Interview Questions - Set of Questions
Set 1:
Tell me about yourself?
Why you?
What differentiates you from the other candidates?
Why Citi?
Why do you want to become a trader?
Where is the 10 year treasury at?
What do you think will happen to rates in the next year?
(My answer led to a discussion on Operation Twist)
What is Operation Twists goal?
What will operation twist do to the yield curve?
What is the S&P 500 at today?
What is 1/32 in decimal form?
What is 2% of 99?
Where is Copper trading at right now?
Where do you see copper going in the next year? Why?
Explain what is happening in Greece and what would you do to fix it?
(My answer led to a discussion about Germany)
What is a German company that you would invest in?
Why has Germany been so successful in the recent past? Compared to say Greece
What was your last trade? What is a stock you would buy now?
(My last trade was buying JP Morgan)
Does JP Morgan pay a dividend? If so how much per share?
What are your returns like? 3 year, 1 year?
Describe your investment strategy
Tell me about a time that you overcame a difficulty and how you
managed to do so.
Do you want to go into sales or trading? why?
I see your from Boston, and there are some pretty prominent financial
firms in Boston, why did you intern at Converse instead of at one of
these firms?
Are you a quick thinker?
Do you read the Journal everyday?
What are some financial websites that you look at?
What do you think has been moving the markets lately?
Where are earnings at?
Describe yourself?
What do you like to do in your free time?
Set 2: -Walk me through your resume -What did you do last summer and what did you enjoy about it? -Tell me something about you that is not on your resume -What do you do in your free time? -Why should we hire you? -Why Citi/Nomura? -Why S&T? -What are your views on the markets? Give me a top-down stock pitch. -What is your involvement in the Spider Fund? -What are your thoughts on Operation Twist? -Do you have any thoughts on how to fix the debt crisis in Europe? -Where is gold/Fed Funds rate? -Who is head of the Richmond Fed? -Who are the current and former head Chariman/Secretary of the Fed/Treasury?
What else could you have done instead of writing all that up?
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Exercise in futility?
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