Equity Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at KeyBank with 2.8 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 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equity Research Associate roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KeyBank overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KeyBank as a Equity Research Associate according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 41%
One on one interview: 35%
Group panel interview: 12%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at KeyBank (New York, NY) in Sep 2012
Interview
Was contacted by HR recruiter for a phone interview which went very well. He was very friendly and asked a lot of fit questions only. Was asked to go in for an interview at their NYC location. Met with HR recruiter and equity research team leader. Recruiter asked more fit questions. Team leader wasn't very friendly, she was serious and to the point, but wasn't very professional. She was 20 minutes late, which ate into the interview, and was wearing casual attire, and mispronounced my name. Asked a few fit questions, a technical, and a brain teaser question.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How does an increase in Current Assets affect Free Cash Flow to the Firm
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at KeyBank in Mar 2026
Interview
4 part interview process I made it to the third. First was with a woman in HR who used to be on the team. Pretty straight forward mostly behavioral maybe. few basic technicals like walk me through the financial statements. Then met with the hiring manager. 30 minutes and not too intense. A mix of technical and behavioral. Needed to explain why this team why this location why this job. Technicals were a bit more advanced. Then there was a two part case study that I had a week to do. One more round after that with other associates.
Was a pretty straightforward process. First had a recruiter screen then case study. Next step would have been meeting with the team. Compared to other interview experiences, the team is not as timely on getting back to you on progress.
one phone call with HR and one with director. just trying to see some Glassdoor review Seems like they already decided on someone, and he was very laid back on questions