Analyst Interviews

Analyst Interview Questions

Analysts work in a variety of fields to break down complex problems and find solutions. When interviewing candidates, employers are looking for applicants who have strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as in-depth knowledge of the field. For more information on the specific questions you'll be asked, try researching a particular role such as business analyst, financial analyst, programming analyst, or data analyst.

Top Analyst Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: What do you think are the key strengths of an analyst?

How to answer
How to answer: Compose a list highlighting both the behavioral and technical attributes that you're able to apply to the role. The job description should include specific skills an employer is looking for and abilities that are valued, which you should incorporate into your answer.
Question 2

Question #2: How do you handle requirement changes?

How to answer
How to answer: This question is meant to assess your logical thinking and problem-solving skills. It's important to discuss how you prioritize changes, evaluate their impact on projects and resources, and uncover new gaps the change is introducing to functional and technical designs.
Question 3

Question #3: Which intelligence tools or systems have you worked with?

How to answer
How to answer: List specific tools and systems and how you've used them; if you've used a system the interviewing company employs, it's important to highlight that. If you're unfamiliar with their technology, talk about how you plan to learn.

432,903 analyst interview questions shared by candidates

Brain teasers at the end as they were unexpected from a phone interview: One was a cook can make 2 large cakes per hour or 20 small cakes. We have the kitchen for 3 hours and need 20 large cakes and 220 small cakes. How many cooks do we need?
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Summer Analyst

Interviewed at Macquarie Group

3.6
Jan 30, 2013

Brain teasers at the end as they were unexpected from a phone interview: One was a cook can make 2 large cakes per hour or 20 small cakes. We have the kitchen for 3 hours and need 20 large cakes and 220 small cakes. How many cooks do we need?

The interview started and I was told to not use and pencil or paper. They asked me some squaring questions and some subtraction with large numbers. I was also asked how much I would pay to play a game where I get heads if I win a dollar, and how much I would be willing to pay if I was able to re-flip up to two more times.
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Assistant Trader Internship

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Feb 19, 2014

The interview started and I was told to not use and pencil or paper. They asked me some squaring questions and some subtraction with large numbers. I was also asked how much I would pay to play a game where I get heads if I win a dollar, and how much I would be willing to pay if I was able to re-flip up to two more times.

SAS- if you have a data set of 1000 obs and 2 columns, fist being lengths (?) and second being RGB color. first how can you tell whether lengths are unique to colors and second how can you tell what length corresponding to what color (I wasn't sure about the second question because honestly his accent stopped me from comprehending it. I've tried a few times rephrasing and clarifying it but I failed)
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Risk Analyst

Interviewed at J.P. Morgan

3.9
Jun 12, 2014

SAS- if you have a data set of 1000 obs and 2 columns, fist being lengths (?) and second being RGB color. first how can you tell whether lengths are unique to colors and second how can you tell what length corresponding to what color (I wasn't sure about the second question because honestly his accent stopped me from comprehending it. I've tried a few times rephrasing and clarifying it but I failed)

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