1st Year Analyst

Status
1st Year Analyst at
Group/Division/Type
Commercial Banking
City
New York
Interviewed
January 2020
Overall experience
Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy

General Interview Information

Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
3-4 months

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
I applied via LinkedIn THREE times over three months - each time, the job availability had over 200+ applicants. After the third identical application, a recruiter reached out to me via email for an initial phone screening. I replied to the email to confirm a date/time but got no response. I proceeded to message the recruiter via LinkedIn DM and even left voicemails, to no avail. Finally, ONE MONTH after having initially contacted me, the recruiter replied and confirmed a time for the phone screening.

The phone screen was pretty basic and lasted around 15 minutes. I was only asked basic behavioral questions (tell me about yourself, tell me about a time you worked in a team, what is your greatest strength/weakness, etc.) There were also some questions about the company (why CIT, why did you apply for this position, tell me about what you know about CIT's businesses.) At the end of the phone screening, the recruiter informed me that, based on my responses, she felt that I was one of her top three candidates and arranged for me for next-round in-person interviews.

The next round interviews were at CIT's NYC office. I met 1-1 first with the team leader, then with an MD for another 1-1. Questions were the same each time -- standard behaviorals and two technical questions (what is NWC, run me through the three main financial statements).

The interviews themselves were pleasant, but the hiring process is disorganized. Its been three weeks since the interview, and I have yet to hear any updates. I've reached out to all three points of contact, and am only able to reach voicemail. I'm confident that the interviews went well - I was able to demonstrate how I'd add value to the organization in the role, and they'd explicitly indicated that I surpassed their expectations. I don't know what's going on on their end, but the lack of engagement is troubling.
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