Valuation Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Equity Methods with 3.9 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 45.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Valuation Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Equity Methods overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Equity Methods as a Valuation Associate according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Personality test: 22%
Presentation: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 8%
One on one interview: 6%
Phone interview: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Equity Methods (Scottsdale, AZ) in Jan 2018
Interview
Before an interview they ask you to take a personality assessment and a PLI test, which tests on several areas including math, logic, reading comprehension, etc. I was brought in for an interview about a week later. They placed me in a cold room and made me take the PLI again before asking me questions. Two groups of interviewers came in; one was pleasant and the other group was very rude. The second group asked a lot of pointed and off-putting questions, like asking me to recite the Black Scholes formula on the spot, asking me if my credentials were real, and asking me what the maximum hours I would be willing to work in a week. Interviewers seemed like they were intentionally unimpressed with my answers to try to throw me off, constantly interrupted, and asked odd follow-up questions. One interviewer spilled coffee on the table while I was mid-question and excused themselves to clean it up; the other was playing with and smelling their hair the entire time I answered their questions. I was not asked to come back for a second interview but wouldn’t have accepted an invitation anyway.
Technical interview and then a case interview. Both online. Less behavioral questions than normal interviews. Asked about experience and why you want to work here. Asked about financial instrument concepts
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how to value an option, factors that influence an option’s value
I interviewed at Equity Methods (Arizona City, AZ)
Interview
It consists of 1.5 hour long interview, based on the given case study and general questions. It requires you to understand the case study and the concepts very well along with the calculations
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Equity Methods (Phoenix, AZ) in Mar 2023
Interview
There were two rounds. The first is behavioural and the second is a case study-based technical round. There is a complete interview description uploaded on their website as well. I would suggest to go through with their website before the interview.