1 year entry-level scheme with Investments team.

Applied Online, Resume + Cover Letter with answer to 3 questions.
6 weeks pass...
15 min Phone Interview with HR: Fit, Company Values, Why this scheme, why this position....
2 weeks....
Invite to assessment centre. Give two dates, pick one.
Assessment centre: They were late, then go into room with all of HR (5 people I think) company presentation, someone from the scheme last year talks for a while, then split into two groups. Group 1 goes downstairs. I had 1 person from compliance (wtf) and one from Investments, no real technical stuff. Back upstairs for a group exercise.
They say will contact after 2 weeks, that goes by so I reach out. They are at the final stage, will have decided this week. 2 week go by, reach out again. They are at the final stage (again!), they will come back to me. 3 Weeks go by, I have decided fuck this company but write to say is there a response anyway....
and...No offer, they were looking for people who 'consistently aligned with our's values throughout the process'. Which seem's like BS, they lost 2 or 3 fund managers to another firm recently so not sure if they will even take people on now. If HR/ hiring is measure of the firm overall, not too surprised they left. One actually quoted 'inefficient bureaucracy' in his FT interview. They had 4 positions, only one in investments (make sure to say you only want to work in that division) and 600 applications for the sports, they told us this repeatedly.