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IQVIA Associate Consultant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 5 Dec 2024

Top IQVIA Associate Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. There are 2 cricket teams, A and B, with 11 players each. If every player of team A shakes hands with every player of team B(once), what will be the total number of hands ...read more
  • Q2. There is a cricket team with 11 players. If every player in the team shakes hands with the other players once, what will be the total number of handshakes?
  • Q3. How to use pivot in Excel and data grouping, coding knowledge
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IQVIA Associate Consultant Interview Experiences

15 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce Yourself
  • Q2. How do you approach an HCP Segmentation Analysis
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Case Study based Sales force Sizing
  • Q2. Challenges faced while doing automation
  • Ans. 

    Challenges in automation include tool selection, maintenance, and handling dynamic elements.

    • Tool selection - choosing the right automation tool for the project requirements

    • Maintenance - keeping automation scripts up to date with application changes

    • Handling dynamic elements - dealing with elements on the page that change frequently

    • Data management - ensuring data integrity and accuracy in automated tests

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Snowflake sql data warehousing data lake azure
  • Q2. Data warehousing vs data lake? why is it useful
  • Ans. 

    Data warehousing is structured and optimized for querying, while data lake is a more flexible storage solution for raw data.

    • Data warehousing involves storing structured data in a relational database for optimized querying.

    • Data lakes store raw, unstructured data in its native format for flexibility and scalability.

    • Data warehousing is useful for business intelligence and reporting, providing a structured and organized da...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - very pathetic experience. its been a month and i cleared the tech round. they all of a sudden said that position is closed and fooled me that it will reopen. now HR said that finance team have budget constraints. please dont fall into this trap. pathetic experience

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Case Study 

A new product launch in France geography for a specific indication. Answer the Qs on the next 5 slides based on the details on slide 1. Calculate the metrics provided and share insights.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Advanced Excel - Pivots, date functions, etc
Case Study - Pharma related
Concentration Curves, related KPIs

Associate Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Palli Jayachandra Reddy

posted on 21 Apr 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked more technical Questions related to my domain
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Its mix of both technical and non technical

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 (1)

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 (1)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1st round was interview
Round 3 - Assignment 

Writing a review article within 3000 words

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General qu and company policy and culture
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary expectations and location preference

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was smooth but lengthy. HR was very responsive that was a great plus point.

Get interview-ready with Top IQVIA Interview Questions

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Case Study 

Case study was mostly on DL since I'd some similar projects on my resume.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. List out linear regression Assumptions
  • Ans. 

    Linear regression assumptions include linearity, independence, homoscedasticity, and normality.

    • Linearity: The relationship between the independent and dependent variables is linear.

    • Independence: The residuals are independent of each other.

    • Homoscedasticity: The variance of the residuals is constant across all levels of the independent variables.

    • Normality: The residuals are normally distributed.

    • No multicollinearity: The ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Concept of KNN and how to decide optimal N
  • Ans. 

    KNN is a machine learning algorithm that classifies data points based on the majority class of its k-nearest neighbors.

    • KNN stands for K-Nearest Neighbors

    • It is a non-parametric and lazy learning algorithm

    • To decide the optimal value of N (number of neighbors), cross-validation techniques like Grid Search can be used

    • Choosing a small value of N can lead to overfitting, while a large value can lead to underfitting

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly based on Salary discussion
Round 4 - One one One with Dir 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. General introduction type questions
  • Q2. Discussion on work profile

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Stick to the projects which you've showcased on your resume. Also as long as JD and your profile matches to a certain extent you'll get interviewed.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

Market Research and CI case study

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Mix of Aptitude test and case study assignment

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do your best in whatever assignment is given. Good communication skills are also strict requirement

Associate Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Siddhant Prakash

posted on 6 May 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Bangalore Institute Of Technology (BIT) and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic array and strings questions. Apart from this data base section was most important.

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. OOP concepts in Java. Basic SQL questions about joins and unions
  • Q2. Difference between self join and full join
  • Ans. 

    Self join is used to join a table to itself, while full join returns all rows from both tables.

    • Self join is used when we want to compare records within the same table.

    • Full join is used when we want to combine all rows from both tables, including unmatched rows.

    • Self join can be used to find hierarchical relationships within a table.

    • Full join can be used to find all records that match between two tables, as well as any u...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is Abstraction in oop
  • Ans. 

    Abstraction is the process of hiding complex implementation details and showing only the necessary information to the user.

    • Abstraction is a fundamental concept in OOP

    • It helps in reducing complexity and increasing efficiency

    • It allows the user to focus on the essential features of an object

    • Examples include abstract classes, interfaces, and encapsulation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Prime number using Java
  • Ans. 

    A prime number is a number that is only divisible by 1 and itself.

    • Iterate through numbers from 2 to n-1

    • Check if n is divisible by any number in the range

    • If not, n is a prime number

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Simple scenario based sql queries

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IQVIA Associate Consultant interview:
  • SQL
  • PLSQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus more on Database concepts and basic programming questions of arrays.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. There are 2 cricket teams, A and B, with 11 players each. If every player of team A shakes hands with every player of team B(once), what will be the total number of handshakes?
  • Ans. 

    Calculate the total number of handshakes between 2 cricket teams with 11 players each.

    • Use the formula n(n-1)/2 to calculate the number of handshakes for each team.

    • Multiply the result by the number of players in the other team.

    • Add the two results together to get the total number of handshakes.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. There is a cricket team with 11 players. If every player in the team shakes hands with the other players once, what will be the total number of handshakes?
  • Ans. 

    11 players in a cricket team shake hands with each other once. Find the total number of handshakes.

    • Each player shakes hands with 10 other players.

    • Total number of handshakes = 11C2 = 55

    • Formula for nC2 = n*(n-1)/2

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Basic SQL-related queries: There is a student table. Find the SubjectName and the HighestSubjectMark of the student named ABC.
  • Q4. Having clause related basic SQL query
  • Ans. 

    The HAVING clause is used to filter data based on aggregate functions in SQL queries.

    • HAVING clause is used with GROUP BY clause

    • It filters the results based on aggregate functions like SUM, COUNT, AVG, etc.

    • It is used to specify a condition for groups

    • Example: SELECT column_name, COUNT(*) FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name HAVING COUNT(*) > 10;

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. About the projects, I have worked on. Suggestion: Be thorough with your resume. Pe prepared.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There were 2 rounds of interviews. The 1st one was regarding the SQL queries and questions were asked from my resume. The 2nd was a discussion about my experience, past projects and related to my resume and then a final logical question. Everything was done within a week. The entire process was swift.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About yourself and professional background
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About subject knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and give answers to the point

IQVIA Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IQVIA Associate Consultant interview?
IQVIA interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IQVIA interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for IQVIA Associate Consultant interview?
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 IQVIA. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IQVIA expect are Argus, Oracle, ARIS, CSS and Clinical Data Management.
What are the top questions asked in IQVIA Associate Consultant interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the IQVIA Associate Consultant interview -

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  3. How to use pivot in Excel and data grouping, coding knowle...read more

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IQVIA Associate Consultant Interview Process

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IQVIA Associate Consultant Salary
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₹4.8 L/yr - ₹19.5 L/yr
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3.6

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3.0

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3.9

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3.4

Company culture

2.7

Promotions

3.2

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