Bank of New York Mellon Interview Questions

62 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.

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.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (76%)

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 (80%)

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 Bank of New York Mellon

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Markets
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Research
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Asset Management
Location Pittsburgh
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Wealth Management
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Year 2018
Job Title Assistant Portfolio Manager
Group/Division Private Wealth Management
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Private Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology
Location Blackfriars
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Software
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Bank of New York Mellon Examples

Intern Interview - Markets

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
10-minute phone interview expressing interest. The outcome of the 10-minute interview is given at the end of the interview whether you were going to progress to the next stage. Then a super-day interview was scheduled in two weeks. There were two interviews for the super-day with 2 employees in each interview.
Interview Questions
Nothing out of the ordinary. Typical behavioral questions.

Summer Investment Management Intern Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First there was a phone interview that was very behavioral and easy. Then a few days later, I received an email for a Super Day. The Super Day questions were all behavioral except they were bizarre, like tell me about a time you compromised your integrity. Seemed very standardized. Then received a rejection email a few days later. Then got a phone call that I got it for a second choice location three weeks later.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time someone questioned your integrity.

Analyst, Data Management & Quantitative Analysis Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous interview candidate in Pittsburgh
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Received a phone call from a recruiter asking to schedule an interview and accepted. The interview was with two managers, the conversation seemingly went well. After the first interview, I was ghosted and never heard any followup. Attempted to reach out to the recruiter and got no response.
Interview Questions
Asked about my long term ambitions and details on my resume.

Summer Analyst Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone interview was about 15 minutes. They asked very simple questions like tell me about yourself and what does the bank do. They pretty much wanted to know which team you wanted to be on within the division you applied for. The super day was three 25 minute interviews all behavioral and one technical question of tell me where you think the market is headed.
Interview Questions
My interviewer worked in the fiduciary side and I completely blanked when she asked me to describe what she did on a day to day basis.

Summer Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: January 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview followed by three seperate 20 minute online video intervies with employees at the firm
Interview Questions
Tell me about a company youve been keeping an eye on. Would you choose to be the ceo of that company?

Portfolio Analyst Interview - Private Wealth Management

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: February 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Interview
Applied online, HR reached out to set up interview, then went on for formal interviews with the team.
Interview Questions
How do you manage a client portfolio?

Analyst Interview - Private Banking

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
This was a pretty straightforward interview. I submitted my application through a recruiter. After I was selected to move on, I went through four rounds of interviews with managers over a few days and was offered a position.
Interview Questions
I was asked to answer some questions regarding the industry and demonstrate some fairly basic modeling in Excel.

intern Interview - Technology

Anonymous employee in Blackfriars
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Through recruiter I did a screening, then did 2 1 on 1 interviews for an hour each, asked technical, competency and situational questions
Interview Questions
If i was the CEO how would I get everyone to return to the office?

START Developer Program Interview - Software

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: February 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Group Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Very Smooth! One Hackerrank and then a SuperDay with two 30-minute interviews. It was a great process.
Interview Questions
What is an object? What is a class?

Finance Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First interview was with HR on the phone, basic behavioral questions. Waited more than a month to let me know I made it to the super day.
Interview Questions
Why you would be a good fit at the company