I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Guggenheim Partners (New York, NY) in May 2019
Interview
Resume drop with personal statement. Networked with alumni at firm. Phone screen. Superday with one technical interview and two behavioral interviews with senior people. Call later during the day with verbal offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why Guggenheim. Why IB. Walk through DCF and details. $10 depreciation / how it affects statements. Walk through LBO. Accretion / dilution scenarios (all stock, stock / cash, all cash). Brain teaser. Someone you admire.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Guggenheim Partners (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2023
Interview
The interview questions I received were: What was your most successful investment within the past year? What was your biggest challenge, and how did you resolve it? Overall, it was easy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your most successful investment within the past year?
Summer Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Guggenheim Partners with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Internship roles take an average of 82 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Guggenheim Partners overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Guggenheim Partners as a Summer Internship according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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