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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- JP Morgan Chase Financial Analyst Interview Experience: A relaxed fit-focused loopJP Morgan Chase · Financial Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2026Offer
This felt like a standard interview loop, and the questions were more normal than I expected. I prepared for the usual themes, and the interviews centered on my background, why I was interested in the company, and other motivation prompts. Communication had a lot of back-and-forth, which helped me stay relaxed. I did not encounter difficult surprises or deep technical grilling. The conversations…
- JP Morgan Chase Financial Analyst Interview Experience: Analyst panel before superdayJP Morgan Chase · Financial Analyst · Jul 2026Offer
After applying, the process ran for a couple of months before my superday. I first did HireVue, then a recruiting group discussion. Before the superday, I attended a special session with current analysts on a panel to learn how the business worked. The roughly two-hour superday included two interviews with VP/EDs from different CCB areas. The conversations covered fit and how I thought about prob…
- JP Morgan Chase Financial Analyst Interview Experience: Recorded HireVue pressureJP Morgan Chase · Financial Analyst · Jul 2026
My recorded HireVue was more stressful than the later conversations. It lasted close to half an hour and used two prompts, with two chances to re-record each answer. The timing and self-recording mattered as much as the content. Later, I had a VP/ED interview covering motivation, my CV, and a technical component. I also went through separate ED assessment interviews that mixed technical, fit, and…
- JP Morgan Chase Financial Analyst interview: timed assessment and stock pitchJP Morgan Chase · Financial Analyst · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Offer
The process began with a HackerRank assessment containing two LeetCode-style questions. It took me about twenty minutes because I kept optimizing more than I expected to, when I had expected something closer to fifteen minutes. Later, I gave a stock pitch and then had to solve a very difficult math problem in the interview loop. There were short, timed answer windows and no chance to redo an answ…
- JP Morgan Chase Software Engineer interview: assessment, HireVue, and hackathon pathJP Morgan Chase · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Rejected
I did not pass the online assessment. The process felt highly competitive, even though people were encouraging. The described path began with resume shortlisting, then an online assessment, followed by a HireVue interview. After that, there was a hackathon at the Mumbai office, and offers seemed tied to how well participants connected with mentors at the event. Location: Mumbai. Overall feedback:…
- JP Morgan Chase Software Engineer interview: HackerRank and Super DayJP Morgan Chase · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
The first step was an online HackerRank assessment with multiple tasks. The questions felt like easy-to-medium LeetCode problems, and it was a real gatekeeper rather than a quick formality. Afterward I had an HR screen, where recruiters helped arrange a longer interview. I was invited to a three-hour Super Day. The interviews were packed back to back across behavioral, design, and coding tracks,…
- Jpmorgan Chase & Business Analyst interview: poor interview experienceJpmorgan Chase & · Business Analyst · Jul 2026
This Business Analyst interview left me shaken. The interviewers seemed unprepared and had trouble guiding the discussion. When I asked ordinary questions, they appeared to get tangled up in their answers, and I perceived a tone that bordered on mockery. Instead of feeling comfortable or guided, I felt interviewed by people who were not ready to do it. I also sensed pressure about returning to fu…
- Jpmorgan Chase & Business Analyst interview: strong first feedback then silenceJpmorgan Chase & · Business Analyst · Technical Screen · Jul 2026Withdrew
I received strong feedback on the same day as my first-round interview, which made me optimistic. Then a long period passed without an update, and the silence started to feel strange. When I followed up, I was told they were working on it. Eventually I moved on because I found another job in the meantime. I never saw the process close properly after that promising first impression. The interview…
- Jpmorgan Chase & Financial Analyst interview: HireVue fit screenJpmorgan Chase & · Financial Analyst · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
I began with an online HireVue. The questions were about why the firm and role, finance basics, and behavioral topics. I had around 30 seconds to prepare before answering, with a limited number of takes depending on the question. The timing made even straightforward questions feel tight. The prompts also covered why I wanted banking, teamwork, and market awareness or trends. The format seemed fai…
- Jpmorgan Chase & Software Engineer interview: secondhand hackathon path after failed OAJpmorgan Chase & · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Rejected
I expected the JPMorgan process to be competitive, and it was. It stretched over several weeks with multiple checkpoints, starting with resume shortlisting and online assessments. The difficulty felt high enough that strong effort still did not guarantee meeting their bar. I also heard about a later, high-pressure in-person part: a hackathon connected to an office location. Those reports describe…
