Financial Conduct Authority Interview Questions and Answers

Here’s a simple framework to approach a case study effectively:


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Case Study Framework

1. Understand the Problem

Read the case thoroughly and identify the key issue.

Ask clarifying questions if needed (if in a live setting).

Summarize the problem in your own words.



2. Analyze the Situation

SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

Identify relevant stakeholders.

Gather data or key insights from the case text.



3. Identify Alternatives

Brainstorm possible solutions to the problem.

Consider multiple approaches (e.g., short-term vs. long-term solutions).



4. Evaluate the Alternatives

Weigh the pros and cons of each solution.

Assess feasibility, costs,

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• Q2. What is your experience with software bug fixing?
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Shortcut Tips for Coding Tests: 1. Master the Basics: Familiarize yourself with arrays, strings, loops, and conditional statements. 2. Learn Patterns: Concentrate on sliding window, two-pointer techniques, recursion, and divide-and-conquer methods. 3. Use Standard Algorithms: Study breadth-first search (BFS), depth-first search (DFS), sorting algorithms, and dynamic programming principles. 4. Understand Data Structures: Practice with stacks, queues, linked lists, and trees. 5. Practice Edge Cases: Consider scenarios involving empty inputs, duplicates, and large datasets. 6. Write Pseudocode: Outline your plan before starting to code. 7. Optimize Early: Always strive for efficiency in your solutions.

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• Q2. Blending and joins in Tableau
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• Q3. LOD expressions in Tableau
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• Q4. Different types of Joins in SQL, difference between TRUNCATE and DELETE
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• Q1. About my technical experience
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• Q2. What will you do if you get the offer from multiple companies
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• Q1. Introduction, be prepared to have knowledge on your resume
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• Q2. Mathematical questions like percentage
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• Q3. Critical thinking. They asked a question with a given situation what you'll do .
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• Q4. The past 4 days been climate be stroming . And current was cut off due to rain and flood , you have a important assignment to finish, what you'll do
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During the coding test, I was asked to write a program to check the frequency of characters in a string.

• Q1. What is Java , what are the four pillars of java
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• Q2. Related to collection framework
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• Q3. What is recursion, write a code for it
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• Q4. Why we don't use pointers in java
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• Q5. What are the difference between array and arraylist
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• Q1. What is your knowledge about the stock market?
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• Q2. Do you have any prior experience in sales?
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The test will comprise a total of 60 questions, divided as follows: 70% of the questions will focus on finance and accounting, while the remaining questions will cover aptitude and English.

• Q1. Zero coupon bonds, long-term liabilities, return on equity, debt-equity ratio, captial budgeting and techniques, bonds and its types, debt instruments meaning, ...read more
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• Q1. Write your own implementation for shared pointer. How it will handle if it get assigned by another one. How will you use it in main method. How will you overloa...read more
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• Q2. Simple problem for binary search but input values are double not integer
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• Q1. Given bst find two values from tree which will give you required sum. In two pointer is it better to use middle-out instead of starting from both end probabilis...read more
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• Q2. Design splitwise like add and explain
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• Q1. Write signature of shared pointer
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• Q2. Design system similar to load balancer where if request comes again with same id it should go to server it went for first time. with constant space complexity
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• Q3. Design system where there is org hierarchy and you should be able to find all sub-ordinates Optimize is using array of pointer
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• Q4. Write lambda function and it's signature
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• Q5. Do you know about template Class and function template
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• Q6. How does auto work internally?
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• Q1. Are you ready to shift to bengaluru
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• Q1. Tell me about your self
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• Q2. Tell me about your experience
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• Q3. How to know chola
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• Q4. Do you have any experience about loan sales
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• Q5. How to handled pressure
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• Q6. How to manage travelling
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• Q7. Do you have experience of pure field work
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• Q1. Work experience and relevance of your resume for Amex
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• Q2. Why change to Amex? What attracted you the most about Amex?
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• Q3. Technology questions such as how API works and your experience in working with data?
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• Q4. How you used data management and analytics in your last role?
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• Q5. How you can make business decisions from data in your last role?
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• Q6. How you solved any disagreement with your boss in last role?
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• Q7. How will you approach different teams with requirements as a product manager?
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• Q1. Logical Questions - Check out Geeks for Geeks Puzzles and memorise them all or atleast understand logic for each
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• Q2. 3 ants around a triangle problem
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• Q3. Find top 3 horses from 25 horses set
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• Q4. How will you approach conflicts at workplace?
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• Q1. Behavioural questions
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• Q2. How will you manage work life balance?
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• Q3. What are the 3 pillars of data management?
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• Q4. How will you solve disputes and disagreements with your manager?
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