I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (New York, NY) in Jan 2013
Interview
Tell me more about yourself. Nothing much i would say, its the normal questions. Hope others can help with what the pay is like. I don't have much to share really.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at BNP Paribas in Jun 2016
Interview
First on-campus interview (45 minutes), derive black-scholes equation, basic probability and CV questions. A week later 5 consecutive interviews covering CV, stochastic calculus, statistics and brain teasers.
The consecutive interviews were all conducted over skype and it went through all levels of the team. They gave in depth information on the team and where very helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
CV questions, stochastic calculus, basic probability and brain teasers
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Lissabon, Lissabon) in Jul 2016
Interview
Applied through University Careers website. Took 2 month to get a response. After the first interview 1:1, it was rather fast. You get an interview with HR before the job offer.
The 1:1 interview is directly with the manager of the back office team. You are expected to present yourself (background) and to answer some motivational questions as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the types of consolidation? Bridge from Equity Value to Enterprise Value. What are the differences between Comps and Precedent Transactions? What is a DCF? How would you value H3 (Burguer Chain) and with which methods?
Afterwards you get a test to do in 30 mins with technical, Economic Culture and logical questions.