I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York, NY) in Jan 2024
Interview
Received interview call one month later after I applied. And then they schedule the interview on zoom. it's a panel interview with 3 interviewers, focused on BQ questions. Like why this position? your experience in analysis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why are you interested in this position? Tell me about your data visualization experience and what kind of tools have you used before?
- How do you preprocess the data?
- Tell me a data experience and what’s your contribution?
- How would you manage your time for multiple reports deadline?
- what’s your strengtens and weaknesses as a data analyst?
I interviewed at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York, NY)
Interview
It was pretty straight forward, make sure you learn all about the job responsibilities and the program you will be a part of or will be working on. It will be a panel interview, where each one of them will ask their own set of questions,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about the program where you will be assigned to work on?
I interviewed at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York, NY)
Interview
Short 30-min interview with three people. Asked the usual scenario questions (e.g., tell me a time when you...). Not much conversation. They just run down their list of prepared questions,
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario questions (e.g., tell me about a time when you...)
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York, NY) in Apr 2025
Interview
The in-person interview involved five people, with two participating virtually. Interviews with MTA tend to be mechanical rather than conversational. While you answer their questions, they are actually writing down what you say, which can easily break your concentration. Feedback was tremendous. I was "exactly what they were looking for". Didn't get the job, though. But they were friendly people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions are literally about your experience regarding what the job requires. Simulations: Imagine we're setting up a booth. How would you go about doing that? Final questions was: Is there anything about yourself, that we did not ask, that you would like us to know?
