First round with Raymond James - insights?

Hey everyone,

This came up rather suddenly, but I have a first round over the phone with Raymond James tomorrow out of their Houston office for an associate position. They haven't said which sector it will be for.

Does anyone have any insight into the process, what to expect, etc.? Any advice would be most appreciated.

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I have a first round phone interview with them a for their Calgary office later this week, summer associate position, O&G. I'm guessing yours is also O&G, considering it's Houston; but I'd be interested to know what questions they're likely to ask as well .

 

First round is definitely more behavioral. 2nd round a little more tougher depending on sector. For whatever sector your looking at have a solid stock pitch with reasonable valuation and general knowledge in the sector. Questions vary depending on who interviews you which also reflects what sector their in but I lucked out with my first interview I think. Very conversational and way more behavioral unstructured questions. 

 

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