Experian Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

The process involved a lengthy discussion of about 40 minutes where I was asked to share my entire professional background, and even details about my personal life. The recruiter indicated a positive or negative outcome would be communicated; however, months have passed without any notification, not even an email stating I wasn't selected. I found this unacceptable as I invested significant time traveling for the interview, only to receive no follow-up. This suggests a weakness in their recruitment process, as I believe providing feedback to candidates is a crucial part of concluding the process. I still haven't received this feedback, even after emailing the recruiter to inquire.

I applied through a recruiter. I had a phone interview, and then a face-to-face interview in London. The questions asked and my overall impression led me to believe that Experian has a really strange corporate culture. All companies ask about their products/services, but Experian took it to an extreme. Both interviews focused way more on my knowledge of Experian's products than on my experience or the role itself. I was prepared for this though, so I think I did well. They asked me a lot of vague questions about what I would do in different sales or client meeting situations. I don't remember many exact questions from the interview (it was almost a year ago), but the vagueness really stood out. This was for a graduate role, where no sales or client meeting experience was expected. The vague questions about specific situations were asked multiple times, with slight variations. Whatever specific answer they were looking for, I couldn't give it. It was moderately frustrating for everyone. The other type of questioning that was repeated was about management styles. One question that stood out was, 'If you take this role, [first interviewer] here will be your manager. What kind of manager do you think they would be?' I also had to prepare a powerpoint presentation about a recent project I completed, which went well. There was a simple programming task at the end of the interview: write a sort algorithm on paper (I used C++). The offices were nice. However, the culture there and the personalities/priorities of the interviewers gave me a very negative impression of the organization. I don't know if they would have offered me the job, but I told the recruiter I wasn't interested.

First, I had interviews with two people who would be my peers. They asked 'A day in the life' type questions. Then, I interviewed with the hiring manager. Those questions were more behavior-based, like 'What would you do if you got a bad review on a project?'. Finally, I met with the senior management of the branch. He asked questions to gauge my knowledge, such as 'what would you say is the most important aspect of working with a client?'. He thinks managing client expectations is key. The people are nice and the office is comfortable, but the work culture is very 'good ol' boyish'.