Interview experience w/ JPM Junior Analyst Program
So applications are up! You dont have to reveal actual interview questions. Just wanted to know how you're experience was for 2016 class. As for me, the interviewer seemed more like a gatekeeper from an admission staff. Its like I had the criteria for an interview, but since I came from a "non-traditional background" he started to gauge if I can even handle the work (the banker came from a non-target like myself).
Still deciding whether I should even apply to this again; i.e. the process is an inevitable nightmare. With nothing in common with the interviewer, it felt more like luck because of how arbitrary the process actually is...
M&A and Lev Fin peppered my bacon pretty good. Felt pretty embarrassed I didn't get an offer. The interview process varies for each person. Generally there is one or two phone screens, and then your on site interview. Three teams there and then your matching round where you do anywhere from 1-3 interviews (usually phone calls or a lunch although M&A added a short case study) depending on how unsure of you a team is. You can interview with as many teams who choose you during the matching round so if you are competitive you might have more.
I just checked and the application this year is NOT the same as what I filled out last year. It looks like you choose three choices upfront like a typical IBD general application.
Thanks for sharing FinanceBrah. At least you made it past the phone screens. I was supposed to have only one phone screen. Then another one that lasted 10 minutes or so. I heard from a close friend/classmate that the M&A case study was pretty brutal. Pretty much for everyone involved it was not a pleasant experience (hate to stress that).
Yikes! That really changes the dynamic of things. If you only get to pick three groups (kind of like MS apps) then does that mean they will screen out resumes depending on your selection like short-listing resumes? Whats your take on that?
About the case study, no comment but I was crushed I didn't get an offer because nearly everyone was genuinely nice and I thought I nailed everything.
I can't comment on the interview process for this year until my contacts get back to me but if I do the process again I will update everyone just like I did last year. I doubt I get a second shot though.
Last time we didn't pick teams until the final round so we will have to wait to find out how many seats there are but I am hearing conflicting numbers. Each team needs (needed?) to allocate space for a JA and last year the space allocated looks like it ran into administrative issues with a lack of room for headcount.
Anyone can comment on when might be the best time to apply? Apply asap or late around late Dec?
Usually you want to apply just 2-3 hours before the app closes for best results
really? why tho?
I just checked and it says that the deadline is Dec 26th or 29th.
That is horrible advice. Some places have already picked people before an application is "closed".
Anybody who got first round interviews for the junior analyst role at JPM? From any coverage groups??
Anyone going through LevFin process right now?
I am, did you hear back for final rounds yet?
Have not, do you know if others have heard back?
They recruit specifically by group this year?
Yes, final round superday was yesterday in NYC
Anyone heard back from the superday?
For those who have been through the LevFin interviews, did anyone get invites to the general process? PM me plz.
When did/do they start sending out interview invites?
The process is being run with increased involvement from the campus recruiting team this year. This is also the reason the application process is different this year. Due to the change there probably won't be more information on here until the first calls go out.
Do you mind clarifying on how different the process is going to be?
Do they have OCR for this program or online application only?
Any anyone been able to land an interview without networking?
Me
anyone hear from other groups besides LevFin?
Any updates? LevFin?
bump
anybody heard from any groups except lev fin yet??
I submitted my application last week and I don't know if I am late in the process.
If you already applied you could hear something before the end of the month for sure, possibly by the end of this week. Invites to a presentation will go out within days.
Once again, Lev Fin is separate.
they started inviting people to a livetalk event. anyone get that?
Nope..guess it's a rejection then
I wouldn't say that.. I'm sure you're fine, I don't think anyone has gotten calls for the general process yet
Got it earlier this week, the virtual one correct?
Yea that one. Are you doing general or did you interview with lev fin?
Has anyone heard back from LevFin? superday was Friday. All other groups are starting interviews in a few weeks i heard.
has anyone been invited to an interview or a live talk session that is NOT going for LevFin?
I got invited to a live talk session. Didn't apply for LevFin. I don't think a live talk means you'll be getting an interview tho.
yeah I agree. I got one too. I doubt it means an interview coming ur way.
Anyone hear anything regarding final rounds yet?
Were you in ny for first rounds last Friday?
Had first rounds in NY a couple weeks before
Anyone still in consideration for Lev Fin but not hear about last Friday's superday? I think last week's onsite interviews must have been local candidates only.
anyone who applied after the Livetalk heard anything back?
