There were a total of 8 rounds with senior members of the India team. Questions related to CV, past deal experience with emphasis on my role in those transactions, technical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Impact on financial statements due to change in depreciation
I applied online. I interviewed at Nomura (New York, NY)
Interview
Very unprofessional. Interviewers were unprepared and had to confirm the position i was applying for. There was no heads up that the round was a technical instead of a behavioral one
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked for accounting entries for a series of transactions
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nomura (Singapore) in Dec 2014
Interview
2 rounds of interview. first round involved a case study for 90 minutes approx, a 45 minute interview with a junior banker on motivations and another 45 minute interview with a senior banker on the case study. Second and final round involved 4 45 minutes each back to back interviews with senior bankers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were on valuation, motivation, previous work experience, investment banking trends, work culture.
Investment Banking Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Nomura with 3 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 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Associate roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nomura overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nomura as a Investment Banking Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 18%
Background check: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 9%
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