Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 16 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 Project Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Sydney) in Sep 2010
Interview
1st interview - Reporting Manager and peer. Standard interview with thorough previous experience and role specific "tell me about a time when..." type questions. Good interview. Feedback was very good.
Then psyc test (4 hrs).
2nd interview - Business manager. Good interview again. More of an open discussion. Feedback was very good - Business Manager told me he hopes I get the position upon exiting the interview.
3rd interview - Associate Director and Divisional Director - This is where its it becomes very hard. Both turned up 10 mins late to the interview. Both gave off waves of disinterest and "I'm way too important to be here" and intentional intimidating attitudes. Div Director yawning throughout the interview. Very open and vague questions that require a general answer so the interviewee runs a big risk of focussing on the wrong areas. Even after trying to engage them in a more open dialogue so I could try to focus in on the specific areas that they were interested in - nope. Both didn't appear to know anything about the position I was interviewing for. Also had to endure a "explain what the internet is to my 70 year old grandmother who is completely computer illiterate" question. When I asked them to describe to me 2 good and bad things about Macquarie - I was given 2 good things by the Associate Director (no negative because her boss was sitting next to her) and the Divisional Director said "well...err...it depends on your point of view". I think he had to wake himself up and therefore didn't like my question. 2 weeks after this interview I was told I was the best candidate but I didn't get the job. No one did.
Total time for the process 5 weeks. Cost me about $400.
Went through a VERY similar experience at Macquarie 3 months earlier with exactly the same outcome at each step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Vague generalised questions with no interviewer response, discussion or input (senior management final interview)
I applied online. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Singapore River)
Interview
The job description didn’t fully align with what the interviewer was trying to present during the discussion. It felt somewhat misleading at first, but I appreciate that they were transparent about the actual nature of the role early on in the process.
You undergo two interviews and in between a set of psychometric tests. The first interview is with the team and the second with your department head. Psych tests also include your drivers.
I interviewed at Macquarie Group (London, England)
Interview
Interview with recruiter, technical interview and tests and finally another interview with the head of department. They made a mistake and told my previous employer (looking for references) and I had not resigned yet so not great