Do You Ask Questions At BA Job Interviews?
- Sergey Shimansky
- Jan 22
- 2 min read
When Business Analysts prepare for job interviews, most of the time they focus on answers, and answers alone - how they talk about business domains, or tools, or tons of integrations they’ve worked with, or stakeholder conflicts they helped mitigate.
And in all this preparation, they often miss one of the most important things that actually sets them apart.
It is the questions they ask the recruiter and the manager.
When the manager asks, “What questions do you have for us?”. The worst thing you can do is say, “I don’t have any.”
1. What product or system will I be supporting in this role?
This shows you care about context. You’re not treating the role as abstract BA work. You want to understand what you’ll actually be working on day to day.
2. How does your sprint cycle work, from idea to delivery?
This signals that you care about flow and execution, not just requirements documentation. It also helps you understand how mature and realistic the delivery process is.
3. Who approves requirements before delivery starts?
This shows you care about clarity and accountability. You’re thinking ahead about decision ownership and how to avoid confusion or rework later.
4. Who accepts the solution and confirms that it meets expectations?
This demonstrates outcome thinking and check if the business is actually involved in the delivery process. You care about who validates success and how completion is defined.
5. How does the BA collaborate with developers, QA, product owners?
This signals that you see yourself as part of a system. You care about teamwork, communication, and how decisions move across roles.
And the best way to go about it is not to wait until the very end of the interview, when (or if) they ask you. Instead, try to find ways to naturally and organically weave these questions into your answers, so the interviewer gets the impression of a genuine dialogue.
For example, once you finish answering a question about the types of modeling notations you’ve worked with, you might say:
“By the way, I noticed that the job listing mentions BPMN. Could you tell me more about what types of processes I would be working with and to what extent BPMN is used in this role?”
The more relevant details you add about the company and the product, and the more genuine curiosity you show, the better your questions will resonate with the interviewer.
And they will remember you.
Think about it. At the end of the day, the hiring team is trying to determine whether they are willing to work with you every day and whether you will be a valuable addition to their team.
Questions make all the difference.
Most BAs don’t fail job interviews.
They never get invited.
Learn how recruiters and hiring managers actually work, step by step: Sourcing → Screening → Interviewing → Offer
Talk soon,
Sergey
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