I applied through an agency and got a telephone interview pretty soon after. The interview was fairly straight forward based around competency based questions; the interviewer, however, came off a little combative. Upon completion of the interview I was asked to be in the office for the next working day - not ideal for me considering I wasn't very local and they did not seem to care about that. The interview was conducted by the same individual that carried out the telephone interview and a colleague. What followed was one of the most uncomfortable hours of my life. The interviewer came across more combative in person than they did on the phone - absolutely no need for this considering that it was essentially the same questions that were asked on the phone. I sat through the interview just wanting to leave due to the horrible atmosphere that was created - one that I think they were enjoying. I could understand a top tier investment bank grilling me that way, but a fairly new start up? Seems absurd to me. Especially when they were bragging that as a company that they were the 'new, modern and friendly way of doing finance'. That did not come across at all. Also, as the interview dragged on, the role became more clear and was not really like how it was advertised - the role was more a cold calling role. I never heard another word out of them despite them promising me that they would give me feedback and update me on my application. Not that I was that bothered - I did not want it any way! Just shows their ambivalence towards applicants. Do yourself a favour and save time by not applying here. I marked the interview as difficult to due the uncomfortable atmosphere that was created - the questions were straight forward enough however.

2 rounds. First round talk with senior research analyst, behavioral questions. Second round talk with team head, stock pitch, case study. Long discussion, taking around 90 minutes, asking everything in the cv