- Jpmorgan Chase & Software Engineer interview: timed Super DayJpmorgan Chase & · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Offer
After a recruiter touchpoint, I completed a tight HackerRank-style assessment with four easy-to-medium LeetCode tasks. I then joined a Super Day over Zoom that lasted about three hours. The Super Day combined behavioral, coding, and system-design interviews in a shuffled order. Each block was about 45 minutes, with short breaks. The coding question was easy to medium LeetCode style, while system…
- JPMorganChase Business Analyst interview: managing-director conversationJPMorganChase · Business Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2026
After I applied, HR emailed to schedule an interview with the managing directors for the group I was targeting. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes and stayed focused on my experience and fit for the role. I left feeling that they had real context for what I brought to the conversation. It did not feel like generic small talk. The meeting itself was not long, but the seniority of the people invol…
- JPMorganChase Business Analyst interview: recorded answers and delayed follow-upJPMorganChase · Business Analyst · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
My first step was an online video assessment with prerecorded prompts. I had about a minute to prepare each response, then recorded myself answering for the camera in a few takes. I waited afterward for an email about moving forward. After clearing that stage, I had a first-round interview with strong feedback that day. The follow-up then stretched out, so I reached back out and was told they wer…
- JPMorganChase Financial Analyst interview: timed finance tests and senior interviewsJPMorganChase · Financial Analyst · Jul 2026
The process felt intense from the start. After an online recorded interview, I faced timed assessments with little room to think. One test had difficult math and finance questions without a calculator. I also answered interview-style questions with very little preparation time. It felt like speed and composure mattered alongside what I knew. The live stages stayed difficult. My superday involved…
- JPMorganChase Quantitative Analyst interview with probability, DSA, and machine learning roundsJPMorganChase · Quantitative Analyst · Jul 2026Offer
The recruiter side was smooth and fast. The recruiter was prompt and answered my questions about what to expect. After that initial call, the process moved into interviews aimed squarely at the core of the role, with the last conversation involving a partner's team. I went through multiple rounds that leaned heavily on probability. One mixed projects and probability theory with a single DSA-style…
- JPMorganChase Software Engineer interview: assessments, hackathons, and high-pressure pathsJPMorganChase · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2026
The process began with an online coding assessment and felt competitive from the start. I was then called back for a super-day with behavioral and coding interviews. Even though I kept a positive attitude, I did not move on to an offer. Another version of the journey had the same screen-first, difficult-later shape. Candidates were shortlisted from their resumes, completed an online assessment, a…
- JPMorganChase Software Engineer interview: internet search and notes-based codingJPMorganChase · Software Engineer · Jul 2026
My interviews leaned on software engineering fundamentals, not only coding. I was asked what happens when someone makes an internet search, including the behavior under the hood and what the system does end to end rather than just definitions. There were also a couple of LeetCode-style questions, but I answered them in a notes-style environment instead of compiling code. The difficulty felt tough…
- JPMorganChase Software Engineer interview: precise coding and a same-day superdayJPMorganChase · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
The first technical round went straight into coding. The interviewer wanted an exact output, and I couldn't produce it within the time limit. It felt more demanding than an introductory question and set a sharp tone. Later, several rounds were grouped into a same-day superday with short breaks. They covered DSA, system design and behavior. Coding questions included greedy-style reasoning and tick…
- Juniper Networks Software Engineer interview: HPE office rounds and datapath decisionJuniper Networks · Software Engineer · Onsite · Jul 2026Rejected
I had a face-to-face interview at an HPE office in Mahadevapura, and the schedule felt designed to be thorough. The first round was online with the hiring manager, followed by three in-person rounds. They spent a lot of time on projects from my resume and checked my skills one by one. At this level, I expected more emphasis on problem solving than on low-level incremental knowledge. Instead, the…
- Juspay Software Engineer hackathon coding and systems threshold processJuspay · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026Rejected
After a recruiter step, I went through a long sequence that felt closer to events than ordinary interviews. An early hackathon-style track included a live coding problem. A developer explained the prompt and stayed engaged while I worked, and the judging focused on how I wrote code and handled the engineering work as it unfolded. Later discussions covered DBMS, computer networks, operating system…
