B. Riley Financial interview questions
Updated Apr 27, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 39%Applied onlineApplied online
- 6%OtherOther
- 6%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 6%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
27 interviews
B. Riley Financial interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at B. Riley Financial as 76.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.76 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate and Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Vice President - Investment Banking and Business Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at B. Riley Financial takes an average of 47 days when considering 26 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 150 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at B. Riley Financial according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 5%
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