I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (New York, NY) in Jan 2016
Interview
There was a phone interview be prepared for a whole bunch of brain teaser questions, they want to test how well prepared you are. So practice as much as possible all the brain teasers and mental math you can think of. Google brain teasers. Be prepared for some finance questions as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lily pad grows so that each day it doubles its size (area). On the 20th day of its life, it completely covers the pond. On what day of its life was the pond half covered?
I interviewed at Macquarie Group (London, England)
Interview
OT + VI+ 2 rounds of interview
OT is on the harder side
VI is standard level
first interview with VP level, behaviour + brain teaser focused
Second interview with MD level, behaviour focused
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Macquarie Group (Sydney) in Oct 2024
Interview
Online Assessment and then a Video Interview conducted via the HireVue platform. This is followed by a telephone interview with HR asking basic screening questions. Most likely further interviews after that.
I interviewed at Macquarie Group (London, England)
Interview
OT VI then if you pass you get 2 rounds of interviews One with associates, the other MD Brain teaser in first round Causal relaxed talk in the second Help is given when stuck Overall positive experience
Summer Analyst 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 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Analyst roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Summer Analyst according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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