I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at BNP Paribas in May 2016
Interview
I was introduced to BNP Paribas by a recruitment office. The recruitment process involved two rounds of one-on-one interviews. The first round consisted mostly of questions were about my resume, personal motivation and how these would fit with BNP. In addition, some brainteasers and a few technical questions were raised.
The next day I received extensive feedback and an invitation to the second round of interviews. These focused on personal fit and my own expectations. Both employees were very honest, showed genuine interest and ensured the atmosphere was relaxed. The same afternoon I received the internship offer.
Overall I am very positive about the procedure and the effort to really get to know the applicant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain to me the 2008 financial crisis.
What would you do with a million dollars?
What would you do if it weren't investment banking?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Frankfurt am Main) in Oct 2019
Interview
I applied online, the process took one month from applying to signing the contract, very polite and organised HR Department, video interview which took about twenty minutes, position is a three month off-cycle internship
I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in Jul 2016
Interview
Applied through University Careers website. Took 2 month to get a response. After the first interview 1:1, it was rather fast. You get an interview with HR before the job offer.
The 1:1 interview is directly with the manager of the back office team. You are expected to present yourself (background) and to answer some motivational questions as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the types of consolidation? Bridge from Equity Value to Enterprise Value. What are the differences between Comps and Precedent Transactions? What is a DCF? How would you value H3 (Burguer Chain) and with which methods?
Afterwards you get a test to do in 30 mins with technical, Economic Culture and logical questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BNP Paribas in Jun 2016
Interview
After submitting my online application, I had to do a test in the Paris office. Hereafter, HR contacted me and told me it would send my CV to the relevant businesses.
Some days later I got a first interview with an analyst of the team. Within one week after this call, I talked with 3 members of the team (analyst, VP and director).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Test: basic macro economic and finance knowledge (oil price, difference between accrual and cost based accounting etc.)
interviews:
- knowledge of the relevant industry
- walk me through a DCF model
- Equity - EV bridge
- impact of associates and minority interests on income statement and bridge
- Some PE related questions (IRR, money multiple etc.)
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