Quants Graduate Programmer applicants have rated the interview process at FirstRand with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quants Graduate Programmer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at FirstRand overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at FirstRand as a Quants Graduate Programmer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
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Attended a 30 minute interview and will be continuing on with psychometric assessments.
Questions asked consisted of personality, personal history and a few technical questions that one couldn't prepare for. The interviewer was very friendly and allowed me extra time for difficult questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. If you were given R10 million, how would you invest it?
I applied online. I interviewed at FirstRand (Johannesburg)
Interview
Two rounds of interviewing. The first is a online behavioural interview and the second is an in person technical and behavioural interview. Both interviews was professional, however interviewers were friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could be any animal what animal would you be?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FirstRand (Johannesburg) in Apr 2025
Interview
The first interview is a series of questions to be answered in a video format. There are five questions based on competency as well as technical questions. there are three steps in the process.