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American Express Senior Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Freshers

Updated 15 Sep 2024

American Express Senior Associate Interview Experiences for Freshers

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. Work experience and relevance of your resume for Amex
  • Ans. 

    My work experience includes roles in financial services and consulting, providing me with relevant skills for Amex.

    • I have worked in financial services for 5+ years, including roles at a major bank and a fintech startup.

    • I have experience in consulting, where I worked on projects related to financial analysis and strategy development.

    • My resume highlights my expertise in financial modeling, data analysis, and client relat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Why change to Amex? What attracted you the most about Amex?
  • Ans. 

    I changed to Amex for its reputation for innovation, strong company culture, and opportunities for growth.

    • Reputation for innovation in the financial industry

    • Strong company culture focused on employee development and diversity

    • Opportunities for career growth and advancement within the company

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Technology questions such as how API works and your experience in working with data?
  • Q4. How you used data management and analytics in your last role?
  • Ans. 

    I utilized data management and analytics to track project progress, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.

    • Implemented data management systems to organize and store project data efficiently

    • Utilized analytics tools to analyze project performance and identify areas for improvement

    • Generated reports and dashboards to track key metrics and communicate findings to stakeholders

    • Used data insights to make informed deci

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. How you can make business decisions from data in your last role?
  • Ans. 

    I used data analysis tools to identify trends, patterns, and correlations to inform strategic business decisions.

    • Utilized data visualization tools to present key findings to stakeholders

    • Conducted regression analysis to predict future outcomes based on historical data

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data from multiple sources

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How you solved any disagreement with your boss in last role?
  • Ans. 

    I always approach disagreements with a focus on finding common ground and maintaining open communication.

    • Listen actively to understand the boss's perspective

    • Express my own perspective calmly and respectfully

    • Seek a compromise or solution that benefits both parties

    • Follow up to ensure the issue is fully resolved

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. How will you approach different teams with requirements as a product manager?
  • Ans. 

    I will approach different teams with requirements by understanding their unique needs, building relationships, and communicating effectively.

    • Understand the goals and priorities of each team to tailor requirements accordingly

    • Build relationships with key stakeholders to gain buy-in and support

    • Communicate clearly and regularly to ensure alignment and address any concerns

    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure al

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Logical Questions - Check out Geeks for Geeks Puzzles and memorise them all or atleast understand logic for each
  • Q2. 3 ants around a triangle problem
  • Q3. Find top 3 horses from 25 horses set
  • Ans. 

    To find the top 3 horses from a set of 25 horses, we can sort them based on their performance or rankings.

    • Sort the horses based on their performance or rankings

    • Select the top 3 horses from the sorted list

    • Consider factors like speed, endurance, and previous race results

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How will you approach conflicts at workplace?
  • Ans. 

    I approach conflicts at workplace by actively listening, understanding all perspectives, and finding a mutually beneficial solution.

    • Actively listen to all parties involved in the conflict

    • Seek to understand the root cause of the conflict

    • Encourage open communication and dialogue

    • Find a mutually beneficial solution that addresses the concerns of all parties

    • Mediate if necessary to facilitate resolution

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Behavioural questions
  • Q2. How will you manage work life balance?
  • Ans. 

    I prioritize tasks, set boundaries, delegate when necessary, and make time for self-care.

    • Prioritize tasks based on deadlines and importance

    • Set boundaries by establishing work hours and sticking to them

    • Delegate tasks to team members when overwhelmed

    • Schedule time for self-care activities like exercise, hobbies, and relaxation

    • Communicate with supervisors and colleagues about workload and availability

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are the 3 pillars of data management?
  • Ans. 

    The 3 pillars of data management are data quality, data governance, and data security.

    • Data quality ensures that data is accurate, complete, and reliable.

    • Data governance involves establishing policies and procedures for managing data assets.

    • Data security focuses on protecting data from unauthorized access or breaches.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. How will you solve disputes and disagreements with your manager?
  • Ans. 

    I will approach disputes with my manager by actively listening, seeking common ground, and proposing solutions collaboratively.

    • Actively listen to my manager's perspective and concerns

    • Seek common ground and areas of agreement

    • Propose solutions collaboratively, considering both perspectives

    • Maintain professionalism and respect throughout the discussion

    • Seek feedback and learn from the experience to prevent future conflicts

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stay in touch with HR because their process is long and needs many approvals before you can join the company but worth every minute and effort because the company is top notch

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test was quite similar to the typical CAT pattern. It contained sections on Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Mathematics.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: There were 2 interviewers in the first interview, one was a technical guy and the other was from HR. They asked me a few very simple puzzles, a few basic programming questions (swapping the value of two variables etc.), questions related to the development cycle of software products. The HR guy asked stuff like what do you want to achieve in life? Strengths, weaknesses etc.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: The third interview was the most important one (and I guess that was the deciding interview). The interviewer started with questions like why finance? Which companies are you sitting for? Then he gave me a case study:

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Oops, os, dbms, project
  • Q2. Why hsbc, why should I hire you.
  • Ans. 

    I have a strong background in software engineering and a passion for innovation, making me a valuable asset to HSBC.

    • I have a proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software solutions in previous roles.

