I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at State Street (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2012
Interview
Got a call after applying two months ago, initial interview over the phone was about expectations and fit for the job.
Arranged for an interview a week later and had a short interview with the Talent Acquisition Specialist that was on the phone before, she was pleasant to deal with and gave hints and tips on next stage of interview. This part of the interview consisted of behavioral questions.
Next interview was 30+ minutes with two managers, one of them was receptive and engaging while the other was neutral but fair. Interview consisted of mostly behavioral questions and some technical questions. In hindsight the questions were not tough at all but I was just simply not prepared to go into such depths with my solutions. I was also expecting to be asked technical questions about NAV's and such, but was asked simple credit/debit questions instead.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
If you were to decrease the value <?> account, would you debit or credit it?
The interview process was fairly smooth. not many technical questions, mostly behavioral. overall the interview process wasn't too bad and difficult as i expected it was going to be. There was no technical hard questions only behavioral questions.
Straight forward 2 round interviews. Usual HR screening and Skills interview. Passed it fairly easily. Recommend doing some skills interview practice. Give as much as practical experience examples with Star approach.
The first stage is a phone interview with HR in English.
Next, a meeting with managers is scheduled. The meeting takes place online, and typical investment banking questions are asked like what is fund, forex ...
Fund Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at State Street with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Fund Accountant roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 108 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at State Street overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at State Street as a Fund Accountant according to 108 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 0%
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