Analyst

Status
2nd Year Analyst at
Group/Division/Type
Corporate Banking
City
Singapore
Interviewed
July 2015
Overall experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

General Interview Information

Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
I received the interview opportunity by the hiring manager through industry contacts who introduced me. The first interview was rather informal and took place at a cafe near the Credit Suisse office, and the interview lasted for about 20 minutes and consisted of generic background questions and some relevant market opinions. The hiring manager told me she would think about it, and I received a call from HR within about 1 hour after the interview, asking me to attend the second round with the HR front office recruiter. The second round took place around one week after the first, and was filled with generic HR screening questions. The interview lasted about 1.5 hours. I was asked back for a third interview with the managing director who is in charge of the hiring department. The wait was about 1 month, and the actual interview lasted for about 15 minutes. The MD walked out of the office and asked his assistant as to when the earliest day is that they can get me started.

I understand the interview process can vary at a bank such as CS. My group rarely hire fresh graduates, so nearly all of the people hired had relevant backgrounds. I was doing my master's degree prior to the interview and had some relevant industry background with an internship at a much smaller bank. My advice would be to get in touch with the hiring manager directly if it is not a standardized fresh grad hiring process you are in. The internal process is length, but generally speaking, if you can get through the hiring manager and impress him/her, you have a pretty good chance.
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