I applied online. I interviewed at State Street (Dublin, Dublin) in Aug 2016
Interview
One of the more approachable people I met on an Interview. Helped calm the nerves and were easy to communicate with.
Greeted each other. Asked me to walk them through my CV in more detail. They explained the job role in more detail. Some basic questions where they asked me to explain funds, hedge funds and more. Talked a little more about the office itself, if i had interest in exams. Finished the interview and it lasted all about 30mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any interest studying for professional exams, if so what governing body?
The interview process was fairly smooth. not many technical questions, mostly behavioral. overall the interview process wasn't too bad and difficult as i expected it was going to be. There was no technical hard questions only behavioral questions.
Straight forward 2 round interviews. Usual HR screening and Skills interview. Passed it fairly easily. Recommend doing some skills interview practice. Give as much as practical experience examples with Star approach.
The first stage is a phone interview with HR in English.
Next, a meeting with managers is scheduled. The meeting takes place online, and typical investment banking questions are asked like what is fund, forex ...
Fund Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at State Street with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Fund Accountant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 108 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at State Street overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at State Street as a Fund Accountant according to 108 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 0%
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