When are technical interviews used for a job interview?
Technical interviews are commonly used in the field of business analytics and data processing. Technical interviews are always evolving and changing as the world becomes more technologically integrated. We have seen a significant increase in companies using these. Common reasons why technical interviews are used:
- Recruiting is expensive therefore, find ways to streamline
- Talking about technical skills is different than demonstrating skills
- Filter potential candidates
- Ability to highlight technical thought process
- Reduce bias
The usage of technical interviews helps assess a candidate in neutral skill-based manner and alleviates the financial pressure that comes with attempting to recruit candidates.
Technical highlights
Technical highlights on resumes are important to mark on your resume and add a boost to your technical and programming skillset. This is specific to individuals seeking employment in business analytics, risk analytics and finance analytics. If you have experience, list that first and then any project work after. If you do not have experience and are in the master’s program, place significant focus on a large, detailed project or two. If you do not have project experience, list any teaching assistant work to highlight your ability to demonstrate technical work to others. Employers highlight that they would expect master’s students to have something more than just school experience.
Technical questions
Technical questions to focus on are SQL, R, Python and potentially Tableau, PowerBI, or Excel (Tableau, PowerBI, and Excel are not addressed in the coding resources provided). Technical questions could involve selecting data from a source, writing a program, calculating, and sorting data, or providing statistics. Explore coursework and technical questions focusing on the above-mentioned programs and skills.