I received the email one week before the interview that I had the chance to decide the appropriate time for interview and the subject of it. I had to choose one among four subjects that I thought I was relatively strong in: a) Stochastic Modelling, b) Numerical Methods,c)Statistical Analysis/Time Series Analysis/Data Mining/Machine Learning, d)Programming. In the interview, which lasted 45 minutes, I was first asked to introduce myself shortly, then I was asked four questions whose answers were all exact numbers, I could take time calculating it and the interviewer enlightened me several times if I had no idea or he thought that I headed for a wrong direction. Questions were really basic. After answering all the questions, we began discussing resume. Interview ended when time was up.

I interviewed for the position of Quantitative Research Associate for three different desks at JPM. The HR/recruiting teams for each of these groups did not communicate well with themselves internally. In total I had 6 interviews with the wholesale credit team, 2 with their RAAS group, and 1 with their rates desk. Eventually, I received an offer from their wholesale credit team for what I believed was a below market offer. When I attempted to negotiate, they came back saying this was the most they can do, and I walked away.