INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), research, internship
Question:
What's your greatest achievement?
Answer given:
I mentioned my participation in Deutsche Bank's trading competition. I broke it into two parts - what I did and how I traded and my creativity in terms of trade ideas.
Question:
What do you know about commodity markets?
Answer given:
I know the market size, the transaction volume, the spot price of gold, the price of oil etc.
Question:
Can you give me some comments and forecasts on future trends. Please support your views with reference to news flow, technical analysis and fundamental factors (supply and demand). Then, please list a company's strengths and market position in that area.
Answer given:
Not specified.
Question:
Why do you love finance industry?
Answer given:
I answered this question really honestly. I said that my dream was to establish an NGO with focus on arts in the future. A successful setup of NGO depends on several ingredients, e.g. the networking, the funding, the investment, etc. After a careful examination of my profile and personality, I am not the marketing-type of person, and I was not born with a silver spoon. But I am gifted with strong analytical skills and have great interests in discovering and grasping investment opporunities with business acumen and analytical capability...
Question:
What do you know about the company?
Answer given:
Not specified.
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