what does a superday consist of?
hello I was invited to do a CADP superday at jp Morgan in Ohio, this is my first ever superday and I was wondering what usually happens during these events, could anyone be willing to give advice on how to prepare for these events ?
All the ones I have done have been in this similar format. There may be other formats out there but I have only seen this format.
You will show up qnd a room will be full of candidates. A hr person will come and lead you to a variety of rooms for interviews. Then 3 to 5, 15 to 30 min interviews back to back with maybe a break in there. A split between technicals and behaviorals.
Tips: Remember names or get business cards if you can. Then send thank you letters. Study your answers. Enjoy the process.
thanks how technical are the technical questions if you dont mind me asking? do you need to know valuations? what comes after a superday?
Offers or disappointment comes after super days. I truely cannot tell you how technical JP Morgans CADP super day is. I just have no clue. I have had super days that are extremely technical. I have had some that are not technical at all. CADP is ops, I am guessing it is primarily behavioral. ( I have mostly interview at small boutiques and there is a case study which is where all the technical stuff is. )
apparently there will be some technical questions for the role and I was wondering if theres any resource you can use to prepare for the technical interview
In Ohio? Is this ops? Presumably they'll just have you do some advanced data entry tests or something of that sort
really?
Not sure how relevant this is, but I interview for the GFBM internship at JP in Columbus a few years ago. Candidates were invited to the polaris convention center (JPs offices were under renovation I believe at the time), we sat in a conference room and had a chance to mingle amongst our selves. We then listened to a presentation about the program from the recruiter and one of the executives. You were given your interview schedule then, it was 3 30 minute interviews, all behavioral questions. I don’t imagine there is much technical questions for CADP either, if anything it’ll be excel skills or anything relevant to the position description. Before interviews, interviewers went around to the tables and talked with the candidates, you can use this time to make an impression on your potential interviewer before your actual interview. There’s also a lunch break, although I don’t believe interviewers sat down with candidates for lunch. Hope this helps, if anything, take a look at Glassdoor.
thank you
do they all ask the same questions?
Answers on this feed are generally all accurate: 10-15 candidates, 3-5 interviews lasting 15-30mins each. Two facets I haven't seen mentioned:
i) Lunchtime is sometimes coupled with a networking opportunity - if it's with juniors, this likely has no bearing on progression; if it's with senior members of staff, a greater emphasis is placed on "fit".
ii) Sometimes they cut 50% of candidates or so at lunchtime - in these instances, the 2-3 morning interviews are often with Associates and VPs, while the afternoon interviews are with Directors and MDs.
Generally speaking, I've found that the morning interviews with the more junior employees tend to be more technically orientated, while the afternoon interviews with seniors are more behavioural and based on culture.
Typically how many candidates get the offer from those 10-15?
So of the superday of the bank that I eventually did my summer internship at, of the 12-14 people that were there, just another candidate and myself were offered spots. That said, I'm unsure of how representative this is of a general group - there could easily sometimes be more, sometimes less.
My logic would be as follows: my department's intern class numbered 25 or so - assuming approximately two candidates per superday got an offer, the bank would have had to run 13 superdays, spanning nearly three weeks. I don't know how many superdays banks actually run, but three weeks of superdays nearly everyday strikes me as a lot - especially when you consider that it means taking senior people from their desks. I'd therefore assume higher acceptance rates than 1/6.
how do you know you're cut usually?
how do you know you're cut usually, is this acceptance rate primarily for IBD or is it CADP as well?
Usually you either wont hear back or they will call you and tell you didn't make it
Normally you know you’re cut because HR will read aloud the names of half the group and tell them they haven’t made it through to the afternoon session. These rates are from my own S&T experience, however as I said above, 0.17-0.33 would be a reasonable FO guide in my opinion.
Any time.
Personally, 0.17-0.33 offer rate seems about right - I think it's also the case the banks tend to take more IBD interns than S&T interns on anyhow.
Comments above pretty much sums up everything. Start in a room full of candidates, then back-to-back interviews.
One thing I like to add based on my personal is try to relax when you're in the room with other candidates. Other candidates might try to intimidate you and there is nothing worse then going into an interview not feeling confident and bombing the first interview. Use that time to get yourself mentally ready for the interviews and the breaks between interviews.
I apparently have 2 30 min interviews that are mixed of technical/behavioral. im not sure how to prepare for technical questions tho
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