I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY) in Nov 2021
Interview
1st interview with a phone call, first with a senior analyst, and next with his associate. It took about 1 hour. The analyst asked questions very aggressively and when I couldn't answer, he told me that I'm not sure if you could even break into equity research industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume.
What do you think about 000 company's recent stock price?
What is your thought about the phase 3 clinical study results of 000 company?
I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group
Interview
Phone interview for thirty minutes, mostly fit and why interested in research. Then got an email to come in for an in person with lead analyst, associate and a parallel industry analyst.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Stock Pitch
How do you pick a terminal multiple in a DCF
Equity Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at BMO Financial Group with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BMO Financial Group overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BMO Financial Group as a Equity Research Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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