Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Macquarie Group with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Macquarie Group overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Macquarie Group as a Trader according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Drug test: 15%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
Background check: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Sydney) in Jan 2017
Interview
The interview is okay. Nothing too technical. However, the whole process is not very organised, it took almost 2 months. It is a rotational role, so both shanghai and Sydney office interviewed me. Two HR interviewed me and they have a lot of overlapping questions. Despite the process is a bit long. the overall experience was good. They were quite professional
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How will the soybean future price change in case of a flood?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Sydney) in Nov 2024
Interview
Behavioural and case questions that take around 2 hours, and require some knowledge of finance and very basic maths. Not too difficult after a bit of pracitce. Followed by a behavioural phone call where they ask you to expand on your CV, your past experiences, university, hobbies etc.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Macquarie Group in Jan 2015
Interview
Thorough process. Phone screen, one on one interviews for fit and assessment test consisting of math, verbal and logic puzzles. Most interviewer have been at macquarie 10+ years. HR was more helpful than expected. Positive experience overall.