I applied online. I interviewed at ION Group (New York, NY) in Feb 2022
Interview
First round behavioral interview with a hiring manager.
Second round interview with a business analyst. Behavioral questions and maybe a little more in depth about some technical topics.
Third round with another analyst. Behavior and some technical.
Superday: 3 interviews and a case study.
Got a call from someone in India that I got an offer. For the next month they emailed once a week saying the offer was pending group CEO approval and that they appreciated my patience. Then they stopped sending those emails and I haven't heard from them since. Probably better that way. Didn't learn enough about the company, program, or what I would be doing through their lengthy interview process. Entire program seemed sketchy in my opinion, couldn't really get a straight answer on what I'd be doing. I tried reaching out to someone in the New York office regarding the offer, but realized that not once had I ever talked to someone from the office I'd be working in.
If the offer ever came I probably would've declined it. I don't have any other offers yet, and I still would've declined this one if that tells you anything about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Superday: 3 interviews. One with the CRO, one with someone from HR, one with a programmer. Questions about why you want to work there, and some technical questions about the company. Then there was a case study. You had an hour to prep a 10-15 minute presentation about a client solution. Required you to know what the company does and why it works well. Then you presented to three people and they asked questions. It was definitely a time crunch but if you answer all the questions and show your logic you'll be ok.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ION Group (Milan)
Interview
Dopo un primo colloquio positivo con le risorse umane, ho preso parte al loro test tecnico. Ho una laurea in matematica e mi era stato assicurato che non sarebbe stato svantaggioso per questo test, grazie alla presenza di domande di logica, inglese e un codice da compilare in un linguaggio a propria scelta. Per i primi due argomenti non c'è stato alcun problema ma la fregatura (per la mia preparazione accademica) è stata la parte di programmazione che, contrariamente da come mi era stato detto, consisteva in 3/5 del test e soprattutto era infattibile per qualcuno con le mie conoscenze. Ovviamente nei giorni successivi mi è arrivata una mail con scritto che non volevano proseguire con me per il lavoro.
Quello che posso dire è che non possono pretendere che fisici o matematici abbiano quella padronanza nella programmazione.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR:"Qual è stato un' esperienza personale che ti ha dato soddisfazione nell'arco dell'anno?"
Test tecnico: il programma usava le ArrayList.
Zoom with two employees who had gone through the program. Asked fairly basic questions. Was told I would hear back either way in the next couple of weeks but it took months for an eventual rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one improvement you would make to an existing product?
Submit application, received Games then first round interview with two employees online, the second round is going to be a case interview on site, that is all i have to say
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What do you know about ION?
2. Why do you want to work at ION?
3. Could you tell me an example where you take ownership of a project?
4. Could you tell me another example where you take ownership of project?
5. Which value of ION do you think that aligns with you perfectly and why?
6. Why do you want to work in the fintech industry?
7. Could you give me an example where you challenged status quo?
8. What is your approach of conducting research?
