Kriti Rathi - Business Analyst Interview Questions & Answers: Stand Out From The Crowd And Crack Your First BA Job Interview

BUSINESS ANALYST

JOB INTERVIEW

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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Table of Contents

Introduction

T he focal point of this book is to provide all the content and knowledge-base for individuals who are preparing to launch themselves as Business Analysts and have an interview scheduled for which they need to put their best foot forward.

This book is a product of Reelav Patel and Kriti Rathis years of experience, who themselves are established professionals in the area of Business Analysis & Project Management. The authors of this book have poured down all their intellect and knowledge to help individuals who are either starting-off as Business Analysts or aspire to take their success stories, a notch higher.

The book brings forward all the Business Analysis questions that are commonly heard of and are highly expected in interviews. It does not include any domain-specific questions. This version of the book contains:

1. Business Analysis Questions

2. Situation/Scenario-Based Questions

3. Skills-Based Questions, and

4. Interview Tips

5. First Few Days as a Business Analyst

This book provides plentiful questions and answers, which, we hope may prove useful in your interview preparation. An analyst/job seeker can practice these questions prior to their interview and can be assured to come across as a confident, competent, and well-composed professional. Aside from sample questions and answers, the book also provides helpful tips to make the concepts easy to understand and some shine on pointers for readers to stand-out in their interviews.

This book, in no accounts, is a short-cut to success; instead is an endeavor to equip all potential jobseekers and recognized professionals with the tips and tools of the trade so that they can build their careers based on a strong fundamental knowledge base.

This book is for you IF;

• You are determined to transform your career into the world of analysis and motivated to market yourself as a seasoned Business Analyst professional.

• You come for growth and are from different walks of professional life and have essayed different roles such as Developer/ Designer/ Quality Assurance/ Support Admin/ Project Lead/ Project Manager/ Business Advisor/ Consultant/ Process Engineer/ Administrative Engineer/ HR/ Project Co-Ordinator/ Non-IT roles, etc.

• You are already working as an Analyst and preparing for an interview for a better and improved role as a Business Analyst.

• You are a recent graduate or working towards completing a degree and are looking for a breakthrough as a Jr. Business Analyst/Business Analyst to jumpstart your professional career.

• You are a part of an organizations recruitment team and eyeing for a list of comprehensive and relevant BA interview questions & answers to familiarize yourself with this career line, help form an improved understanding of what to expect from prospective applicants.

• You are specifically looking for plausible skills and situation-based questions and sample answers to hone your interview speech with.

This book is NOT for you IF;

• You are looking for detailed theory-based content on Business Analysis knowledge areas, or Business Analysis fundamental techniques.

• You are looking for a domain-specific interview guide, or You are looking for subject knowledge in the area where you analyze an organization (business) from various perspectives such as financials, market, growth, etc.

What you will learn:

• Simple, fun and easy ways to answer Business Analysis interview questions.

• Complete scripted answers to prepare for an interview.

• Techniques shared by the way of providing sample written answers on how to blend content full of facts and personal experience in an impressive verbal manner.

• Smart ways to remember and answer questions by referring to answer tips.

• Situations, interview tips, skills-based questions and much more.

About the Authors

Reelav Patel , with over ten years of experience in Business Analysis & Project Management area, stands as a renowned professional in the Business Analysis industry. He has trained, mentored, and inspired over 2,000 individual Business Analyst professionals in the USA, Canada, and India. Over the years, he has transitioned as a successful entrepreneur, providing consulting and career development services to both young and experienced individuals, aiming to reach new horizons.

Kriti Rathi started her career as a Business Analyst for a private-sector organization, where she championed many successful project implementations in CRM and COTS builds. For the past seven years, she has progressed through many corporate ladders and is currently working for the provincial government (Ontario, Canada). Apart from her work commitments, she thoroughly enjoys mentoring and sharing her corporate wisdom with young minds on various public platforms.

Business Analysis

Questions

1. How would you describe yourself?

OR

Briefly introduce yourself, elaborating on your experience & qualifications.

Discuss your experience, education, and credentials/certifications to answer this question conclusively. Focus on summarizing your experience as a Business Analyst in various domains, projects, methodologies, tools & techniques, and documentation; mention important responsibilities.

Need to stand out?

Gain extra credit by matching your key skills to the job requirements, you are being interviewed for.

Sample Answer: I

I have been working as a Business Analyst for the last five years. While working with well-known organizations such as XYZ1 and XYZ2 , I have strengthened my knowledge in Finance, Banking, Insurance, and Investment domains. As a Business Analyst, I have comprehensive experience in requirements gathering and analysis, creating context and technical documents, project management techniques, and testing & deployment areas of the project.

My recent project was with ABC1 Company as a Business Analyst. The project aimed at integrating and customizing the CRM system. I was responsible for designing, analyzing, and writing all the specifications and business requirements for this project. I was also responsible for managing back-end system design as well as piloting other sub-modules of the project.

My key responsibilities included conducting meetings and JAD sessions with the stakeholders and analyzing and documenting requirements in terms of solution. I was involved in creating BRDs, wireframes, UML diagrams, test cases, and UAT plans as part of the document deliverables. I used different business and software applications such as MS Word, Excel, Visio, SharePoint, Access, and SQL. I was involved in all the major phases of the system development, right from initiation till deployment.

I graduated from ABC University with a masters degree in Business Administration (MBA). I am an active member of the IIBA community.

The following answer describes how a junior or non-experienced Business Analyst can answer the same question. You can discuss Business Analysis related responsibilities and skills you have performed in your previous job and co-relate the same as per the job requirements.