Is it hard to get hired at Bear Stearns?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Bear Stearns as 30.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.58 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate, Private Banking and Fixed Income Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Associate and Executive Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Bear Stearns?

The hiring process at Bear Stearns takes an average of 11 days when considering 15 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Hedge Fund Relations roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).

Where can I find Bear Stearns interview experiences by job title?

Managing Director (6) ; Vice President (6) ; Associate (4) ; Associate Director (3) ; Intern (3) ; Administrative Assistant (2) ; Senior Managing Director (2)

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Bear Stearns interview questions

based on 16 ratings - Updated Aug 25, 2020

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

27%
Recruiter
Recruiter
27%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
18%
In Person
In Person
18%
Applied online
Applied online
9%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral

Interview search

16 interviews

Associate (Financial Analyst) Interview

May 6, 2015

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Bear Stearns (New York, NY) in Sep 2011

Interview

College interview process. Interviewed over summer with two peple after attending cocktail event. Interviewed more over phone. Flew back to New York. Did another case study and interviews plus lunch with senior members of team. Analyst manager called back with offer in a month.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What mistake have you made?

1 Answer

FAST Programmer Interview

Dec 6, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Application

I interviewed at Bear Stearns

Interview

Started out with a phone screen, then went through multiple rounds of interviews with peers as well as various managing directors, most of which were technical coding questions or puzzles, many of which were mathematical in nature. Once you pass through these rounds of interviews, you met with a senior managing director for a brief screen, but I think that was more customary in nature. Not sure who, if any, failed the last screen

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Some C coding question

Answer question

Associate, Private Banking Interview

Feb 2, 2014

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Bear Stearns (New York, NY)

Interview

Interviews for completion of MBA. Intense interviews. On campus for initial, then in New York City. Must have MBA. I had 5 interviews. Was offered the job on the spot in New York after my last interview.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

I was expecting very technical questions but did not get any questions i thought were hard. In retrospect, i think they expect you to be pretty smart after getting your mba from a top school. I think they were most interested in finding out if they liked you enough to work with you in a highly intense work environment where you are expected to do everything quickly and perfectly -- no fails allowed. Your resume and past experience is very important, you must have some solid accomplishments and prove it. Must be a quick thinker in the interview and don't show any weakness because this truly is a highly intense environment.

1 Answer

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