Societe Generale Global Graduate Programme

whens urs? i got my telephone interview coming next week

oh have you done your telephone interview? what date is yours? How is the interview? what questions did they ask?

Hi Mkchai,

I got my telephone interview on 6 oct. What date is yours?

How long did it take to hear back after you did the online tests?

five days after

one day maybe cause its weekday.

I was mid way through my application with SG but read on a forum that it is pointless to apply for an internship if you are not a postgrad or can't speak French.

Should I abide by that or still apply? Do they recruit on a rolling basis or wait till the deadline and get back to you?

mine is on 6th as well , uk time 0700

Hi mkchai,

Your interview was early. How was it? What kind of questions they ask?

Thank you in advance.

what skills make u outstanding ur long term career prospect creative idea which make reality teamwork which faced challenegs work under pressure example what u found most challgeieng during studies last time u had communicatin problem

Thanks for shareing,mkchai. I just booked my phone interview today, it will be hold on next Saturday. Has din01949 taken the interview? What are the questions had you been asked? Thanks in advance

Hi mkchai,

Thats very kind of you to post that - thank you!

How long did your interview last? Were their any technical questions? Were those the only questions they asked? Did they probe you for further answers to question?

Best of luck with your application mate.

Thanks!

20-25 mins, no technical, this is for operations tho

yea they probe into the quetsion a bit, but it shldnt be a concern im sure

Hi mkchai,

Thank you for your kind reply!

Is there any chance you could elaborate slightly on the questions that they ask? e.g. 'Give us an example of a creative idea which you have thought up that made reality'?

I would very much appreciate any help you could offer me.

Thanks!

Sorry for the late update. The questions were pretty much thesame as what mkchai listed. Except: What skills do you think you are suitable and what do you want to gain from socgen?

What do you see yourself in next five years? Give me a time you had a conflict on the communication and how did u overcame it?

Mkchai: did you get back from them?

Hey Dino,

What role did u apply for?

Hey dino,

thanks so much for this!

Were there any technical questions or anything like 'what have you read in the markets'?

any chance of you elaborating slightly on mkchai's reply of the questions they asked similar to how you have done it?

Many thanks!

also, following zwen's comment, what position did you apply for? how long did it last for dino?

has anyone heard back yet?

thanks

Thanks very much for the sharing,dino

I applied for research role in global markets.

I submitted in the early of sept, then i got the interview invitation 7 days after finishing the numerical test on 20th-ish sept.

Is SG interviewing for internships already or do they go through grad position first?

Hi dino,

I have applied for global finance.

any chance you can elaborate slightly on the questions they asked you and the questions that mkhai wrote?

How long did your interview last?

have you heard back yet?

many thanks

hello all,

I applied for G finance and got my numerical 2 days after and 2 days after got an invitation for the phone interview

hello

I got a new question for phone interview. Have you ever done something fun? Assessment centres 6th of december london, and 29th november paris

Hi zwen, Thanks for sharing the question, when did you know the time for the assessment centre? Did you know the result of your phone interview immediately after you finishing it? Or what kind of feedback did you get form the interviewer?

Has anyone heard back from the interview yet - I had my interview on Monday, still no response - getting a bit nervous now!

I had my interview today also, but they did not tell me when they are going to reply. The questions were almost the same as mkchai stated them. I applied for a Global Finance role. No technical questions at all.

how do you think you did? did you get a woman with her surname ending Smart?

It was a woman.But I did not pay that much of attention to her name. Well, I believe I could have done better, I really dont have any excuses. I could have done better on the conflict question especially. I kind of lost my momentum half way of the question. The creative thing you have done question was also tricky. Overall it was not a difficult interview, however the competition status will make the final decision of our individual assessment.

Hi All.

Can someone tell me what kind of test (e.g. SHL or PSL) SocGen uses?

Thank you in advance.

SHL

Thank you pap25!

It has been almost 2 weeks since i had the interview. Also, i emailed the team for the outcome last sunday and still has not got reply yet. Fingers crossed!

i have applied for IBD in Hong Kong with my first telephone interview next week. Does anyone have any tips to share?

bittersweet88 - read this thread, its almost a guide on what to expect.

dino1949 - i am also yet to hear, not sure when we can expect to. she said well before the ass cent on 6th december though - so maybe in a week's time?

but your right - fingers crossed!!!

Sigh..why are they taking so long..

bittersweet88, I did not see any IB positions for HK for the grad program. Are you actually applying for a summer internship?

Out of curiosity, socgen extends interviews to EVERYONE who meet their application criteria and pass the numerical tests, dont they? Anyone knows of someone not being granted a phone interview?

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Hi i just have a quick question I finished my application with Societe Generale IBD M&A in London and need to take the numerical test. After how long did you guys have to wait for them to reply in regards to setting up a phone or first round interview.

hi mhakkinen86,

i searched for full time graduate positions in IBD and the ones that showed up were 2 positions in global finance whose roles are roughly linked to IB.

and i'm not sure if socgen grants phone interviews to everyone. this is my first time applying to soc gen.

i doubt they do... that would be wierd... but they send out invites to 1st round pretty quick...

Has anyone heard back about the first round?

The guy who interviewed me said they will sent me email with update information after a couple of weeks, after finishing this round interview for all the candidates on the short list.

Just finished SG interview... overall it was OK or a little difficult...

one question that caught me off guard was "display a time you demonstrated integrity & professionalism" .... I was like WHAT???? Took a min to think and gave an OK answer i suppose...

The interviewing lady told me that for Asia IB position, assessment centre is targeted for sometime Nov 22 onwards.... so that should give u an idea of the time frame...

also, surprisingly.. the HR doesn't make the decision about who goes to the next round and not... the interview answers are sent to the recruiting team and then they decide...

abi_ibd,

I was told the AC for HK was on 22nd November. Did not know they actually plan to run multiple sessions on different days for the same business.

What do you mean the HR doesnt decide who gets through to the next round? Aren't the recruiters effectively the HR? Or do you mean the desk/team decides who gets to attend the AC?

I presume the phone interview wasn't outsourced and was done by SocGen staff themselves.

basically the HR lady told me that line managers will decide who goes to the next round... that's why she was typing down the answers I was giving...

Your right AC for HK is 22nd Nov... but she mentioned something about a week after or before... cant remember what exactly... I guess we find out about the outcome of the 1st round interview, the week before...

well... sad news... got my rejection today... tear drops roll down my eye... HSBC interview tomorrow atleast.. yay... SOB