Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at S&P Global with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 84 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at S&P Global overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at S&P Global as a Research Associate according to 84 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 23%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 7%
Phone interview: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at S&P Global in Jun 2014
Interview
Five rounds comprising of IQ test, HR interview, written technical test, manager's technical interview round and Director's Technical interview round. Fairly easy. Just brush up on finance basic concepts. Over all experience was fairly quick and easy
Basic finance questions related to 3 financial statements of finance. and questions related to link between all 3 of them was asked. so just prepare well for this basic questions and everything around it.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at S&P Global in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of two rounds. The first round primarily focused on assessing my knowledge and understanding of financial terminologies, while the second round was more application-oriented, emphasizing practical problem-solving and real-world scenarios.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a stock split, and how does it affect the P/E ratio of a company?
2 rounds of technical and managerial interview where they will ask you about accounting and finance related questions and dive deep into 3 financial statements, DCF and other valuation techniques
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are the 3 statements related and describe how you make a DCF model