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Institutional Shareholder Services Research Analyst interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

TokyoPosted Jun 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

At the beginning, there was a background check and some small talk to help things feel comfortable.

The early questions were fairly standard—things like why I applied and why I felt I was a fit—presented in a way that made it easy to start off naturally.

What made the interview feel harder than I expected was that the interviewer kept drilling into my responses. They didn’t just take my answers and move on; they asked questions that depended on what I had said, meaning I had to be ready to support my claims on the spot. I felt it was a lot less about memorized talking points and more about staying consistent with what I actually knew and had done.

I didn’t get an offer, but the process

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