PALANTIR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
TellNmeNaboutNsomethingNthatNyouNonceNfailedNatNandNhowNyouNimprovedNoverNtime.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PublicNspeakingNusedNtoNbeNmyNworstNnightmare.NInNclassesNinNhighNschool,NINwouldNrarelyNraiseN
myNhandNdueNtoNsocialNanxiety.NINalsoNneverNwasNapartNofNanyNclubNorNteamsNbackNthenNbecauseN
ofNmyNshyness.NBut,NinNcollegeNINknewNitNwasNaNfearNINneededNtoNeradicateNfromNmyNlife.NINhaveNal
waysNwantedNtoNbeNaNbusinessNpersonNandNpersuasive,NclearNcommunicativeNskillsNareNapartNofNt
heNjob.NSo,NinNcollege,NINappliedNforNtheNDirectorNofNExternalNAffairs,NandNaNhugeNpartNofNthatNjobNi
sNpublicNspeaking.NThereNwereNtimesNwereNfearNovertookNme,NbutNmostNofNtheNtimeNINputNthatNasi
deNtoNdoNmyNjob.NINdidNthisNbyNpracticingNoverNandNover.NINevenNpracticedNforNrecurringNmeetingsNt
hatNweNhadNeveryNweek.NINpracticedNintroducingNmyself.NINpracticedNaskingNthemNifNthereNwasNany
thingNINcouldNdoNtoNhelpNthemNachieveNtheirNgoals.NAsNtrivialNorNclicheNasNitNsounds,NINwantedNtoNb
eNaNbetter,NlessNanxiousNleaderNandNINbasicallyNimplementedNimmersionNtherapyNonNmyselfNtoNget
NridNofNthatNfear.NThoughNINstillNdealNwithNitNtoNthisNday,NINhaveNdefinitelyNbecomeNmoreNcomfortab
leNwithNclear,NconciseNcommunicationNinNfrontNofNlargeNgroupsNofNpeople.
WhatNareNyourNinterests?NWhatNdoNyouNloveNworkingNon?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Well,NwithinNmyNbackground,NINmostlyNhaveNexperienceNwithNfinancialNanalytics.NHowever,NINhave
NyetNtoNhaveNtheNopportunityNtoNdirectlyNapplyNeconomicsNtoNmyNwork.NI'veNalwaysNbeenNinterest
edNinNlearningNmoreNaboutNfinancialNsalesNratherNthanNtheNanalyzationNportion.NINwantNtoNtheNcon
tributeNtoNtheNrevenueNgeneratingNpartNofNthisNfirmNandNdevelopingNstrategiesNtoNbetterNbusiness
Nprocesses.
DescribeNaNtoughNfinancialNorNbusinessNproblemNyouNhaveNfacedNrecently.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Well,NwithNtheNpandemicNoccurringNatNtheNsameNyearNINgraduatedNfromNUCSD,NitNmadeNsearching
NforNaNjobNmuchNmoreNdifficultNthanNINinitiallyNanticipated.NThis,NofNcourse,NputNmyNfinancesNinNaNt
oughNspotNgivenNthatNINhadNbillsNtoNpayNwithoutNanyNincome.NUnableNtoNleaveNmyNhomeNandNwith
NtheNjobNsearchNtakingNlonger,NINdecidedNtoNuseNmyNtimeNexploringNnewNskills.NForNinstance,NINrese
archedNtheNstockNmarketNforNweeksNandNdecidedNtoNputNmyNsavingsNinNETFsNsoNthatNINwasn'tNjustNl
osingNmoney.NINthoughtNINmadeNaNgoodNdecisionNgivenNtheNminimalNoptionsNthatNINhadNinNfrontNof
Nme.
