Synchrony Financial Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (87%)

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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.

4.2
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Interview Difficulty (54%)

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.

2.4
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% Interns - FT Offers (54%)

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 Synchrony Financial

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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
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Location Stamford
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Job Title Intern
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Job Title Intern
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Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Location Stamford
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Year 2014
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
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Interview Questions & Answers - Synchrony Financial Examples

Sales and Relationship Management Intern Interview - Finance

Anonymous employee in Stamford
Interviewed: August 2017
Date Submitted: Mar 04, 2019
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 very personal. I first when into the main office in Stamford and interviewed with one of the heads of the company. The following week, I went back and interviewed with the campus recruiter. Just basic fit questions. After that, I had a phone interview, then was offered the position shortly after. They asked why I was interested, why I would be a good fit, my accomplishments, and leadership roles I have held in the past.
Interview Questions
Why do you think you would be a good fit for this company? - I responded to this question by talking about how much I liked the company culture and the program they were offering. I went in detail into what I knew about the company and the things that I liked about it. After that, I talked about the position itself and my relevant skills. I talked about previous job experiences and class projects where I used my creative abilities to succeed.
What have you done in the past that showed your leadership skills?
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Finance Analyst Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Stamford
Interviewed: September 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 13, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had a very good experience with the interviewing process. The woman who interviewed me had a very high position in the company, so it was nice to see that they really valued their internship position. The 45 minute interview consisted of a bunch of behavioral questions and some basic finance-related questions. Overall, I had a good experience interviewing and learning more about the company, but it just turned out to be something that I was not incredibly interested in.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you worked in a group.

-Discussed a few times in my collegial extracurricular activities that I was involved on a team and came across a conflict, and then went on to share how we overcame that conflict.
Why finance? Why this specific department in finance? Why Synchrony Financial?

"I enjoy working with numbers and using numbers to figure out problems"
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Finance Analyst Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Stamford
Interviewed: September 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 13, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had a very good experience with the interviewing process. The woman who interviewed me had a very high position in the company, so it was nice to see that they really valued their internship position. The 45 minute interview consisted of a bunch of behavioral questions and some basic finance-related questions. Overall, I had a good experience interviewing and learning more about the company, but it just turned out to be something that I was not incredibly interested in.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you worked in a group.

-Discussed a few times in my collegial extracurricular activities that I was involved on a team and came across a conflict, and then went on to share how we overcame that conflict.
Why finance? Why this specific department in finance? Why Synchrony Financial?

"I enjoy working with numbers and using numbers to figure out problems"
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Financial Management Program Interview - Back Office

Anonymous interview candidate in Stamford
Interviewed: September 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 04, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied for on-campus recruiting. I was interested in the program because I heard great things about GE's equivalent program. I received an offer for an interview and the interview process on-campus was with 1 person for 45 minutes. The interview is ALL behavioral. The interviewer reads off a list of questions on a notepad (about 12-15 total) that ask about times when you were a leader and succeeded, failed, how you stay organized, etc.

This interview was the most comprehensive behavioral interview I have ever had, and that's saying a lot. To give you an idea, I ran out of stories to tell the interviewer about 25 minutes in, and I had about 6 behavioral answers prepared. In the middle of the interview, I began questioning what I was exactly applying for and from there on, my enthusiasm to finish the interview waned. I bet the interviewer was able to tell.
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself.
Tell me a time you succeeded as a leader.
Tell me a time you failed as a leader.
Tell me a time you had a conflict you resolved.
Tell me a time you had a conflict you didn't resolve. What happened?
Tell me a time you had to be organized.
Tell me a time you worked with a difficult member on a team.
Are you a leader or a follower?
Tell me a time you took a risk.
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Data Analyst Summer Intern Interview - Consumer - Retail

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: October 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 02, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
The interview was 20 minutes long, and it consisted mostly of talking about my previous experiences and describing any prior experience I had with handling data.
Interview Questions
No questions were really that tough, it was a standard first round interview, asking me to elaborate on who I am and my pat experiences. There was a question that specifically asked "what are your past experiences?". Apparently you are supposed to tell a story with these types of questions, follow the progression of your career goals as they are expected to change throughout your undergraduate career, I didn't do that, I simply listed what I had previously been involved with. There was a specific experience, however, that the interviewer asked me about because it was the only finance position I had in my otherwise engineering heavy resume. I had dealt with money in that position but not much, so my response was more focused on the leadership aspect of the position rather than the financial duties (which, again, were very minimal to begin with)
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