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Merrill Lynch Interview Questions & Reviews in New York City, NY Area
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Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Jan 19, 2013
Interview Details – Talked about where I would invest right now, mainly to see my interest in and knowledge of the markets
Interview Question – Tell me about your GPA Answer Question
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Intern at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Jan 14, 2013
Interview Details – Quick, simple process consisting of one phone interview and an in-person interview with the head of the financial group. Took about 2 weeks to hear back with an offer.
Interview Question – Why wealth management? Answer Question
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Operations Analyst at Merrill Lynch
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY – Reviewed Oct 21, 2012
Interview Details – Quick and easy phone screening, 3-4 different people interviewed me 1-1. Claimed that our meeting room needed to be used so they threw me into another room to finish the interview where the man proceeded to act very angrily towards me. Threw me off and made me uncomfortable. Just trying to test me I'm guessing.
Interview Question – I'm guessing to see how I react to different situations. Answer Question
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Wealth Management Interview at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Oct 2012 – Reviewed Oct 16, 2012
Interview Details – I had one interview with a senior team member. He was very friendly and asked a lot of questions to get to know me better. So a lot of behavioral questions and no technical. Basically wanted to know if I was a cool guy to work with.
Interview Question – No difficult questions. A lot are geared to understanding who you are, why you want this position, and how will it benefit you and the company. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – It was internship for academic credit only. The advisor that I work with with offered to give me a percentage of any new client fee that I help him gain.
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Intern at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jun 2011 – Reviewed Aug 2, 2012
Interview Details – Interview for Wealth Management consisted of one interview with an associate on the team. Very easy. Hardly asked many questions.
Interview Question – No hard questions. Asked about computer skills and why finance. Answer Question
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Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Jan 2008 – Reviewed May 31, 2012
Interview Details – Phone interview with team hiring manager (VP in the group). 1-on-1's with 1 senior analyst, 2/3 associates, 2/3 VPs, 1 MD covering both technical questions as well as personality questions. After technicals, most focus on "fit" with the team.
Interview Question – How do you adjust for operating leases for retail companies? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Negotiate on start date. Salary is market standard.
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Software Developer at Merrill Lynch
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Apr 2012 – Reviewed May 19, 2012
Interview Details – Was asked basic Java questions like hash table and binary trees.
Interview Question – What happens when a hash table becomes full? Answer Question
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Credit Officer at Merrill Lynch
Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2010 – Reviewed May 3, 2012
Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter at the company who had seen my resume that I had previously posted on their website/ career page. I went through a pretty intense interview process, meeting with six individuals for at east 1 hour at a time over the course of 2 months. Things were naturally slowed down as a result of travel schedules and the holidays. Very nice people that asked good questions and clearly were going to demand a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment
Interview Question – My opinion on a specific Borrower of theirs that I had had experience with at my prior firm. View Answer
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Intern at Merrill Lynch
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY May 2011 – Reviewed Apr 18, 2012
Interview Details – I had one one on one interview for the internship. It was probably about 30 mins. We just talked about my resume and the internship. It was very relaxed. I would just tell people to know your resume and a little about the market.
Interview Questions
- There was no difficult questions only my work experience Answer Question
- There was no difficult questions only my work experience Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was none
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Client Associate at Merrill Lynch
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Mar 2012 – Reviewed Apr 12, 2012
Interview Details – The interview process was fine, not very hard. The Hiring Manager said he would call by the end of the week after the last round. No call. A week later he said the recruiter from BofA will be reaching out to me shortly. No call. Another week later the recruiter called to say he was on vacation and that I didnt get the role.
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