I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet (London, England) in Dec 2019
Interview
First Step was a video interview, questions were pretty straightforward. The second step was an assessment centre day in their offices. Two technical tests, a microsoft excel test and a trial of their Fact Set platform (received tutorial on the day)
3 Step process
Initial screening with HR
First in person interview with Senior Consultant which involved a round table discussion with other candidates and a presentation on your topic of choice. Third interview is a one on one with two senior consultants.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Factset?
Basic Finance questions
What is Factsets share price?
Invited to HR video interview after completing the online application and two online tests (numerical and financial)
Video interview was pretty straightforward, half of it was talking about yourself and your experience (CV), other half was testing your knowledge on FactSet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between Investment Management, Investment Banking, and Fixed Income
Graduate Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at FactSet with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Consultant roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at FactSet overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at FactSet as a Graduate Consultant according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 36%
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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