China Securities Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (77%)

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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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (88%)

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.

3.2
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (34%)

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 China Securities

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Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Beijing
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Beijing
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location Beijing
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Shanghai
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Hong Kong
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - China Securities Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Beijing
Interviewed: May 2021
Date Submitted: Jul 13, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
The interview was a mix of behavioral and technical. Nothing unexpected. There were many follow up questions for the technical part.
Interview Questions
Bond underwriting related
Sample Answer

IB Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Beijing
Interviewed: May 2020
Date Submitted: Jan 18, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The hiring process is pretty simple. Submit my resume and got an interview. Interview process is straightforward with no difficult question.
Interview Questions
Market Sense related questions
Sample Answer

off-cycle intern Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in Beijing
Interviewed: May 2019
Date Submitted: Feb 21, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
firstly, the company posts several positions online; after submitting the resume, you'll be invited to the office to take 1 on 1 interview; the offer is given right after the interview if successful
Interview Questions
* the officer asked about the current secondary market's trend and your understanding to the finance ( like: what do you think is finance, what is the function of finance)

* also, they asked detailed questions about your resume like “walk me through your cv” and asked about your experience that is relevant to financial markets ( such as stock pitch competition or case study competition or previous internship experience)

* then they asked about how long will you be able to do this internship
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Shanghai
Interviewed: June 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 03, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
In the group interview, 4 candidates were asked at once. No group discussion.
1. Self-introduction
2. Be asked by Senior Analyst and VP
Interview Questions
**Resume-based question**
Q: Your resume shows that you wrote an IPO proposal for a telecommunications company to list in the SSE STAR Market by performing industry analysis and company analysis at another securities firm.
1/ How did you analyze this company's IPO feasibility?
2/ Introduce this company briefly to us. (industry, business, customers, strategies, technology, risks...)
3/ What is the company's name? (I did not answer this question because of some confidential issues of my last employer)
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Corporate Finance Intern Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: March 2017
Date Submitted: Sep 17, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The application process consisted of a cover letter/resume drop. The first round interview was conducted over Skype with the hiring manager, who seemed to be based in Beijing, rather than in Hong Kong, where the position would have been located.
Interview Questions
1) Asked about my top three strengths and weaknesses in Chinese. Definitely stumbled there, and was probably the weakest part of my overall interview-- 100% sure that this question was what tanked me overall.
2) Walk me through your resume. Very typical of a banking interview.
3) Followed up with a few questions about the extracurriculars that I was in on campus.
4) Surprisingly no technicals were asked of me.
Overall: Interviewer was a bit curt, but may have been more of a language issue (we also Skype-called) than anything.
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