Nomura 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 Nomura.
Nomura
Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral
It was a 3 round process: 2 technical rounds and 1 HR round. The technical rounds had questions about my resume projects, SQL, OOPS, and Flask. The HR round had no technical questions.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me about the concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs)?
- What are some questions about SQL?
- Tell me about your project from your resume.
Nomura
Analyst
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process was pretty straightforward. They asked about my past experience on my resume and how it related to the job description and the role itself. I was interviewed by two managers. They also gave me a detailed timeline covering on-the-job training, upcoming projects, deadlines, and possible future career paths within the company.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Do you know about middle office responsibilities and mortgage-backed securities (MBS)?
Nomura
Global Markets Analyst
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Other
I applied directly through Nomura's website. The interview process had two rounds: a first round and then a Superday. The first round was one phone interview, and the Superday consisted of three virtual interviews. It was interesting that all the interviewers I spoke with were associates.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- They asked a market sizing question.
- They asked some technical questions.
- The interviewer asked behavioral questions.
Nomura Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Nomura interview reports.
“What is the risk to a bank if it sells a credit default swap to a counterparty?”
Read reports →“Regarding a tree in a pond that doubles in size daily, what would its size be the day before it completely covers the pond?”
Read reports →“Given that 5 painters paint a house in 26 days, calculate the time required if 5 painters work for 6 days and are then joined by 15 more painters.”
Read reports →“What could cause the spread between 2-year and 10-year bond yields to narrow?”
Read reports →“Given that X and Y both follow a U(0,1) distribution, what is the distribution of their sum X+Y?”
Read report →“Given a family with two children, if you know one is a girl, what are the chances the other child is a boy?”
Read report →“Suppose a 10-year investment yielded 1.5% initially, and the total 20-year return was 1.75%. What was the return during the second 10-year period?”
Read report →“How can you divide a cake into 8 equal portions using only 3 cuts?”
Read report →“What's the maximum number of slices you can create from a pie using only three cuts?”
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