The process took 2 months. I interviewed at BNP Paribas in May 2016
Interview
Face-To-Face and phone interviews with senior managers, very informal and low pressure. The main goal is to get to know you, therefore it is crucial to be able to talk about your personal quality and flaws. Motivation is also key during the interview. The second part of the interview is more technical and it is focused on basic understanding of derivatives product and pricing model, including a basic knowledge of greeks and hedging strategies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about three qualities and three shortfall of your personality and attitude.
- Explain me why monitoring the theta of a portfolio is important for an option trader?
- Delta and Gamma hedging?
FX S&T Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at BNP Paribas with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for FX S&T Assistant roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BNP Paribas overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BNP Paribas as a FX S&T Assistant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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