I had an initial phone call interview for an SSA Research Analyst position. To be honest the interview was straightforward with some questions about macro developments in the region and forecasting processes. However, I did not hear back after that interview, not even a rejection letter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked what forecasting processes do I use (econometrics) for macroeconomic variables.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bank of America (Boston, MA) in Aug 2024
Interview
It consisted of speaking to HR, hiring manager then super day and case study. Overall fairly conversational interviews with some technical questions. Then the case study was all technical questions.
1st interview with hiring manager
2nd with a senior member of another team
3rd with junior member of another team
4th -> 7th with 4 members of sales and trading
8th with head of research
9th with compliance
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Market knowledge
Specific credits covered in the past
Lots of questions on motivation to join the team and do the work
Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Bank of America with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Analyst roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Bank of America overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Bank of America as a Research Analyst according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 15%
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