I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at BNP Paribas
Interview
I met the BNP Paribas recruiters at a careers conference at my university and then followed up with contacts in my area of interest. I was called for an interview for a summer internship. The interviewer was very amicable and actually interested in where I see myself fitting into the firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was more my own career shift, but the difficult question was basically "how will you make up for your non-conventional background?"
panel interview, asked standard strength weaknessess, behavioural questions about work background, internship experiences. Lasted 1 hour. Told me more about the team and working culture but didnt sell the organisation as well as i expected it to be. Told me BNP is more laid back compared to american banks and people there are kind.
The process took 2 days. I interviewed at BNP Paribas
Interview
Most of the interview is specific to a position and project.
Technical positions are based on
Telephonic screening,
one round of F2F technical round
and one round of technical relating to situation based programing
Last 2 rounds are managerial and HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Situation based question with multiple answers, to test candidates understanding of subject, depth of knowledge and actual experience, and the level of confidence.
Ex: How to send send a file as an attachment in web-services?