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Updated May 6, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Financial Analyst at BNP Paribas
Posted Mar 16, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in Paris (France) (took 2 days)
technical interviews, several leveral of management met, importance of teamworking, technical knowledge, ability to teach young people, ability to lead projects and find solutions, fluency in english
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I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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Sales Adn Trading at BNP Paribas
Posted Feb 18, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)
The interviewer was a trader and I told him I wanted to do sales. The interview went pretty downhill from there.
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Private Banking Sales Support at BNP Paribas
Posted Jan 28, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 2+ weeks)
Excellent experience: staff open and helpfull, prepared to ask pertinent questions and fast on giving feedback.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Background Check and a 1:1 Interview.
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Associate Sales and Trading at BNP Paribas
Posted Jan 25, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
I applied through on-campus recruiting and just completed the first round of interviews. The interviewer is very nice and friendly. Basically, he just asked me a project I did before. He went into technical details involved in the project. Additionally, he asked open questions to test your general understanding about derivatives.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Junior Credit Analyst at BNP Paribas
Posted Dec 23, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took a day)
Was called by the senior manager, talked about my education/hobbies ...
Then was received by the same manager, talked more deeply about my experience and projects. some questions to see if my education and professional choices had coherence. was then told about work conditions, asked about how I felt. the manager was very nice and i was called back later to give availability details.
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nothing
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Business Analyst at BNP Paribas
Posted Dec 16, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2007 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
initial phone internview + met about 4 managers, they asked me about my work experience and then about financial industry terms like options, greeks etc
They asked me in particular about the data elements of options and structured products. apart from that some other questions were on corporate actions, back office and compliance experience
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Negotiation Details
pretty easy, they asked me for a number and accepted....they have a very good relocation package
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Attaché Commercial at BNP Paribas
Posted Nov 9, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2007 in Parisot, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine (France) (took 4+ weeks)
Three interviews, one with BNP HR, one with department HR, and last with direct manager.
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Difficult to negociate as BNP uses salary grid.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Summer Intern (Analyst) at BNP Paribas
Posted Nov 8, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in New York, NY (took 4 weeks)
Outside of basic fit, some technical questions, asked to do basic bond math and a few brain teasers which included:
How many grocery stores are in the US?
If it is 3:20, what angle do the hands on the clock make?
If a weight is thrown into a pool, what will happen to the water level?
How many integers include the number 9 from 0-100,000
I had one phone interview where the interviewer was very "in your face" and wanted to see how I reacted under pressure, was really stressful. From there I was called into New York and had two interviews on site where the interviewers were much nicer, the interviewers were short but I had to wait for almost 45 minutes in a conference room in between them, I wasn't sure if it was to "ice" me or if they were just busy, probably the latter.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Trader at BNP Paribas
Posted Oct 6, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2007 (took a day)
Lots of personality types of questions along with math skills related questions.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Trade Support Analyst at BNP Paribas
Posted Mar 24, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in New York, NY (took a day)
The initial communications with BNP was the recruiter calling me up and scheduling an interview. Once I found out I had an interview I talked to someone I knew in the company. He suggested I just be as upbeat as possible with a "can-do" attitude (But not to the point of annoying.) I researched and checked around to see what the general overview of the job was and how my skills may apply before going in.
At the interview itself, I was taken to a completely glass conference room on the trading floor where everyone could see you. Unfortunately, being a first interview, this was intimidating and overwhelming. I suggest you keep your cool.
The interviewers provided an overview of the job position and what I'd be doing and if I was ok with the career progression that they outlined. (I thought this was a major plus.) They also asked about my own work experience and situations at previous jobs. IE: Worst thing? Best thing? Etc.
My advice to anyone interviewing there is to be upbeat and to think of the positives from each job experience. Think of the skills you can bring from previous jobs to the job you're applying to. Also, be upbeat about previous jobs, even if it wasn't that great or there was a bad experience. Never make any off-hand remarks or downgrading previous jobs. IE: "It wasn't the greatest position relative to other positions but..." Don't be modest about specific things the interviewer remarks and praises you on. Accept the praise, turn it as a benefit for the company.
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