Société Générale Interview Questions

140 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (96%)

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.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (94%)

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 (60%)

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 Société Générale

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3rd+ Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 3rd+ Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location LONDON
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Trading
Location Paris
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Risk Management
Location Paris
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Société Générale Examples

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Assessment centre with talks about the teams, then a group exercise. Nothing technical. Then final round interview, one director, asking me strengths based questions (tell me about a time you dealt with lots of pressure, what’s your biggest weakness, tell me about a time you made a mistake, etc, and why SG/ the internship
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you made a mistake and how you deal with it?
Biggest weakness
How do you deal with stress at work

2024 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview consisted of one first round interview video call with an associate. The next round was a super day consisting of 3 separate interview: 1 technical and 2 behavioral
Interview Questions
Walk me through the 3 statements

M&A PUI Trainee Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Other
Interview
Video interview with an associate on the team, 3-hour modelling test (3 statements, DCF, DDM and sensitivities), final round interview online with a couple of associates
Interview Questions
None come to mind. All standard questions and much more of a conversation where you get to show your views and talk about your experiences. I’d say try and know in depth the things on your CV and think commercially.

Market Sales Intern Interview - Structured Products

Anonymous interview candidate in Milan
Interviewed: September 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I was contacted by the Head of Marketing of the structured products division in Milan to fix a first interview. I have taken the interview successfully and after 1 month I got a call from the HR
Interview Questions
How does the pricing of CDS work?

Equity Research Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Phone call with associate, mostly behavioral stuff. Some questions about previous experience and why equity research. Interview was mainly market technicals, nothing too heavy.
Interview Questions
No difficult technical questions. But was grilled on why equity research since my background is very PE/IB.

IT trainee Interview - Equities

Anonymous employee in tokyo
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process was smooth and fast. I had a phone call to check my background and qualifications and after that I interviewed with the hiring manager.
Interview Questions
No difficult questions were asked as most were behavioral questions. Like projects you worked on that you are proud of, what feedback positive and negative did you receive from your previous internship

DCM Graduate Trainee Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in Seoul
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Applied online, and received a notification to schedule an interview in a week. The process consisted two interviews - group interview and 1 on 1 interview with the MD.
Interview Questions
Explain the debt process for a company XXX in detail

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Casablanca
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Other
Interview
Process started with a HR phone call. After phone screen completed about 5 in person interviews with junior and senior bankers. Questions asked were a mix of technical and fit questions. During this process I was also asked to complete a one hour modeling test on site.
Interview Questions
Most complicated part of the process was the 1 hour modeling test - I was asked to build a 3 statement model and value a business I was given using different methods.

Quantitative Trading Intern Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous employee in Paris
Interviewed: January 2022
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
Had a fast track interview process as it was campus recruiting so I only had 1 interview (but 2 hours one) with the desk head
Interview Questions
What is the reason why XGBoost outperforms other trees boosting algorithms ?

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
One call with HR to explain the role. Interview with an analyst and an associate and then interview with 2 MDs. Little to no technical knowledge but very intense
Interview Questions
Explain our transaction philosophy