{"id":6866,"date":"2019-11-26T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2022-10-12T07:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:44:42","slug":"preparing-for-a-finance-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/preparing-for-a-finance-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a Finance Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_link_target=\"_self\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1\/1\" tablet_width_inherit=\"default\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]Interviewing has changed a lot in the last few years. Ten years ago, interviews comprised going through your resume. Applicants were prepared for personal questions like \u2018Tell me about yourself\u2019 and \u201cWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?\u201d<\/p>\n
Those days are long gone. Interviews in the finance sector are a grueling mental workout. It\u2019s much like preparing for an exam and it makes sense.<\/p>\n
Companies are going to pay you to be efficient and they are hiring you to make sure you can do the job. Hiring is a costly process. It requires time on the part of both the HR and line management. They take time out to interview you and then discuss the interview internally. That is time taken out of the business. Their time is expensive and ergo, the process needs to yield fruit. This is why you need to approach your finance interview like you would a marathon and not a sprint. Start well in advance and realize that these opportunities are hard to come by. \u00a0Wasting them is not an option.<\/p>\n
While there may be many more rounds, the above can be taken as the minimum.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0Imarticus<\/a>, we have a weekend aptitude test sessions where students are taught how to take them. After that, students are advised to practice every day. The\u00a0India Bix site\u00a0is a good place to practice.<\/p>\n Be prepared for the kind of questions you can get on various topics. Here are a set of sample questions to give you an idea of the kind of questions you can expect.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t take anything in your resume for granted. Be prepared to back everything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n These are only examples of what can be asked. There are numerous websites that can help you prepare. Imarticus Learning has an entire Interview Test Preparation short course. We take mock interviews to make sure you are ready for your interview. Students are videoed so that they can understand what they are doing wrong.<\/p>\n To learn more about the\u00a0Imarticus Learning Interview<\/a>\u00a0Process, email us at\u00a0info@imarticus.org[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_link_target=\"_self\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1\/1\" tablet_width_inherit=\"default\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\"...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"pages":[],"coe":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-finance"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFinance Domain Interview Tips<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Accountancy Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Valuation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Equity Research (If it is an Equity Research Role)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Mergers and Acquisition (If it is an M&A job)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Analytical\/Logical reasoning<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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General Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Personal Interview<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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