Merrill·Financial Analyst

Merrill Financial Analyst interview experience

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Austin, TXPosted Feb 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a longer, program-like process that felt designed to filter people early and often.

It began with a long recruiter phone screen where I got a clear rundown of duration and expectations. Then I took personality and aptitude tests, including math and concepts related to basic finance—things like pricing a bond and using the coupon to reason about yield.

After I passed those steps, I was connected with the local office for a more applied stage. I was put through a trainee sales manager screen where I talked about why I wanted the job and shared a few accomplishments I was proud of. A big piece was that I had to build a business plan and present target demographics, including

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