Credit Suisse Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Initial contact with the company was via a recruiter who set up the first interview with the Director of the team.

First interview lasted 2 hours, and questions included the usual "what did you do in your last job", "why did you leave", as well as DCM-specific questions. Shortly after leaving the interview, I received a call from the Director asking to set up another interview the following afternoon to meet the rest of the team (five others in total).

Second interview was to last a couple of hours, however was approximately six hours long, and culminated in having some beers in the boardroom with the team. Primary aim of the process was to meet the other members of the team as well as have the opportunity to ask appropriate questions about team structure and associated specialties.

Everyone who interviewed me were extraordinarily knowledgeable in their specific field, and had no problems in answering any questions. Consequently, I perceived the team to be young and dynamic, with a strong desire to outperform for FY2010. In addition, I felt that I would not only be able to offer my time and skills in pitches and other job responsibilities, but also my opinions about the market, where our priorities should be, as well as how to execute our strategy for 2010.

Very happy with the position I was offered

Negotiation Details – No negotiation

Interview Details Three stages of interview:
1. Phone Interview
Basic HR interview with all the basic questions covering the projects and extracurricular activities you have done in school. Phone interview is tricky when the sound quality is bad, so it is important to have it in a quiet place.

2. Group Assessment
Given a mini-task to complete in less than an hour. There will always be the one over-enthusiastic candidate who doesn't give others the opportunities to speak out, but stay sane , be a good team player and focus on task completion.

3. One-to-one Interview
Was told that there would be two interviewers, but only one turned up in the end. It's almost like a repeat of phone interview, except the interviewer seems to want to discover more about our interests (probably because they are going to decided based on that which team to assign us to)

Overall, the interviewers were very friendly, the entire recruitment process was done professionally and outcomes were communicated in timely manner.

Interview Details Internship converted to full time offer

Reason for Declining – I had a better offer elsewhere through campus placements

Interview Details First HR phone interview, with some standardized questions on how you would react on the job facing different clients situation.

Then online assessment center.

Last round interview with managers and HR, very friendly, again some standardized questions

Interview Details Two rounds: one was a one-on-one Webex meeting, and the second was an in-person interview with two mid-level members of the group; these were two separate 30 minute interviews.

Interview Details Straight forward online application process which also involved attaching a cover letter and CV. This followed a numerical and verbal reasoning test. Passing these led to a competency based interview which was solely based on the STAR approach - make sure you had lots of examples and follow that method.

Reason for Declining – I wanted to go to University

Interview Details Met with the HR first, basic interview questions about your resume. She was interested in my profile and that led to an interview with a Junior Relationship Manager. It was really casual and discussed about my profile and my resume.

Negotiation Details – No negotiations as it was an intern position.

Interview Details This depends on department. There is little structure for experienced hires.

Negotiation Details – none

Interview Details The interview was behavioral.

Reason for Declining – The job was too far away from home.