2 rounds of interviews with 2 managers each time.
CV review.
Technical and scenario questions. No trap.
Technical questions about P&L and Balance sheet.
The interviewers identified my strength and weaknesses. Their feedback was spot on. My weaknesses were not blockers for them and they gave me a chance.
Questions about personality.
Nice interviewers.
Quick follow up from HR
1-hour-interview with a number of technical questions around the derivative instruments, such as IRS, inflation swaps etc. In addition, some general questions about the previous experience, team work, project management. Of course, questions were directly related to the role requirements.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at NatWest Group (Warsaw, Masovia) in Feb 2017
Interview
There were two interviewers: team leader and manager from London. The questions were difficult but everything that you can expect recrutuing on such position. It takes about 40-50 minutes. The main questions about financial products, clearing houses, swaps, middle office and your examples of analytical and problem solving skill.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Behaviour questions and technical financial questions.
Product Controller applicants have rated the interview process at NatWest Group with 5 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 65.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Controller roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NatWest Group overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NatWest Group as a Product Controller according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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