Month of Interview:
August
Industry Detail:
Equity Research
How long did the interview process last?:
1-2 months
Intern
Group/Division/Type:
Equity Research
What did the interview consist of?:
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
How did you get the interview?:
Applied Online
What were the most difficult or unexpected interview questions asked?:
During one of the superday interviews, I was asked how I would invest $100,000 if I got it right now. This was even before I introduced myself or anything, so I was kind of caught off guard. I was also asked about how proficient I was in excel and coding, but did not have any technical questions in regards to coding. One interviewer grilled me on consulting case-study types of questions, like how many gas stations are in the United States and how many people in the country own pick-up trucks. There were a bunch of odd-ball questions that threw me off.
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Overall, how would you describe your interview experience?:
Positive
Please describe the interview / hiring process.:
Applied online on Fidelity's website mid-august. Heard back for a first round skype interview in late-august. 2 weeks later, I got invited to a superday in the Boston office, which included 6 one-on one 30 minute interviews. Got a call about a week later saying I did not get an offer and that only two received offers.
Overall, how difficult was the interview?:
Average
Official Undergrad School Name:
Overall Undergrad GPA:
4.0
Undergrad Class Year (or expected):
2020
Degree 1:
BS or BSc or SB
Major 1:
Finance
Varsity Athlete:
No
Millitary Program (ie. ROTC):
No
Race:
Asian
Sex:
Male
Outcome of Interview:
No Offer
Year of Interview:
2017
How did you answer each of these questions (please be specific)?:
For the investing $100,000 question, I said that I would put about 20% of it in bonds like a 20 or 30-year treasury bonds. Then, I said that diversifying my portfolio is essential. I then went onto say that I would put 50% of it into stocks, especially in industries that are on fire right now like aerospace and defense and cloud-based technology/software companies. I said I would invest 20% into private companies through private equity or growth equity funds, which was kind of a BS answer... I was just caught off by it. I did my best on the case-study types of questions but that was also kind of surprising to me because this position was related to equity research, not management consulting.
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