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Applications, Interviews & Assessments

• "A large number of interviews with both technical questions/case studies and motivation interviews." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London
• "Two rounds. Associate to MD level interviewers. Format: technical skills/cases/competency based interviews." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London and Amsterdam
• "I did 10 interviews for my position." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (Research), London
• "3 rounds. 8 interviews in total from all levels of seniority." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
• "Two rounds, senior guys interviewed me." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (Fixed Income Research), London

• "Two rounds, one with presentation and interview, second round is four interviews." -- Sales, London
• "Three rounds – interviewed throughout ranks." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), Frankfurt
• "Three rounds. Eight interviews. Interviews with all levels of seniority." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
• "I had 4 rounds and I met a lot of people of different teams with different seniority. I had questions about my CV and my career, about my choices and my previous experiences. Motivational questions such as why you think you are the right candidate for this position and technical questions related to my job." -- Associate, Investment Banking (Sales), London

Tips & Advice for Graduates

• "Start with an internship and prepare for your interviews as much as possible." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London
• "Best mix of academics and personality. Have specific universities but also consider candidates with outstanding background." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), Frankfurt
• "Interviews are a two way process, they are interviewing you but most of the time you are also seeing the people you are going to work with, so don't be shy to ask questions. In general always prepare for the interview before by being updated on what is going on in the market and possibly about the company you are going to see." -- Associate, Investment Banking (Sales), London

• "People should be both technically strong and fun to work with." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London
• "It’s important to show motivation. Study typical financial questions, give answers to any question on your CV, have a clear speech when asked about yourself and ask questions at the end of the interview." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
• "Prepare financial questions, answer properly when asked about yourself, show motivation, clear answers on why IBD, and give good answers to any question about the CV." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London

What made you choose your firm?

• "The ambition, culture and growth potential." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London
• "The people." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London and Amsterdam
• "Team culture. Excellence of people." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), Frankfurt
• "Roots in Asia." -- Intern, Investment Banking

• "Ex-Lehman, good guys, they were hiring in tough times." -- Sales, London
• "I wanted to work in a top international growing Investment Bank in London." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
• "Growing company in these difficult markets. Strong Iberian team and good treatment during hiring process." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London

Internships & Placements

• "Internships for both 3 months and 6 months, with winter, spring and summer positions and possibility of rotations." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), London
• "Summer internships offered. Best way to get an offer!" -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
• "The company is offering summer internship and graduate programmes. Compensation is aligned with the market and supervising them I can say that they are involved in all the day-to-day activities of the different teams." -- Associate, Investment Banking (Sales), London
• "Yes. I think it's very important." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (Fixed Income Research), London
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• "Yes, they offer internships. These are the main source for graduate recruitment, so they are currently (given tough situations in markets) the ticket to full time jobs." -- Sales, London
• "Yes Nomura offers internships. It seems as if most of the graduate places are filled by interns." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (Research), London
• "Yes, offers both on a regular basis. Employees are preferably hired out of the internship pool." -- Analyst, Investment Banking (M&A), Frankfurt
• "Yes, the company offers summer internships, good way to get an offer! HR organises a lot of events to make it enjoyable as well." -- Analyst, Investment Banking, London
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