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Economist Intelligence Unit Business Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Economist Intelligence Unit Business Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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ExecutionStart here. 4 questions · ~32 min
Prioritize Work Across Multiple ProjectsEasy

Explain how you prioritize work across multiple analytics projects with competing deadlines and stakeholders.

Trade-offsRoadmappingScope ManagementEconomist Intelligence Unit
Prioritize Work Under Tight DeadlinesEasy

Explain how you prioritize competing work under time pressure while making trade-offs and keeping stakeholders aligned.

Trade-offsRoadmappingScope ManagementEconomist Intelligence Unit
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Strategy5 questions · ~40 min
Explaining Balance of Payments ChangesMedium

Evaluates ability to analyze and explain balance of payments movements using economic reasoning.

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Finding Economic DevelopmentsMedium

Tests how you source and stay current on economic developments for analysis.

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SQL & Data Manipulation3 questions + 3 drills · ~54 min
Ensuring Data IntegrityHard

Tests controls for data integrity, validation, and risk management in analysis.

quality assurancedata managementdata integrityEconomist Intelligence Unit
Cleaning a Messy Dataset for a High-Stakes ReportMedium
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Clean invalid sales records and produce a region-level report with valid totals, averages, and data-quality counts.

data cleaningdata accuracydata validationApple
Writing SQL for Membership and ClaimsMedium
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Deduplicate Centene membership and claims records, then calculate daily member and claim totals.

data cleaningData Analysissql queriesCentene
SQL Duplicate Record CleanupMedium
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Identify duplicate transaction rows, retain the earliest record, and delete later duplicates safely.

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Behavioral & Leadership17 questions · ~136 min
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More topics3 questions · ~24 min
Geopolitical Event Economic ImplicationsMedium

Tests product sense for turning current events into economically grounded implications.

current affairsEconomist Intelligence Unit
Reconciling Conflicting Economic IndicatorsMedium

Tests analytical judgment for extracting signals from contradictory economic data.

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Using Current Affairs in AnalysisMedium

Tests how you connect global events to analysis for Economist Intelligence Unit-style reporting.

Data Analysiscurrent affairsEconomist Intelligence Unit
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