DBS Group Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (82%)

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.

3.7
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (90%)

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
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (58%)

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 DBS Group

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Group/Division
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Experience
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3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Jakarta
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Financial Advisor
Year 2017
Job Title Financial Advisor
Group/Division Retail Banking
Location SIngapore
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location Mumbai
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Singapore
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2017
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Risk Management
Location Singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location Hong Kong
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Asset Management
Location Singapore
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - DBS Group Examples

Equity Research Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in Jakarta
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 14, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Background Check
Interview
first of all, you will be asked to come to the office for a test to make a model and write, in this test, you will be provided with a laptop and an annual report for writing material. All you have to do is build a model from scratch, then write a page or two of research.

You will be invited for a 1-on-1 interview with the head of research. Here you will be challenged to pitch an industry that you are good at.

After that, if the HoR is okay, you will be contacted by HRD for the offering.
Interview Questions
Industry view on sector that you will be covered, Clients that you have worked with before
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: March 2019
Date Submitted: Feb 08, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Four stage interview process. One 45 minute interview with a director, One 45 minute interview with 3 Managing Directors (15 minutes each, one after the other), One 6 boxer/strip profile test (2 hours), One modeling test (1 hour)
Interview Questions
1. Walk me through a DCF
2. What are the three traditional methods of valuation
3. What would an investor in x industry prefer, an asset deal or equity deal?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: December 2018
Date Submitted: May 16, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Phone interview by all analysts. Technical interview comprising financial ratios and important metrics for fixed income securities. Tested basic financial knowledge on fixed income financial instruments. Questions on macroeconomic events and environment, especially with regard to Fed interest rates and economic data coming out of the US (Non-farm Payrolls, Unemployment levels, Initial Jobless claims, etc)
Interview Questions
Describe the process of bond origination. As an intern interviewing for the debt capital markets position, i only knew basic financial concepts such as calculating value of bond using interest rate and coupon rates. I did not know the process of bond origination and was expected to know concepts such as coupon rate tightening, market sounding, syndication and relationship between the capital markets and the bank's relationship managers (this was to do with sales and allocation of fixed income securities in the event that the there was excess demand for the bond offer size)
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Wealth planning manager Interview - Retail Banking

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: December 2017
Date Submitted: Oct 06, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First you get a call from HR two weeks after submission, then one-on-one meetings with the hiring manager and HR.
Interview Questions
I think the questions were fairly simple and straight forward. As it was a sales role, there were close to no technical questions at all.
Most questions were mostly personality question and cultural fit questions like strength and weaknesses. Others were told to sell the hiring manager a pen and i think that would probably be the hardest question in the pool already. Apart from that, it was more of the hiring manager explaining more about the role and selling the role as the role requires you to work alot.
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Management Associate Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Mumbai
Interviewed: October 2018
Date Submitted: Jan 10, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Presentation
Interview
Summer Internship for 3 months and then 3 rounds of interviews. Complicated process with random evaluation
Interview Questions
This HR is your client for portfolio management. Profile her based on questioning her and try to understand what her needs and goals are. Based on that design a portfolio for her and decide on the asset allocation. Why did you allocate this particular percentage on equity and the remaining on debt? Why do you think investing in equity markets is good? What are the macroeconomic that impact Indian equity markets the most currently? Based on these macroeconomic factors in the present scenario, discuss your outlook.
Sample Answer

Strategic Advisory Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: October 2018
Date Submitted: Oct 22, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Got called up and asked to arrange a date for a case-study. Was given 24h to prepare and submit the pitch before arranging for another day to head down for the presentation.
Interview Questions
Interview questions were fairly average with the walk-me-through-your CV and what-do-you-know-about-us questions. More emphasis was placed on the case-study presentation we were given to prepare.

Had received the case-study question and given 24hours to prepare and submit it the previous week. When I went down to present it, I was quizzed mostly on the methodology I used throughout the case study and why I chose to use said methodology.

Was also asked about my view on the current trade war between US and China.
Sample Answer

DBS M&A Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 13, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
2 Rounds of interviews with the team, containing technical questions as well as behavioral questions. If you pass the test there would be a 5 hour modelling test.
Interview Questions
Questions were neither difficult or unexpected. Sample questions asked were on basic valuation, such as explaining the DCF, how to obtain the various parameters in the DCF. Fit questions involved asking questions such as tell me about a time where you displayed leadership, tell me about your personality and how it would fit to the team. They were also quite relaxed in asking what you do on weekends and what you do for fun. Generally the team wants to be able to know you are both technically capable and likable.
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Young banker programme Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: September 2017
Date Submitted: Nov 15, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
Went through the video interview where I was given a time to read and record my answers. No reply from company after this.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time when you had to think outside the box to complete a task
- wasn’t prepared for such a question, but you can mention about a time when you took initiative

Discuss one or two ideal projects that you would like to work on in our company and consider how they are strategic
- I thought questions were going to be competency based. So this question surprised me.

Tell me about a time when something went wrong at work/ project you took control of
- had to talk about a negative experience but turn it into a good ending
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in Hong Kong
Interviewed: February 2016
Date Submitted: Jul 17, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Received an informational interview with a senior management after a referral.
Followed by a few follow-up calls, an HR behavioural interview, and also a written test (technical knowledge).
Finally a third round interview with line manager(s).


Interview Questions
Behavioural questions on my background mostly. Why banking, why the switch from my previous job, why I majored in a completely irrelevant area, my aspirations, my interests.
Technical assessment was not easy. Requires preparation although there is very minimal material regarding corporate banking online. Would recommend speaking to a person currently in the industry to prepare for these kind of tests. Basic accounting and financial analysis skills require. Ability to write eloquently in a limited amount of time.
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intern Interview - Asset Management

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: April 2013
Date Submitted: Jul 09, 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
asset applying online I received the links to various aptitude and personality exams that had to be completed online. they were all timed and had various sections. following that came a thirty minute long phone interview.
Interview Questions
this was more of a conversational interview hence there weren't as many technical questions. A question that caught me off guard was why would I choose them over another company that was essentially identical to them where it was difficult to distinguish between the two of them.
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