1. Have you ever run into a situation where a company had a positive cash flow but was still in critical financial trouble?
2. Talk to me about a challenging situation you had to handle on the job that involved another colleague. How did you handle that situation?
3. This position at Equifax has generated a lot of interest from applicants. What do you feel is the one quality that sets you apart from others we are speaking with about this position?
4. Can you think of a situation where raising debt over equity would be beneficial?
5. List the top 3 skills that you have acquired in your last role.
6. What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?
7. At Equifax, we pride ourselves on providing the best overall customer experience. Talk about your customer service experience and explain why it will help our clients here.
8. In your experience as a Financial Analyst, what do you feel is the best metric to gauge a company's future stock performance?
9. Here at Equifax, we ask our test engineers to follow specific QA protocols. What role do you feel QA plays in software development and testing?
10. What statistical analysis tools do you have experience working with?
11. Give an example of a time that you had to resolve a difficult situation with a client or customer. What were the keys to coming to a successful solution?
12. Our cloud computing at Equifax requires our experts to take proper security measures in their work. What security measures are you familiar with utilizing in a cloud platform?
13. We are looking for the most motivated individuals to join the team here at Equifax. Where would you like your career to take you in the next five to ten years?
14. How do you believe your coworkers would describe you?
15. At Equifax, we expect our Economists to give regular presentations and updates to our advisory staff. What experience do you have presenting in front of a captive audience?
16. Pretend an old friend just awoke from a coma that lasted over 30 years. How would you describe the internet to them?
17. At Equifax, our Financial Analysts have to often work under a tight deadline. Talk about a time you had to work under a tight deadline in the past. How did you handle that situation and what made it a success?
18. If you were having an interaction with a client here at Equifax and you weren't able to answer their question or solve their problem on your own, how would you handle that situation?
19. At Equifax, we are always looking for bilingual skills from our staff to better suit and expand our client base. Do you speak any other languages fluently?
20. What is the most attractive thing in your eyes about this role with Equifax?
21. At Equifax, our clients are the lifeblood of our business and we do everything in our power to make them happy. What does the term customer service mean to you in your work?
22. What do you see as the top benefits of moving to a cloud based computing platform?
23. The clients of a financial firm like Equifax can display an arrange of emotions when they work with our Client Services team. How would you handle a situation where a client was very angry?
24. Give me an example of a time that you had to solve a problem without having all of the necessary information at hand to do so. How did you handle that situation?
25. If hired for this role at Equifax, I want to be sure that I'm hiring a motivated individual. What motivates you in your daily work and your career?
26. A key task in this role with Equifax is assessing an organization's weighted average cost of capital. Are you familiar with WACC calculations and when have you used them in the past if you are?
27. In working with financial data here at Equifax, what are the steps you would take in the data validation process as part of your work?
28. If hired for this position as an Economist with Equifax, we would look to you for global economic insights. What one global trend to you feel will heavily impact financial markets in the next ten years?