Systems Analyst Interview Questions

1. Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work. (Be sure to mention that you make specific goals.)

2. Provide an example of a project you worked on that demonstrates your programming abilities. What was your role in the project?

3. Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.

4. Share an experience when you applied new technology or information in your job. How did it help your company?

5. Give me an example of when you thought outside of the box. How did it help your employer?

6. Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?

7. Tell me about some of your most recent computer programming projects.

8. Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?

9. Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.

10. Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so?

11. Share an experience in which you conducted a test of a product, service, or process and successfully improved the quality or performance of the product, service, or process.

12. Provide an example of a time when you successfully organized a diverse group of people to accomplish a task.

13. Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.

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14. Provide an example when your ethics were tested.

15. Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (The employer wants to know that you are dependable.)

16. Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?

17. How would you rate your writing skills? (Offer up examples that demonstrate your mastery of English grammar, rules of composition, and adjusting for the audience.)

18. Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Show that you can adapt.)

19. Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.

20. Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.

21. How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (The employer wants to know that you have a cooperative attitude or are otherwise good-natured.)

22. Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (The employer wants to gauge your internal drive or initiative.)

23. What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.

24. Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.

25. Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.

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26. Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task. (The employer wants to know if you can work independently. )

27. Share an experience in which you modified a system to improve work flow.

28. Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? (The employer wants to gauge your self control.)

29. Share an experience in which you assisted a staff member or user in solving a computer-related problem.

30. Describe a system design procedure, test procedure, or quality standard which you developed or revised. How did your development/revision benefit your company?

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