I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet in Jan 2022
Interview
I was referred by an employee which just got me to the first stage. There were 3 stages overall:
1) Interview with Recruiter. Very casual, comfortable initial interview. General questions around what I was looking to achieve, why I wanted to work for the company, nothing too intense. They were super friendly and easy to talk to and ask questions. I was invited to next stage within 24 hours.
2) A week later attended an 'Assessment Centre' with 4 other candidates. First hour was individual, with 2 tests to complete. Excel test included things like averageifs, ranking, essentially just the top 10 most popular excel formulas. Then was showed one of FactSet's products in a 6 min video and quizzed on it afterwards, there was nothing you could have done to prepare. Again, within 24 hours was invited to final stage.
3) Final Interview. Panel interview with 3 consulting managers. Questions included motivational, behavioural, situational, and a couple testing financial whereas (such as how would an Investment Banker use FS vs a Portfolio Manager).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What trends do you see in the FinTech industry?
Where do you see yourself progressing?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet (Hong Kong) in Apr 2026
Interview
Apply on the official website and afterwards receive email about hackerrank assessment, which is fairly easy with ample timing. When you pass the test, then HR will schedule 10~15 min phone screening ask basic intro question, also ask expected salary and will explicitly tell you the max including bonus. Then 1st round interview with junior staff with roleplay (just focus on the video shown and make sure to be friendly) and typical behavioral question. If successful, then go onto 2nd round with vp level and might be asked in a language specified in a role to see if the applicant is proficient. Not too hard interview if you research about the role and company well. Overall positive experience w/ quick turnaround for each round, not keep you waited unless rejected
I applied online. I interviewed at FactSet (Singapore)
Interview
Total of 3 rounds in total. Was an okay experience and did not get back feedback at the end. Interviewers were friendly and impressionable. The process itself was quite fast.
I applied online. I interviewed at FactSet in Dec 2025
Interview
1st round was hr screening, mainly behavioural questions to get to know you, plus at least 1 technical q (finance related), mine was “what is a green bond”. nothing too crazy but def revise core finance concepts.
2nd round was about 2 hrs. first hour was a technical excel task — interviewer shared her screen and i had to work through everything live. mostly basic formulas (if, round etc) but make sure you know the top 15–20 excel formulas and how they apply in a finance context (think valuations, analyst-type tasks, modelling logic), they’re basically mimicking what they do day to day.
second hourr was more behavioural. this part really depends on who interviews you, so worth checking linkedin and doing a bit of prep around their background/team.
final stage — had to prep a short presentation on a topic of choice. do proper research and try to link your topic back to their products/platform. don’t just focus on the obvious stuff (e.g. ai), understand the broader product suite and how diff clients would use it.
after the presentation there was another motivational/behavioural round, but more scenario-based — like “imagine a client says xyz, what would you do?”. they’re testing how you’d think if you were already in the role.
they’ll def ask where you see yourself in 5 yrs — avoid the generic “leadership” answer. be specific and realistic.
last round was 3–4 interviewers, so comms + presentation skills matter a lot. they’ll notice if you’re nervous or waffling.
heard back with an offer about 1.5 weeks after final round. overall pretty positive experience and good support throughout.
top tip: build a good relationship with your recruiter — makes it much easier to ask questions as you go.
all the best 👍
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What is a green bond
Have you ever taught something to a friend and family, if so what could you have done better