*** Report on Investecinterview questions and detailed answers from a Cover Letter Librarymember’s experiences. This is based on Investec first roundinterview for Summer Internshipposition in African Region [Exact Location Redacted Due to Privacy Concerns] in 2016. There may be some variations depending on the offices or other new updates to the recruitment practice byInvestec – so please use this for reference / preparation purposes only ***
Some first bits on the logistics
- Who’s the lucky company?
Investec
- Who’s the lucky company?
- For which division at Investec?
Investment Management
- For which division at Investec?
- And for which office?
African Region [Exact Location Redacted Due to Privacy Concerns]
- And for which office?
- What’s the formal title of the position you interviewed for?
Summer Analyst
- What’s the formal title of the position you interviewed for?
- Were you able to choose the time slot yourself?
No
- Were you able to choose the time slot yourself?
- And this interview was therefore…
In the morning
- And this interview was therefore…
- Was this a … ?
in-person interview
- Was this a … ?
- Which stage was this Investec interview?
first roundinterview
- Which stage was this Investec interview?
Investec interview questions
Let’s talk about this first roundinterview in some details
- How many separate interviews were in this first roundinterview ?
Two
- How many separate interviews were in this first roundinterview ?
- How long was each interview?
30 to 45 minutes
- How long was each interview?
- How many interviewers were in this first roundinterview in total and each interview ?
Two interviewers, one per interview
- How many interviewers were in this first roundinterview in total and each interview ?
- How long was this first roundinterview in total?
Two hours
- How long was this first roundinterview in total?
- Were there any personal / CV-based questions? If yes, what were they?
Background, previous experiences, roles and duties at previous experiences.
- Were there any personal / CV-based questions? If yes, what were they?
- Were there any competencies questions? If yes, what were they?
Talk about Investec Structured Products, main business, main clients, competitors.
- Were there any competencies questions? If yes, what were they?
- Were there any technical questions? If yes, what were they?
None
- Were there any technical questions? If yes, what were they?
- Any other weird questions we haven’t covered?
Describe a time it was difficult and you had to collaborate.
- Any other weird questions we haven’t covered?
- What was the most difficult / unusual question among these? How did you deal with it?
Collaboration question, I was able to pull a group project mess that we ended up sorting out through communication and acceptance.
- What was the most difficult / unusual question among these? How did you deal with it?
- What was the most unexpected thing about this first roundinterview ?
Questions were very relaxed, they really want to know you instead of what you know.
- What was the most unexpected thing about this first roundinterview ?
- Did you progress to the next stage?
Yes
- Did you progress to the next stage?
- How long roughly did it take for you to hear back about this outcome?
Less than a week.
- How long roughly did it take for you to hear back about this outcome?
- Via what means did you hear back about this outcome?
Email
- Via what means did you hear back about this outcome?
- Is there anything you wish you should have known or prepared for prior to this first roundinterview at Investec?
None, do your research well on the company beforehand.
- Is there anything you wish you should have known or prepared for prior to this first roundinterview at Investec?
- Overall, out of 10, how would you evaluate your experience of this first roundinterview with Investec?
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- Overall, out of 10, how would you evaluate your experience of this first roundinterview with Investec?
- Before you go, is there anything else you think will help other candidates ace this first roundinterview at Investec?
A superb company and group, with a strong South-African DNA, make sure you can cope with that.
Investec Overview
Website : www.investec.com
Headquarters : Sandton (South Africa)
Type : Company – Public (INL)
Industry : Finance
Revenue : $2 to $5 billion (USD) per year
In and out of Africa? That’s Investec, the financial services firm that operates primarily in its home country and other parts of Africa, but also does business in the UK (where it trades as Investec plc), Australia, and elsewhere. The company’s Private Client Activities unit offers private banking, brokerage, and portfolio management. Its Investment Banking division focuses on corporate finance; institutional research, sales, and trading; and private equity investments. Investec also has divisions devoted to asset management, capital markets, and property investment. The group acquired UK-based asset manager Rensburg Sheppards (now Investec Wealth & Investment) in 2010.
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