Bank of China Interview Questions

11 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (70%)

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.

3.4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (70%)

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 (87%)

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.

80%
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Interviews at Bank of China

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Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Audit
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Risk Management
Location Luxembourg
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2016
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Jining
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Beijing
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location Singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Nashville
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Risk
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Markets
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Year 2016
Job Title
Group/Division Global Markets
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location Hong Kong
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Bank of China Examples

Internal Audit Intern Interview - Audit

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Very slow, but straightfoward. First was phone call with HR, then Zoom interview with SVP. Backround check took almost a month, whole process was 2 months before start date.
Interview Questions
Why are you interested in Internal Audit?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Luxembourg
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 27, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Contacted by HR for an interview, saw a team member with a 30 mins call. The team member didn't focus on technical aspects but rather on very personal questions which made the interview go very awkwardly thus making the idea of interning there fade as the interview goes on.
Interview Questions
Very personal life detailed and unprofessional question
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Jining
Interviewed: February 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round all behavioral questions. you will have 30 mins. onsite, two interviewers. Second round skype 30 mins with MD. The whole process takes two weeks to go. you will get back by email.
Interview Questions
Tell me about your sell. What do you do outside the curriculum? You prefer a teamwork or individual work. Pitch me a stock How can a company have positive net income for 10 years and go bankrupt year after? Asked a mix of basic technical & behavioral. Requested a stock pitch (have one prepared). The whole process was fairly straightforward. They are looking for someone who is confident/competent, but once you hit that bar you just have to come off as someone the team would like to grab a beer with.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Beijing
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: May 01, 2018
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The hiring process starts late. I think they are targeting 50% kids with overseas background and 50% kids educated in Chinese universities. Nothing too unexpected during interviews, mostly basic technical questions. However, some of the questions are asked in Chinese (including a self-introduction)
Interview Questions
The most difficult question for me was the self-introduction in Chinese. Since it was supposed to be "international," I did not expect anything to be asked or answered in Chinese. However, they didn't seem to have a general rule as to which language to use when it comes to interviewing, which made it pretty difficult. Another question they asked that I thought was difficult was "Tell me some good investment opportunities in the tech industry in China." They clearly required a good understanding of different industry trends in China.
Sample Answer

Corporate Banking Intern Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: April 2017
Date Submitted: Apr 19, 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 opportunity to be interviewed was great, waiting time was long. easy interview, personality and fit questions mainly. by HR manager
Interview Questions
the interview was very easy. no difficult question if u were to ask me, the toughest question was about why am i interested in corporate banking and why work in a china bank. It was not unexpected but the HR/hiring manager asked further about your personality and interest. My guess she was trying to find out about my personality fit to the role. My answer was simple, basically to share with her how my family in banking and extra-curricular activities in school influenced me to pursue/try out corporate banking.
Sample Answer

financial analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: July 2016
Date Submitted: Jan 22, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The company recruiter asked me some basic behavioral questions. Nothing too technical or difficult.
Interview Questions
Tell me one finance news that interests you and why?
you are an xxx major, how do you know you can handle the rigor if investment banking?
how do you deal with a difficult customer
What trends do you see happening in the market that will affect this role?
Recall a time you made an unpopular decision and what were the implications of it?
which industries I would invest in with $10,000,000
what did I think of the interest rate atmosphere
What you thought about the position emphasis on how your current skills related to the position.
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Financial Institutions Department Intern Interview - Risk

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2016
Date Submitted: Sep 24, 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Was called by a member of HR for a behavioral phone screen. I then had an interview with a VP in the Financial Institutions Department. Quick turnaround.
Interview Questions
There not too many hard questions. The HR guy asked me about my resume, and just basic experiences. For example, what I learned from this, what I learned from that. Nothing difficult whatsoever, although do make sure you have an answer for why Bank of China (obviously). Interview with VP was again very similar; they asked more scenario questions, such as "If you have competing deadlines, how would you manage this." As long as you seem confident you should be good to go and get the offer. Nothing was unexpected.
Sample Answer

Summer Associate Interview - Markets

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2017
Date Submitted: Sep 12, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The interview consisted of a one on one phone interview, followed by a group phone interview with multiple team members.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question asked how a change in interest rates would impact the value of a portfolio consisting of 30% fixed and 70% floating bonds.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Global Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: September 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 04, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied through employee referral, got email for interview after two weeks, and had an interview with the department head.
Interview Questions
Did not prepare very well for the competency questions and didn't do very good in the interview. First they asked about financial market news I have been following and some technical terms and why am I interested in the financial market and why BOC, then they ask me to pitch a stock and explain my reasons. What is your career goal? What are your strengths and weaknesses? The interview was difficult but the interviewers were nice. The interview was short and only take around twenty minutes. Overall is not hard
Sample Answer

Graduate intern Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in Hong Kong
Interviewed: January 2012
Date Submitted: Apr 16, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Ask your background,what makes you apply this position, behavioural questions like (what if you have conflicts with your manager, a example of team work ect, nothing technical)
Interview Questions
what's the first thing you will notice when a professional walks into the room.
tell me one time that you've failed.
What is your biggest weakness that’s really a weakness, and not a secret strength?
you GPA looks only average, why should i hire you but not others who has higher GPA?
what's your 5 years goal?
if you did not achieve your goal by then, what would you do? will you be frustrating?
tell me how did you manage your anger, and give a real life example.
(it seems that the last couple of questions are realated)
Sample Answer