I interviewed at Guggenheim Partners (Santa Monica, CA)
Interview
Quick phone screener followed by a chat with an MD. Continue to rotate in between teams until you find a fit. Once a match is found, you interview/chat with the other associates and analysts on the team.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Guggenheim Partners
Interview
First round was a phone call with an MD. Pitched a stock idea and bond idea. Asked why I wanted to move here from another type of role. Overall good process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why Guggenheim? What teams would you be interested?
I interviewed at Guggenheim Partners (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
3 rounds of interviews with the first round as a call. Super technical with a lot of questions centered around bond pricing. For example, questions surrounding duration and convexity on bond prices.
Investment Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Guggenheim Partners with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Analyst roles take an average of 47 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Investment Analyst according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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