, WhyNdoNyouNwantNtoNworkNforNPalantir?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNINbeganNapplyingNtoNdifferentNcompanies,NatNfirst,NINwasNmassNapplyingNtoNeveryNjobNthatNs
oundedN"good",NespeciallyNwithNtheNeconomyNbeingNwhereNitNwasNwhenNtheNpandemicNfirstNbega
n.NIfNINhadNheardNofNtheNcompany,NINapplied.NIfNtheNpositionNsoundedNlikeNsomethingNINwouldNbeNg
oodNat,NINapplied.NThen,NafterNsendingNtonsNofNapplicationsNout,NINstoppedNandNdecidedNtoNanalyz
eNtheNwayNinNwhichNINwasNgoingNaboutNsearchingNforNaNjob.NINhadNaNconversationNwithNaNGoogleNre
cruiterNwhoNtoldNmeNtoNdoNmyNresearch.NSheNsaidNtoNmakeNaNlistNofNindustriesNthatNINwasNinterest
edNin,NandNcompaniesNthatNfitNmyNinterests.NTherefore,NINstartedNlookingNforNfirmsNinNdataNanalyti
cs,Nfinance,NandNrealNestate.NINfoundNPalantirNandNimmediatelyNdidNquiteNaNbitNofNresearch.NReadi
ngNmoreNandNmoreNaboutNtheNfirmNsolidifiedNmyNdecisionNtoNapply.NNotNonlyNdoNINwantNtoNbeNapa
rtNofNaNcompanyNthatNthinksNlikeNINdo,NandNthatNwillNchallengeNmeNtoNcomeNoutsideNofNmyNcomfor
tNzone,NINwantedNtoNworkNforNaNfirmNthatNrecognizesNitsNsocialNresponsibility.NAnd,Nthat'sNPalantir.N
FromNtheNGlobalNScholarship,NtheNSTEMNFellowshipNtoNtheNsoftwareNbuiltNtoNcombatNCOVID-
19,NyouNallNdoNanNexcellentNjobNofNgivingNbackNandNworkingNstrategically.NAnd,NthatNisNtheNtypeNofN
companyNthatNINwantNtoNworkNfor.NPalantirNisNaNchallengeNtoNmeNinNthatNINhaveNveryNlittleNexperien
ceNwithNtechNandNsoftwareNdevelopment,NbutNINbelievedNinNwhatNthisNcompanyNwasNdoing.NINbelie
vedNinNtheNfactNthatNthisNfirmNdoesNnotNfallNintoNtheNtrapNofNshortNtermNrevenueNbutNfocusesNonNlo
ngNtermNsustainability,NwhichNisNshownNinNtheirNdecisionNtoNkeepNtheNcompany'sNstockNavailableNt
oNtheNaverageNpersonNandNnotNonlyNavailableNtoNwallNstreetNinvestors,NaNtrapNmostNcompaniesNfall
NforNwhichNleadsNtoNtheirNshutdownNbecauseNtheirNfocusNisNonNgeneratingNrevenueNinsteadNofNfoc
usingNonNtheirNclients'Nneeds.
WhatNareNtheNbiggestNchallengesNandNopportunitiesNthatNtheNfinancialNprofessionalNfacesNtoday?N
-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNbiggestNchallengeNandNopportunityNwithinNtheNfinancialNprofessionalNisNtheNmassNamountNofNi
nformationNthatNisNavailableNtoday.NWithNsocialNmedia,NnewsNoutlets,NandNtheNInternet,Neveryone
NisNableNtoNgainNaccessNtoNtheNlatestNtrendingNnews.NAndNwhileNthisNcanNbeNanNopportuneNadvanta
geNwithinNtheNfinancialNprofession,NgivenNthatNyouNcanNmakeNquickNdecisionsNbasedNonNfastNchan
gesNinNtheNmarket.NThisNhasNalsoNdiminishedNvalue-
addedNanalysisNwithinNfinancialNandNdataNanalytics.NThoughNweNhaveNaccessNtoNmoreNinformation
,NweNareNlessNableNtoNmeasureNtheNvalidityNofNthatNinformation.NDataNanalyticsNandNfinanceNisn'tNj
ustNableNacquiringNdataNbutNextractingNconclusionsNfromNthatNdataNthatNcanNimproveNdecision-
makingNwithinNtheNfirm.NHowever,NwithNinformationNoverloadNoccurring,NitNisNmuchNharderNtoNfilt
erNtheNfactsNfromNtheNfakeNnews.NHavingNmoreNinformationNavailableNisn'tNalwaysNbetter.
