SP Global Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (18%)

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.

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  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (60%)

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.

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  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at SP Global

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Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - SP Global Examples

Ratings Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Started off with a phone screen from the recruiter, then you get passed onto one of the managers who will conduct more of a behavioral interview and ask about relevant skills and whatnot, you will also get asked about which industry/sector coverage interests you most and why (I interviewed for corporates, auto/industrials). After this stage you will get a case study consisting of basic credit analysis in a made up scenario and you will have 1-2 days to complete this (my process was entirely virtual due to covid so this may have changed now). Then you will interview with the hiring manager and other team members in the group you have designated interest to. The hiring manager and team members are where the more technical questions come in, e.g. walk me through a cash flow statement etc. Overall good to have a genuine interest in your sector and know accounting concepts.
Interview Questions
What do you think if a company like Google began paying dividends?

S&P 2019 CREDit Summer Internship Programme Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Other
Interview
I applied through the S&P portal and after a couple of days I received an email that I should complete a video interview (HireVue) within next five days.
Interview Questions
1) Please tell us about yourself and your career/academic path till date
2) What do you know about S&P Global Ratings and why do you want to work for us?
3) Why do you want to work within the financial services/credit ratings sector and why do you think this is a good fit for you?
4) What is your understanding of this program, why have you applied and why do you think it is a good fit for your future career goals?
5) Given what you know about this program, what do you think are the three most important skills/attributes needed to succeed and how does your current skills fit with these?
6) How do you think your academic/professional background have prepared you and will help you succeed on this program?
7) How do you think coming on this program will help you achieve your future career goals?