First Round Interview

Bank of America Interview – Equity Research Analyst First Round Interview

Jan 22, 2021 | All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Sales & Trading

Report on Bank of America interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on the Bank of America ...

Morgan Stanley Operations Internship – Summer Analyst Interview

Oct 8, 2020 | All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Glasgow, Middle Office

Successful Morgan Stanley Operations Internship Interview Preparation contributed by a Cover Letter Library member for Morgan Stanley...

Rolls Royce Interview – Technology Computational Science Engineer

Sep 1, 2020 | All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Derby, First Round Interview, Technology

Report on Rolls-Royce interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Rolls-Royce PLC Central...

Bank of America Interview – Equity Research Analyst First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Sales & Trading

Report on Bank of America interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on the Bank of America Global Research Equity Research Analyst first-round interview in London on 18-12-2020.

Morgan Stanley Operations Internship – Summer Analyst Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Glasgow, Middle Office

Successful Morgan Stanley Operations Interview Preparation contributed by a Cover Letter Library member for Morgan Stanley Operations Summer Analyst position in Glasgow.

Rolls Royce Interview – Technology Computational Science Engineer

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Derby, First Round Interview, Technology

Report on Rolls-Royce PLC interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Rolls-Royce PLC Central Technology Computational Science Engineer first round interview.

CIMB Investment Bank Internship in Trade Finance – first round interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Retail Banking, Singapore

Report on CIMB Bank interview questions from a member experience based on CIMB Bank Trade Finance Internship first-round interview in Singapore.

Lazard Asset Management Marketing Internship – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Asset Management, First Round Interview, Paris

Report on Lazard interview questions from a member’s experiences, based on Lazard Asset Management Marketing intern first-round interview in Paris on 15-02-2019.

General Electric Financial Management Program First-round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, FMCG, London

Report on General Electric interview questions from a member’s experience, based on Financial Management Program first round interview.

AEGON Corporate Development M&A Internship First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, The Hague

Report on AEGON interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on AEGON Corporate development M&A Intern first-round interview in The Hague on 10-06-2019.

BNP Paribas Investment Banking Internship first round interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, Paris

Report on BNP Paribas interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on BNP Paribas Investment Banking Internship first-round interview in Paris on 11-07-2019.

World Bank Transport & Digital Development Consultant First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Consulting, First Round Interview, Washington

Report on World Bank interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on World Bank Transport & Digital Development Short-term Consultant first round interview in Washington.

Citi First Round Interview – Global Consumer Banking Summer Associate

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Retail Banking, Singapore

Report on Citi first round interview questions based on Citi Global Consumer Banking Summer Associate first round interview in Singapore.

JP Morgan Spring Week Interview – “Finance for Non-Finance” Questions

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, London

Report on JP Morgan Spring Week interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on J.P. Morgan Finance for Non-Finance Spring Week first round interview in London in 08-01-2018. There may be some variations depending on the...

SMBC Interview – Credit Risk Management Supporting Officer

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Middle Office

*** Report on SMBC interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on SMBC Credit Risk Management Supporting Officer in London in 2017. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to the recruitment...

Deutsche Bank Spring Week Interview – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, London

*** Report on Deustche Bank interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Deutsche Bank Spring Week phone interview in London in 2017. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to the...

BNP Paribas First Round Interview – M&A Analyst Trainee

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, Lisbon

BNP Paribas interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences based on BNP Paribas Corporate Finance M&A Analyst Trainee.

Jefferies Frankfurt Investment Banking Summer Analyst – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Frankfurt, Investment Banking, London

Jefferies Frankfurt interview questions by a member’s experience of First round interview for Jefferies Investment Banking Summer Analyst.

Morgan Stanley Internship Interview – Equity Research Summer Analyst

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Asset Management, First Round Interview, London

*** Report on Morgan Stanley Internship Interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Morgan Stanley Equity Research Summer Analyst first round interview in London in 2018. There may be some variations depending on the offices...

Lazard Interview Questions – First Round M&A Analyst Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Frankfurt, Investment Banking, London

Lazard Interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experience based on Lazard M&A Analyst Internship First Round Interview.

Point72 Asset Management – Summer Analyst – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Asset Management, First Round Interview, New York

*** Report on Point72 interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Point72 Asset Management - Discretionary Investing - Academy Summer Analyst Program in New York in 2016. There may be some variations depending on the offices...

