First round: short behavioral interview by phone with hiring manager in New York. Was notified the same day about a second round interview within the same week. Took about half an hour. Second round: case study, essay, and interview. Took 2-3 hours in total. Was first given a one-page case prompt to be typed up on the computer in 45 minutes. Question was about whether a fictional company should expand into another country and a slightly different industry. Financial data about the market was provided in tables, as well as costs in the descriptive paragraph. Allowed to use the internet, Microsoft Word, and Excel. After a break, I was given an essay to be done also within 45 minutes. The question concerned a recent financial event and ensuing lawsuit in the news, and I was to determine essentially who should have won the case. Could use Microsoft Word and the internet; was given links to a couple of articles about the subject. Part of the interview with members of the office was behavioral; the remaining part was discussing the case, and being led through your thought process and answers. They read and evaluated the essay at a later time.

1st stage - phone screening 2nd stage - case interview (1 hour) + behavioral interview (45 mins) In the case interview, I was shown two graphs and asked to interpret them. Knowledge of stocks and investments will help you at this stage. The interviewers also aid you along the way if you are finding difficulty coming up with a concrete answer. The behavioral component had regular questions relating to your resume. Be prepared to speak about a time when you used data or a time that you worked on a research task. Third stage is apparently with another senior exec. Not sure if I will progress to that stage yet or not!