Spring Weeks 2012 Thread

Yes to all your questions.

To people who sent off a Credit Suisse application, as soon as you submitted your application were you asked to complete a verbal test within two days?

Hey guys, for all you people that applied to Barclays, I took the numeracy, got an email saying I passed it so took the verbal and have so far received nothing else. Anyone else in the same position?

Pretty much everyone.

Sweet thanks! What division you going for?

which area did you apply to?

hey does anyone know how long is the Credit Suisse telephone interview and what type of questions do they usually ask? are they competency-based or technical? and is there a further stage such as a AC after the tel interview?
thank you!

Sorry I can't help with the questions (sure someone else on here will)

But how did you find out about the CS interview - did they call or email?

Okay this is weird. I applied to Barcap last night. Got a phone call at 10:30 AM for an impromptu telephone interview and then invitation to AC. Very odd indeed.

You for real? My scepticism levels are high on this.

Sorry I can't help with the questions (sure someone else on here will)

But how did you find out about the CS interview - did they call or email?

Hi,

I've had my interview yesterday. The interview was not done by HR personnel but rather employee from a particular department you applied to. It was more of a casual talk where she introduced herself to me, follow by mine introduction. There wasn't any specific question she set out. Just question on my background, why i choose CS and some intuitive questions.

For all those who have PM'ed me about posting some things I was asked in the JPM interview - I would like to point out a few things. Firstly when I was interviewed there were 8 other people being interviewed. I spoke to them during the break and at the end of the day and they were all interviewed by different people - they have many different interviewers. Also they were all asked completely different questions - so the odds of you guys being asked what I was aksed is very very low indeed.

Also interviews next week for IBD are at a different place - a different JP mogran- they are at citypoint - this is a different office and so increases the chances of different questions even more - since the people who interviewed me were based in the office I travelled too.

Many people still don't seem to realise these interviews are not by HR -who have a set list of questions they ask - these interviews are by associates / VP etc who ask what the hell they want. For example they steer the direction of the conversation - and they do not have to ask any specific questions - for example in one of my interviews we discussed -I know this will sound ridiculous - we talked about whether aliens exists - this is a perfect example of how they ask what they want.

To sum it - the interviews are unpredictable - it is not like a cambridge interview where they have a set list of questions - they do what they want at JP.

Then why would it hurt if u tell us what u have been asked?? O_o