I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at EY (Bengaluru) in Jan 2010
Interview
1. Skill test - basic excel test knowledge for testing my quant and excel skills.
2. personality Test - this test was done to check my EQ or personality.
3. 1:1 Interview with the concerned Department head, basically lots of Quant Questions and derivative Pricing Questions.
4. Group Panel Interview - VC - client based interview via VC where again lotsof question on Journals and model builiding.
5. Phone Interview - Again with the client head, lots of question again on Models.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Lots of question on Derivatives and their pricing even Exotics
The interview process at EY for the Quantitative Analyst role was structured and fairly technical. It started with an HR screening focused on background and motivation, followed by technical interviews.
In the technical rounds, I was asked a range of quantitative questions, including probability, statistics, and some modeling concepts. There was also a strong focus on practical application—interviewers asked about how I would evaluate a strategy and interpret backtesting results. For example, questions covered how to assess the robustness of a model, how to deal with overfitting, and what metrics I would look at when reviewing backtest performance.
30 minutues interview with different focus, but they are all on either financial or about coding, a llittle about your resume, and the question will be based on your resume
Test de Groupe (1h) : Étude de cas collective. Évaluation du leadership et de la communication.
Technique & Calcul Sto (1h) : Interrogation sur les EDS, le Lemme d’Itô et le pricing de dérivés.
Quantitative Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at EY with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Analyst roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EY overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EY as a Quantitative Analyst according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 27%
Personality test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
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