Mizuho Securities Interview Questions

17 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.

4.1
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (87%)

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.

2.9
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (93%)

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 Mizuho Securities

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2024
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location Hong Kong
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location London
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2024
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Fixed Income
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Frankfurt
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Mizuho Securities Examples

Equity Trader Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: January 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through linkedin, get a HR phone call and proceed to 1x1 interview with the ED. Questions are pretty straightforward on technicals with some behavioral questions. As the role is related to facilitation desk, questions are about order book, knowledge on index, and previous internship experience in trading.
Interview Questions
Different index methodology - need to know all of them with examples.
Factors that you consider when analyzing liquidity and order book

Summer Analyst Interview - Sales and Trading

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: December 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
Roughly 5 questions followed by presentation pitch for a stock sent in before hand
1 question on simple probability theory
1 question about knoweldge regarding different business lines in global markets
1 question regarding impact of etrading on smaller shops
2 questions on motivations
Interview Questions
Impact of Etrading on the smaller shops like Mizuho in global markets

Intern Interview - Fixed Income

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online and then HR reached out to schedule a short thirty minute interview with one of the firm's MD's.
Interview Questions
Can you tell me what the dual of a linear program is?

Investment banking summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
3 rounds of interview - more behavioral and resume focused; talked about projects; some technical simple
Interview Questions
what is the trend on industry you have on resume

Investment banking Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
First was a phone call interview, then there was a super day where it was 2 different calls each one was with a junior banker and a managing director and it would switch off between behavioral and technical questions.
Interview Questions
What are the 4 most common types of valuation methods

Intern DCM Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Frankfurt
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very good experience, very interesting discussion about the current market environment, a few theoretical questions about duration, inversed yield curve, ECB yield devolpment
Interview Questions
Explain Duration and what happens when the interest goes up

Sophomore Women In Banking Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Basic behavioral (why Mizuho/why investment banking) and market news (interest rate/recession). Nothing too diffcult. MD was very chill.
Interview Questions
Do you follow the market? Tell me about it

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
There is a 1-1 or 2-1 phone interview followed by a superday. The super day consisted of 4 interviews
Interview Questions
One of questions I received was regarding sale lease backs and there effect on leverage

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online randomly one day. I had done 0 networking and honestly didn't know what mizuho was. Did 2 interviews each with an MD and an analyst. Basically no behavioral, but the technicals were pretty standard and basic.
Interview Questions
Explain what would happen if the cost of debt in WACC went up

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Superday with three interviewers, back-to-back. Interviewers were from different sectors and offices
Interview Questions
Tell me more about a deal that you completed (on resume). What role did you play?
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