 Tell me about yourself.

 Why are you interested in working for this company?

 Why have you chosen this particular field?

 Describe your best/worst boss.

 In a job, what interests you most/least?

 What is your major weakness?

 Give an example of how you solved a problem in the past.

 What are your strengths?

 How do others describe you?

How would your previous or current boss describe your work style?
How would you coworkers describe you?

 What do you consider your best accomplishment in your last job?

 Think about something you consider a failure in your life, and tell me why you think it happened.

 If you were hired, what ideas/talents could you contribute to the position or our company?

 Give an example where you showed leadership and initiative.

 Give an example of when you were able to contribute to a team project.

 What have you done to develop or change in the last few years?

 What are your thoughts on workplaces where expectations and duties are subject to regular
changes?

 How would you react if you saw a co-worker consistently performing their duties incorrectly?

 You think the way you perform a duty is the best way to do it, but your manager disagrees. How
do you move forward?

 Do you find it frustrating when you think there’s a more efficient way of performing your job
duties than you’ve been directed?

 If there’s an obstacle that may prevent you from meeting a deadline, how do you proceed?

 If a manager asks you to carry out a task you’ve never done before, how do you feel?

 Can you think of a time you’ve improved a process or a procedure and that has been
implemented on your suggestion?

 Provide an example of a time when you made a mistake at work. How did you resolve the issue?

 If a manager doesn’t provide guidance or feedback for an entire day, how do you feel?
 Have you ever pursued a qualification in a subject related to your work without being instructed
to do so?

 How do you respond to constructive criticism when delivered by a senior team member?

 If you’re given a task to complete and it seems impossible at first glance, how do you proceed?

 What’s your view on making mistakes? Do you think it’s important to avoid failure as much as
possible?

 If someone on your same level at work comes to you with questions, how do you respond?

 Can you think of a time where you’ve put yourself forward to do a task nobody else wanted to
do?

 You’ve been assigned a huge task that might take months to complete. How do you approach it?

 How do you think you will fit into this operation?

 Do you have any questions for me?

1. WatchGuard:

 What experience do you have with WatchGuard Firebox or XTM devices?

 How would you configure a VPN on a WatchGuard device?

 Describe a situation where you had to troubleshoot a connectivity issue related to WatchGuard.
What steps did you take?

 How do you handle traffic shaping or QoS on a WatchGuard device to ensure critical applications
get the bandwidth they need?

 Describe a time when you had to set up multi-WAN failover on a WatchGuard appliance. What
considerations did you take into account?

 What's your approach to firmware updates on WatchGuard devices? How do you ensure
minimal disruption?

2. Cisco UCS:

 How do you configure Service Profiles in Cisco UCS Manager?

 Can you explain the difference between a Fabric Interconnect and an I/O Module in the UCS
architecture?

 How would you troubleshoot a blade server that isn't booting up in a Cisco UCS environment?

3. Cisco Switches:

 Explain the difference between a Layer 2 switch and a Layer 3 switch.

 How do you configure VLANs on Cisco switches?

 What's the difference between trunk and access ports, and when would you use each?

 How would you handle a spanning-tree loop in a production environment?

4. Office 365 (o365):

 How do you set up a new user in Office 365 and assign appropriate licenses?

 Describe a situation where you had to troubleshoot a mailbox issue in Exchange Online. How did
you resolve it?

 What are some best practices for securing an Office 365 environment?

 How do you handle data retention and archiving in Office 365, especially in a regulated industry?

 Describe a situation where you had to set up and manage hybrid deployments with Office 365
and on-premises Exchange.

 What are your experiences with advanced threat protection in Office 365?

5. Cloudflare:

 How does Cloudflare's CDN improve website performance?

 What steps would you take to mitigate a DDoS attack using Cloudflare?

 Can you explain the difference between Cloudflare's orange and gray cloud?

6. Sage:

 Describe your experience with integrating Sage with other systems or platforms.

 How would you troubleshoot an issue where a user cannot log into their Sage account?

 What measures would you take to ensure that Sage data is backed up and can be restored in the
event of a disaster?

7. ServiceDesk/ManageEngine:

 How do you set up automated workflows or rules in ServiceDesk Plus?

 Describe a situation where you customized a module in ManageEngine to better fit the
organization's needs.

