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GMSG Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Feb 2013 – Reviewed Jun 3, 2013
Interview Details – Two rounds: one was a one-on-one Webex meeting, and the second was an in-person interview with two mid-level members of the group; these were two separate 30 minute interviews.
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IT Assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 8, 2013
Interview Details – This depends on department. There is little structure for experienced hires.
Interview Question – Be prepared to talk about the markets. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – none
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Summer IT Analyst at Credit Suisse
Declined Offer – Reviewed May 7, 2013
Interview Details – The interview was behavioral.
Reason for Declining – The job was too far away from home.
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Operations Analyst at Credit Suisse
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Raleigh, NC Feb 2012 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – Very cut and dry process - one hour interview, split into two separate ones. First had two people in it - asked extremely boring questions, weaknesses, strengths, how do you go about solving a problem, leadership, etc. Second asked similar questions. Overall, it was an easy interview, however it showed a lack of creativity on their part and did not seem like an exciting job at all.
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Reason for Declining – The department the job was in did not seem like a good fit - the people who interviewed seemed boring.
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IT Women Mentoring Program at Credit Suisse
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – two 30-minute interviews. The interviews were very relaxed, I was asked several standard behavioral questions and talked about my resume in retail. One of the interviewers asked me some technical questions regrading data structures.
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Credit Suisse IT Women's Mentoring Program at Credit Suisse
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – Submitted resume. Emailed me soon after to let me know that I had received an interview. Had two 30 minute interviews via Skype. A week and a day later they called me with the results.
Interview Question – A few technical questions. I did not know the answer so I simply told them that. Answer Question
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Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Feb 2013 – Reviewed Apr 18, 2013
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Applied through school's career services system (I'm at a target)
1st round - 30 min on-campus. Mostly fit, a few basic multiplication questions
Superday - four 30 minute interviews. Usually there were 2 people interviewing me at a time. Basic questions about valuation, accounting, why I wanted to be their slave, arithmetic, stuff that any future monkey should now.
I was too unspecific in my answers and asked some really dumb questions (e.g. how's the weather there?). Don't be dumb.
Interview Question – How do you calculate free cash flow? Answer Question
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Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Francisco, CA Aug 2011 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2013
Interview Details – First phone call with a senior analyst and then a coffee meet-up with another senior analyst to chat and see if you're a good fit for the group. Then invited a superday, where you meet with five senior bankers. Most of them ask you why banking and want to talk about your background. Then some accounting and finance questions, basics of a leveraged buyout, how does depreciation affect the financial statements, how do you calculate free cash flow, walk me through a DCF
Interview Question – What characteristics in a company do you look for for a good LBO candidate? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation for investment banking analysts at bulge bracket firms
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Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse
No Offer – Reviewed Apr 4, 2013
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The interview was through my school's career center and my interviewer was an alumni. Previous to the interview, students were invited to a nice fancy dinner where we talked casually.
The interview was purely behavioral - nothing technical. It was very typical - why do you want to go into finance, do you take charge when you work in groups, what's your favorite/ least favorite class. etc.
It lasted about half and hour or so.
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Project Manager at Credit Suisse
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 1, 2013
Interview Details – I was referred, so had a leg up on the process. I interviewed with my manager and HR twice before being brought in to a very extensive super day style interviews. I interviewed with four MD's and 2 Director's. I sensed that this was mostly about determining fit, and I was able to connect with them easily. People were pretty honest and forthcoming about challenges of CS as well as the upsides.
Interview Question – I had to walk through a project initiation with a manager. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I negotiated up 20% - there is more room.
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Pros: There are plenty of things to learn and you will gets your hands dirty from day one. You will not be going around getting coffee for everyone, they want you to learn and start contributing. – Full Review `
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