I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet in Jan 2015
Interview
Submitted my resume through online portal, received email for phone interview about a week after. Talked to recruiter on the phone - pretty standard questions - why FactSet, are you proud of your GPA, why finance - basic questions. Was then moved on to the next round in the New York Office...Interviewed with 4 Consulting Managers that day and then went out to lunch with 2 consultants.
Overall, I thought it was a good experience but I was extremely disappointed with my final interview with one of the consulting managers. The interviewer asked me a brain teaser - How many golfballs fit in this room and I was not only caught off guard, but she failed to ask any of the other candidates the same question as well. This position is not a true consulting position like at a McKinsey or Bain, you are basically a big part of the customer support at FactSet so I am unclear why she thought that question was relevant.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet (Paris) in Jan 2025
Interview
Très bien - je suis tombée sur les managers très sympathique et la communication était fluide et précise
Les questions sont allées crescendo en niveau de difficulté, a la fin plus difficile pour me tester je pense
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Qu'est ce qui fait un bon client sucess associate ?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at FactSet (Hong Kong) in Aug 2024
Interview
Straightforward. You begin with a telephone interview, followed by a group interview with you work on a group project and share a talent/skill you possess. If successful, you will then go through several rounds of interview with hiring manager and other senior stakeholders.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet (London, England)
Interview
There was an initial virtual interview with HR and then an interview the the manager from the US. HR lady was friendly and was fast to respond to emails. The manager didn’t seem experienced in interviewing, he said so himself and went for someone that didn’t require onboarding training. He said he doesn’t expect knowledge on equity when being quizzed on it but yet the reason for not getting the role was lack of knowledge on it. Was not pleased with this misleading behaviour. The decision felt rushed as they only gave a reply once I emailed so felt like they already had the candidate chosen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself What makes you want to go into consulting? Equity questions
Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at FactSet with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 62% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 244 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at FactSet overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at FactSet as a Consultant according to 244 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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