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Analytical Interview

  • 01-10-2013 8:56pm
    #1
    Verdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    I have a phone interview with a leading IT company on Friday which involves analytical questions. I was wondering how I can prepare for such questions?

    Any sample questions or typical questions that could arise would be much appreciated
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  • #2
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,370 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    I think analytical is something you either are or arent...not something you can swot for...

    In the interview ask question to get more information and answer logically, making progression towards an answer each time.


  • #3
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,605 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Verdo wrote: »
    I was wondering how I can prepare for such questions?

    Well at one such interview recently, I was given 45 mins to estimate the number of small shampoo bottles/sachets consumed by hotel guests in Western Europe every year!!!

    The thing is the numbers were not so important, it was all about explaining your approach, assumptions and so on...

    In such situations, I usually 'think out loud', so the interviewer and understand my thought process and how I reached my conclusions.


  • #4
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    Jim2007 wrote: »
    Well at one such interview recently, I was given 45 mins to estimate the number of small shampoo bottles/sachets consumed by hotel guests in Western Europe every year!!!

    The thing is the numbers were not so important, it was all about explaining your approach, assumptions and so on...

    In such situations, I usually 'think out loud', so the interviewer and understand my thought process and how I reached my conclusions.

    This is all you have to do. It's just to demonstrate logical thinking. Just step through the problem, think about who you might have to speak to, what figures/data would be required, what personnel, what issues would potentially occur, who would be your 'experts', who'd be your business owner/sign off etc.

    There is no 100% right answer, or approach, you just need to demonstrate that you'd have the wits to put together a solution, break it into small steps and carry each out.


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