Credit Suisse Interview Questions & Reviews
Overview |
| |
Salaries |
| |
Reviews |
| |
Interviews |
| |
Photos |
| |
Jobs |
| |
|
Updated Feb 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
|
Difficulty Rating [?] Based on 158 ratings 
“Average” Interview
|
Interview Experience [?] Based on 158 ratings
|
See who your friends know who've worked at Credit Suisse and could give you an inside look.
See who your friends know who've worked at Credit Suisse and could help you prep for an interview.
| 21–30 of 158 Credit Suisse Interviews | Sort by |
IT Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 21, 2011
|
2.0
Easy Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 2 weeks)
The interview process wasnt too complicated. The interview process includes 2 parts. The 1st part is about Credit Suisse. You get an Introduction about the company and what your duties will be. The 2nd part is the Interview - all the questions are about yourself and your past; how you solved problems, how you approached solutions, and what are your experiences.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Know what you want.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
More Credit Suisse IT Analyst Interviews
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
IT Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 16, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Feb 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 days)
There was an initial phone screening. Then they called for an onsite interview which was basically some basic HR questions and stress test.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
More Credit Suisse IT Analyst Interviews
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 9, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Declined Offer
|
Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 3 weeks)
Super-day interview with company executives consisting associates and directors. Involved behavioral fit and industry questions.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
More Credit Suisse Summer Analyst Interviews
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 7, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Dec 2010 (took a day)
Was selected through College's career service event. I was replied within a week. Had an interview two days later. Both the interviewers were quite friendly. Typical Behavioral interview. Asked me why I was interested in Credit Suisse, investment banking. They spent about 10 min each explaining about their experience in the office and What analysts do.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
More Credit Suisse Summer Analyst Interviews
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Presentation Technology at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 5, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed May 2009 in Morrisville, NC (took 3 weeks)
- Interview process was comfortable.
- Not Tricky
- Not long
- Very detailed
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Payroll Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Dec 3, 2011
|
4.0
Difficult Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Nov 2010 in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil) (took 4 months)
I applied on the website and got a call a month later for a position that was not related to my experience. I had 3 interviews with HR, 3 with managers from differents areas, 1 with the Finance director and 1 with the CFO on 3 differents days. The whole process took 4 months. I didn't get a job for the first position but I got an offer for a position that was more related to my experience. The people seemed to be smart and nice. The Finance director put a lot of pressure, saying that was really hard to grow in the company due to the competition with very smart co-workers, he was arrogant also. Great place to work, to learn, with great benefits and compensation. The bad side is the long hours, 50hrs min. per week, no life-work balance. Closing period expect to work at least 15 hours per day.
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
IB Operations - Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Nov 25, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Nov 2011 in Raleigh, NC (took a day)
I originally located the IB Operations - Analyst - Fixed Income position on Doostang, but I applied via the Credit Suisse (CS) website. I was subsequently contacted over the phone by a CS "Talent Acquisition Specialist" located in New York City (NYC). He did a short 5 minute screening on why I wanted to work for CS. A few days later I received an email from a Coordinator to schedule a number of interviews. I applied to only one position, but I was considered for two...
IB Operations - Analyst - Fixed Income:
2.5 hrs of phone interviews with 3 Analysts, 1 Assistant Vice President, 1 Vice President
IB Operations - Analyst - Cross Product Settlements:
1.5 hrs of phone interviews with 1 Analyst, 1 AVP, 1 VP
All of these interviews were squeezed into one day at my request. "Coordinator" was kind and able to work around my current job schedule. She was easily reachable and responded quickly to emails and phone calls.
Positions were both located in Raleigh, NC, but some of the interviews were with AVP or VP's from the New York City office. All interviews were done individually (1:1) over the phone via a dial-in 800 number. Questions for both interviews were essentially the same. Here are some of the questions for the Cross Product Settlements position.
Interviews were conducted on a Wednesday between 9am and 2pm PST.
Analyst:
He mostly described the position to me and gave a good background of the firm.
Tell me a little about yourself.
AVP:
Why Credit Suisse?
Why Operations?
Why do you want to relocate to Raleigh?
Tell me about a time when you showed client service skills.
Tell me about a time when you were in a group with a person who did not want to work as a team, and how did you deal with the situation?
Who is more important to you, the architect or the builder?
How well do you know Excel? (Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced? (See description below)
Beginner - You can open a spreadsheet, add some cells, subtract, etc.
Intermediate - You can use SUM, IF statements, VLOOKUP, Write formulas, etc.
Advanced - You can do the above but also write/edit/troubleshoot Macros
VP:
Tell me about a time when you completed an assignment that didn't benefit yourself.
Tell me about a time when you were treated unfairly and how you dealt with it.
Tell me about a time when you dealt with someone who was very difficult to work with.
Received a call Friday from a CS recruiter in Raleigh I had never spoken with. She described the following...
The Offer:
40,000 USD base salary
Half-time over time (approx. $9/hr for all work done over 40hrs)
Bonus eligible (5-8% of base salary)
15 days paid vacation
11 paid holidays
12 sick days
Health Care: Blue Cross/Blue Shield
401(k) (with up to $3,000/yr matching)
Cafeteria (Necessary given the building's physical location)
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Salary was non-negotiable likely because of the poor economy and large candidate pool.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Sales and Trading at Credit Suisse
Posted Nov 26, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
I had three 1:1 interviews and all of them tested different capabilities; motivation, achievements (leadership, team work et cetera) technical competency. The interviewers were really friendly and polite and I liked the atmosphere. There were almost 20 of us in the same room waiting for our own turn and competing on the same position.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
More Credit Suisse Sales and Trading Interviews
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Investment Banking & Global Markets Solutions Group Summer Analyst at Credit Suisse
Posted Nov 18, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Positive Experience
|
Received and Accepted Offer
|
Interviewed Nov 2011 in London, England (United Kingdom) (took a day)
Planning: Read Investment Banking by Rosenbaum etc, looked up CS deals, kept up to date with the news etc and mergers on deal book. Went to all the campus events for CS and networked.
Interview consisted of a case study and three interviews after that (one was based on the case study but we only spent a few minutes on it). There were two people in each interview. It was a final round (2nd round)
The people in the Interview were friendly, accomodating and seemed to do their best to make everyone relaxed.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
Private Banking Associate at Credit Suisse
Posted Nov 5, 2011
|
3.0
Average Interview
|
Overall Neutral Experience
|
Interviewed and No Offer
|
Interviewed Mar 2011 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) (took a day)
I was selected to go to Dubai for a day for a round of 4 interviews with a Senior Associate, a Director, and 2 MDs. The interviews were primarily fit focusing on why you would like to get into Private Banking. A lot of emphasis was put on how you would bring in UHNWI and HNWI to add to their portfolio. They wanted to make sure that I understood this was a sales job and involved targets. The team was great and the MDs were both very nice and friendly to talk to. Seemed more like a conversation than an interview. Very professional and great office location, in the famous gate building.
I did not receive an offer from them and unfortunately I did not even receive a response till I really pressed them for one. I believe I was among 3 candidates that were being finalized for a selection of 1 member to finally join the team.
Interview Questions
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
Helpful Interview?
Yes |
No
Inappropriate?
RSS Feed for Credit Suisse
Interviews
Embed