 How would you prioritize and handle incoming tickets in ServiceDesk Plus?

1. Data Cleaning and Pre-processing:

 Describe a time when you encountered missing data. How did you handle it, and what
techniques did you use to impute or handle missing values?
 How do you deal with outliers in your dataset? Are there specific techniques or methods you
prefer?

 Can you explain the concept of normalization and standardization? When would you use each?

 Describe a situation where you had to deal with a large volume of messy data. What steps did
you take to clean and validate it?

 When merging data from multiple sources, how do you ensure consistency and accuracy?

 Explain the concepts of "tidy data." How does it influence your data preprocessing steps?

2. Data Exploration and Analysis:

 Walk me through how you would perform an exploratory data analysis (EDA) on a new dataset.

 Describe a time when the results of your analysis contradicted your initial hypothesis. How did
you handle it?

 Explain a situation where multicollinearity impacted your analysis and how you dealt with it.

 How do you deal with skewed data distributions? Can you name any transformation techniques
you've used?

 Describe a scenario where feature engineering significantly improved your analysis or model's
performance.

 What methods do you employ to ensure the repeatability of your analyses?

3. Statistical Knowledge:

 How do you determine which statistical test to use in a given situation?

 Explain the differences between Type I and Type II errors.

 Describe a scenario where you used a non-parametric statistical test and why.

 Discuss a time when you had to choose between parametric and non-parametric tests. What
factors influenced your decision?

 Explain how you would test the assumptions of a linear regression model.

 How do you interpret the p-value in hypothesis testing, and what are its limitations?

4. Data Visualization:

 What visualization tools or libraries are you familiar with?

 How do you choose the right visualization to represent a particular kind of data or insight?

 Discuss a time when a visualization you created led to a significant business decision or change.

 Discuss a situation where the choice of color or design in a visualization led to misinterpretation,
and how you corrected it.
 How do you prioritize what to visualize when there are numerous potential insights?

 Describe how you've used storytelling techniques in conjunction with data visualizations.

5. SQL and Databases:

 Describe a situation where you had to optimize a SQL query for performance.

 How do you handle relationships in SQL, such as one-to-many or many-to-many?

 Explain a complex SQL query you've written in the past and its purpose.

 Discuss a time when you had to work with a database with poor normalization. How did it affect
your work, and how did you manage it?

 How do you ensure data security and privacy when writing and executing SQL queries?

 Describe the most complex SQL query or stored procedure you've ever written. What did it
achieve?

6. Predictive Modeling and Machine Learning:

 How do you approach feature selection when building a predictive model?

 Describe a model you've built in the past, the challenges you faced, and how you validated its
performance.

 How do you handle overfitting in your models?

 Talk about a time when you had to choose between different algorithms for a prediction task.
How did you evaluate and select the best one?

 Discuss your experience with ensemble methods. How have they benefited (or hindered) your
predictive modeling projects?

 How do you determine the importance of features in your models?

7. Excel:

 Describe a scenario where you used advanced Excel functions or features to derive insights from
a dataset.

 How do you handle large datasets in Excel without affecting performance?

 Have you ever used Excel VBA for automation? If so, give an example of a project where it was
beneficial.

8. PowerBI:

 How do you structure your data model in PowerBI to ensure optimal performance and flexibility?

 Discuss a time when you used DAX formulas to derive complex calculations in PowerBI.

 Describe a scenario where you integrated PowerBI with other tools or platforms.
9. Tableau:

 Talk about a time when you optimized a Tableau workbook for better performance.

 How do you handle version control and collaboration in Tableau, especially when multiple
analysts work on the same dashboard?

 Describe how you've utilized Tableau's advanced analytics features, such as clustering or
forecasting.

10. Tools and Software:

 Which data analysis tools or programming languages are you most comfortable with, and why?

 How do you handle version control, especially when collaborating with other analysts or data
scientists?

 Are you familiar with cloud platforms for data analysis? If so, describe a project where you
leveraged these platforms.

11. Communication and Stakeholder Engagement:

 Describe a time when you had to explain a complex analysis to a non-technical audience. How
did you approach it?

 How do you handle situations where stakeholders might challenge or disagree with your
findings?

 Talk about a project where you had to collaborate closely with departments outside of data
analytics, such as marketing or finance.