Technical practice
How would you structure a prompt to summarize a dataset without losing important qualifications?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Describe how you would specify the audience, fields to cover, output structure, and limits on unsupported conclusions. Explain how you would check the summary against the underlying data.
How would you prompt an LLM to compare two sets of findings?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Explain how you would define consistent comparison criteria and ask the model to distinguish differences from similarities. Address how you would handle missing or non-comparable data.
How would you organize information hierarchically in an analytical prompt?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Walk through a prompt that separates the objective, source material, analytical steps, and requested output. Explain how that structure helps keep the response focused and traceable.
How would you decide whether a revised prompt produces better insights?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Propose testing both prompts on the same data and comparing factual accuracy, relevance, and clarity. Discuss the trade-off between more detailed instructions and an unnecessarily restrictive prompt.
How would you use an AI model to draft a research report?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Describe how you would specify the research question, organize the report, and identify claims that need verification. Distinguish automation of a draft from validation of its findings.
How would you approach AI-assisted competitive analysis?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Explain how you would establish comparable criteria and keep factual observations separate from interpretations. Address incomplete or conflicting information rather than asking the model to fill gaps.
How would you connect data sources to an AI tool for contextual questions?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Describe how you would select relevant source information, provide enough context for the question, and check that the response reflects that information. Discuss what you would do when the available data does not support an answer.
How would you cross-check an AI-generated insight against factual data?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Explain how you would trace the claim to its source and verify figures, comparisons, and assumptions. State how you would correct or qualify a finding that the data does not substantiate.
How would you use a visualization to help interpret an AI-generated finding?
What to coverSuggested preparation: Discuss choosing a display that suits the comparison or trend and checking that it represents the data accurately. Explain how you would use it to discuss a finding with business analysts without overstating its strategic implications.
Behavioural practice
Tell me about a time you worked with an analyst or stakeholder to interpret data.
What to coverSuggested preparation: Give the situation and the decision or question at hand, then describe your contribution and how you handled differing interpretations. Finish with the result and what the evidence did or did not establish.
Tell me about a time you found an error in a research finding or analysis.
What to coverSuggested preparation: Describe the situation, how you checked the claim against factual data, and what you did to correct it. Give the result, including any change to the conclusion or its level of certainty.
Tell me about a time you tackled an ambiguous analytical question.
What to coverSuggested preparation: Explain the situation, the clarification or structure you introduced, and the analytical steps you took. Describe the result and any limitations you communicated.
Tell me about a time feedback led you to improve an analytical output.
What to coverSuggested preparation: Describe the original task, the feedback, and the specific change you made to a prompt, report, or analysis. Explain the result using a concrete measure of usefulness or accuracy where you have one.