CORRECT ANSWERS
TellNmeNaboutNsomethingNthatNyouNonceNfailedNatNandNhowNyouNimprovedNoverNtime.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PublicNspeakingNusedNtoNbeNmyNworstNnightmare.NInNclassesNinNhighNschool,NINwouldNrarelyNraiseN
myNhandNdueNtoNsocialNanxiety.NINalsoNneverNwasNapartNofNanyNclubNorNteamsNbackNthenNbecauseN
ofNmyNshyness.NBut,NinNcollegeNINknewNitNwasNaNfearNINneededNtoNeradicateNfromNmyNlife.NINhaveNal
waysNwantedNtoNbeNaNbusinessNpersonNandNpersuasive,NclearNcommunicativeNskillsNareNapartNofNt
heNjob.NSo,NinNcollege,NINappliedNforNtheNDirectorNofNExternalNAffairs,NandNaNhugeNpartNofNthatNjobNi
sNpublicNspeaking.NThereNwereNtimesNwereNfearNovertookNme,NbutNmostNofNtheNtimeNINputNthatNasi
deNtoNdoNmyNjob.NINdidNthisNbyNpracticingNoverNandNover.NINevenNpracticedNforNrecurringNmeetingsNt
hatNweNhadNeveryNweek.NINpracticedNintroducingNmyself.NINpracticedNaskingNthemNifNthereNwasNany
thingNINcouldNdoNtoNhelpNthemNachieveNtheirNgoals.NAsNtrivialNorNclicheNasNitNsounds,NINwantedNtoNb
eNaNbetter,NlessNanxiousNleaderNandNINbasicallyNimplementedNimmersionNtherapyNonNmyselfNtoNget
NridNofNthatNfear.NThoughNINstillNdealNwithNitNtoNthisNday,NINhaveNdefinitelyNbecomeNmoreNcomfortab
leNwithNclear,NconciseNcommunicationNinNfrontNofNlargeNgroupsNofNpeople.
WhatNareNyourNinterests?NWhatNdoNyouNloveNworkingNon?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Well,NwithinNmyNbackground,NINmostlyNhaveNexperienceNwithNfinancialNanalytics.NHowever,NINhave
NyetNtoNhaveNtheNopportunityNtoNdirectlyNapplyNeconomicsNtoNmyNwork.NI'veNalwaysNbeenNinterest
edNinNlearningNmoreNaboutNfinancialNsalesNratherNthanNtheNanalyzationNportion.NINwantNtoNtheNcon
tributeNtoNtheNrevenueNgeneratingNpartNofNthisNfirmNandNdevelopingNstrategiesNtoNbetterNbusiness
Nprocesses.
DescribeNaNtoughNfinancialNorNbusinessNproblemNyouNhaveNfacedNrecently.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Well,NwithNtheNpandemicNoccurringNatNtheNsameNyearNINgraduatedNfromNUCSD,NitNmadeNsearching
NforNaNjobNmuchNmoreNdifficultNthanNINinitiallyNanticipated.NThis,NofNcourse,NputNmyNfinancesNinNaNt
oughNspotNgivenNthatNINhadNbillsNtoNpayNwithoutNanyNincome.NUnableNtoNleaveNmyNhomeNandNwith
NtheNjobNsearchNtakingNlonger,NINdecidedNtoNuseNmyNtimeNexploringNnewNskills.NForNinstance,NINrese
archedNtheNstockNmarketNforNweeksNandNdecidedNtoNputNmyNsavingsNinNETFsNsoNthatNINwasn'tNjustNl
osingNmoney.NINthoughtNINmadeNaNgoodNdecisionNgivenNtheNminimalNoptionsNthatNINhadNinNfrontNof
Nme.
