JPMorgan Chase Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Normal graduate process, online test, phone interview, assessment centre, offer

Negotiation Details – No negotiation possible

Interview Details Very prompt and efficient in their responses in the lead up to the interview. Helpful in answering questions about the process before and after the interview.
Interview was well conducted and professional with the classic questions asked (split up between technical and "fit"). Nothing out of left field but was asked a few topical things (how would you value Groupon? Any social network?).

Interview Details interview process involved 5 senior professionals: four executive directors and one vice president
the process focused on two elements: 1) career path and 2) acquired skill set
there was no quant test per se but knowledge was tested through detailed explanation of past experience
the process was extremely friendly with no pressure

Interview Details A video conference interview was organised for me with a branch in Hong Kong. A week before the interview they brought it forward and made it a phone interview. I ended up having to call the interviewer and JP Morgan wouldn't refund the cost of the international call or give feedback and two weeks have past now.

Interview Details Visited the Chase booth at the campus career fair. After contact with the campus recruiting officer I was given a slot for a first-round interview the next day.

The next day I had a 1:1 with the campus recruiting officer, which was almost entirely behavioral. After a standard introduction and "where do you see yourself in 5 years" intro, there were a lot of questions about experiences with groups, like "What is a contribution you have made to a group project?", "What did you do when a group member wasn't pulling their weight?", "Name an example where you tried as hard as you could and failed.", "Tell me what you know about Chase." and so on. There was nothing remotely technical or analytical in this interview. By the end of the interview part I was informed that I would be invited back for the so-called Superday. I had finished the interview with a fair amount of time left and was able to ask a few questions too, and came away with what I thought was information some interesting internal programs or opportunities available to interns (more later).

In the week or so until Superday I filled out the general candidate profile on the JP Morgan Chase corporate recruiting portal, and was later contacted by email by both another office worker in the recruiting department, and later by phone by the same officer who had interviewed me. Later on the recruiting office sent me my times for two appointments, back-to-back, on Superday. I live in the area, but if I weren't, I imagine that this is when I would have received my flight information.

Superday - If you are driving you are warned to get there very early to find parking - that's no lie! If you are taking a cab/shuttle be sure to work out which entrance you should use both for drop off and pickup, as there are several, at proportions comparable to an mid-sized airport.

Interviews - Both were very informal in nature, and started with a general "Who are you/present yourself" question, a brief summary of my resume, and "What do you know about Chase?". Both were 1:1 and only allotted 30 minutes.

My first interviewer focused on analytical and case questions, such as "Please estimate the number of gas stations in the US.", "If it is found that a lot of online banking customers are leaving Chase, what do you think might be the cause?", and "Tell me what you think of statistics?" When it was my turn for questions, the Interviewer seemed confused when I asked about some of the opportunities I had heard of in my first interview and relapsed into a rough rehash of JP Morgan/Chase corporate structure. I feel like I might have unfairly lost points for seeming uninformed right there, when I was only trying to point out that I had payed attention in my first interview. Overall Interviewer #1 seemed distracted and interview was conducted almost mechanically.

The second interview went smoother on the personal level and despite obvious stress from the interviewer, I feel I was given full attention when warranted. This interviewer focused more on behavioral questions, some of them repeated from before, others were new, like "Why Chase? Why this program?", "How do you manage to balance your schedule?", "We all have it happen - what do you do when you realize you aren't going to make a deadline?", "Give an example of your most recent group project.", "What role did you take on in this group?", "What is your favorite course this term?" I learned the interviewer was not to be hosting interns this summer, but was otherwise satisfied with informativeness of their answers on opportunities available to interns.

Rest of Superday - Fairly informal and mildy hectic. We spent our time in a conference room with refreshments provided. Recruiting officer from the first interview was there the whole time. Several of last year's hires (albeit non of them CLDP grads) came and went and were more than willing to answer any questions. The first years were nice and casual as mentioned, if not a tinge cliquey/gossipy. Interviewees were welcomed to join in conversation or partake of tours offered ad hoc by the current interns. Interviewees could leave as soon as their interview was over if they desired. Staying for a while was no problem either, might have even gained you socialization points (recruiting officer was there -see below).

Decision - The hiring decision was to be made by a council of all three (including recruiting officer from first round) interviewers. It came the next week only a few days after the "promised" date (the next Monday) in the form of a non-personal, formula email from the campus recruiter.

Overall a positive experience. The process was much friendlier and better managed than one might imagine at a large firm. I could tell I was interacting with career professionals. Line of questioning was always professional, or appropriately casual.

Interview Details All job postings are listed within the career section of the JPM website. For the best success on obtaining an interview, find someone who is willing to recommend you for the position or communicate with your recruiter often. Many of the job postings will fill quickly or can be cancelled just as quickly, so it is best to secure an interview as soon as the job is posted.

Negotiation Details – The Salary for the Mortgage Bankers and Lending Managers is non negotiable.

Interview Details I was selected for an on-campus interview through my university. It was a series of behavioral questions, and a few brain teasers. No technical questions were asked.

The usual questions:
Tell me about yourself?
Why JPM?
What that specific department?
Walk me through your resume

Interview Details Got a call from HR about the position and my interest. HR scheduled the first telephonic discussion with the technical panel. Next day HR called that I have cleared the first round and I will need to come down to their office in Mumbai for further discussions. Attended 3 more rounds 1 technical & 2 were high level (with VPs). Same day HR discussion happened and my salary expectation & other aspirations were noted by the HR. While leaving HR told me that there would be one more final technical discussion with the US counterpart (VP). After 3 days got the call from HR about the US round. It was a pure technical round and I would say toughest among all, for around 1. hours. After 3 days HR called me that feedback is positive and we will offer you. After that day I didn't receive any call from HR then I called them (luckily I had HRs mobile no), he told me that approvals are in progress and will take some time. I waited for one more week but no response. Next week I called the HR again and they told me that same story. Same thing happened again and I waited for 2 weeks this time. I called the HR and he said that the position I was interviewed is went on hold but they will offer me and are looking for approvals for some other position in the same dept. I waited for more than 3 weeks and called him again and got the same response , finally after some days got the call from HR , he apologize for the delay and justified the delay. He asked me about my expectation and I quoted the figure. Next week I got the LOI finally. They offered me what I asked so no negotiation. :)

Negotiation Details – They offered me what I asked so no negotiation.

Interview Details Interview took a while and actual paperwork hiring process took a while.