(1) – Tackling the Behavioral Interview Issues

A business analyst interview will be very professionally structured. This means they may differ significantly from the usually behavioral interview considerations.

You are likely to have to go through a more hands on functional behavioral process, which would consist of the following:

    You having to solve problems

    Your communication capabilities

    Your history and client relationships

    Your ability to organize

(2) – Assessment of Core Skills

In the interview there will be great emphasis on your core skills for the position in question, so doing your research specifically about the company in question is paramount.

There will also be some generic questioning so here are some of the areas the questions will be based around:

    Do you have required documents

    Data modeling experience you have

    Dealings with vendors

    Business models experience

    Cash flow expertise

    Unified Modeling language

    Gap analysis

The interviewer will ask you to provide actual situations you have had that demonstrate your experience within your professional career.

The quality of your information is the deciding factor, you will need to prepare, so that you can present your answers in the best way that showcases your skills and experience.

The recommended way for you to show case your skills, is through use of the STAR technique. When you get to the A and R i.e. “Action” and “Result“, you should give the employer a statement about your expertise and the values of your action and result from previous employers.

Here’s an example of what you might say for a cash flow question when using the A and R technique:

Action: “We Were able to re-evaluate the business operations, which gave us the information to ensure maximum cash flow, so unnecessary stages were removed from the process. This enabled us to remove over heads that amounted to 50% of the monthly business cash flow.”

Result: “When the overheads were removed this turned the business from non-viable and insolvent to a business that now has a very strong capital earnings base. We went on to make profits of $1.6 million net in the businesses first quarter. This enabled the business to expand and open new outlets from the earnings. Since then the business has expanded further opening two similar outlets with similar earnings for each.”

I’m sure you can see the definitely verifiable values within this answer? And the clear demonstration of expertise.

This is what you will be able to achieve with any business analyst interview questions, when you follow all the steps within this article.

(3) -  The Presentation

The presentations you make will be core to your success within the interview, this is why it is so important to do it effectively. To do that you will have to:

    Ensure you communicate clearly

    Present showing good personal character

    Show a high professional competency

    Display strong interpersonal skills

    Stay clear of the use of any jargon

    Use the right professional terminology

    Be engaging

    Make you answers interesting and relevant

Once you have carried out all the stage here you should be more than prepared for any business analyst questions that come your way.