Got invited for a video interview this past Friday around 2:30pm EST ish. Anyone else hear back? (JA IBD program)
were you given an expiration date?
Yeah; they gave a week
did you apply for lev fin ?
curious as well.
If you're asking about FT Lev Fin Analyst - no I didn't. This is for the JA program..I didn't apply to Lev Fin as one of my top 3 either
when did you apply?
Did you apply for NYC or chi/SF
i applied to nyc and received an invitation to interview for first round. seems like over the next week invites will be going out.
what is the video interview like? is it just the candidate talking?
Can someone tell me how many questions are there in total? In that digital interview?
And what are some of the questions?
I haven't heard back for interviews myself, but the video isn't likely to challenging for its purpose. they're planning like 3-4 rounds after the video, so it might just be like a video cover letter
how are the questions like?
Has anyone received an email yet? Didn't apply for Lev Fin.
Not yet, wondering as well.
Nothing yet, being that it is new year / between holidays HR most likely isn't in full steam, I would assume in next 2 weeks all the invites will go out, and that is based on the call that they had in Dec, they said that by end of Jan first rounds of video interviews should be done, in Feb a phone call and superdays late Feb / Early March with final offers to be given at the end of March.
There is no matching round this year?
Finished my video interview yesterday...wondering how long it takes to hear back
Which group is this for?
Anyone that got invited for the video round BUT hasn't submitted their video have this show up in their application login portal?
"We are pleased to invite you for a first round interview!
In the next few days, you will receive an e-mail with next steps for scheduling your interview. Best of luck as you continue through the recruitment process.
Kind Regards,
JPMorgan Chase Recruitment Team "
I'm wondering because I submitted my video on Dec 30th, but due to a technical difficulty, I couldn't answer my 4th question ( recorded only a few seconds out of the minute), and this message showed up on my application portal.
I got this too. I was wondering does this "first round interview" mean the video interview or not? I submitted it days ago.
I got this too and I also finished my video interview couple days ago
how long do they give you for each question? Can't imagine this is a great way to weed out candidate...but I guess everyone is following GS.
I have that, but didn't even get a video interview invite. LOL
Wonder what this means...
interesting
You check all your folders? My video invite went to the Promotions tab in gmail which I barely check.
Has anyone done their video interview yet? Is it general behavioral question? Technical Questions? Walking through resume?
Have you submitted your video interview yet? Does it show on your application portal that you have been selected for first round interview?
Yes I am doing my first round video interview in the next couple days.
Anybody submit their video and still see: Application being reviewed under their login portal?
Some flunkie just forwarded the names of candidates out. How do you miss this?
They can't get their dates right either, I've been looking at invitations for three different dates. (Not mine:) )
Side note, I'm proud of you non target bros who go to some really obscure schools and got yourselves an invitation.
what do you mean? you have the list of all candidates, or just the ones with invites? and what invitations have gone out already? I thought they've only been doing video interviews for right now??
Someone just showed it to me, the list is too small to be everyone, looks like only the people who didn't do their video yet. I don't have answers to the rest.
lol just saw the list. There's 401 candidates on that list and that's just one group of people completing video interviews on a certain date. That's insane. I'm assuming that more people got video interviews than didn't.
it seems you guys are talking about two different lists
Recruiting emailed out a list candidate names/schools? thats crazy
yea that too! i'm embarrassed about my shitty school lol
I don't have a copy so I can't say more.
are invitations going out already? feeling lost, because FinanceBrah's post is very mixed. you are seeing dates for what invitations?
to be honest, I dont believe FinanceBrah has seen any list/ and if he did its useless. Also, recruiting/HR wouldnt send an email to "Business" indicating whos doing Video interviews and even less a list of rejected candidates..... Business doesnt care and doesnt have time to look at lists....
Jokes on you, I've always been useless too but I'm not responsible for HR not having their shit together.
na...sorry bro that never happens....HR would never do that...and for anyone who believes it : imagine an email " list of rejected candidates" / " list of candidates doing video interviews" Again Business doesnt have time for this BS...all they care abt is who they are interviewing etc.. and lets pretend this list existed and someone showed it to you : congrats you just landed a HR Job :)
They didn't send out a list, but they did accidentally CC everyone to the email blast. 400 people were on it. I'm assuming, like someone already mentioned, that it only covers the people who have yet to complete their video interview (myself included).
