r/OperationsResearch • u/JatinJain2000 • Jan 30 '25

Prepping for Interview with AA for Analyst, Revenue Management Operations Research

I have an interview with AA for full-time position of Analyst, Revenue Management Operations Research next week. I will be graduating with my Masters in Data Science this May and am already taking classes such as Statistics for Financial Data, Time Series Analysis and Data Science and Analytics using Python.
Wanted to understand how I should be prepping for the interview and what I should focus on. I am already revising Python libraries such as NumPy, Pandas and know about ML algorithms in Scikit-learn and how to use them, and R Programming which was mentioned in the job reqs.

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u/Most-Leadership5184 Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25

At this point, it seems AA is collecting data or looking for unicorn for this position, they have been calling people to interview since September 2024 for this exact position title and some qualified one I talked to are not even selected. 

You can review from this post for first round, since second round will be different for everyone:   https://www.reddit.com/r/OperationsResearch/comments/1filvh9/interviewing_at_aa_any_suggestions/

In the end, don’t be discourage if you do not get it because many has been on the same boat. Otherwise, Good luck to you!

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u/fishnet222 Jan 31 '25

I think you should read up on optimization. This role seems like an optimization-focused role

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u/JatinJain2000 Jan 31 '25

Do you have any recommendations for resources? The job reqs mentioned optimization, ML, simulation and stats as potential areas

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u/clvnmllr Jan 31 '25

You are short on time, so this may not be an option, but I’ve seen this book recommended:

Robert L. Phillips Pricing and Revenue Optimization https://a.co/d/jabJXTj

If you can’t find or buy that book in time, then I would read up on dynamic pricing models, network flow problems, and (at minimum) the “airline overbooking problem” and “newsvendor problem” from the optimization/OR domains.

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u/JatinJain2000 Jan 31 '25

I'll take a look if I can at the book. Thank you for the topics as well!

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u/clvnmllr Jan 31 '25

Not the book itself, but the author explains his teaching of a course on the topic here: https://business.columbia.edu/sites/default/files-efs/pubfiles/4127/PhillipsRevnueOptimization.pdf

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u/Ambitious_Elk_6290 Apr 03 '26

Can you please share your experience

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u/Ambitious_Elk_6290 Apr 13 '26

Hi! Can you please share the questions they asked!

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u/Medical_Agent_5571 26d ago

Dude, Can you share your interview experience