Heard about opportunity through Target jobs - applied online, including specifying my preferences for areas to specialize in (eg sovereigns, corporates, structured finance) and took online numeracy test a couple of weeks later.
Telephone interview was a couple of months later. I had found out a couple of days beforehand the date and time of the interview, including the fact that I had been assigned to a different area than I'd put down on my application form. The interviewer was very polite and kind, expressing that he knew I'd not chosen this subject so did not ask anything too technical. The interview was mainly motivational - weaknesses and strengths, what you would contribute to a team, etc.
A week later I heard via telephone call that I'd been accepted to one of two assessment centres, which was scheduled for a week afterwards. After confirming my attendance I was emailed the topic of the presentation I was told to prepare for - which country is most likely to exit the Eurozone. The presentation was told to be prepared to be roughly 10 minutes long, with a 20 minute Q&A session directly afterwards. At the assessment centre, there were two other assessments aside from the presentation - a 2 to 1 interview and an analytical task. The assessment centre took place all in one morning, with the opportunity to meet with the interviewers at the lunch provided.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give the indicators of movements in the ratings of Italian credit cards. Now tell me how much they would alter the ratings exactly.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Fitch Ratings (New York, NY)
Interview
Hr call -> 3 30 min panel interviews
Overall, pretty easy and conversational. Nothing too technical or hard. More so, if you hit it off with interviewers, you'll get in. Super subjective.
Hirevue, followed by panel interview which consists of 3 30 min interviews with people from various levels and teams. Very conversational with basic interview questions like walk through background, why fitch, etc. I would review the financial statements prior to the interview in case of any curveballs.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Fitch Ratings (Toronto, ON) in Jul 2023
Interview
Online application --> screening questions --> HR screening --> First: behavioural (2 analysts) --> Second: case study (analyst + senior analyst) --> Third: senior manager case study follow-up; overall positive experience, but long wait time between final interview and response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case study: analyse 2 companies and present a case study of their ESG impacts. Why Fitch? Why sustainable Fitch? What experience do you have? What scores would you award these companies?