Is it hard to get hired as a Equity Research Associate at Fidelity Investments?

Equity Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Fidelity Investments with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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Candidates applying for Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fidelity Investments overall takes an average of 28 days.

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based on 20 ratings - Updated Oct 20, 2025

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How others got an interview

44%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
44%
Applied online
Applied online
13%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral

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20 interviews

Equity Research Associate Interview

Oct 12, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Montreal, QC) in Oct 2017

Interview

I applied through university portal. Received email 3 weeks later to have 30 minutes interview (introduction, stock pitch) in the Montreal office. The interview was not structured like IB, it was more casual environment.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

What books are you reading

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Question 2

Do you have a stock you like

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Equity Research Associate Interview

Oct 11, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Boston, MA) in Aug 2017

Interview

I had 2 video interviews, one with a recruiter and one with a portfolio manager, followed by a final round of interviews at the Boston office. The interview process took 3 weeks.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Pitch a stock

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Equity Research Associate Interview

Sep 9, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments in Aug 2017

Interview

I applied through college or university. Received an invitation for the first round within 3 weeks. The first round was a phone interview that focused mostly on behavioral questions. I was asked around 10 questions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about yourself? How did you become interested in investing? Why Fidelity's equity research associate program? How did you learn about Fidelity’s equity research associate program? Do you have a stock pitch? How do you keep up with markets?

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