Cowen interview questions
Updated May 1, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 30%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 12%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%OtherOther
Interview search
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Cowen interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cowen as 60.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.94 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for M&A Analyst and Equity Research Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Administrative Assistant and HRIS Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Cowen takes an average of 32 days when considering 109 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 Senior Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 2 days), whereas Executive Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 330 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Cowen according to 109 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
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