Bank of Ireland Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (66%)

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3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Bank of Ireland

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Leveraged Finance
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Leveraged Finance
Location Stamford
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Commercial Banking
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Bank of Ireland Examples

Corporate Banking Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Oct 05, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
A first-round phone interview conducted by the HR manager and then several 1 on 1 on-site interview.
Interview Questions
The interview was not so difficult. A lot of behavior questions such as go over your resume and talk about past experiences. Why you choose the company and why you choose the division. Talk about industry trends and the capital market. Tell me about your understanding of fixed income and leveraged finance. Must familiar with your resume and any information on your resume could be asked.
Be well prepared about the financial and accounting questions. They will ask a lot of accounting questions such as leverage buyout and cash flow projection.
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Analyst Interview - Leveraged Finance

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: August 2015
Date Submitted: Jul 04, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Background Check
Interview
First stage was online application and CV submission. From there, three online tests (numerical, verbal and logical). There was then about a one month wait from completing the test to be invited to assessment centre. Assessment was half a day and consisted of a group task selecting a portfolio of stocks and then an individual case study with a panel of two. Following assessment centre, final round interview was with a panel of four directors.
Interview Questions
Unexpected to be given a task of choosing stock portfolio as the role was for Leveraged Finance.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Leveraged Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Stamford
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 26, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview then multiple 1 on 1 interviews with Associates through Directors followed by a second round
Interview Questions
The questions were pretty straight forward - a junior person would go through the technicals as well as fit questions. Most of the senior interviews focused around getting to know you as well as in-depth questions about your background based on the things on your resume.

I would know your story cold as well as any links to the job. It is also important to understand what the leveraged finance group does, who the client is, and how you would look at an investment from a credit perspective. Reading a leveraged loan primer would likely be helpful.
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Analyst Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2015
Date Submitted: Nov 13, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Other
Interview
Apply online. Got sent three tests to complete (I believe they were the standard numerical, logical reasoning and verbal). Consequently, I was sent an invitation to complete a video interview. I had technical difficulties at this stage. There were two questions. Awaiting the outcome of this interview.
Interview Questions
Describe when you worked as a team to bring value in work or through extra-curricular activities. Second question was "What makes you stand out for this position?". Both very easy questions.
Sample Answer