Porsche In-house Consulting First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Consulting, First Round Interview, London

*** Report on Porsche interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Porsche In-house Consulting First Round Interview in Stuttgart in 2016. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to the...

Nomura Global Market Summer Internship – First Round Interview – London

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Sales & Trading

*** Report on Nomura interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Nomura Global Market Summer Internship - First Round Interview in London in 2016. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to...

Standard Chartered Interview Questions – Financial Market Summer Analyst

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Hong Kong, Sales & Trading

*** Report on Standard Chartered interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Standard Chartered Financial Market Summer Analyst First Round Interview in Hong Kong in 2016. There may be some variations depending on the offices...

Bloomberg Spring Internship in Global Data Analytics and Sales – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Technology

Bloomberg spring week interview questions from Bloomberg Analytics and Sales, Global Data first round interview for Spring Internship.

Investec Interview Questions – Investment Management Internship

Africa, All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Asset Management, First Round Interview

*** Report on Investec interview questions and detailed answers from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Investec first round interview for Summer Internship position in African Region [Exact Location Redacted Due to Privacy Concerns] in...

Nomura IBD First Round Interview – Summer Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, London

Nomura interview questions from a Cover Letter Library member experiences based on first round interview for Investment Banking Division in London.

PwC Tax First Round Interview Summer Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Brussels, First Round Interview, Tax

*** Report on interview questions and detailed answers from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on PwC Belgium first round interview for Summer Internship position in Brussels in 2016. ***

How were you informed of this PwC Belgium interview?
HR called

Were you able to choose the time slot yourself?
No

And this interview was therefore…
In the afternoon

HSBC Equity Analyst First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Asset Management, First Round Interview, Hong Kong

HSBC interview questions and detailed answers from a member’s experiences based on HSBC first round interview for Equity Analyst position.

Goldman Sachs IBD Interview Questions – First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, London

*** Report on interview questions and details of the sessions from a Cover Letter Library candidate’s experiences. ***

The first stage of the GS Investment Banking Division assessment process is one one to one 30 minutes interview.
The interviews cover a broad spectrum i.e. if you have the relevant skillset for Investment Banking Division in banking, your understanding of investment banking and the division, commercial awareness.

Goldman Sachs IBD Interview – Investment Banking Division First Round

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, London

*** Report on interview questions and details of the sessions from a Cover Letter Library candidate’s experiences. ***

Deloitte First Round Interview – Corporate Finance Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, Investment Banking, Singapore

Report on interview questions and detailed answers from a member’s experiences of first round interview for Deloitte Corporate Finance Internship.

EY First Round Interview – Transactions Advisory Services Summer Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Consulting, First Round Interview, Singapore

*** Report on interview questions and detailed answers from a Cover Letter Library member’s experiences. This is based on Ernst & Young first round interview for Transactions Advisory Services Summer Intern position in Singapore in 2016. **

How was you informed of this Ernst & Young interview?
HR emailed
Were you able to choose the time slot yourself?
Yes

Goldman Sachs Securities Interview – Spring Internship

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Sales & Trading

*** Report ON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND DETAILS OF THE SESSIONS FROM Cover Letter Library CANDIDATES’ EXPERIENCES. THIS IS BASED ON GOLDMAN SACHS FIRST ROUND INTERVIEW FOR SPRING INTERNSHIP IN LONDON IN 2016.

Master Finance Interview Questions (Covering Several Divisions)

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, Assessment Centre Interview, Final Round Interview, First Round Interview, Second Round Interview

*** Report on interview questions aggregated from a number of Cover Letter Library candidates’ experiences. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to the recruitment practice by the bank – so please use this as rough reference only ***

Morgan Stanley First Round Telephone Interview – Sales & Trading

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London, Sales & Trading

*** Report on interview questions and details of the sessions from Cover Letter Library candidates’ experiences. This is based on MS first round interviews for Sales and Trading in London in 2014.

HSBC Finance Division First Round Interview

All Industry, All Interview Experience, All Location, First Round Interview, London

*** Report on interview questions and details of the sessions from Cover Letter Library candidates’ experiences. This is based on HSBC First Round Interview for Finance Division in London in 2013. ***

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