, WhyNdoNyouNwantNtoNworkNforNPalantir?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNINbeganNapplyingNtoNdifferentNcompanies,NatNfirst,NINwasNmassNapplyingNtoNeveryNjobNthatNs
oundedN"good",NespeciallyNwithNtheNeconomyNbeingNwhereNitNwasNwhenNtheNpandemicNfirstNbega
n.NIfNINhadNheardNofNtheNcompany,NINapplied.NIfNtheNpositionNsoundedNlikeNsomethingNINwouldNbeNg
oodNat,NINapplied.NThen,NafterNsendingNtonsNofNapplicationsNout,NINstoppedNandNdecidedNtoNanalyz
eNtheNwayNinNwhichNINwasNgoingNaboutNsearchingNforNaNjob.NINhadNaNconversationNwithNaNGoogleNre
cruiterNwhoNtoldNmeNtoNdoNmyNresearch.NSheNsaidNtoNmakeNaNlistNofNindustriesNthatNINwasNinterest
edNin,NandNcompaniesNthatNfitNmyNinterests.NTherefore,NINstartedNlookingNforNfirmsNinNdataNanalyti
cs,Nfinance,NandNrealNestate.NINfoundNPalantirNandNimmediatelyNdidNquiteNaNbitNofNresearch.NReadi
ngNmoreNandNmoreNaboutNtheNfirmNsolidifiedNmyNdecisionNtoNapply.NNotNonlyNdoNINwantNtoNbeNapa
rtNofNaNcompanyNthatNthinksNlikeNINdo,NandNthatNwillNchallengeNmeNtoNcomeNoutsideNofNmyNcomfor
tNzone,NINwantedNtoNworkNforNaNfirmNthatNrecognizesNitsNsocialNresponsibility.NAnd,Nthat'sNPalantir.N
FromNtheNGlobalNScholarship,NtheNSTEMNFellowshipNtoNtheNsoftwareNbuiltNtoNcombatNCOVID-
19,NyouNallNdoNanNexcellentNjobNofNgivingNbackNandNworkingNstrategically.NAnd,NthatNisNtheNtypeNofN
companyNthatNINwantNtoNworkNfor.NPalantirNisNaNchallengeNtoNmeNinNthatNINhaveNveryNlittleNexperien
ceNwithNtechNandNsoftwareNdevelopment,NbutNINbelievedNinNwhatNthisNcompanyNwasNdoing.NINbelie
vedNinNtheNfactNthatNthisNfirmNdoesNnotNfallNintoNtheNtrapNofNshortNtermNrevenueNbutNfocusesNonNlo
ngNtermNsustainability,NwhichNisNshownNinNtheirNdecisionNtoNkeepNtheNcompany'sNstockNavailableNt
oNtheNaverageNpersonNandNnotNonlyNavailableNtoNwallNstreetNinvestors,NaNtrapNmostNcompaniesNfall
NforNwhichNleadsNtoNtheirNshutdownNbecauseNtheirNfocusNisNonNgeneratingNrevenueNinsteadNofNfoc
usingNonNtheirNclients'Nneeds.
WhatNareNtheNbiggestNchallengesNandNopportunitiesNthatNtheNfinancialNprofessionalNfacesNtoday?N
-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNbiggestNchallengeNandNopportunityNwithinNtheNfinancialNprofessionalNisNtheNmassNamountNofNi
nformationNthatNisNavailableNtoday.NWithNsocialNmedia,NnewsNoutlets,NandNtheNInternet,Neveryone
NisNableNtoNgainNaccessNtoNtheNlatestNtrendingNnews.NAndNwhileNthisNcanNbeNanNopportuneNadvanta
geNwithinNtheNfinancialNprofession,NgivenNthatNyouNcanNmakeNquickNdecisionsNbasedNonNfastNchan
gesNinNtheNmarket.NThisNhasNalsoNdiminishedNvalue-
addedNanalysisNwithinNfinancialNandNdataNanalytics.NThoughNweNhaveNaccessNtoNmoreNinformation
,NweNareNlessNableNtoNmeasureNtheNvalidityNofNthatNinformation.NDataNanalyticsNandNfinanceNisn'tNj
ustNableNacquiringNdataNbutNextractingNconclusionsNfromNthatNdataNthatNcanNimproveNdecision-
makingNwithinNtheNfirm.NHowever,NwithNinformationNoverloadNoccurring,NitNisNmuchNharderNtoNfilt
erNtheNfactsNfromNtheNfakeNnews.NHavingNmoreNinformationNavailableNisn'tNalwaysNbetter.