Business Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Optum with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Business Analyst roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optum overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optum as a Business Analyst according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 23%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 5%
Other: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Phone screening with recruiter, a video interview with hiring managers, then two rounds of technical tests with the hiring manager, need to share screen, you need to solve the problem on your own but can ask questions
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optum in Apr 2020
Interview
They started with an Individual contributor interview with someone at the level you are interviewing for. Then they had a panel interview with junior and senior folks and project managers and finally a director interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Understanding of coding types (hcpcs, procedure, etc
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optum (Eden Prairie, MN) in Mar 2025
Interview
The HR person has some prescreening questions to validate my candidacy for the prospective job role. The HR person was nice and made me feel at ease and gave details about the process of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you looking to switch jobs and industries?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Optum (Chennai) in Nov 2022
Interview
College campus placement process
CV shortlisting
3 rounds of interview
Round 1 - Basic info and resume questions - project related and past work ex
Round 2 - Guesstimates, questions about everything on the resume, projects, skills, past work ex
Excel, visualisation, SQL, basic python
Round 3 - guesstimates and HR questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
College placements:
3 interview rounds
1. Guesstimates, Puzzles and Questions from resume in brief
2. Every thing about the Profile, resume, everything about the projects- skill, role, impact created in detail
3. Guesstimates