I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cambridge Associates, LLC (Singapore) in June 2016
Interview
2 rounds of case and interview -- Case (Group and individual), Interview 1:1 with team leads. Be sure why you want the role as fit is important to the interviewers are looking for. Be honest and enjoy the process.
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Question 1
What would you do if you could get any job you want?
3 rounds
1st round is phone scree, pretty easy questions, but the hr spoke fast
2nd round started with a presentation about the company and role, followed by a 1-1 interview with 2 analysts in PRG. Behavioral Qs, focus a lot on teamwork.
3rd round again started with a more detailed presentation about the role, then a case study with a manager, a panel interview with 2 analysts, and one more with another manager. The process is tiring questions are repetitive.
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Question 1
After the case study and presentation, are you still interested in this job?
After applying online, the HR arranged for a quick phone interview, and I was invited for the second interview lasting for around 3 hours. The phone interview was just to go through the resume and asked some questions regarding expected pay, why Cambridge, etc. The second interview was more comprehensive, and involved a case study, and interviews with 3 other individuals. The case study requires you to ask questions on how to execute a certain change in a client's portfolio and to reflect them in a flash report. Subsequently, you would be asked to present the flash report to the manager, and you would be evaluated on your logic and organizational skills. The other two interviewers would be going through the usual interview questions such as strengths and weaknesses, what do you think the job entails, etc.
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Question 1
I would think the most difficult part would be the case study. Be sure to read up on what does the role require you to do, and the other roles of the other parties that you would be liaising with, such as the investment consultants and MSG. You would need to know how each parties work, in order to come up with the questions and the report plan.
