I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at S&P Global (New York, NY) in Apr 2013
Interview
Applied online, had two phone screens and an onsite interview
Interview questions [2]
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There was one question on designing a class/set of classes which help to find the stock quote for a particular company. A method was provided which takes a sticker(String) as an input and gives the stock value(double). But this method was too expensive to call, so how would you optimize your solution(make the minimal number of calls to this method). Also the stock value returned should not be more than an hour old. There were subparts to this question, on caching the values and multithreading.
its smooth and basic finance and excel questions. basic formulas , terminology and introduction. 1 round interview , they just ask u to join teams and 1 hr on call.
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Question 1
excel formulas and terminology with financial reporting
Pretty straightforward, nothing that is tricky or technical. Look up at any recent news and try to connect with anyone for the role you applied to get insights, be sure to prepare and ask good questions at the end
The process was first and hr meeting and then in the same hours 2 30min interviews with managers. Mostly fit and personality questions. The process took around 2 months and communication was easy.
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Question 1
If you were to ask a question to the CEO what would it be?