I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Alvarez & Marsal (London, England) in May 2020
Interview
Take at home PPT and Excel technical tests, followed by in-office investment memo review and presentation to one of the principals (circa 4h). Next stage was more informal chats with partners
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Review this series of investment memos and make and informed decision on whether the selected bank should open a branch in the indicated new geography
There was an HR Screen, Interview for 45mins with some technicals some behavioral, and 2 hour case interview with excel portion. Tests your ability to create data insights from raw numbers.
I interviewed at Alvarez & Marsal (London, England)
Interview
4 rounds, 1 HR, one with wider team, one with hiring manager and one with MD. HR interview was more generic, wider team was to see fit, hiring manager was to see ambitions, MD was broad.
There is an aptitude (Miracle / PACE‑style) test online, plus a case interview and an Excel test from the team (often at the same time). After that, usually two MD interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In your education, what classes or projects have you found most interesting and fun
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Alvarez & Marsal with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Alvarez & Marsal overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Alvarez & Marsal as a Analyst according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 16%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 9%
Drug test: 2%
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