Merrill Financial Analyst interview experience

It started with a long recruiter call where they walked me through what the program would involve, including timelines and expectations. After that, I took both a personality test and an aptitude test tied to basic financial math concepts, like bond pricing and coupon/yield relationships. Then I got local-office instructions and worked through a business plan that ultimately had to be presented in person.

On the phone side, my screen with a trainee sales manager was relatively straightforward but still coached toward the job reality: I had to explain why I wanted the role and talk through a