M&T Bank Interview Questions (2024) - 15 Entries

M&T Bank Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (100%)

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.

4.4

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Interview Difficulty (64%)

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.

2.3

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% Interns - FT Offers (57%)

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 M&T Bank

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2024

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Commercial Banking

Location Buffalo

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Average

Teller

Year 2023

Job Title Teller

Group/Division Retail Banking

Location Vienna

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Intern

Year 2021

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Generalist

Location New York

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Intern

Year 2019

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Debt Capital Markets

Location Baltimore

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2021

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division Credit

Location Buffalo

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2021

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Real Estate

Location New York

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Easy

N/A

Year 2019

Job Title N/A

Group/Division N/A

Location Baltimore

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Difficult

N/A

Year 2019

Job Title N/A

Group/Division N/A

Location Baltimore

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Difficult

Student / Prospective Monkey

Year 2020

Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey

Group/Division Marketing

Location New York

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2017

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Credit Risk

Location Buffalo

Experience

Very Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - M&T Bank Examples

Summer Executive Associate Interview - Commercial Banking

Anonymous employee in Buffalo

Interviewed: March 2024

Date Submitted: Apr 09, 2024

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

2-3 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The process started with a call with the recruiter, who asked general experience-based questions to get to better know my motivations for applying and why I was interested in M&T. I then moved on to two rounds, both with two individuals per round (SVPs or higher). These rounds were all behavioral based and lasted 30 minutes per round. The SVPs cared about fit with the specific team you're interviewing with (in my case, I interviewed with enterprise customer growth, so they wanted to know if I have customer-facing experiences). I then waited 1 month before the recruiter called me about the final round interview. This final round was with a Senior Executive Vice President, lasting 40 minutes and all behavioral based as well. I heard back with an offer a few days after.

Interview Questions

What does customer service mean to you? Why is customer service important to you? What ideas do you have for improving contact center operations?

Sample Answer

universal banker Interview - Retail Banking

Anonymous employee in Vienna

Interviewed: April 2023

Date Submitted: Jul 01, 2023

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Background Check

Interview

First I applied online directly through their webiste. Then recruiter contacted me an we basically had a screening interview to see if I could be a possible fit. had previous banking experince so I made it through the interview easily. then was time for 1 on 1 with manager. manager was pretty chill and asked me question related to my past banking experince. he then asked where id see myself in the necxt three years and i told him i was interested in IB so thats where id see myself.

Interview Questions

How would you liked to be managed? difficult cause I did not really know what he meant lol. took me a min to understand hes just asking how I would like to be managed literlly!

were you ever short when balancing as teller?

Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: October 2021

Date Submitted: Sep 17, 2022

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The first round interview was conducted by their HR. The interview questions last only around 10 minutes. They are behavioral questions.

Interview Questions

There are no difficult or unexpected questions.

Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Baltimore

Interviewed: February 2019

Date Submitted: Nov 12, 2021

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

relatively straightforward - first interview with recruiter, second round consisted of two interviews back to back, almost all behavioral questions. very organized process and nice people

Interview Questions

Describe your greatest weakness

Sample Answer

Summer Internship Program Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in Buffalo

Interviewed: January 2021

Date Submitted: Aug 18, 2021

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

4-5 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Background Check

Interview

The initial call with HR was set up at the end of August and the call took place at the beginning of September. After this call there was a long period of not hearing anything back, then in December, the HR recruiter emailed me a department that was interested in interviewing me. The interview was with two managers, lasted about 30-40 minutes, and was all behavioral questions. I received an offer within 4-5 days of my second interview and had a week to accept or decline.

Interview Questions

The interview was all behavioral and pretty much the typical questions any interviewer will ask you. The only question that took me off guard, and this was on me, was to explain my second major and why I chose it.

Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in New York

Interviewed: February 2021

Date Submitted: Jul 06, 2021

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Background Check

Interview

Applied through Handshake and received a first-round interview with HR a few weeks later. After I was invited back for a 2 on one interview with the head of the credit group

Interview Questions

Nothing out of the ordinary mostly behavioral questions. Why this role? Tell me about a time where you were a team leader? etc.

Sample Answer

Teller Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Baltimore

Interviewed: April 2019

Date Submitted: Feb 12, 2021

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

In-person

Length of Process

3-4 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

The process was straight forward and fair. Seem like great people with good character. Would love to work there.

Interview Questions

How have you felt with an unhappy customer?

Sample Answer

Executive Associate Program Interview - Marketing

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Interviewed: October 2020

Date Submitted: Oct 25, 2020

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Interview

Attended on-campus office hours with M&T recruiter, this helped me lock in an initial phone interview. From there, second round interviews consisted of 3 interviews about an hour long each with different team members.

Interview Questions

Tell me a time when you conducted data analysis and found insights that were not supporting your initial hypothesis?
Tell me a time when the insights coming out of the data was not supportive of your client's overall strategy? What did you do?

Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Credit Risk

Anonymous employee in Buffalo

Interviewed: May 2017

Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2019

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Applied online. Initial phone call interview with a recruiter followed by another phone interview with the hiring manager for the division. Questions we're purely behavioral and very straightforward.

Interview Questions

Questions focused mostly on previous work experience. A high degree of emphasis was placed on technical skills such as experience with Excel and Tableau and applications of both in previous projects at other firms. Both the recruiter and hiring manager were easygoing and direct with their questions. After reviewing experience and skills the interview shifted towards behavioral questions that emphasized fit within the division. No trick questions or difficult riddles to solve. Plenty of time at the end to ask the interviewers questions and review logistics.

Sample Answer

Management Development Program Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Buffalo

Interviewed: April 2018

Date Submitted: Aug 22, 2018

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

M&T Bank came to my school's campus, and I was able to talk to the recruiters at the table and people who worked at the bank. I gave them my email, and they emailed me an online application for the program. When I scheduled the interview, they then asked for my resume. I had one phone interview with them.

Interview Questions

I found the most unexpected question was when the recruiter asked how I got and maintained such a high grade point average at my college. I had never been asked that question before, so it was really weird to me to be asked that. The recruiter seemed more interested in my school career, why I chose to attend my specific college, which classes I decided to choose to take and my rationale behind it, rather than gauging my knowledge about the bank and management, and the position that I was applying for.

Sample Answer

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