Iron Mountain Inc Data Specialist Interview Questions and Answers

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Q1. Derivatives related questions
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Q1. General questions, family background
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Q1. Basic questions related to current job role.
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Q1. Tell me about yourself
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I am a dedicated and hardworking individual with a passion for learning and growth.
• Education background

• Work experience

• Skills and strengths

• Career goals
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Q2. What is reconciliation
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Reconciliation is the act of restoring harmony or resolving conflicts between individuals or groups.
• Reconciliation involves acknowledging past wrongs and working towards forgiveness and understanding.

• It often requires open communication, empathy, and a willingness to compromise.

• Examples include reconciling with a friend after a disagreement, or countries seeking reconciliation after a war.

• Reconciliation can also refer ...read more
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Q3. What do you check when you trade in equity stock in market
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When trading in equity stock market, I check various factors such as company financials, market trends, news, and technical analysis.
• Company financials - revenue, profit margins, debt levels

• Market trends - overall market direction, sector performance

• News - company announcements, industry news

• Technical analysis - price movements, volume trends
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Q4. What is options
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Options are financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specific price within a specific time period.
• Options can be used for speculation, hedging, or generating income.

• There are two types of options: call options (which give the holder the right to buy an asset) and put options (which give the holder the right to sell an asset).

• Options have an expiration da...read more
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Q1. Types of Corporate actions
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Corporate actions refer to events initiated by a public company that impact its shareholders and securities.
• Dividends - distribution of profits to shareholders

• Stock splits - dividing existing shares into multiple shares

• Mergers and acquisitions - combining two companies into one

• Rights issues - offering existing shareholders the right to buy additional shares at a discounted price

• Bonus issues - issuing free additional sh
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Q2. Types of security
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Types of security include physical, network, application, and data security.
• Physical security involves measures like locks, security guards, and surveillance cameras to protect physical assets.

• Network security focuses on protecting the organization's network infrastructure from unauthorized access or attacks.

• Application security involves securing software applications from threats like malware, SQL injection, and cross...read more
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Q3. Listed and unlisted security
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Q4. Derivatives , types
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Q5. Types of bonds ,
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Types of bonds include corporate bonds, government bonds, municipal bonds, and savings bonds.
• Corporate bonds are issued by corporations to raise capital.

• Government bonds are issued by governments to finance public projects.

• Municipal bonds are issued by local governments to fund infrastructure projects.

• Savings bonds are issued by the government and are considered low-risk investments.
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Q6. Types of swaps,
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Swaps are financial derivatives where two parties exchange cash flows or other financial instruments.
• Interest rate swaps involve exchanging fixed interest rate payments for floating rate payments.

• Currency swaps involve exchanging cash flows in different currencies.

• Commodity swaps involve exchanging cash flows based on the price of commodities.

• Credit default swaps involve transferring the credit risk of a bond or loan f
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Q1. What are derivatives, swaps.
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Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset, while swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows or other financial instruments.
• Derivatives are contracts between two parties that derive their value from an underlying asset such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, or interest rates.

• Swaps are agreements where two parties agree to exchange cash flows or ot...read more
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Q2. Options and futures
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Q1. Reconciliation process related
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It was related to work based questions only but training was provided as it came on our campus

Q1. What is MBS? All related to money market concepts
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Q2. What is ABS? All related to derivatives
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