I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Westlake Services (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied through Handshake. I had a phone screen with another Financial Analyst. The phone screen consisted of background questions and a detailed overview of the company and position.
It definitely helps to have a good background in the debenture markets and mathematics. I have 2 rounds of interviews. First one included a meeting with Finance supervisor and a simple Excel test (Data Entry, Functions, Pivot Tables, Low Level VBA)
Second interview is with the CFO and VP of Finance. Both amazingly qualified individuals who speak to you to figure about your ambition. They want to see if you fit in the ambition of the company and can deliver their required 30% YOY growth.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you walked into a call center, how would you go about reducing it's operating costs
I applied online. I interviewed at Westlake Services
Interview
I applied online and I received an unexpected phone call where the person then interviewed me by asking me two questions. I then never heard back from them. It was very unprofessional and very random which may define their culture/company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through your resume, do you have any experience with SQL?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Westlake Services (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
The interview process was very pleasant. There were two interviews. One is with the your prospective bosses and coworker/s. The other is with the CFO and the President. The interview was mostly them trying to get to know you as a person as opposed to see how much you know. There was an excel test at the end. They try to give you hints if you don't know how to do a function.