    • I am highly skilled in various programming languages and technologies, including Java, Python, and SQL.

    • I have experience working in agile development environments, allowing me to adapt quickly to chan...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 4 sections, 15 questions each. Sections on apti, english, programming, technical.
Tips: Time management, complete english and technical first
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 60

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: We were asked which super hero would you like to be. Shared the information. Always present the positives and negatives and emphasize that despite of being negatives
Tips: Think everything through before speaking
Duration: 40 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Prepare well, anything can be asked on the things written on your resume

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Sell yourself. Tell them why you would be the best candidate.
Tips: Tell your advantages of being a fresher that you would be comfortable in any technology

College Name: Acropolis institute of technology and research

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Find a number which occurs odd number of times and all number occurs even number of times
  • Ans. 

    Find an odd occurring number among even occurring numbers.

    • Use XOR operation to cancel out even occurring numbers and get the odd occurring number.

    • Iterate through the array and XOR each element with the result variable.

    • The final result will be the odd occurring number.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Some discussion about my minor project
  • Q3. Spiral order of binary tree and mattrix, print it
  • Ans. 

    Print the spiral order of a binary tree and matrix.

    • For binary tree, use level order traversal and alternate direction for each level.

    • For matrix, use four pointers to traverse in spiral order.

    • Example for binary tree: 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5 -> 6 -> 7 -> 8 -> 9

    • Example for matrix: 1 2 3 4 -> 8 7 6 5 -> 9 10 11 12 -> 16 15 14 13

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Some question about os,dbms
  • Q5. Find pair which have a given sum in a given array
  • Ans. 

    Finding pairs in an array with a given sum.

    • Iterate through the array and for each element, check if the difference between the given sum and the element exists in the array.

    • Use a hash table to store the elements of the array and their indices for faster lookup.

    • If there are multiple pairs with the same sum, return any one of them.

    • If no pair is found, return null or an empty array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Find total number of k element which have a given avg in a given array in minimum time complexity
  • Ans. 

    Find total number of k element with given avg in an array in minimum time complexity.

    • Use sliding window technique to traverse the array in O(n) time complexity.

    • Maintain a sum variable to keep track of the sum of elements in the window.

    • If the sum of elements in the window is equal to k times the given avg, increment the count.

    • Move the window by subtracting the first element and adding the next element in the array.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Print all elements which in not boundary element in a given binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Printing non-boundary elements of a binary tree

    • Traverse the tree in any order (preorder, inorder, postorder)

    • Check if the current node is not a boundary node (not the first or last node in its level)

    • If it is not a boundary node, print its value

    • Recursively traverse its left and right subtrees

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Then some question about process synchronisation,error vs exception,and then 2-3 hr question

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: practice codes on paper
Tips:

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: very good
Tips: please try to explain each and every question in detail

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: my hr round is not taken by them,and some of face 3rd round ,which is HR
Tips: please prepare all types of problem from geeksforgeeks

Skill Tips: please try to understand every problem from geeksforgeeks
Skills: ds
College Name: NIT Bhopal
Motivation: best work culture,and a lots of learning opportunity in this company,and in every 6 month there is a appraisal

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Asked many Dbsa questions. You need to be thorough about the joins in the databases.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Practice questions on Indiabix.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Operating Systems basics, Dbsa basics

General Tips: 1: Be Confident.
2: Keep Smiling.
3: Do not be Panic.
4: Remember they are here to hire you but not reject you.
5: Do not loose hope.
6: Believe at yourself.
7: Start preparing early.
8: Do demo interviews with your friend.
Skill Tips: Make sure you do a course on object oriented programming
Skills: C, Sql, Java
College Name: BITS PILANI
Motivation: Every body joins a comapny for making a software or earning money. But I was always motivated to MAKE MONEY. I have taken this job because they have very extensive work in Share Market and they have lots of MBA from IIM's, Lots of CAs, CS. Thats why i have choosen Edelweiss. I have rejected epic System USA for this profile.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Frequency of each word ina sentence
  • Ans. 

    To find the frequency of each word in a sentence.

    • Split the sentence into words

    • Create a dictionary to store word frequency

    • Iterate through the words and update the dictionary

    • Return the dictionary

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Few DSA questions, questions about my projects and my resume. Also, since I specialise in python, if I could create an API using it. HR questions, hobbies, leadership experience...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Understanding the culture of J.P. Morgan Chase played a big role in passing the interview. The coding questions were easy/medium level. The interviewers were very friendly.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Moderate level aptitude with basics

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Moderate level data structure questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and what what u speak because that is most important
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Find the middle node of a linked list?
  • Q2. Height of the binary tree

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Apt and coding. Stack based dsa question

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Same as r1. Dsa and core subs and projects

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tech and project discussion
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Strengths and weaknesses

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well and be confident. Dsa should be done nicely. Have complete idea about project

American Express Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in American Express Senior Associate interview for freshers?
American Express interview process for freshers usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the American Express interview process for freshers are One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for American Express Senior Associate interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at American Express. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at American Express expect are Career Development, Finance, SQL, Agile and Product Management.
What are the top questions asked in American Express Senior Associate interview for freshers?

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