I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nomura
Interview
2 phone rounds, and a super day.
The interview process is fairly standard and straightforward. During the super day expect to discuss the sector that you are interested, recent trend, and why you want to work in investment banking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through the DCF
Who would you like to meet for dinner
Got an email with multiple meeting times. I chose my best available time, and they were very responsive to my questions. Ask me basic questions about my experience and previous jobs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
Talk about a time when you needed to meet deadlines.
- First had to do call with HR person over the phone
- Then, was met manager over the phone
- Then, invited for an in person interviews at the office
- Then final interview with team members
I applied online. I interviewed at Nomura (Singapore) in Nov 2025
Interview
Had a face to face interview with the hiring manager. Was asked the common interview questions. I asked the hiring manager on the interview process and was told that I would be given an answer in 2 weeks time but sadly I was ghosted for 3 months and still no news.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What are your strengths and weakness
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Nomura with 2.8 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 Analyst roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 36 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 Analyst according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 21%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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