Also shout out to Daniel Lupo for replying to the whole email chain asking for a new video link. Autoding if I've ever seen one.
its quite unusual but if more than one person says so, FinanceBrah apologies, my bad
Does anyone know how long we have to answer each question?
Does anyone know if all the locations are handled at the same time or are NYC, CHI and SF operating on their own recruiting timelines?
Anyone heard back after the video interview?
no
nothing yet.
Does anybody's portal still say application is under review?
I'm curious if anyone didn't get an invite for a video interview?
do you think HR is the only group looking at video interviews? or do you think the 3 groups we listed when applying are reviewing the video?
definitely not the 3 groups we listed
I would assume it would just be HR since there were 400 + people who had to complete the video interview before Jan 12th and were invited to interview sometime last week. I know that people had to complete interviews earlier as well, so there has to be way more than 400 people who did video interview. Way to many people for the groups to bother with.
never received an invite for video interview
When did you apply @Fin2016" ? I haven't received one either but I applied late December. Idk how people applied so rarely because back in October the application said it was closed for me. Then it opened back up in December? It says that the application is under review.
Should I contact HR if I don't get a video interview by the end of January or would it be considered as an automatic rejection?
No. You should have networked and done everything before hand. You shouldn't assume you were entitled to an interview, and when you didn't get one ask if there was a mistake. Next time be proactive versus reactive and make sure you did everything possible to get the interview.
How am I supposed to be proactive, if it is up to HR to decide whether my application fits the requirements and lets me move on to the next step, which is the video interview?
I by no means consider myself entitled to anything, I'm just following the instructions given on the website upon completion of the application form.
I wonder if people like you get off from putting other people down? Prick.
Has anybody received a rejection email or rejection notice on their portal?
Anyone heard back after the video interview?
Also did the video interview, still waiting.
Same, I am still waiting to hear back. Do you think there is any chance non target school applicants?
A lot of non target school applicants were able to get a video interview, so I would say they have a good chance.
Did video interview two weeks ago, received first round interview. But haven't got any further details on the first round date. Anyone has the same situation?
Spoke with HR and they said they are sending out first rounds this week. What did the first round interview email/portal say please ? Thank you
Hi, it said " in a next few days, you will receive email to schedule the first round interview". How did you speak with HR? Did you shoot them an email? Thank you and good luck!
hr told me to check my folders for a link to the video interview.. but I still haven't found anything. The person that responded referred me to some other guy and that guy is not responding.. feeling kind of down atm.. do you guys think hr is having a laugh?
This isn't that complicated people.
"First Round Interview" referenced in your application portal is the video interview.
Anything further is yet to happen (as far as I am aware). For most people, if not all, I believe the pre-recorded interview was due within the last couple of days. My best guess would be that we hear back by the end of next week.
I don't think the first round is the video. But if you hear anything back from them, please let me know. Thank you and good luck
It literally says on the JPM application for the program: Current status is Selected for first round interview. That was the video interview....which was due the 11th of this month.
My application status says "application under review" and i did not recieved any email regarding video interview but i do got a system generated email with a referral code saying someone made a referral for me... I spoke to a ton of ppl in most groups..
Any chance I am moving forward without doing the video interviews... Or does it mean that I am dinged because i didnt recieved the video interview invite?
Referrals sometimes work well and other times they do not work. Really depends on the firm, who screen the resume, and the people who refer you. I have experience with getting interviews from referrals made by associates and nothing from referrals made by VPs.
I think it will work for JPM - I have a good friend who got interviews from a referral.
But i didnt recieved the invite for video interview though.. I am confused
Was anyone who needs H1B sponsorship invited for the video interview?
Yes, I know of a friend who was and he needs a H1B.
Can anyone confirm if the video interview is either behavioral or technical?
Both JPM-JA threads already have stated that the video interview was purely behavioral. Please read next time.....
Correct, i was told the same by HR - they also said invite for the second round will be sent out last week- this week ( which makes sense as its the last week of Jan) not sure though when in FEB.
has anyone received an invitation for 2nd round?
Is it an actual email invite to second round or more like informationals
Going to assume if you didn't get an e-mail for the 2nd round today you were rejected. Oh well.
Anyone else heard back regarding the second round interview? Good luck everyone!
Anyone else?
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