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Portfolio Associate Interview Questions
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They use the psychologist to ask personal questions that would be considered illegal under the normal inviewing process. The psychologist tells you that you do not have to answer the questions but you feel that if you do not then you would automatically be eliminated
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What's your ideal job.
Motivation, future direction, simple Excel functions, test ability to learn
capital related question
What trade would you put on now and why?
Nothing out of the oridnary. The one data question is described above. The interviews were almost completely behavioral.
They ask you to describe a cash flow analysis without using tools, simply words.
Asked about a time when I dealt with a difficult client or situation and how I handled it?
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