I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Northern Trust (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2012
Interview
Two phone interviews, the first with a company recruiter and the second with the hiring manager. Then in-person interviews with the company recruiter, hiring manager, the business unit CFO and the CFO of another business unit.
Two of the four people I met with were condescending and arrogant. I was interviewing for a straightforward financial analyst position, but I got asked strategy consulting-type questions (similar to what you might get asked if you were interviewing at a Bain or a McKinsey). This was overkill, in my opinion.
The in-person interviews were very disorganized. Nobody seemed to know what my interview schedule was, or had any awareness of timing. I met with the recruiter first and we started almost 15 minutes late. After we were finished, she had me wait at the reception desk for 5 minutes for another recruiter to take me to my second meeting. The second recruiter didn't know how to pronounce the name of my second interviewer, and when we got there the second interviewer wasn't in his office. My fourth interviewer also wasn't in his office at the time I was supposed to meet him, so my third interviewer and I had to wait around awkwardly until he got back. The fourth person I met with didn't even bother giving me a business card and simply rushed me out the door at the end.
The fourth interviewer asked me my strengths and weaknesses. I shared with him a weakness, and then he kept pushing me for additional weaknesses. He also suggested potential weaknesses that I might have and asked if they were things I was working on. I found this unnerving and extremely rude.
My interview in-person interview process was scheduled to take 2 hours, but ended up taking almost 3 hours due to all the disorganization. I was never offered any water or restroom access the entire 3 hours I was there. The company's atmosphere is extremely conservative and stuffy.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you made a mistake in your work and how you handled it.
How would you estimate the number of people that walk through the doors of a neighborhood business on a daily basis? Can you provide an estimated range in which you are 90% confident?
Basic behavioral interview asked about school and past work experience if any. Also, basic excel and Microsoft office knowledge check is done. Two or three rounds of interview with manager and or close working team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one time of a difficult situation and how you over came it?
I found it was lengthy but mainly because I applied for an opportunity role not a specific role. This meant I ended up doing more than one interview to see where I was the best fit.
3 rounds of interviews all in all. Fully remote. First interview after screening is standard manager/senior interview, once passed you move on with manager and Senior leadership. With last round being with multiple managers/directors to see fit and knowledge
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your experience qualify you to succeed in this role?
Senior Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Northern Trust with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Analyst roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northern Trust overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northern Trust as a Senior Analyst according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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