will do ?

29 If you do not succeed through our selection process what are the other top 3 careers/jobs that you will pursue ? Why ?

30 If you are selected & choose to join us, what kind of work hours are you willing to work on a :a) Regular basis (Assume 6 days a week) b) Need basis (Assume Twice/Three a month) 31 What are your Hobbies & Interests (Beyond Academics, Extracurriculars & Co-curriculars) ?

32 Describe a decision you made that was a failure. What happened and why ?

33 What are the things that you think led you to this point in your life ?

34 What excites you most about the position on offer ? What do you think would be stretch for you ?

35 Do you consider yourself successful ?

36 If you have to work with someone you didn't like, how would you handle it ? Have you had any such experience in your life thus far ? If so, explain in detail.

37 Describe a job that would be your worst nightmare.

38 If you were the CEO of The Elitists what would be the top two things that you would do to grow our business & brand ?

39 What is your favorite book & what is your favorite movie ? Why ?

40 What would you do differently if you could start your life all over again ?

41 What was the most recent book you have read ? What did you like about this book ?

42 What is your biggest weakness that is really a weakness and not a secret strength ?

43 After filling in the form do you think there might be reasons why we may still not shortlist you for our presentation ? Assuming such a reason exists, what do you think could be the reason ? How do you think you would be able to address those concerns to our satisfaction ?

44 Is there anything else that you would like to share with us, that was not captured in this application form & you think will help us understand your application for a career with us, better, ?

45. How did you find filling this application form ?