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QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ASKED IN AN INTERVIEW FOR ANALYSTS JOB

1) What is equity research? (Equity commodity, derivatives)

2) What have you done in this field?

3) Fundamental analysis technical analysis (history, define, methods, data sources,

Advantages, drawbacks, examples)

4) Investment trading (history, define, methods, data sources, advantages,

Drawbacks, examples)

5) Macro economy CRR, SLR, OIL, COMMODITY, INTEREST RATES, IIP,GDP,

INFLATION ..

6) Outlook(Equity, commodity, derivatives)

7) Brief about Indias story for last 2 decades.

8) Oil prices first sored up &then plunged down; why? Commodity priceswhy?

9) Indias current balance sheet-current deficit, fiscal deficit, oil balance, capital

Account etc.

10) Valuation (history, define, methods, datasources, advantages, drawbacks, examples)

11) Different ratios (liquidity, turnover, leverage, profitability, valuation)

12) Why should we hire you?

13) Weaknesses ?

14)what are the limitations of fundamental and technical analysis?

15) If you are given 5 lakh rupees ,where will you invest ?( asset allocation- Equity,

Commodity, gold, real estate, debt, liquid funds, bank deposit etc..) Explain why ?

16) What should retail investors do under present circumstances ?

17) Various concepts MF, VCF,INVESTMENT BANK,MARKET

MAKER,CIRCUIT BREAKER etc.

18) Sectors to invest & sectors to avoid ? Why ?

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19) Why you want to become analyst ?

20) How will your previous academic and extra-academic background help you as

An analyst ?

21)Goals : 5 years ,10 years(eg.senior analyst, fund manager, vicePresident,CIO,head of research)

22)U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS

Past, present, future

Revival efforts

Impact on India

Indias response

Lessons learned

23)factors that relate India to world (FII, FDI, ECB, FCCB, IMPORT,

EXPORT, ADR, GDR,OIL ,EXCHANGE RATE, INTEREST RATES etc.)

24)DOLLAR,EQUITY 1 / (GOLD, OIL)

25) You can be given P & L statement,balancesheet and cash flow statement of a

Company to analyze its investment worthiness

OR

Case study will be given & you will be asked to analyze, interpret and give your

Recommendation