I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Berenberg Bank (London, England) in Dec 2018
Interview
Online application and online tests were pretty generic. The phone interview was extremely short (about 10 minutes) was mostly technical. After the phone interview there is a one-to-one interview in London and then an assessment centre.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Berenberg?
How does your experience relate to Berenberg?
Why would investors prefer equities over bonds?
What macroeconomic factors affect the stock market?
Which stock would you invest in with 100k?
Initial Phone Screen (stock pitch, where the FTSE index traded atm, what does the P/E ratio show, why Berenberg)
Face to Face Interview (what are the three main valuation methods, what does the P/E ratio show, walk me through a DCF, CV based questions, motivational questions)
Assessment Centre (Behavioural, more advanced technical, stock pitch presentation, group task)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
stock pitch, where the FTSE index traded atm, what does the P/E ratio show, what are the three main valuation methods, walk me through a DCF, CV based questions, motivational questions
It was brief and there was no real conversation. It consisted of around 6 questions mainly on markets questions but also why i chose to apply to this particular grad scheme.
