Crompton Greaves

1. Application and resume screening

Candidates apply through Jobaaj or Crompton Greaves' careers page, and recruiters shortlist profiles based on relevant experience in sales, manufacturing, or product functions, with campus drives run separately for management trainee and engineering roles at plants and regional offices.

2. Online assessment

Shortlisted candidates typically take an online test covering aptitude and reasoning, with technical or engineering roles including questions relevant to manufacturing or electrical fundamentals, and sales roles sometimes including a short situational-judgement section.

3. Functional or technical interview

A hiring manager evaluates role-specific skills such as sales planning, production management, or product design, often through scenario-based questions drawn from real distribution and manufacturing challenges specific to the fans, lighting, or appliances business.

4. Group discussion or case exercise (select roles)

For some management trainee and sales positions, candidates take part in a group discussion or a short case exercise on a market or distribution topic to assess communication and business thinking.

5. Managerial round

A senior manager assesses ownership, market understanding, and problem-solving through discussion of how the candidate would handle a distributor issue, a production bottleneck, or a competitive pricing pressure.

6. HR interview and offer

The final round covers compensation, location, and joining timelines before an offer letter is issued, with sales roles also confirming territory assignment and travel expectations.

Crompton Greaves' interview process typically runs four to five rounds depending on the role and function.

Round 1: Online assessment

A timed online test, typically 30-45 minutes, covers aptitude and reasoning, with technical roles including basic electrical or manufacturing questions and sales roles including situational-judgement items.

• Quantitative reasoning and data interpretation
• Basic electrical or product knowledge for technical roles

Round 2: Functional or technical interview

A 30-45 minute round with a hiring manager tests domain knowledge in sales, manufacturing, or product design as relevant to the role, along with any prior project or internship experience.

• Handling a slow-moving product line at retail
• Improving a production line's defect rate

Round 3: Group discussion or case exercise (select roles)

For some management trainee and sales positions, a group discussion or short case exercise on a market or distribution scenario assesses structured thinking and communication.

• Entering a new city market for a home appliance category
• Debating a general business or consumer-trend topic

Round 4: Managerial round

A senior manager evaluates ownership and market understanding through scenario-based discussion relevant to sales or manufacturing performance across the electricals business.

• Resolving a dispute with a regional distributor
• Prioritising fixes during a production bottleneck

Round 5: HR interview

The final round covers compensation, location preference, and joining formalities.

• Salary expectations and notice period
• Willingness to work in a specific sales territory or plant location