American Express Interview Questions

32 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (95%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

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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.

3.8
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Interview Difficulty (93%)

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.

2.9
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% Interns - FT Offers (88%)

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 Express

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Year 2012
Job Title
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Year 2011
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Interview Questions & Answers - American Express Examples

intern sophomore Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Multiple rounds, got invited to a webinar then interview. Interview was basic behaviorals. TMAY, Why amex, Time you were a leader.
Interview Questions
Case study, Why Amex

Sophomore Summer Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First Round was a couple days ago. Started itch tech typical behavorirals. TMAY/Resume, Why Amex, then like tell me about a time you worked in a team. There were a few more american express focused questions like how does american express make money and hypothetical situations where you'd advise American express. Mine was like how would you advise american express when launching a credit card targeted towards college students.
Interview Questions
Nothing really too difficult. But what kind of caught me off guard was the advisory question but if you know how credit cards work you'll be fine.

Manager Interview - Human Resources

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
4 rounds; 1st a recruiter screening call, 2nd with hiring manager; 3rd a joint take home assesement and 2:1 interview with adjacent team members; 4th an in person at their office 3 round superday with two 2:1's and one final secondary meeting with the hiring manager
Interview Questions
The take home assessment felt very much like free work to be honest

Intern Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Hire Vue of industry questions and background. In person assessment centre with a group task and then an individual one on one interview. Case study on industry specific problem.
Interview Questions
Case study on payments industry

Summer Financial Analyst Interview

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
First a HIrevue detailing why American Express and understanding of revenue model. Then a group case study for acquisition synergy and presentation before 1-on-1 motivational interviews.
Interview Questions
What do you know about how American Express makes money.
- Cover Spending margin, lending margin and card fee margin

Global Servicing & Business Strategy Intern Interview - Financial Services

Anonymous interview candidate in Phoenix
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
Personality Test
Other
Interview
Initial HireVue screening that was mainly behavioral, including a mix of typed responses, video answers, and 1 Excel function technical. First round was also a HireVue, completely behavioral again. Final round was a live panel interview with one analyst and one training manager, completely behavioral.
Interview Questions
After each answer, one of the interviewers would ask "What did you learn?" or "What were key takeaways?"

Sophomore Finance Internship Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2024
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
I applied in October and recieved an email for a first round interview before thanksgiving. The first interview was a 30 minute interview that consisted of a few behavior questions and "technical" questions that all related to American express. The technical questions were really to judge whether you researched the company or not. Behavioral Queations: Tell me about yourself/walk me through your resume, what do you think is your biggest success story? When is time you failed within a team? Technical Questions: How does American Express make money? If a business partner told you they want to roll out a credit card exclusively for college students how would you advise them? American express revenue and costs
Interview Questions
If a business partner told you they want to roll out a credit card for college students how would you advise them?

Enterprise Stratefy Analyst Interview - Strategy

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
HireVue (with written answers, strangely) and 4 one-on-one interviews. Each interview was 45 minutes with around 15 minutes of behavioral questions and 30 minutes of cases. Cases in the first round are general, but later ones are fairly Amex/enterprise strategy specific.
Interview Questions
What is your proudest achievement?

Sophomore Finance Internship Interview - Financial Planning and Analysis

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The hiring process consisted of an online application, optional webniar, optional 1 on 1 coffee chat, a 30-minute initial interview, and 2 30-minute interviews for the final round.
Interview Questions
What are the risks and benefits associated with releasing credit card to college students. How would American Express roll this out?
What are American Express's biggest revenue and expense drivers?

Sophomore Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied only through their career website and in a couple of weeks, I heard back asking me to partake in a 30-min interview. The first interview was very laid-back; the recruiter was trying to understand my skillset and why I would like to join American Express. After I passed that interview, I received another request for 2 additional 30-minute interviews. Again, both interviews were very laid-back. However, the third interview really focused on my technical skills in the sense of how comfortable I was with using Excel and some coding languages. No "technical" questions overall, just personality and behavioral.
Interview Questions
No difficult questions, but you do have to do some company research: why do you want to work at American Express?
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