European Central Bank Graduate Program Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 13 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at European Central Bank.
European Central Bank
Graduate Trainee
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a short 30 min interview, pretty structured. They asked CV and technical questions, and also some brief HR questions on behaviour. They also asked about previous experiences, my master thesis' topic and methodology, and programming languages and other skills.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell us about yourself and why you want to work at ECB?
- What can you tell us about your previous experiences?
- Could you describe the topic and methodology of your master's thesis?
European Central Bank
Graduate Trainee
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interviewers were really friendly. They asked me about my personal motivations and threw in a few technical questions, like how I handle bugs in code and my approach to dataset analysis. They also asked about my financial stability.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Tell me why you want to work for ECB.
- What drives you?
- How do you handle code bugs?
European Central Bank
Graduate Trainee
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was intense with a lot of questions. Three interviewers asking questions one by one. Half technical and half personal. A lot about ECB, what they do and how they do it, you really need to research the organisation beforehand.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you list the various financial statements that ECB publishes?
European Central Bank Graduate Program Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from European Central Bank interview reports.
“Could you list the various financial statements that ECB publishes?”
Read reports →“Could you explain what a market infrastructure is, and specifically, what are the market infrastructures of the Eurosystem?”
Read reports →“Given 100 Excel spreadsheets, how would you determine the presence of multiple null values?”
Read reports →“Can you describe the structure and functions of the ECB?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the significance of the ECB Strategy Review for citizens within the European Union?”
Read report →“What are the key principles for coding tasks?”
Read report →“Could you describe the topic and methodology of your master's thesis?”
Read report →“How do you approach analyzing datasets?”
Read report →“What drives you?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 13 European Central Bank interview reports.