Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Capital Group with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Capital Group overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Capital Group as a Research Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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It was a very thorough process. I was asked back for 5 different rounds, each round speaking to 4-5 people. Everybody was extremely positive, friendly, and knowledgeable. I highly recommend the company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about an experience where you disagreed with somebody in a group project, and how did you address those differences>
The interview process was made up of a case study plus several rounds of video interviews with different members of the team and group. It started with behavioral phone interview with HR.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Capital Group in Dec 2023
Interview
Long process, starts with a phone screen with HR, then involves an interview with the head of the Research Associates, next step is completing a cash study (fairly straightforward), next round is a discussion with another Research Associate to review the case study, Final round is with the hiring analysts.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Capital Group (New York, NY)
Interview
Interview process was well structured. Initial conversation with HR, followed by hiring manager and members of the broader team. Mostly behavioral, market-related questions (Fed view, index fundamentals etc), followed by process and an investment pitch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your view on the Federal reserve? If you had 100k how would you allocate? Pitch me a stock, what is your process, how did you find this idea?