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Along with the usuals, he asked "If it's 11:20 on an Analog clock, what is the angle between the two hands?" (note: that includes the slight rotation of the hour hand between the hours). I got it wrong three times, but he didn't care. He said he just had to ask because it was required.
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Business Intelligence Engineer

Interviewed at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

4.5
Sep 14, 2016

Along with the usuals, he asked "If it's 11:20 on an Analog clock, what is the angle between the two hands?" (note: that includes the slight rotation of the hour hand between the hours). I got it wrong three times, but he didn't care. He said he just had to ask because it was required.

There was a 30 minute case interview which was very easy if you are an analytical type. The case goes, you are a franchise owner of a Subway shop. Your shop is offered to either join the 5 dollar foot long promotion or remain as usual. You are then asked to decide whether to join the promotion or decline.
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Business Analyst

Interviewed at Capital One

3.4
Jan 20, 2011

There was a 30 minute case interview which was very easy if you are an analytical type. The case goes, you are a franchise owner of a Subway shop. Your shop is offered to either join the 5 dollar foot long promotion or remain as usual. You are then asked to decide whether to join the promotion or decline.

I was asked a great and interesting question that I will most likely use in my hiring process going forward that really demonstrates how one thinks and responds to a analytical problem. You have 9 balls and a balance, one ball is slightly heavier than the rest, with only 2 chances on the balance find that ball. The interviewer helps think through and everyone gets to the answer by the end but it really displays how someone works through a problem.
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Business Analyst

Interviewed at Med-Trans Corporation

3.9
Aug 19, 2012

I was asked a great and interesting question that I will most likely use in my hiring process going forward that really demonstrates how one thinks and responds to a analytical problem. You have 9 balls and a balance, one ball is slightly heavier than the rest, with only 2 chances on the balance find that ball. The interviewer helps think through and everyone gets to the answer by the end but it really displays how someone works through a problem.

Python related: generators, dictionary comprehensions, questions regarding the collections module One of the brainteasers that I got: You have 10 fair coins, flip them each. Prove, that the probability of getting odd number of heads equals the probability of getting even number of heads.
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Business Development Programmer

Interviewed at Hudson River Trading

4.1
Aug 4, 2016

Python related: generators, dictionary comprehensions, questions regarding the collections module One of the brainteasers that I got: You have 10 fair coins, flip them each. Prove, that the probability of getting odd number of heads equals the probability of getting even number of heads.

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