SEI Investments Interview Questions

8 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (83%)

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.

3.6
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Interview Difficulty (53%)

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 (74%)

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 SEI Investments

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Equity Capital Markets
Location Oaks
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Other
Year 2014
Job Title Other
Group/Division Accounting
Location Oaks
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Operations
Location Oaks
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Management
Location Oaks
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Oaks
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Oaks
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Summer Analyst Internship (General)
Location Oaks
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
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Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Summer Internship
Location Oaks
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - SEI Investments Examples

Associate Interview - Equity Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Oaks
Interviewed: November 2020
Date Submitted: Dec 11, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
All behavioral. First round with recruiter. Second Round was skipped. Final Round was a mix of behavioral and technical questions with 6 different managers.
Interview Questions
What are the 4 elements of good object oriented software development?
Sample Answer

Hedge Fund Analyst Interview - Accounting

Anonymous employee in Oaks
Interviewed: May 2014
Date Submitted: Aug 22, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Met 1 on 1 with a recruiter on campus, they followed up again as graduation approached to have another meeting. Then a month or 2 before graduation they brought me in for a round-robin style interview to meet with 5 groups of 2. After interviewing with all of them, I came to find out that the turnover is so high, teams who are currently full still interview candidates.
Interview Questions
"How would your enemies describe you?"All the other questions were the very standard fit questions such as - whyd you choose your major, what interests you in working at SEI Investments etc. Very limited questions revolved around skill. I was only really asked what my competence level was with using Excel ( which any business major should be versed in)

The interviews are very laid back and informal. You can essentially talk about anything you want and probably still get an offer from this place. Just dont make it too obvious you're only there to get a paycheck/going to leave when something better comes along
Sample Answer

Operations Analyst Interview - Operations

Anonymous employee in Oaks
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Nov 12, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Phone interview with HR, brought in and one on one interview with HR rep. Then group interview with manager and analyst.
Interview Questions
A bag of 10 marbles contains 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. If two marbles are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one marble is blue?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Oaks
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Jan 18, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied online. Got a call for an initial phone interview/screening from HR. After that, I was brought in to interview alongside 20 other applicants - they split you up to do one-on-one interviews (2 rounds, 30 mins each). After this they did one more phone interview with the department manager and was presented with an offer.
Interview Questions
Was asked mostly behavioral questions in both the phone and in person interviews. Very typical questions internship interview questions
One question that was unusual was in the one-on-one interview - asked to draw a map of how I got to the office.
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Oaks
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 18, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
All behavioral questions and the interviewer was very positive and enthusiastic. The interview was conducted by phone after I applied online through the companies website. I was told that by the interviewer that he was recommending me to a second round, face to face interview but so far an offer has not yet materialized.
Interview Questions
What is one skill or piece of knowledge you wish you had? I panicked and answered that I wished to know more about accounting which admittedly came off as superficial
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Oaks
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 17, 2014
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Started on the process as a referral from an employee. Started with a phone screen by HR which was very basic. Then was brought in for a face to face interview. I interviewed with 3 people total, 2 junior and 1 senior employee.
Interview Questions
Sell me my glasses was an unexpected question.
Market based questions ex.. How did the market do in the past year? How do you think it will go this year? What is market cap, SAP, Dow Jones?
All were from the Senior employee
Basic questions walk me through your resume? Why SEI? Asked about resume experience? I explained resume experience. Following that we ended up having common interests and knew similar people and went off on that for a bit. This was from the junior employee.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Summer Analyst Internship (General)

Anonymous employee in Oaks
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Sep 25, 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Rigorous fit questions. Interviewers were nice however, questions seemed to come out of nowhere. Firm is growing exponentially and is hiring new elite analysts to join the firm.
Interview Questions
Explain one of the most difficult decisions you've made in the past.
- Talked about my decision to attend college where I attended. Interviewer was unimpressed.
Sample Answer

Summer Internship Interview - Summer Internship

Anonymous interview candidate in Oaks
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Jul 31, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
All phone interviews. Basic fit questions: Why SEI, Why asset management. Very generic. Was interviewed by a young worker who had obviously never interviewed anyone before and due to that fact it was very short and awkward.
Interview Questions
Why Asset management?
What do you like about SEI?
Tell me about a time you worked with a bad team member and how you overcame it
What type of activities do you do that display your interest in finance?
Greatest weakness?
Greatest strength?
Do you know anything about SEI's culture?
Tell me something about yourself that is not on your resume
Sample Answer