Cardinal Health Business Analyst Interview Questions
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The job was initially advertised as Senior Financial Analyst (Global Supply Chain) but was changed to Business Analyst after I applied. I was contacted by HR and scheduled a call with the hiring manager and two other analysts. The job description sounded entry-level and generic, which was odd given my previous senior business analyst roles. However, the interview questions didn't match the entry-level description. During the interview, one analyst became arrogant and acted like he had something to prove, making it very uncomfortable. He was also making unprofessional, sarcastic remarks to his colleague about presenting difficult models. The manager was mostly muted and didn't intervene. The behavioral questions were designed to be unanswerable, and simple solutions were dismissed. I also found out the company has a lack of diversity in its finance team. When I asked about work/life balance, they implied it wasn't a priority, mentioning frequent overnight and weekend calls with partners in China. So, unless you want late-night calls with China, avoid this role.

It was two 30-minute on-campus interviews. They were pretty chill and conversational. The questions in both were pretty similar. Make sure you do your research on the company and don't just look at the numbers. They really wanted to know why you were interested in Cardinal and what you knew about what made the company unique. These on-campus interviews were the only part of the process. The questions followed the STAR format. There wasn't a focus on specific technical skills, which makes sense since it's an internship for a BA role, and the skills are more about solving problems on the job rather than hard coding.

So this business metrics unit is new and they're pretty much building from the ground up. They had planned for three 30-minute interviews: one behavioral, one technical, and one with the director. Interestingly, the two interviews I actually had were both mostly behavioral, even the one that was supposed to be technical. A good chunk of the time was spent with them trying to sell me on the company. One of the interviews was pretty unprofessional; the manager actually told me he'd called a friend at my current company to 'scope me out,' which felt like a major boundary violation. When it was my turn to ask questions, he dismissed them as 'so difficult,' even though I was just asking about his project area experience. The other interview was better, but the interviewer talked more than they asked about my background. They ended up saying they wanted someone with more systems experience, but they never actually asked about that during the interviews, and it wasn't even listed as a requirement in the job description. They don't seem to take you at face value, and their interview style makes for a mediocre skill assessment. Lots of red flags, but I hope this helps anyone interested.