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Updated Jun 15, 2013
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Business Analyst at Ernst & Young

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Milano (Italy) Apr 2013 – Reviewed Jun 15, 2013 New

Interview Details 3 steps: logic tests, interview with HR (just to know eachother), interview with manager (business case, english test, know eachother)

Interview Question – case study   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – I only negotiated for the postponing the starting of the job
negotiation was slow (it tooks 2 months) but quite and peaceful

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No Offer – Reviewed Apr 23, 2013

Interview Details Also the screenshot of the draft format. If there are more than one row appears for single responsible person then we need compose a consolidated one else single row with heading.

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Interview Question – What is working capital?   Answer Question

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in São Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil) Mar 2012 – Reviewed Jan 19, 2013

Interview Details The hiring process is interesting in the sense that it imitates actual work at the company.
The process starts with a not so quick case to be solved, followed by a group presentation.
People are eliminated and the rest of them go to two 1:1 interviews.

The case part is fair and square, and the participants can notice why people were declined by the company. It's pretty obvious.

My interviews lasted longer than the usual 40 minutes because I could develop well. The real "Questions", cases and market sizings were nailed in less than 10 minutes, and the rest of the chat was a chat.

Interview Question – The most dificult or unexpected questions for me are the personal ones. Usually interviewers assume that you have reasons for doing things or being there. I don't. So I have to come up with plausible answers.   Answer Question

Reason for Declining – São Paulo is terrible for living.

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No Offer – Interviewed in San Jose, CA (US) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Nov 13, 2012

Interview Details Took a long time to respond

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jun 2011 – Reviewed Jun 26, 2012

Interview Details It was a long interview, (about an hour) considering it was my first job second interview ever. I thought it went well and I was able to handle most if the questions. The questions ranged from my past experiences to religion and ethics. It was a one on one interview and the interviewer was kind of in a rush in the very end. I later found out he was a senior manager.

Interview Question – If you had to follow one religion/belief in life starting from today, which one would it be and why?   View Answer

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Thiruvananthapuram (India) Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jun 26, 2012

Interview Details They have a very nice office... everyone is free over there...the work culture is very good...
The staff are very friendly, they will be available anytime to help you.

Interview Question – I was only asked general questions...   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Just be open to themself and let them know your demands, but make sure that your demand does not exceed your dualification

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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Rome (Italy) Jul 2011 – Reviewed Nov 01, 2011

Interview Details 1)Group interview: first a discussion about a general topic and then a splitted groups should work on a different case study, examining it together for a conclusion

2)1:1 interview: business case scenario

Interview Question – SCM question   View Answer

Reason for Declining – better proposal received

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY (US) May 2009 – Reviewed Oct 13, 2011

Interview Details MIS degree. Applied and got phone interview. Was basic and was next into 1:1 interview. So many cases where given and told to solve. Communication skill is key aspect. Basic personality test and and all other basic stuffs.

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Mar 2011 – Reviewed Mar 27, 2011

Interview Details Started off with a formal phone interview which focused mainly on fit for purpose analysis, job spec details, technical skills around analysis. It was then followed by a technical assessment. I realized that this was an important stage as based on the results i will be called for a one to one interview. My turn around time for the assignment was pretty quick, they'd expect ideally 1-2 days at max.
During the face to face interview, i was joined by a group of 4, 1 each from americas and germany and couple of them based out of london. It was majorly a scenario driven interview with the usual blanket of competency based questions.

Interview Question – Lot of scenario based questions (real time, project based) There weren't many competency based questions asked.   View Answer

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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2008 – Reviewed Sep 28, 2010

Interview Details Several rounds of interviews. The interviewer panel was very welcoming and immediately put me in ease.
Very detailed interview session with lot of questions abt BA scenarios

Interview Question – BA questions/Proj related questions   Answer Question

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