Public Finance Investment Banking Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Stifel Financial with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Public Finance Investment Banking Analyst roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Stifel Financial overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Stifel Financial as a Public Finance Investment Banking Analyst according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stifel Financial (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I applied for a job in a different office. I was not selected for that position but emailed to follow up with the original contact. She then put me in contact with someone in their California office. A recruiter made initial contact via email. I then received a phone call from team recruiter to set up an interview time. Last, I had a 1.5 hour phone interview with two team members of a public finance team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Tell us about your market experience?
-Describe to me bond ratings?
-What is a TIF?
-Why the career change?
-What would impact the bond pricing?
-How are Moody's and S&P different in rating bonds?
Then there were the behavioral questions:
-How many windows are in NYC?
-Why are manhole covers round?
-Will you be able to work 80+ hours a week?
-Do you have family here?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stifel Financial (New York, NY) in Jan 2015
Interview
2 30 minute phone interviews followed by a Superday where you meet with 5 professionals from analysts to MDs. Basic interview with questions such as Why Stifel, Why banking, etc. Also was asked questions about what I thought about certain companies and about the market, which is more rare for a banking interview