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Updated 18 May 2017

Sears Holdings Senior Business Analyst Interview Experiences

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I appeared for an interview in Dec 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is the remainder when 517517....(15 times 517) is divided by 999 ?
  • Ans. 

    The remainder when a repeating number is divided by 999.

    • Divide 517 by 999 and find the remainder

    • The remainder will repeat every 3 digits

    • Take the first 3 digits of the number and divide by 999

    • Multiply the remainder by 517 and find the remainder

    • Repeat the above step for the next 3 digits

    • Combine all the remainders to get the final answer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How would you approach a machine learning problem?
  • Ans. 

    I would approach a machine learning problem by understanding the problem, collecting and preparing data, selecting appropriate algorithms, training and testing models, and evaluating results.

    • Understand the problem and define the goal

    • Collect and prepare data

    • Select appropriate algorithms

    • Train and test models

    • Evaluate results and refine the approach

    • Iterate as necessary

    • Consider ethical and legal implications

    • Examples: predic...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Most of the questions were from puzzles. A couple of basic coding questions. One of them was on recursion.
Tips: Practice puzzles and basic coding questions.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 10

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked 4 questions, 2 of them were puzzles and the other 2 were from machine learning.
Tips: Must be aware of basic machine learning. You can try lectures of Andrew Ng.

Skills: Basic Coding, Machine Learning, Statistics
College Name: IIT Varanasi

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Scenario based questions, Forecasting techniques, how to measure covid impact

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Advanced Excel, SQL based questions along with logical questions

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Questions like reverse linked list, palindrome number etc..

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tech discussion on java, spring boot, distributed systems. Interview was very basic.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview process was very basic. Good hold on java frameworks, leetcode easy questions are enough to crack Nike

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is logistics regression
  • Ans. 

    Logistic regression is a statistical method used to analyze and model the relationship between a binary dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

    • It is a type of regression analysis used for predicting binary outcomes

    • It uses a logistic function to model the probability of the dependent variable

    • It is commonly used in fields such as healthcare, finance, and marketing

    • Example: Predicting whether a customer w...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basics of statistics, SQL and Python

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Why you choose this job role only
  • Q2. If somebody give you the better salary but different organisation. Which will you choose

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep all your efforts and realistic answer only

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is logistics regression
  • Ans. 

    Logistic regression is a statistical method used to analyze and model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

    • It is a type of regression analysis used for predicting binary outcomes

    • It uses a logistic function to model the probability of the dependent variable

    • It is commonly used in fields such as healthcare, finance, and marketing

    • Example: Predicting whether a customer will buy...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Other and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Programming question on Java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepared yourself for more technical

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. DS/Algo question leetcode medium
  • Q2. Working code with edge cases.
  • Ans. 

    Working code with edge cases is code that has been tested with extreme inputs to ensure it functions correctly.

    • Edge cases are inputs that are unlikely to occur but can cause unexpected behavior if not handled properly.

    • Examples of edge cases include empty inputs, null values, and inputs at the limits of the data type's range.

    • Working code with edge cases should be thoroughly tested to ensure it functions correctly in all

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be authentic with your knowledge.
Core basic should be strong.
Should be ready for tricky questions.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Coding Test 

Practice data structures and algorithms questions in general.

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude questions were asked practice them

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About sql, python, visualaization
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About sql and business kpi's
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sql and business kpi's
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiation

Sears Holdings Interview FAQs

How to prepare for Sears Holdings Senior Business Analyst 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 Sears Holdings. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Sears Holdings expect are Business Analysis, CRM, Sales, customer support and Field Sales.
What are the top questions asked in Sears Holdings Senior Business Analyst interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Sears Holdings Senior Business Analyst interview -

  1. What is the remainder when 517517....(15 times 517) is divided by 99...read more
  2. How would you approach a machine learning probl...read more

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