How to Interview for a Contract Analyst Position

Tell the interviewers how your education benefits the job. While they could hire someone with only a high school diploma and appropriate experience, higher education courses you have taken in classes such as business or finance can be a good indicator of someone who is ready to prepare, analyze, and manage contracts. Describe specific classes you have taken, and how you think that the content of those classes aligns with the responsibilities of a contract analyst. This helps them see how well you understand the position, while you demonstrate what you learned in school.

Let the hiring manager know how your experience would benefit this job. A contract analyst must be prepared to analyze contract details, ensure that agreements are followed, maintain long-term client relationships, and safeguard the company's interests. Tell her how specific jobs you have had in the past have given you experience in these areas. Be prepared to highlight at least one of the four responsibilities that you have had the least amount of experience with and to describe how you will become more familiar with it. This demonstrates skills in self-analysis and future-planning.

Be prepared to role-play. The interviewer may ask how you would respond to a long-term client who is now seeking business elsewhere, or how you would respond to a contract with several irregularities and inconsistencies in its wording. Tell her what you would do in meticulous detail. This shows that you can think on your feet, and demonstrate how well you can maintain business relationships, delegate responsibilities, and pay attention to important details. After reviewing your responses with her, tell her what you would do differently next time. This measures how well you respond and adapt to criticism.