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Illinois Tool Works Data Analyst Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 9 questions + 3 drills · ~102 min
Choosing Visualization Tools for SQL InsightsEasy

Explain which visualization tools you use after SQL analysis and why, based on audience, speed, and dashboard needs.

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Explaining Visualization Tool ExperienceEasy

Explain how you use SQL analysis to build dashboards, choose visuals, and communicate insights to stakeholders.

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Validating Executive SQL ReportsEasy

Explain how to validate a SQL report before sharing it with leadership, including checks for filters, aggregations, and edge cases.

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Cleaning Messy DatasetsMedium

Tests your data cleaning approach and practical SQL and transformation thinking for messy inputs.

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Monthly Sales Trends by CategoryMedium
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Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

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Clean Inconsistent Expense EntriesHard
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Clean inconsistent expense records with CTEs, joins, CASE logic, and aggregation to summarize valid spend by department.

Data WranglingAggregationsQualityUniversity of Colorado Denver
Diagnose Invoice Discrepancies by VendorMedium
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Use joins, a CTE, and aggregations to flag invoice records with amount, date, and reference mismatches.

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Behavioral & Leadership17 questions · ~136 min
Persuading a Resistant StakeholderMedium

Tests influence without authority through data-driven persuasion, stakeholder management, and clear communication under resistance.

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Automating Manual Financial ReportingMedium

Discuss automating a manual reporting workflow with code, focusing on batch ETL, orchestration, and data quality.

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Statistics for Sales and MarketingMedium

Tests your statistical reasoning and ability to choose appropriate methods for business questions.

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Automating Manual ReportingMedium

Tests your ability to streamline reporting using automation and repeatable pipelines.

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