I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (London, England) in Jan 2017
Interview
After I passed online test I was invited to telephone interview. After which I was invited to assessment centre which was involving one interview with 2 bank representatives. It also involved the individual task. I was given the information sheet ( 40 pages) based on which I had to fill in the financial statement of the firm. In the end we had to value the company using valuation methods. This should have been written up in essay format. I will advice to learn more about financial statements as well as valuation methods.
Submitting Resume→1st interview→final interview
You will meet several team members in the final interview.
Need to describe appealing stocks.
Both in English and Japanese.
It took 3 hours in final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Say recent 5 year earnings surprises. Tell me the advantages by hiring you.
IN total 3 rounds, first is online test, second is a phone interview with a senior analyst, and then the last rounds is ac with two rounds with global head from Canada and others
Phone screening followed by zoom interviews with senior people. Questions were a mix of behavioral questions and equity research specific questions. I did not get passed round two so my insight is limited.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What character qualities do you think are important for working as an equity analyst?