I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nomura (London, England) in Sep 2024
Interview
The recruitment process begins with an online test, which typically covers numerical and verbal reasoning, alongside a situational judgement component designed to assess how you handle workplace scenarios. If you pass, you'll be invited to a first round interview — usually a 30-45 minute conversation with an HR representative or junior member of the team, focused on your motivation for the role and a few initial competency questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you made a mistake, how did you handle it?
First round - 15 min Technicals and around 15 min comptency based
Final round - consisted of a case study where you had to read a pitch deck and answer around 7 questions - gave us 1 hour. Then 4 interviews (one on the case study. All interviews consisted of a mix of technical and competency based questions
Typical Investment Banking Interview, have a brain teaser at the end. Nothing out of expectations. They put a lot of emphasis on common vibe so be chill and don't be too aggressive. They are not Goldmans.
I applied online. I interviewed at Nomura (New York, NY) in Oct 2024
Interview
Two sets of interviews: 1 first round, 3 back-to-back final rounds. All interviews were pretty laid back and not technically challenging. Definitely helpful to have a good understanding of the bank's focuses/strengths going in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of questions about leadership/challenges/working with others
Summer Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Nomura with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 42 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 Summer Analyst according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 1%
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