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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Many stages. Pre-screening call with recruiter to understand the role. Next, Pre-screening with hiring manager - short pitching of a stock of choice (30mins); Next round 2, 2 stage Technical with hiring managers; Next round 3, panel interview with PMs; and final round, presentation to panel of PMs - stock idea (detailed)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2024
Interview
Very selective if not out of internship. First and second round are one on one chats with PMs focused around passion and ability (technicals and behaviourals). Final round is an in person stock pitch in front of 20 or so PMs. Sharp team- prepare accordingly
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments
Interview
1 interview with HR, superday 4 people (30 min each). Mostly behavioral, great people to interview with since it was very conversational. Fidelity has great culture, make sure to know why equity research, why fidelity. Be prepared to talk about extracurriculars and other interests.
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.
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.
Common stages of the interview process at Fidelity Investments as a Equity Research Associate according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 15%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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