National Securities Corporation Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (68%)

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The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (53%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.1
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at National Securities Corporation

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Job Title
Group/Division
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Experience
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Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Wealth Management
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Year 2014
Job Title Assistant Portfolio Manager
Group/Division Prime Brokerage
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Broker
Year 2009
Job Title Broker
Group/Division Wealth Management
Location Westbury
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy
Financial Advisor
Year 2013
Job Title Financial Advisor
Group/Division Iselin, NJ
Location Iselin
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - National Securities Corporation Examples

Financial Advisor Trainee Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied via a job posting website and was then called in for a one on one interview with a VP. The interview was less being interviewed and more of a description of what the internship would entail
Interview Questions
Walk me through your resume was basically the only real question asked. Other than that the interviewer just asked if i had any experience cold calling

Asset management intern Interview - Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: May 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Received a phone call to come in for an interview. Asked questions that were mostly behavioral, some technical.
Interview Questions
Where do you see the market going? Why do you like finance? explain to me what is an etf? If you had to choose a basket of stocks which would you pick right now to hold for a long time

Investment Executive Trainee Interview - Prime Brokerage

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2014
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
4-5 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Interviewed at with Navisis Financial (Umbrella arm of National Securities). The process consisted on 1 round of phone interview, then 4 face to face meeting new people each time.
Interview Questions
Law of average?

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What's your end game?

Personal response .......................................................................................................................

Broker Interview - Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in Westbury
Interviewed: April 2009
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Process was more or less straight forward. Following a phone interview, I met with their in house recruiter, who asked me some questions about my background, and gave me some more information regarding the position and what was expected of me. However, it was certainly less about my prior achievements, skills and background and more about how willing was I to hustle and stay on the phone all day long.
Interview Questions
How willing are you to cold call and learn the process?

Stock broker trainee Interview - Iselin, NJ

Anonymous interview candidate in Iselin
Interviewed: August 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Personality Test
Interview
Pretty nice firm as far as looks, Basic questions. Tell me about yourself? Where are you from? How much money are you looking to make? How many hours are you willing to work? They will pretty much hire you as long as your a hardworker, determined, and willing to work on your pitch.
Interview Questions
Pitching their product without having time to learn about them yet. I responded with my pitch which wasn't good at all. However after he let me pitch him on a product I was familiar with and I did pretty well
Are you willing to work unpaid for your first couple of months? I responded by I'm not sure, because I knew there were other companies out there that would pay atleast $1,000-1,400 a month while obtaining your series 7 & 63.

Asset Management Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Started with Phone interview, quick and painless, just wanted to know about who you were and why you are good for the company/position.

In person interview was at their offices downtown. Managing Director Peter Sarner took you into his office and asked you basic questions about economy, asked you to make predictions and opinions. Questions about basic money and banking (stock market, bond market, interest rates etc).

Asked you about your personality and basically went through your resume.
Interview Questions
How did the Boston Bombings affect the stock market?
Why are interest rates low during recession?

Unpaid Intern (entry level position) Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2012
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The Interview process began with a phone call from an analyst. He immediatly asked me to tell him "everything I knew" about financial markets. After a few minutes of similar questions about blue chips, europe, equities etc he quickly set up an interview with the MD. Interview with the MD was all about fit no technicals or any really difficult questions.
Interview Questions
Tell me everything you know about financial markets, how they work and what is happening in the european economy right now?
How are food commodity prices tied to energy prices and what effect does that have on financial markets?