I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (New York, NY) in Feb 2018
Interview
Multiple phone interviews, coding assessment, then on-site. Everything was great, people were friendly, but nothing after 4th round where they said they'd follow up next week. I sent multiple emails and no reply. If I didn't make it, they could've just said so.
Hr screen, 2 virtual with direct management and upper management . Everyone very pleasant to talk to. It was a good experience . Mostly behavioral with some technical about markets
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (Hong Kong) in Apr 2016
Interview
Interview with Hong Kong Head and regional Head located in Singapore at the same time. Standard interview questions and easy. Some technical questions were asked about the different market microstructure and trading customs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When you short sell a stock by mistake, how will you handle it if no supervisor in the desk?
Trader applicants have rated the interview process at RBC with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at RBC overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at RBC as a Trader according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 22%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
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