- Juspay Software Engineer interview: uneven interviewer engagement and server-optimization designJuspay · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
The experience changed dramatically depending on the interviewer. One round felt barely engaged: there were only a few puzzles and questions, and the tone felt less like a serious evaluation than a confrontational attempt to provoke. Another round was much better. The interviewer was genuinely good, the session ran about forty-five minutes, and it combined DSA with a basic system-design problem a…
- Kantar Research Analyst interview: assessment, recorded interview, and case presentationKantar · Research Analyst · Online Assessment · Jul 2026Offer
I began with an online assessment of logic and critical thinking. After that, an email moved me to a recorded interview, where I answered questions about why I wanted to work for the company and similar prompts. I then met the hiring managers. The format combined a case study with a presentation, followed by a separate conversation about my thinking and fit for the role. It felt like a staged, st…
- Kantar Research Analyst interview: case work and long gaps in communicationKantar · Research Analyst · Other · Jul 2026No response
After a recruiter contacted me, a longer panel interview was scheduled. Everything seemed arranged, but I received no follow-up. I had to check the hiring portal myself to try to work out what was happening. The recruiter seemed to disappear, and even after a long wait I got no reply. In another similar process, I completed early screening, received a case study to present and did the interview.…
- Kiewit Corporation Software Engineer Interview Experience: Fit and relocationKiewit Corporation · Software Engineer · Jul 2026
I began with a quick recruiter pre-screen that took under 15 minutes. It covered my past experience, what I wanted next, behavioral and situational questions, and logistics such as relocation. They said an in-person meeting could depend on where I lived, but my next step stayed virtual. The virtual interview was relaxed and light on technical depth. I explained my resume, how my work connected to…
- KLA Software Engineer interview: smooth process without feedbackKLA · Software Engineer · Jul 2026
The process felt unusually smooth from the start. After an initial step, they contacted me again to interview for the same role, and the flow stayed organized. During the interviews, I felt I answered every question and had not missed anything fundamental. The frustrating part came after the final interview, when I received no feedback, follow-up notes, or explanation of what happened next. Even…
- KnowBe4 Customer Success Engineer interview experience: absent follow-upKnowBe4 · Customer Success Engineer · HR Screen · Jul 2026No response
Scheduling began normally, but the first live HR conversation felt wrong. The interviewer seemed disengaged with my answers, and I felt I was not being taken seriously. Without an explanation, it seemed as if they might already have someone else in mind, though that was only my impression. The communication problems continued. I was told I would hear about feedback or next steps, but I did not, a…
- Kohl's Account Executive interview: two practical conversations and pay expectationsKohl's · Account Executive · Jul 2026Offer
The first recruiter-style call was light and practical. We discussed my availability, why I wanted to work at Kohl's, and my strengths and weaknesses. The recruiter also described some of the day-to-day work. It was low-stress. A short time later, I had another quick remote conversation. It covered standard questions and basic fit, with nothing especially technical or difficult. What mattered mos…
- Kotak Software Engineer interview: Two Sum, food delivery design, and trade-offsKotak · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Jul 2026
I started with a BarRaiser-style first round that mixed DSA, low-level design, and distributed systems. It lasted about 1.5 hours and leaned hard on fundamentals, with little time spent on my resume. For DSA, I got classic array problems such as Two Sum and a buy/sell-stocks style question. For low-level design, I designed a food-delivery system like Swiggy or Zomato, discussing classes, relation…
- KPMG Consultant HR screen through partner culture conversationKPMG · Consultant · HR Screen · Jul 2026
My process was structured from the start. I began with an HR screen, then had consecutive interviews that ended with a partner. The path was clear: an early fit check, manager- and director-level conversations, then a final conversation about culture fit with the partner. The earlier discussions mixed behavioral questions with role-relevant topics. As I reached the later stages, the focus narrowe…
- KPMG Consultant interview: consulting cases and stakeholder reasoningKPMG · Consultant · HR Screen · Jul 2026
The process followed a familiar consulting pattern: recruiter or HR first, then several interviews over a few weeks that mixed fit and business thinking. The interviewers were friendly, but they followed up on my answers rather than letting me stay at a high level. Later scenarios asked me to frame an approach to integration, separation, and M&A situations. I discussed how I would organize the wo…