I had no luck submitting resumes online, I networked w/ two employees and got one to refer me. 6-8 wks later, I got a call from HR out of Dallas who did a basic screen, behavioral-based interview. She outlined the steps which included me flying out to NYC 2 wks later. I had to complete a generic employment questionnaire, an Occupational Personality Questionnaire and a Personality Pattern Inventory. I had to organize my travel details through a designated travel agent- they cover flight and they reimburse hotel and transportation (which means you have to front expenses - I am still waiting for check 5 wks later). I showed up at their office at 7:30a where I took a cognitive assessment (Wonderlic) and then a financial modeling exercise. Test included 13 wk cash flow forecast, borrowing base, a data dump where you have to utilize pivot reports and a bankruptcy waterfall exercise. Next, I had 2 interviews, a group lunch and then 1 more interview. 3 interviews total, behavioral only. When I got home, I had to do one more phone interview with their organizational psychologist. 2 weeks later I found out I wasn't selected but was offered an assessment review session which I took. 3 weeks after that, I had my review session where they told me I scored 98th percentile on the cognitive test and was a perfect match across all personality variables- no disqualifications from the assessments. I told the reviewer I was confused because I wasn't offered the job and her advice was to contact the recruiter to get feedback on the interviews and that I need to reapply. I got in touch w/ my recruiter who said it was a technical skill gap on the modeling - don't believe those that say if you're smart enough, they're willing to train you. My perception was that they use the psych. assessments as a secondary check, not as a holistic approach to candidate evaluation. In other words, you have to nail the modeling and interview just like any other place - not rely on your fit/ intelligence to compensate. Your "soft scores" won't even be reviewed by the MD's.

Lack of transparency throughout. Completed several components of the interview. HR and hiring team slowplayed process - has to reach out for multiple updates and just dragged along. Similar to below interview, still being considered after my performance; told no hiring yet ongoing job posts exist. Wish this process was simpler without so many steps and lack of communication.