American Century Investments Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (97%)

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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.

4.6
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Interview Difficulty (71%)

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.

2.6
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% Interns - FT Offers (22%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. 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 reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at American Century Investments

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2022Client Portfolio Management InternKansas CityInvestmentsVery PositiveEasy
2020Summer Technology InternKansas CityTechnologyVery PositiveEasy
2021InternKansas CityFinancial Institutions Group (FIG)Very PositiveAverage
2016Investment AnalystNew YorkInvestment ResearchNeutralAverage
2014Intern - Investment operationsKansas CityOperationsVery PositiveAverage

Client Portfolio Management Intern Interview - Investments

Anonymous employee in Kansas City

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: January 2022 Date Submitted: Aug 14, 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

There was an initial call with a recruiter who asked me about my interest in the firm and the industry; based on my interests she referred me to several positions as well as another recruiter. The next round was a one on one with the manager of the team and consisted of solely behavioral questions. The third and final round was a group interview with the manager once again as well as another member of the team and consisted of largely behavioral questions once again.

Interview Questions

No questions were particularly difficult. I was surprised when I was asked to teach a specific concept during the final round interview, but it did not really seem to be a question with a lot of stake to it.
Sample Answer

Summer Technology Intern Interview - Technology

Anonymous employee in Kansas City

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2020 Date Submitted: Dec 10, 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The hiring process was relatively brief and lasted around two weeks in total. I applied to the internship online after I found the job description on Indeed or some other job board. After sending in my application mid-fall, I received an interview request about a month later. The first interview was just a conversation with the main intern recruiter regarding my background, company culture, and what I can generally expect as an intern at American Century. Our call lasted less than 30 minutes and I think the purpose was more to redirect me to the person who managed the role I was interested in. I then had another call with the leader of the team I chose to work with, in which they asked about my background and went over the specifics of their internship program.

Interview Questions

There were no questions that were unusual or meant to challenge me in some way. I did not have any technical questions either. I think they had almost already chosen me for the position before the interview. The hardest question was probably just answering why I was interested in working for them.
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Intern Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG)

Anonymous employee in Kansas City

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: January 2021 Date Submitted: Jul 31, 2021

Application

Phone Interview
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

First-round phone interview; very typical, informational, walk-through resume. Basically just selling yourself and your fit with the company.

Interview Questions

No difficult questions in my experience. Typical walk-through resume, a few behavioral questions.
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Investment Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: 2016 Date Submitted: Feb 02, 2016

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Case interview of valuing a lemonade stand. Afterwards talked about all the aspects of my resume. past companies, etc.

Interview Questions

how to value a railroad business. How to value a company without using a DCF. What some key excel shortcuts are. What are your biggest weaknesses. What did your last review say. How do you manage situations where your portfolio managers is mad at you. What are the biggest success you've had. Some conditional probability question. How to reconstruct calls and puts with stock and bonds. What are the biggest news happpening in the market. Who is the fed chairman. Who is the CEO of JP Morgan. Who is your biggest inspiration.
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Intern - Investment operations Interview - Operations

Anonymous employee in Kansas City

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2014 Date Submitted: Apr 26, 2015

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

Had an employee referral. Had an initial phone interview with HR. Office visit for final interview with manager and also had another hiring manager on video conference that was in a different office. Very nice people and friendly. Office is very nice. Be prepared for common situational questions and why this company over others.

Interview Questions

What is the most difficult situation at work you had to overcome and how did you do it?
Sample Answer