I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Société Générale in June 2017
Interview
It's a lengthy process. I applied for the position through LinkedIn and I got a call from recruiter. Then she submitted my profile and I got there feed back after a one and half month for the Telephonic round. It was an easy interview and straightforward. It lasted for 20 minutes and I got the feedback by the weekend so they want to do Skype interview. I prepared for the Skype, one the day of the interview they sent me a message saying they couldn't do Skype and they'll do telephonic instead. I said okay and the interview started but starting from the first question they weren't clear what they're asking. In between the interview they're discussing with each other what to ask and it clearly shows they are not prepared for the interview. The main issue was the Accent. I was interviewing for the position in NY but a french lady interviewed but I couldn't understand what she's speaking as the questions are mainly based on Linux I was not able to understand what she's is asking and there is a continuous disturbance in the call. Coming to questions I know the company work with traders but I'm pretty much technical person no where related to trading and stock, they're expecting in depth knowledge of stock market and trading. What's wrong with them? They have my resume and clearly explained my work experience and educational qualifications but they didn't ask at least one question related to it. They didn't sound like they are willing to do the interview. Working with this company is pretty much waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Linux commands, Networking, Scripting and Trading.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Société Générale (Montreal, QC) in Feb 2025
Interview
The first interview was done with the team in Montreal, and it was great. The second interview was terrible. The manager was in France, and he refused to open his camera (like WTH?). Even though the interview was 30 minutes, he was late by 5 minutes and rushed me like crazy. He constantly reminded me that I only had 15 minutes to discuss my experience. He also checked the time a lot during the interview.
He also questioned my education credentials for no reason. For example, he asked me questions like: "What is this College thing?", "Do you have a master?", "When did you leave school?" and "What did you do after College?". I felt that he did not know anything about the location where he was trying to hire people. Those questions are unprofessional and not related to the nature of the position, basically a waste of time. Also, I do not see a master's degree as being required for the position, and it is not listed in the job description. Lastly, the thing that bothered me the most was that he refused to open his camera, and I felt that I was being interrogated. At first, I thought he forgot to open his camera, but when I asked, I was told that he never shows his face (WTH?). They went with an interval candidate at the end. Avoid this company! Unless you want to work with this kind of manager.