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Associates work as part of a team to provide customers or clients with the service they need. They often have face-to-face interactions with customers and use people skills to ensure they have a positive experience. Associates are often the first point of contact for customers and need good communication and interpersonal skills.

Top Associate Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Explain a situation that demonstrates that you are a team player.

How to answer
How to answer: Since an associate usually works as part of a team, the interviewer wants to see how you work with others and if you can perform well in a group. Provide a specific example of when you worked with a team to accomplish a goal. Make sure to focus on team performance and not just your individual performance. Make sure to state the team's goal and how you reached it.
Question 2

Question #2: Describe a time you were able to resolve an issue with a difficult customer or client.

How to answer
How to answer: When answering this question, make sure to describe the steps you took to resolve the situation. For example, you started by deescalating the situation, calmed the customer down and showed empathy by actively listening. You should then explain how you created a solution that worked for the client and the company, and then finish by stating what you came up with for a solution and describe how the situation turned out.
Question 3

Question #3: Tell me about a suggestion you made that benefited the organization you worked for.

How to answer
How to answer: This is an opportunity to show the interviewer how you can think and act beyond your position. Have an example ready before the interview, making sure it is something higher management accepted and positively influenced. Your answer should show that you have ambition and are willing to go above and beyond.

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A cube of 10 cm is painted on all of its sides, and cut down into cubes of 1 cm. 1)What is the ration of cubes with one side painted to that of cubes painted on three sides? 2)If all the 1 cm cubes are painted with 1 mm think paint and re-assembled, what would be the final dimensions of the assembled product? 3)what will be the change in volume? (initial 10 cm vs. After painting 1 mm thick on 1 cm cubes)
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Business Analyst Associate

Interviewed at ZS Associates

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Dec 8, 2016

A cube of 10 cm is painted on all of its sides, and cut down into cubes of 1 cm. 1)What is the ration of cubes with one side painted to that of cubes painted on three sides? 2)If all the 1 cm cubes are painted with 1 mm think paint and re-assembled, what would be the final dimensions of the assembled product? 3)what will be the change in volume? (initial 10 cm vs. After painting 1 mm thick on 1 cm cubes)

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