It can be a long process over months and it starts with a phone interview and then several interviews with other data analysts. They ask both analytical questions and behavior questions.

Interview happened way back in 2000. I was in India at that time. A full paper ad was run by Kaiser Permanente. They had advertized for IEF/Cool Gen, a rare skill at that time. Just by the ad itself, it was obvious that this was for a very rich company that had invested in right technologies. I replied for the ad to the consultant. It was followed up by the technical questionnaire and another questionnaire. After I filled up and sent these the interview was scheduled in a 5 star hotel in Bangalore. There were 2 rounds of interview both done by mature executives, one round technical, one round HR. After the interview process, after 2 weeks, consultant called with job offer with one salary figure and it was non negotiable. I felt that number was low for the high cost region such as california but it came with other benefits such as Green card Processing, Permanent Job in USA. Tried to negotiate the salary. But did not work. Hence accepted the offer because of benefits such as opportunity to work in USA, Greencard Processing, Permanent Job and an Excellent Relocation Package where they offered to relocate the entire house contents free of charge to USA. Relocation was done smoothly. After relocating all the items to USA, they even cleaned the packing materials and left the place. It was an excellent relocation and worked very well.

A phone interview, drug test and background review