I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ClicFlyer (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jan 2024
Interview
Initial Screening (15–20 mins)
Conducted by HR or a hiring manager.
Covers your background, experience with analytics tools (Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python), and interest in retail analytics.
May include questions about past projects or client handling if the role involves consulting.
2. Technical Assessment (30–45 mins)
A mix of live or take-home tasks:
Excel: VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, and basic dashboards.
SQL: Write queries for data extraction, aggregation, joins, window functions.
Power BI: Build a simple report, demonstrate DAX usage, and discuss data modeling.
Python (optional): Data cleaning or analysis using pandas and visualization via matplotlib or seaborn.
3. Case Study / Business Round (30 mins)
Scenario-based discussion on a retail analytics problem.
Assess how you derive insights from sales or inventory data.
Expect to explain KPIs (like sell-through, stock turns), and how you'd visualize/report them.
4. Final Round (15–30 mins)
With a senior leader or team head.
Evaluates alignment with company values, communication, stakeholder engagement.
May ask how you handle deadlines, ambiguity, or clients with non-technical backgrounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
🔹Excel
What is the difference between VLOOKUP and INDEX-MATCH?
How do you create a Pivot Table and why is it useful in retail analysis?
How would you use Excel to find top 5 selling products by category?
What are dynamic named ranges and how do you use them in dashboards?
🔹 SQL
Write a query to get total sales per store from a sales table.
What is the difference between INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, and FULL OUTER JOIN?
How would you rank products within categories using SQL?
Explain the use of GROUP BY and HAVING.
🔹 Power BI
What are the main components of Power BI?
How do you handle data refresh failures in Power BI Service?
What is DAX? Can you write a simple CALCULATE expression?
How do you optimize Power BI reports for performance?
🔹 Python (Basic level)
How do you handle missing data in a DataFrame using pandas?
How would you load an Excel file and summarize total sales per product?
What libraries do you use for data visualization?
Can you explain the difference between a list and a dictionary?
🔹 Retail Analytics Focus
What are some key metrics you track for retail performance?
How would you use analytics to reduce stockouts?
Explain a time when you used data to influence a retail decision.
How do you analyze weekly sales trends and seasonality?
I applied online. I interviewed at ClicFlyer (Gurgaon, Haryana)
Interview
It was simple. They will try to take you, it is good only. Simple interview process forward.
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They will take 2-3 rounds only, not more than that. That's all for Gurgaon location.
Three rounds are there in selection process
Test - aptitude, verbal
Interview 1 introduction round
Interview -2 HR round introduction about organisation, how to introduce our brand .
Selection
ClicFlyer is a retail business analytics company this helps retail to grow and improve there ROI