
RealSelf Business Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at RealSelf.
Business Analyst
After applying, I went through a phone screen, completed a data challenge, and then had an in-person tech screen with the manager. Following that, there was an on-site interview with three people: a product manager, a data engineer, and a business analyst manager. The questions covered business case studies, SQL, my data challenge, some basic ML, and logic/estimation problems to see my thought process. I thought the questions were pretty easy. Even though the role wasn't quite what I was looking for, I really liked the team and it's obvious they enjoy working there and are passionate. The recruiter was great to work with, and they really put effort into the hiring process with things like swag bags and donations.
- Tell me about your experience and background, and why you're interested in joining our team.
- How would you explain a complex concept to someone like your grandparent?
- What's your approach to optimizing pricing in a given scenario?
Business Analyst
Applied online and got a recruiter email two days later. The recruiter then sent a case study due in 5 days. After submitting it, I was told I passed and could talk to an analyst on the team. After that phone call, we set up an onsite interview for two weeks later. Since I wasn't local, the company paid for my travel, food, transport, and hotel. The onsite was a whole afternoon with 5 interviews with 5 different people. After the interviews, the recruiter talked about benefits. I got the interview results via email 3 business days later. The whole process was my favorite, with professional recruiters and friendly interviewers. They even gave a goodie bag with swag, a gift card, and a charity donation.
- Could you explain what PCA is and how to interpret its outcomes?
Business Analyst
Had a first phone interview where we talked about introductions, my interest in the role, and what I know about the company. The second call was with a team member, discussing the team, the technologies they use, and a small technical test. I was also advised to look up common interview questions online.
- Could you outline your strategy for when XXXX necessitates YYYYY?
RealSelf Business Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from RealSelf interview reports.
“Can you write a SQL query to identify users who performed a specific action within a defined date range?”
Read reports →“Could you describe the difference between linear regression and logistic regression?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between a Left Join and an Inner Join in SQL?”
Read reports →“Could you explain what PCA is and how to interpret its outcomes?”
Read reports →“How would you go about measuring the statistical correlation between different factors?”
Read report →“How would you explain a complex concept to someone like your grandparent?”
Read report →“Why are you interested in RealSelf?”
Read report →“What are your strategies for discovering additional, new sources of data?”
Read report →“Describe a time you were wrong. How did you realize it, and what did you learn from it?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 RealSelf interview reports.