Macquarie Group Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Macquarie Group.
Macquarie Group
Senior Analyst
Senior Easy Negative experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Really poor process, the worst I have ever experienced. Continual delays, chasing. The three interviews took three months with little updates in between despite multiple chasers. The opportunity was good however handling / HR was terrible, genuinely couldn’t highlight any positives.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- General CV based questions
- Experience-based questions
Macquarie Group
Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
For the Analyst (Graduate) position, in the back office tech BA role: First, a psychometric test, which was long (1.5 hours) and pretty thorough, kinda tough. Then, an HR phone screen, that was easy. After that, a first round with some Juniors, they asked some light technical questions and expected you to know the subject matter. The final round was with Seniors (AD/DD), you really needed to be polished and know your stuff!
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me why you are interested in Macquarie?
- What are your reasons for wanting this particular role?
- Why are you drawn to this specific team?
Macquarie Group
Analyst
Entry Easy Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I've interviewed here a couple of times for different roles and had some great conversations with really nice people. After the first round, Macquarie gives you a psychometric assessment. If you don't hit their arbitrary score, you're out, even if your interview was perfect. Recruiters also tend to ghost you and don't follow up, which is frustrating because job searching is already tedious, time-consuming, and stressful. Overall, I was pretty disappointed considering the firm's reputation and the positive interactions I had with the hiring teams.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you discuss your experience within the industry?
Macquarie Group Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Macquarie Group interview reports.
“Regarding the lilypad problem: it doubles in size each day and covers the pond in 28 days. When will it cover half the pond?”
Read reports →“What's the future value of $100 invested at 10% annually for a decade, assuming no aids?”
Read reports →“Given a lily pad that doubles its area each day and completely covers a pond on the 20th day, on which day was the pond half covered?”
Read reports →“How does a $10 depreciation of an asset affect each of the three financial statements?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me what the square root of 1000 is?”
Read report →“Can you solve this mental math problem: 99 multiplied by 99?”
Read report →“Can you explain how to calculate the WACC for a company that is not publicly traded?”
Read report →“Using a 5L jug, a 3L jug, and a hose, how would you measure out exactly 4L?”
Read report →“Given a target 10% return over five years, an expected EBITDA growth rate of X, and a final sale price of Y, what is the maximum purchase price?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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