Ameriprise Financial Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (83%)

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.

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 donut, 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 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.

3.7
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (72%)

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.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (35%)

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.

23%
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Interviews at Ameriprise Financial

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Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Wealth Management
Location Statesboro
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Development
Location Minneapolis
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Minneapolis, MN, USA
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Asset Management
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Minneapolis
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2008
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New Orleans
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Conshohocken
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Junior Trader
Year 2015
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Other
Year 2008
Job Title Other
Group/Division Advisory
Location Hauppauge
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Ameriprise Financial Examples

Financial Analyst Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Statesboro
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 07, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I cold-called the firm to see if they had a spot for an intern during the school year. They had one opening. I received an informal phone interview later that week. After that, I had a group interview with the different advisors at the firm. During the final interview, I was asked only behavioral - no technicals. Really, I think they were looking for the right fit.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in wealth management?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Corporate Development

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis
Interviewed: April 2022
Date Submitted: Jun 18, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone interview with HR, second round with senior management, and third round with senior management. Be ready to discuss school projects, cultural fit, and why Ameriprise.
Interview Questions
Talk about a time when you dealt with a difficult customer.
Why do you want to work for a financial services firm?
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Associate Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 16, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
First phone call was a personality screen by the recruiter and then I interviewed with a portfolio manager.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a stock you cover that you think will be successful over the next few years.
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LDP Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis, MN, USA
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Oct 21, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process had several parts to it. High level, there are 2 rounds (1 on campus, 1 at HQ). Round 1 were behavioral questions, fit questions, and then accounting/equity/credit research specific questions. Round 1 was 2x 30 min interviews with a 1st year analyst and an experience analyst.
Interview Questions
Given ten dollars in depreciation, how does this affect the three statements?
What would you think about as a credit or equity investor?
What are some ratios to think about as a credit research analyst versus a equity research analyst?
How is credit different than equity research?
They also gave an accounting or company analysis case but I didn't get to it because we talked a long time about an equity pitch I made. They really dug into my thesis points and asked every perspective about why I thought the way I did about it.
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Columbia threadneedle Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The first round was a phone interview with an Analyst invovling questions on investment philosophy and stock pitch. Next was super day - where i met with 5 analysts for 4 hours - back to back interviews with analysts and PMs.
Interview Questions
there wasn't one difficult question - I had discussions on comapnies and industries with the PM's which were hard to keep up. We discussed energy companies and they asked my perspective of how IMO 2020 is impacting the shipping industry, logistic companies and refineries - who are expected to benefit from the implementation of the regulation. And if there is a prospective company whose valuations are interesting. Then he asked me about the competitive landscape of the shipping industry and my opinion on the recent bankruptcies.
Sample Answer

analyst intern Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous employee in Minneapolis
Interviewed: May 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 06, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Applied on linkedin, sent resume. Received email asking to articulate interest in position. Phone and skype interviews
Interview Questions
I was asked about my interest in investing, why I had interest in the particular team, why my skillset would be useful to the team, and also about my experience with coding and financial modeling. There weren't really any tricky questions or questions that were hard to prepare for. Overall the interview process was smooth and I enjoyed speaking with the different members of the team. I was also asked to explain my roles at each of my previous work experiences. I was not asked very many technical questions in the interview.
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Intern Ameriprise Financial Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New Orleans
Interviewed: February 2008
Date Submitted: Aug 14, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Simple behavior questions w/ hiring manager.

Asked about previous work experience

Asked what did I know about the company

Why wealth management? And what did I hope to gain from experience
Interview Questions
Primarily behavioral questions

The most difficult question I ran into, because I was not prepared, was tell me about a time you took control of a situation at work in opposition to your colleagues. Another question that could be perceived as difficult was tell me what you know about our company it seemed as if they were looking more for what exactly did you know about the wealth managers in that office. The other difficult question was how are you different from the other candidates, this can be difficult if you did not prepare for it.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in Conshohocken
Interviewed: August 2017
Date Submitted: Apr 23, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very relaxed, spoke over the phone with the operations manager and she just wanted to get to know me and speak about my qualifications. After that, I went in for an interview and met with her again and spoke with the investment specialist at the company to outline what I would be doing and talk about my past experiences. Interview was very casual, just asked about a few things on my resume. Very friendly people.
Interview Questions
As mentioned earlier, it was all just easy get to know you questions. But, the investment specialist asked me a few questions about my knowledge of specific software that the company uses such as Thomson Reuters and Morningstar. But, being my first internship in business I had no real experience with either of these things so I just had to be honest and switched the topic to some business platforms/ software that I did know how to use. Also, I was asked about my knowledge of some blue chip stocks which I had little to no knowledge of.
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Junior Equity Trader Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 25, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very nice fit interview. Even offered to pay for my travels. One phone interview and then personal interviews with 4 people. I felt I impressed almost everyone of them (one guy even welcomed me aboard in an email) and of course the head guy offered travel expenses. However I think one guy didn't like that I didn't commit to having my entire career be in trading. He's an idiot and I'm glad that guy's not my boss, frankly. Everyone else seems great.
Interview Questions
Where will you be in five years? Even though the company is not just trading (and every other interviewer was selling me on how I could make a career as an analyst there) the one idiot cock blocked my application there because I didn't say that I wanted to be a trader under him until he retires.
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Intern/Analyst Interview - Advisory

Anonymous employee in Hauppauge
Interviewed: 2008
Date Submitted: Apr 14, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Initial phone interview before being invited in to speak. Invited into a 1 on 1 face to face interview after moving past phone portion. Interview consisted of various background questions, motivations for wanting the position, future goals, etc. No specific testing besides FIT questions regarding the capability to work with other employees.

At end of interview, I was told to go and sit with a current employee to speak/work with them.

Accepted position at end of interview.
Interview Questions
I would not specifically name anything overly difficult or unexpected, although, I am naturally comfortable during interviews and FIT questions.
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