| An analyst is a well trained and qualified person who | | | | project management, operation management, business |
| deeply examines various aspects of a business. He or | | | | analysis, business modeling, and data modeling. I have |
| she understands business from different prospective | | | | exceptional communicational, interpersonal, |
| and identifies various business problems and provides | | | | organizational and problem solving skills. |
| solution to those problems. | | | | 3. What is your academic qualification? |
| There is a great demand of analysts in both private | | | | It is a very simple question to answer. Just mention |
| and public sectors. In this article I would like to provide | | | | your college or university name. Make sure that your |
| you some questions that are asked frequently to the | | | | answers should be clear, factual and not ambiguous. |
| candidates who apply for this post. | | | | You can say that - I have done masters in business |
| 1. Can you tell us something about the roles and | | | | administration from a well known college. |
| responsibilities that you have undertaken in your | | | | 4. There are many other candidates for this post. Why |
| previous organization? | | | | should we select you for the post of analyst? |
| I have more than 5 years experience in this field. In my | | | | I am the right person for this job. I will bring to your |
| previous organization I was involved in various activities | | | | organization my technical know-how as well as my |
| of the project such as information gathering, analyzing | | | | functional expertise which will bring success to your |
| the information, documenting the functional and | | | | organization. |
| business requirements. I was also involved in writing | | | | 5. Why did you left your previous job? |
| test plans and test cases of the business process or | | | | Never abuse or disregard your previous employer. |
| application. I used to deliver analysis reports on market | | | | You can politely answer this question by saying that |
| segments, competitors or investment opportunities to | | | | there was no growth scope in my previous company |
| the upper management. | | | | that is why I left it. |
| 2. Please highlight some of your technical and non | | | | It is very important to be prepared for an interview. |
| technical skills? | | | | During the course of an interview, you may be asked |
| Well, in my entire career up till now I have worked on | | | | various questions. Just one bad answer can stand out |
| MS word, power point, outlook, access, adobe acrobat, | | | | and cost you the job. Make sure you are well |
| Siebel 6.0 and Visio. I am also familiar with various tools | | | | prepared and have good answers to the typical |
| such as OOD Basic. I have excellent knowledge of | | | | interview questions. |