Nomura finance analyst interview!!

Hey everyone, i have an interview with Nomura Securities for the financial analyst internship. this will be my first I-banking interview, and i need all the advice i can get. what is the best way for me to prepare for it? what should i specifically know or say? will it be most behaivoral, or technical as well? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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really know your stuff and make sure your interests drive this interview instead of your resume.

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Chris_Marlinfinance analyst isnt for i-banking.. it'll be mostly behavioral and few if any technicals.

This exactly. you can show off your technical knowledge when they ask you about your favorite class or what is going on in the market right now.

 
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kahuna4637Not quite sure what you mean by finance analyst, but I summered at Nomura and am returning next year, I can shed some light if you know more specifically what area (global markets or ibanking?)

By Finance Analyst he means BO/MO (i.e product control)

As others have said, interview will be mainly behavioral. Know your resume, have some answers for those "Tell me about a time..." questions, greatest strengths/weaknesses, why Nomura etc

 
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kahuna4637Not quite sure what you mean by finance analyst, but I summered at Nomura and am returning next year, I can shed some light if you know more specifically what area (global markets or ibanking?)

By Finance Analyst he means BO/MO (i.e product control)

As others have said, interview will be mainly behavioral. Know your resume, have some answers for those "Tell me about a time..." questions, greatest strengths/weaknesses, why Nomura etc

Hi Kahuna, I have a first round interview with Nomura Securities IBD in NYC coming up. It's my first IBD interview so I don't really know what to expect! Any tips? What type of questions should I expect?

 
MalakariKnow your position first. You do NOT want to go in there saying I want to do IB then realize its for BO/MO.
Yeah, I checked it again, on my school's OCR page it lists Nomura Securities - Investment Banking Summer Analyst and it is in IBD. Any tips? Thanks!
 

O_O you dont know what did you applied to?

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