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Updated Feb 14, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Feb 14, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took 2 days)
They had a night-before presentation that basically introduced the recruiters and the company. The interview was pretty basic: asked my why FactSet, asked me what made me stand apart. Also asked me to rank the following three areas in order of my comfort/competence: customer service, finance, and technology. He asked more in depth behavioral questions on my top two as ranked, so answer truthfully and know your stuff for the top two that you say.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 (took a day)
Basic resume run-through. talked about the company, my interests, how they fit and my goals.
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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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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took a day)
basically a superday, interviewed around 5-6 people one on one for around 30 minutes, did a presentation about the history of factset's growth and acquisitions over the course of its existenceto a panel of consultants and senior consultants. did a group brainteaser problem. then had lunch with 2 of its consultants.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Jan 12, 2012
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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 Sep 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took a day)
FactSet Consulting Managers know what they want and go after it fast. After speaking with them at the career fair at my school and leaving my resume, a recruiter called a few days later and asked me to come in for an all-day interview the next day. There were four of us interviewing at the same time. We were called in one at a time by 4 different managers and interviewed 1:1 with them for about 20 minutes each. Like any interview, there were expected questions such as "Why FactSet" and unexpected questions such as "Tell me something you wouldn't want me to know about you." They seemed to look for whether or not they want to work with the interviewee and whether or not s/he has quick problem solving abilities and excellent communication skills. My interview process took 1 day; they called me and offered me a position that following evening. I was thrilled by the news and accepted the offer about 1 week later. I decided to work there because I am attracted to the dynamic of the culture and working environment, the young people, and ultimately, what FactSet does as a company.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Dec 27, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)
Was given a short presentation of the software, then had 4 or 5 separate interviews where they mostly walked through my resume and asked basic interview type questions. Then took the three candidates out to lunch at a pretty nice restaurant by Bryant Park.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Dec 2, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 (took 2 weeks)
Applied through University Career website and attended career fair to get a 20 minute 1:1 interview with HR rep. Very straight forward "Why FactSet?" and "Tell me about yourself" questions. Was invited to a final round interview day on the spot.
A weke later, I went to the HQ for the final round which was a FactSet demo, 5 separate 30 minute 1:1 interviews asking the same "Why Factset?", "Tell me about yourself", and some specific questions relating to my resume. All 5 interviews were pretty much the same and it is purely a personality contest at that point. Make sure you smile, act calm but engaging, and just be yourself if you have a good personality and hope you find common ground with your interviewers. (I ended up talking about sports with one interviewer for 15 minutes out of the interview). I started off on the wrong foot with one interviewer and am certain this is the reason I got a "thank you but no thank you" email a few days later. I hear they call you within 2-3 hours after leaving if they want to offer you the position. After this they take you out to lunch and have you sit in on client calls for about a half hour. (Basically shows what you would be doing if you work there-- it is a call center where you consistently solve clients problems over the phone -- Not the most fun job description but you have to start somewhere)
Overall, the company seemed fun and tight-knit. Consultants are all peers and go out together after the work days over, etc.
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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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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Nov 22, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took 4+ weeks)
The first round of interviews they came to campus, it was really straight forwarded. Tell me about your resume, why consulting, and why factset. It was 1 on 1. The second round was in San Manteo with 5 different people. They all interviewed differently, but all asked a critical thinking question to see how you thought and processed. One of the people I interviewed with asked me all these personal questions then ripped apart everything I said in response. Example “What qualities don’t you like in your friends?” My response. Their response “well in this business there are people like that you will have to deal with” etc multiple times in a row until I just wanted to stand up and leave. Apparently you have to like bad and/or selfish people. The other four I felt went well…. After everyone there interviews with everyone the group does a team brain teaser, which is kind of fun. My first interview was on campus over a month ago and I was in their office 3 weeks ago and still haven’t gotten a rejection notice yet, but I’m not holding my breath, because I kept in touch with someone else who was interviewing that day too and he got a call the next business day with an offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Nov 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took 2 days)
I was called in Early August for a phone interview with the Connecticut office. The interviewer had me walk through my resume and asked me questions such as, "Why the financial field?", "Why FactSet?", and 'What makes you a good consultant?". From there I was flown to San Mateo, CA, where we had 5 interviews. The interviews ranged from personality screening and questions about work ethic and leadership to logic puzzles and a group exercise. Each interview was slightly different with each interviewer looking for a different quality. Overall, I felt that the interviews were fair and quick.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Oct 23, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in San Mateo, CA (took a day)
I just interviewed with fact set on my campus a week ago. I don't have a lot of info yet, but they asked me how I would teach my grandmother to use Excel.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at FactSet
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
Met with a recruiter at my University's career fair, and was invited to interview with Factset the following week. The interview was very laid back, and you can tell they definitely want to find people who fit their company culture. While a few questions relate to either Excel skills, the financial markets, etc; the majority of the questions revolve around who you are as a person. Great people. Great company. Incredibly professional process.
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