I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at State Street (Sacramento, NE) in Feb 2013
Interview
Initially got a phone interview. Went over basic information and confirming qualifications and the position that you applied for. Once you set up an in person interview, was about 1 hour long, 2 on 1 interview. Basic Interview questions, not that difficult. Overall not too intimidating and depending on interviewers can be fairly casual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time you dealt with a difficult coworker.
The interview process was fairly smooth. not many technical questions, mostly behavioral. overall the interview process wasn't too bad and difficult as i expected it was going to be. There was no technical hard questions only behavioral questions.
Straight forward 2 round interviews. Usual HR screening and Skills interview. Passed it fairly easily. Recommend doing some skills interview practice. Give as much as practical experience examples with Star approach.
The first stage is a phone interview with HR in English.
Next, a meeting with managers is scheduled. The meeting takes place online, and typical investment banking questions are asked like what is fund, forex ...