Affiliated Computer Services Business Analyst interviews, decoded.

The interview process for lateral hires is quite lengthy and lacks clarity. They tend to keep a pool of candidates on hold for extended periods before suddenly rejecting them. There's no clear understanding of the role or position. It's advisable to always have a counter-offer ready, even after you've been selected, as they might withdraw the offer at the last minute.

The hiring process is pretty straightforward. For experienced hires, they skip the written test and group discussion that freshers go through. Instead, there's an extra round focusing on technical or domain expertise. The typical steps for experienced folks are: a recruiter call, then a technical/domain round, followed by a group discussion, then a manager round, and finally an HR meet.

First, they give you an aptitude test to pick people for a group discussion. After that, you'll have an HR interview and a technical interview. They usually check your SQL and/or software testing knowledge.