I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cambridge Partners & Associates (Palatine, IL)
Interview
Review of resume involved asking about reasons for leaving employer, duties while at company and favorite/least favorite aspects of the job . Also a lot of general getting to know you type questions to establish if I fit with their culture and vice versa.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I interviewed at Cambridge Partners & Associates (Palatine, IL)
Interview
Interview and hiring took about a week.
Very unstructured laid back interview. It was the opposite of what you would read on any guide to interview for a job in corporate finance. The questions were focused more on character and personal life than in on finance.
The owner leads the interview in a very honest, and friendly way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No tricky or unexpected questions. As mentioned before, it wasn't the typical interview you read on the manual for corporate finance jobs. It was more of a friendly conversations with the senior partners. My guess is that they look for the right fit more than anything else.