Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (99%)

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.

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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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Interview Difficulty (85%)

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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% Interns - FT Offers (92%)

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 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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Interview Questions & Answers - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Examples

Corporate & Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 05, 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Applied early October, heard back the next day to do a Pre-Recorded interview, then heard back for a superday ~2 weeks later. The pre-recorded interview was all behavioral questions and the superday was also very behavioral-heavy with lots of questions gearded towards your resume.
Interview Questions
I was not expecting them to ask as many questions regarding my resume as they did. Also, have a good why SMBC and understand that if you are looking for M&A activity, this is probably not the bank for you as they largely do large refinancing and other types of debt deals.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Operations

Anonymous employee in Frankfurt am Main
Interviewed: June 2023
Date Submitted: Nov 23, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Process was smooth with two interviews, one was with the team and the other was with cross team. Not much challenging just getting to know more about the position and the company culture.
Interview Questions
What differences would you face while working for a national bank versus an international bank
Sample Answer

Sponsor Finance Intern Interview - Financial Sponsors

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Nov 22, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
SMBC requested I do an online video interview after completing about a dozen intern applications. After completing this online interview I was contacted for a superday about a month later for the Sponsor finance group. Spoke to four individuals total and they asked primarily behavioral questions asking for previous work experiences and why IB.
Interview Questions
What are your three biggest strengths and your three greatest weaknesses?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 06, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Obtained the interview through an employee referral. Interviews consisted of two video interviews, each with several members of the team I was to be working with. They mostly asked about items on my resume as well as other behavioral questions. In doing so, they asked about my opinions on the markets/economy. Other than that, no technical questions. Received the offer a couple days later.
Interview Questions
What do you wish you had done differently in college so far?
Where do you see the markets going?
What about your previous experiences make you interested in this position?
Sample Answer

Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst Interview - Leveraged Finance

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Mar 21, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Process was different than other banks, as SMBC typically handed out interviews from their Explore day in which you would select a sector (ie. Debt Structuring) that you are interested in and then upon a successful interview, you would then be selected by one of the teams within that vertical for a Superday. The Superday was not very technical with 5 interview in total and about 2 technical questions asked per interview but nothing that was terribly difficult (ie. 10 dollars of depreciation).
Interview Questions
If a company has 30% debt capacity, but needs to raise additional debt that would take them over this threshold, what is the best way to go about this?
If you have an increase in $10 of depreciation, walk me through the impact to all three financial statements?
Sample Answer

Coverage Analyst Intern Large Corporates Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Paris
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 16, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
First interview online with 2 VPs from the coverage group. Many questions asked about my personal experience and going in depth into what I had previously done (RE credit risk analyst). Followed up with many technical questions about how companies raise debt and the different parties intervening in bond issuance. Several questions about the analysis of a company and what to pay attention to. Next interview was 1v1 in the offices with an MD. Presentation of the company, the business line and what I could be confronted with if I were to join. Questions were about getting to know me, what I did and what I was interested in. Received a call the next day with an offer.
Interview Questions
What is more profitable for banks, loans or issuing corporate bonds and why?, Amortization increases by 100 and we have a tax rate of 40%. What are the effects on all financial statements?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Project Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 15, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round consisted of five back to back interviews with Associates and VPs. Second and final round was with the MD.
Interview Questions
Describe how depreciation flows through the three financial statements, What external events could have material credit impacts on a projects ability to service debt, How could the debt schedule affect CFADS
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Project Finance Intern Interview - Project Finance

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 02, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Other
Interview
After I completed the application, I was invited to complete a hirevue, which was about 8 behavioral questions. Around a week later, I was invited to a superday that was 4 20-minute interviews with a total of 8 people (2 interviewers per interview).
Interview Questions
Nothing too unexpected. The harder questions they asked me about how a project finance deal works, what to look for before committing to a deal, how a carbon capture deal works (from my experience)
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 14, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
had 6 20 minutes interviews, all were behavioral and two technicals. i had attended the online meet and greet sessions and got referred through the program for superday
Interview Questions
why DCM when you are a CS major?
Sample Answer

Credit Risk Reporting Officer Interview - Risk Management

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 12, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
A recruiter found me on LinkedIn and emailed me the job spec. I submitted my job application via the Bank's recruitment portal and had a Webex interview with the hiring manager. Language skills were sought after, so the interview was predominantly in Japanese. 2 weeks after the interview, the manager contacted an internal referee who knew me and another week or so later I had the HR interview. A few days later I received an offer.
Interview Questions
Why I wanted to transition from KYC to Credit Risk Analysis.
Sample Answer