I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Northern Trust (Miami, FL)
Interview
VERY thorough. 9 interviews in all I believe. Some were technical, some were not technical in the slightest and we’re simply nice conversations to judge how you might speak to a client more generally. All interviews were one on one with 2 or 3 that repeated with the same interviewer on a second date.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Look at this portfolio performance report and explain to the “client” what at sharpe ratio is in layman’s terms, why it is important, and why the portfolio has a higher sharpe ratio than the benchmark.
I had a phone interview first with a recruiter and then they brought me in for an in person interview with 3 PWM presidents. These were 3 separate 30 minute interviews.
Senior Investment Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Northern Trust with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Investment Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northern Trust overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northern Trust as a Senior Investment Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Background check: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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