I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Poupart (Broxbourne, East of England, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
I applied online and had the face to face interview in Nov 2016 with 2 people in a room. Was presented with the excel file on a big screen with four tables: product reference, purchases, sales and expenses. The goal is to find the profit loss. Sounds easy, but the reference table is missing the details (weight and number of units per box) of one product that is listed within purchases and sales tables. However, they expect you to figure out that this info is coded within ID (primary key) of product (e.g., ID10X500) I noticed that and answered the question correctly which was acknowledged by the interviewer. The agent came back to me after 5 days with feedback that I haven't passed the excel test. Very strange.
Agent pointed out that they've turned so many people down. The test is not measuring any BA competency and in my working experience I've never seen someone coding such info within ProductID.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the profit loss within excel file that contains purchases and sales?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Poupart (Hoddesdon, East of England, England)
Interview
They ask you to fill out a spreadsheet with missing parts, while they sit next to you. Codes are wrong and missing, and you supposed to find that without ever working there.
This company have interviewed a lot of people for this role and turn each one down for petty reasons......even the recruiters are getting fed up of it. If asked to apply for a BA role here, don't. They will fault you for every little thing they can find. It's almost as if they are doing the interview to make themselves feel important.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Poupart in Jan 2015
Interview
Applied online - Interview with lead consultant
Discussed about career objectives and degree course
This then followed on to the basic competency questions, teamwork, leadership etc
Finally, a case study regarding a supermarket business and how they can approve. No prior notes needed but always needing to think about strategy and business objectives.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Detailed probes into your competency questions. Need to have thorough examples