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Updated Mar 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Equity Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Mar 22, 2012
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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 2011 in New York, NY (took 1+ week)
Phone interview with HR prior to 1:1 interview with HR. Basic case study (along the lines of how many starbucks are there). The HR rep asked me to repeat numbers several times. I don't think she understood all of the concepts I discussed and she was trying to write it all down so that she could relay the answers to someone else. That is a little unfortunate because you can't really get into a serious discussion with HR who are not equity researchers. She also asked my GPA and GMAT scores.
Not a hard interview. The next step would have been a modeling test. I was underqualified relative to my competition and never heard back from them at all. The HR rep told me she would let me no either way but was unresponsive, which is an all to common trait these days. It is not difficult to send people a polite disqualification email.
Again, not a hard interview but dealing with HR is rarely a positive for the interviewee because HR is looking for specific profiles and less apt to an open evaluation of straight-up ability to excel in the job.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Feb 23, 2012
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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 Apr 2011 (took 4 weeks)
Phone interview, then in-person interview
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Equity Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Feb 2, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 (took a day)
This was a first round on-campus interview which was around half an hour long. It went like this:
1) tell me about yourself/resume walk-through
2) why are you interested in equity research?
3) what valuation methods do you know? the more you list the better with a brief explanation of how they work
4) a short market sizing problem: estimate the size of the market for TVs in the US.
5) a quick guesstimate/calculation problem to test raw analytical horsepower
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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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Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Oct 26, 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 Oct 2011 (took 1 week)
estimate the dollar amount sales of potato chips in US
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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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Personal Wealth Manager at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Sep 25, 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 May 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
one on one interview with manager in charge.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Assistant at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Jun 2, 2011
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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 Aug 2009 (took 2 weeks)
Multiple 1:1 interviews then finally job offer. Straight forward.
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How May Ipods Did Apple Sell? at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Apr 13, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in New York, NY (took a day)
Had a phone interview and and then a case question interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst- Working Under Top Executives at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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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 Jun 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
Met with someone from HR, ordinary screening. Then met with head HR same day. Asked back about a two weeks later to meet with head of group i was interviewing for.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Advisor at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)
I had been warned that bernstein is a ruthless, tough company to interview for. I've been told they hire 1 out of 100 people they interview. They turned about to be unprofessional as well. They called and tried to cancel two hours before interview, after I flew to NY the night before. Interviewer was harried, disorganized and abrupt. Despite all the research I was required to do, the interviewer apparently hadn't bothered to read my profile. Needless to say, it didn't work out well and I saw it coming. Make sure that the recruiter has thoroughly vetted you and that your trip won't be wasted.
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Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein
Posted Jul 7, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in New York, NY (took 7 weeks)
I went through numerous interviews which comprised of 1-1 interviews with 3-4 VPs. I also had a written test where I had to listen to an earnings call, and write up answers to questions. Most of my 1-1 interviews comprised of consulting case study type questions. I was also asked about my interest in the stock market. For the specific sector that I was interviewing for - I was asked questions related to what was happening within the industry.
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Was not able to negotiate.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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