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Hire view interview (1 technical and 1 behavioral), then preliminary interview online (2 technical and 1 behavioral), then panel in person (3 technical and 1 behavioral), in addition to research presentation and a written test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fundamental macro. They provide different crisis and country situations and ask about impact and advise to authorities (e.g oil price changes for oil exporters/importers, fiscal importers, FX regime)