TLDR; very insulting interview process. You need to be able to smile through all the insults and agree with the interviewer to proceed to the next stage. If you have any other experience than direct prior experience, then they are going to question you relentlessly on if you actually want the position no matter how many times and different ways you answer yes. And they won't believe you. The two one-on-one interviews basically consisted of the interviewers questioning my every life decision; why I was laid off (after I explained it was a company-wide layoff), why I didn't go to law school, why I didn't get my CFA while I was unemployed, why I was focused on developing quantitative skills (over soft skills) when I am never going to be as good as someone with an actual quantitative degree. All of these are valid questions when phrased differently, but the way that the interviewers phrased it was completely tactless and rude. One interviewer, the CIO, also insulted my previous position in valuation and said it wasn't a valid career path. They repeatedly asked if I was seriously interested in the position, which made them seem very insecure about their own company. The interviewer asked if I knew what their company did. I answered, "Yes, A-CAP is an insurance company and asset manager. I took a look at your website, and I understand what metrics would be important to a company like this. However, I only know what is on your website, so is there anything specific that you are referring to?" There are probably better ways to phrase what I said, but the interviewer followed up to ask, "Are you really interested in this position? If you are, then why wouldn't you take a few minutes to just Google the company?" I clarified that I had, but his question demonstrated how little he actually listened to my responses and overall seemed very insecure. The final round interview was with heads of all the teams, including operations, IT, private credit, and investments. They like to ask you if you have any questions, even if what they said seems completely self-explanatory such as simply giving you a schedule of who you will be meeting. If you don't ask a question, that counts against you. I was also asked another five to ten times if I was actually interested in this position. There is an in-office case study to emulate what you will actually do on the job, which I appreciated. You have access to Google, and the interviewer is available to answer any questions you may have. The case study involves a lot of Excel manipulation and does not require you to actually understand the numbers you are working with. The interviewer will check up on you every 10-15 minutes (or otherwise discussed) to see if you have any questions. Again, if you don't have questions during each of her check-ins, that counts against you. You are under a lot of time pressure too.
