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Lead Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Chandan gupta

posted on 7 Aug 2024

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

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Self-introduction
  • Q2. What are your roles and responsibilities in current organization
  • Ans. 

    I am responsible for analyzing data, creating reports, and providing insights to support decision-making.

    • Analyze large datasets to identify trends and patterns

    • Create reports and dashboards to visualize data for stakeholders

    • Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis

    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decision-making

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Self-introduction
  • Q2. Brief discussion about the roles and responsibilities for current opening
  • Ans. 

    Lead Data Analyst oversees data analysis team, develops strategies, interprets data, and presents insights to stakeholders.

    • Manage and lead a team of data analysts

    • Develop data analysis strategies and methodologies

    • Interpret data and provide actionable insights to stakeholders

    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decision making

    • Ensure data quality and accuracy in analysis

    • Stay updated on industry tre

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Self-introduction
  • Q2. Technical round for Python, SQL, Tableau and Advanced Excel
  • Q3. Scenario based questions
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Self-Introduction
  • Q2. What do you understand about Sales Comp and its roles and responsibilities
  • Ans. 

    Sales Comp is a system that determines how salespeople are compensated based on their performance.

    • Sales Comp is short for Sales Compensation

    • It involves designing and implementing a system to reward salespeople based on their sales performance

    • Roles include setting sales targets, determining commission structures, and monitoring sales performance

    • Responsibilities include analyzing sales data, calculating commissions, and ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Scenario based questions
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Self-introduction
  • Q2. Scenario based questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Salesforce Lead Data Analyst interview:
  • Sales comp
  • Data Analysis
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • Advanced Excel
  • CRM
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before going to interview, first thoroughly read about the roles and responsibilities. Make yourself prepared accordingly.

Ask questions to the interviewer to understand their expectations for the role you are applying for.

Do some research about the company and the pay scale for your roles and put your expectations accordingly.

Lead Data Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1.Difference between loc and iloc in pandas. SQL queries 2.Pivot the table. 3.find the cummaltive sum of orders till the current day. Scenario based questions like - How will you address decline in revenue. Be prepared with key metrics rega... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Basic Salesforce security 2. Roll up summary trigger
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Iterate on provided JSON object 2. Write a code to do call-out from LWC and display it on UI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Explain current project 2. Explain deployment process 3. Tell more about on which all domain you have worked so far. 4. Integration questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Salesforce Salesforce Basic security and scenario based questions.
Asynchronous apex and Integration
Trigger scenario
LWC Hands-on
Project knowledge
Domain knowledge
Deployment process

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salesforce related basic questions
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Use case based questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Situatuion based questions

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. PM workex asked in interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HLD - Design a live streaming platform
  • Ans. 

    Design a live streaming platform for seamless video streaming experience.

    • Implement a robust video encoding and transcoding system to support various devices and internet speeds.

    • Utilize a content delivery network (CDN) to reduce latency and ensure high-quality streaming.

    • Incorporate adaptive bitrate streaming to adjust video quality based on user's internet connection.

    • Include features like live chat, viewer analytics, an...

  • Answered by AI

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Sdet Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was on hackerrank(OA). There were two string and array based medium question.(Part of Blind 75 list)

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Q1. Given a M x N 2D array containing random alphabets and a function Dict(string word) which returns whether the 'word' is a valid English word. Find all possible valid words you can get from the 2D array, where the alphabets are adjacent to e... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions around Triggers, asynchronous apex,soql query, apex basics
  • Q2. A scenario for grand parent child trigger
  • Ans. 

    A grand parent child trigger scenario involves triggering an action in a child record based on changes in a grandparent record.

    • Create a trigger on the grandparent object to monitor changes

    • Use a trigger handler class to handle the logic for updating child records

    • Consider using trigger context variables to pass data between the grandparent and child triggers

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Write an asnchronous apex to return opportunities groupby AccountId
  • Ans. 

    Asynchronous Apex code to group opportunities by AccountId

    • Create a Queueable Apex class to handle the asynchronous processing

    • Query the opportunities and group them by AccountId using a Map

    • Implement the execute method to process the opportunities and return the grouped data

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Salesforce Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

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

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary expectation
  • Q2. What is previous working
  • Ans. 

    I have experience working as a Sales Support Executive for the past 3 years.

    • Managed customer inquiries and provided product information

    • Assisted sales team in preparing proposals and presentations

    • Handled order processing and logistics coordination

    • Maintained CRM database and generated sales reports

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Family bag round
  • Q4. Are willing to do travel
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I am willing to travel for the role.

    • I am open to traveling for work-related purposes.

    • I understand that travel may be required for client meetings or training sessions.

    • I am flexible and adaptable to different travel schedules and destinations.

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you explain about Platform Events?
  • Ans. 

    Platform Events are a feature in Salesforce that allow developers to deliver secure, scalable, and customizable event notifications.

    • Platform Events are based on the publish-subscribe model, where publishers send events and subscribers receive them.

    • They are used to communicate changes in Salesforce data or custom events within an organization.

    • Developers can define custom event objects and trigger events using Apex or de...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Tell me about Asynchronous Apex? Difference between Batch Apex and Queueable Apex
  • Ans. 

    Asynchronous Apex allows you to run processes in the background, without user interaction. Batch Apex and Queueable Apex are two types of Asynchronous Apex.

    • Asynchronous Apex allows you to process large amounts of data asynchronously, without impacting the user interface.

    • Batch Apex is used to process large data sets that can be divided into smaller batches for processing.

    • Queueable Apex allows you to submit jobs for asyn...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain Future method? and why we need (Callout= true) along with that annotation?
  • Ans. 

    Future method is used to run code asynchronously. Callout=true is needed to make HTTP callouts from future methods.

    • Future methods are used to run code asynchronously in Salesforce.

    • They are annotated with @future annotation.

    • Callout=true is needed to make HTTP callouts from future methods.

    • Without Callout=true, making HTTP callouts from future methods is not allowed.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Data Security in Salesforce and types in it.
  • Ans. 

    Data security in Salesforce involves various types of security measures to protect sensitive information.

    • Salesforce provides various security features such as user authentication, data encryption, and access controls.

    • Types of data security in Salesforce include object-level security, field-level security, and record-level security.

    • Salesforce also offers tools like Salesforce Shield for enhanced data security and compli...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Two medium level question in 75 minutes

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Return k most frequent string from an array of strings
  • Ans. 

    Return k most frequent strings from an array of strings

    • Use a hashmap to store the frequency of each string in the array

    • Sort the hashmap by frequency in descending order

    • Return the first k keys from the sorted hashmap

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Salesforce Mts Software Engineer interview:
  • DSA
  • LLD
  • HLD

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Salesforce Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Salesforce interview?
Salesforce interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Salesforce interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Salesforce 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 Salesforce. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Salesforce expect are Salesforce, CRM, SQL, Python and Cloud Computing.
What are the top questions asked in Salesforce interview?

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The duration of Salesforce interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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