Investment Banking Associate 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investment Banking Associate roles take an average of 28 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 Investment Banking Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
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Fit interview with typical questions around motivation and previous experience.
Model test was difficult - especially given time constraints. Idea is to get as far as you can then prove that you can back up the modelling with intuition and understanding in the subsequent conversation
I applied online. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
Lean interview process. First got called by the internal recruiter followed by an in-person meeting with two VPs. Next step was a 2x 30 minutes call with the MDs and a psychometric assessment. All-in a two weeks process so far.
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Question 1
Mostly around previous experience around modelling and project ownership
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (New York, NY) in Sep 2015
Interview
Pretty straight forward. 4 one-on-one interviews of 30 minutes each. It was fairly conversational with a few technical questions. Mostly SVPs and above did the interviews. Following this, had a IQ kind of test which every single employee has to do at the firm.