2-on-1 interview with an HR and sectoral lead. Motivations followed by short case study. The case study was about identifying new steps for business growth and nuanced about market entry
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did a particular action impact operating margin vs EBITDA
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AllianceBernstein (London, England) in Jun 2015
Interview
1) phone screening with recruiter
2) after about 7 days I was invited to the office for a behavioural interview + case with HR, 3 case interviews with one senior analyst and 2 associates + a computer-based test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
phone screening: why do you want to join, why finance, how do you see yourself in 5 years.
behavioural interview: tell me about yourself, what do you know about equity research, case on number of gas stations in UK
case interviews: number of metro distributed daily in London, the future of oil extraction, a case on the business model of the industry I was interviewing for
computer-based test: write an investment case based on an article