Business analyst interview questions pdf

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Handy if applying for business analyst intern positions. These questions are more of behavioral, so very good for the first round and for the behavioral interview of the second round.

My key observations for internship interviews at investment banks can be summarized as follows:

• Investment banks look for team work spirit and enthusiasm in the interns more than any technical skills.
• These questions, when read, look pretty easy and it always appears that you don't need to prepare for them. (which ofcourse is not true)
• Since these questions have no set answers, whatever you says directs what question will be asked next.
• If you have thought of the event to mention then you just need to concentrate on framing it elegantly.
• If you prepared for these beforehand, you never come out of the room regretting that you had a better example to quote if had been given more time to think.
• Sample space of such questions is exhaustive though the same question may be framed in many ways.

No one can have the questions that will be asked before hand but preparing for questions like these below helps in framing the answer well at interview as we already have in mind what we want to say. Remember, the worst one can do in an interview is to come for it unprepared.

Tip: Something I found very helpful in my interviews was that, while answering questions, I tried to use the same phrases and words as mentioned in the requirements of the job in the job description. You may call it a psychological treatment but it tends to indicate that you have exactly what they want. And I got calls from companies wherever I used it so I have evidence that it works!! :)

1- What's is the hardest thing you have ever done?

2- Can u give an example of a time when u came up with a creative solution?

3- Why do u want to work for this industry?
Very specific; based on what company one is interviewing with. This gives the candidate an opportunity to show why is he interested in this company above all others in the same industry. It reflects how much research did the candidate do on the company before coming here and that is an indicator good enough to measure his interest.

4- Why do you want to work in investment banking?
This was asked in all the interviews I gave till date. They wanted to know why one would prefer working for an investment bank and not a completely "tech" firm. I guess they expect the candidate to have some interest in finance even if he is going to the technical end though they don't expect any formal course work or previous experience in finance.

5- What exactly do investment managers do?

6- Present a chapter from your favorite finance book.
This looks like a tough birdie