FactSet Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Had a phone interview which lasted around 25 mins. Basic questions like why FactStet, why consulting, am I familiar with what FactSet does, etc.. Very easy and simple, try and establish a connection with the person you are talking with. Was offered to be flown out to SF on the phone and we scheduled a date. Flown out about 2 weeks later, stayed in a nice hotel and had on-site interview next day. Was interviewed with 2 other candidates. Had 4 different interviews all with Consulting Managers. 1 interview was 2 people the rest was 1 on 1. No case questions or anything out of the ordinary from a different interview. Most questions where behavioral (tell me a time when... leadership ex.... customer service ex.... etc..)

The company is really looking to see if you fit in with the people and culture. The role as a consultant is highly customer service oriented so be sure you know what you are applying for. After the 4 interviews 2 current consultants took all 3 of us out to lunch and then back to FactSet to get picked up from the driver and to the airport. No HR or group interview with the other interviewers. Although, when they presented FactSet's software in the beginning they did say sometimes a group interview happens. Make sure and have questions to ask them! They leave plenty of time to ask questions and this is a good way to show interest and you have done your research on the company.

After the interview I sent thank you cards to all of the people I met with. Did not hear back for almost 2 weeks before I was extended my offer. Very happy with the offer and signing bonus and full benefits and the entire package offered. FactSet is an excellent company and they treat their employee's great!

Main advice is be yourself and be confident. If not, they will read right through you.

Negotiation Details – No negotiation. As a consultant you are entry level and do not negotiate. I was very happy with the offer anyways. Very competitive for other consultant positions around SF and very competitive for entry level directly out of undergrad.

Interview Details – Initially met at a career fair. Sat down the next day for a light technical interview involving some basic question on object oriented design and a very simple programming question.

I got an e-mail about 1-2 weeks afterwards with an invitation to do an in person interview. They flew me out to NYC and got me a driving service from NYC to Norwalk. The next day, I had several interviews.

A demo, a code review, an OO game design interview, an algorithmic design interview, and a couple non-technical interviews.

Interview Details – Mostly behavioral questions ('tell me a time when...). After settling in it was easy to talk freely with the interviewer

Interview Details – Interviewed by supervisor , VP ... very nice , common interview questions so be prepared.

Interview Details – The process for interviewing with FactSet was flawless. They kept me well informed and in the loop, it was a great impression.

The interview consisted of a series of small interviews, each quite different. A few were very technical, consisting of reading code they had printed and both explaining its intended function and critiquing it. Other interviews involved planning out code, once sketching a large project, another time detailing a single data structure. The interviewers were helpful, they wanted to see you sketch out your ideas on their whiteboards and helped out any time I got stuck. Additionally, they all provided some time for personal questions and answers. The last interview was with the person who would have been my boss, and was entirely consisting of us just talking.

Pros: They were well organized, and all the employees were open and honest about when they were reviewing and evaluating you, and when you were off the record. I have never experienced that before and it really assisted the process.

Cons: Packed schedule, I felt sort of rushed the entire time, it was a whirlwind. I wish I had one less interview and more time to talk to everyone. Additionally I got the feeling that there wasnt a well defined advancement process within the company. They are a company that has relied on growth year after year, and it felt like people moved up in the ranks of the company only by acquiring new hires below them.

Reason for Declining – I was happy with the FactSet offer, I declined because I received a better offer from a company on the west coast, which is where I wanted to live. Though I had a couple concerns about the corporate structure, I would definitely have accepted if I hadn't received the other offer.

Interview Details – Be very familiar with Software development lifecycle. Must show detailed experience with manual testing. If you have experience with offshore QA teams, thats a plus. Be ready to show how you would QA an application with no specs, they may just give you an app to do this.

Negotiation Details – Very short, lateral move for me.

Interview Details – On-Campus Interview and Second/Final Rounds on Site. Dinner night before, 4 45 minute interviews.

Interview Details – Moved extremely quickly. I was emailed by a recruiter the next day after submitting my resume to set up a phone interview. The day after the phone interview, I was invited out to San Mateo, CA for in-person interviews. While waiting for the plane back home immediately after the interview, I was called by the recruiter to extend an offer.

Phone Interview:

1. Basic data structures and algorithms questions. Why would you use one data structure over another in certain situations? What are the runtimes of their common operations? Etc...
2. Write a function to determine if a string is a palindrome.
3. Write a function to reverse a singly-linked list.

In-Person #1:

1. Code up the C/C++ atoi() function.
2. Write a function to determine the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a binary search tree.

In-Person #2:

Describe the classes and structures you would use to code up Microsoft Excel (took all hour).

In-Person #3:

HR interview with the recruiter with typical questions.

In-Person #4:

They gave me three pages of bad Java code, 20 minutes, and a pen. Talked with a couple software engineers about my changes.

In-Person #5:

Technical discussion with a manager with an engineering background about a challenging project. He wanted me to explain what made the project so challenging, and what I did to overcome it.

Interview Details – This company had a great process in regards to hiring and interviewing. I applied via the website and recieved a phone call within a few days. I spoke to one of the nicest ladies ( ever in my life) and she asked fairly straight forward questions about my resume and experience. Within a few a days they called me into the NYC office and I met with 5 managers. Most questions were behavioral and in regards to my resume. They asked about my interest in finance as well