I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nomura (Hong Kong) in Nov 2016
Interview
First round was conducted by HR, all behavior and motivation questions. The second round was a senior analyst and they have a question list. The final round was more flexible and CV-based.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were Jack Ma, which enterprise would you consider as a potential M&A target?
Selection process consisted of four rounds: an Aptitude Assessment, First Technical Interview, Second Technical Interview, and a Human Resources Interview, evaluating problem-solving, technical expertise, communication skills, and overall organizational fit.
For its mentorship program, Nomura came to our campus, when i was in my second year. They started off with some basic introduction about finance terms, and then immediately afterwards took a 30 minute written test, which was purely based on aptitude and reasoning. i got shortlisted for the interview alongwith 15 others. In the interview, they asked only about finance, and were trying to gauge my interest in it. They also did ask a little about python and C++, whihcever i was comfortable with. But since i had no real interest in finance, which i was very clear about, they didnt select me for the upcming interview rounds. They finally took 5 girls.
OA->Interview->Interview
Interview went really well, was told I would hear back by x date. Ended up not hearing back until almost 2 months (understandable due to Winter Holiday). But received the most generic automated rejection email for a final stage interview
Internship 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 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Internship according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
Presentation: 23%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Personality test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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