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02 / Hiring process
Five stages, and one of them decides it
5 stages from application to offer. Pymetrics assessment is reported to be the one that decides it.
5stages
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Online application resume and business area fit
An online application through JPMorgan's own careers platform, reported to be the entry point across every business area and level.
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Pymetrics assessment game based, no interviewer present
A series of short games reported for analyst and summer analyst candidates specifically, measuring cognitive and behavioural traits before any human reviews the application closely.
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HireVue video interview 30 seconds to prep, AI scored
A recorded, asynchronous round reported to give roughly thirty seconds of prep before recording a ninety to one hundred twenty second answer, scored on both the content of the answer and vocal delivery.
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Behavioural and technical interviews live, two rounds for most candidates
Reported to run as a first behavioural round followed by a second, more technical round, both live, ahead of the final Superday.
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Superday 3 to 5 back to back rounds, then a decision
Reported to run three to five back to back thirty minute interviews in one day, each with a different interviewer from analyst to managing director, mixing behavioural, technical and case style questions, with the full process averaging roughly twenty seven days from application to decision.
Ask before the interview: what will this round cover, who will I meet, and is there anything I should prepare?The question almost nobody asks
03 / Question library
Interview question practice library
The Pymetrics assessment, the HireVue round, the Superday format and the four Business Principles apply across every business area, so the core set below covers that ground. Each business area then adds the technical depth specific to it.
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Asked in every interviewAsked in every JPMorgan interview
01 Why JPMorgan, and why this business area specifically? Motivation Open guide
Find your angle. Checks whether a candidate picked the specific business area for a real reason rather than the firm's overall scale and brand.
Build your answer
- Name the actual business area. Not just JPMorgan generally.
- Tie it to something concrete you've done. A project, internship or class pointing at this business.
- State what you want to be doing there in two years. Concrete, not a vague career goal.
Bring the evidence
One specific fact about the business area you applied to that most JPMorgan applicants wouldn't know.
What weakens it
JPMorgan is the largest bank in the country with unmatched scale.
Likely follow upWhich other banks are you interviewing with, and how does this compare?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.02 How would you approach a game based assessment that isn't scored on a single right answer? Pymetrics Open guide
Find your angle. The reported Pymetrics round scores behavioral and cognitive traits through games, not correctness, which candidates often misunderstand as a puzzle to solve.
Build your answer
- Describe your honest starting assumption. What you'd guess it's actually measuring.
- Explain why playing naturally beats gaming it. The risk of trying to guess a 'correct' persona.
- Give a comparable past instance. A non-correctness based assessment you've taken before.
Bring the evidence
A specific prior experience with a trait based, non-correctness assessment, and how you approached it honestly rather than strategically.
What weakens it
I'd try to figure out what answers make me look best.
Likely follow upWhat would you do if playing naturally felt like it might work against you?
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.03 Tell me about a time you had to sound confident and engaged even though no one was reacting to you in the moment. HireVue delivery Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.04 Describe a time you had to convince someone of something using a story rather than data. Behavioural round Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.05 Walk me through how you'd approach a case or technical question you don't immediately know how to answer. Technical round Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.06 Describe a time you had to perform well in the last of several consecutive high stakes conversations. Superday stamina Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.07 Tell me about a time you had to quickly adjust how you communicated because the person you were talking to had a very different style than you expected. Judgment Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.08 Tell me about a time you looked at a problem from someone else's perspective specifically, not your own convenience. Client service Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.09 Describe a time you held your own work to a higher standard than what was actually required. Operational Excellence Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.10 Tell me about a time facing an uncomfortable fact honestly cost you something real. Integrity Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.11 Describe a time you helped build real teamwork or loyalty in a group, not just completed your own part of the task. Team culture Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.12 What's something about how you work that would come up in your first month here, not in this interview? Weakness Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.13 Tell me about a time you gave a wrong answer under pressure and had to recover in the moment. Handling failure Locked
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Subscribe to Pro Unlimited preparation, every question, every company.14 Describe a time you had to switch quickly between very different types of questions in the same conversation. Judgment Locked
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7 questions
The questions this role actually gets asked
The core set above is asked whatever you applied for. These 7 are specific to Commercial and Investment Banking, and they are usually what the decision turns on.
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A guide for every answer
What the question is testing, three steps to build your answer, and the evidence to bring.
Prepared, not guessing
You walk in knowing the shape of the round and which of your own stories fits it.
04 / In the news
Worth mentioning in the room
The strongest answer to why this company is something that happened last month.
4stories
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What happened at this employer this month
Stories screened from everything published about this employer, chosen because they can be used in the room rather than because they are recent.
- Each one carries a line on how to use it in the answer
- Crime, recalls, litigation and share price moves are excluded outright
- Refreshed daily, so it is different the week of your interview
05 / The four values
What is actually being scored
JPMorgan Chase publishes four named Business Principles. Bring one real story for each rather than a general answer about wanting to work at the largest bank in the country.
4stories
Exceptional Client Service
A time you looked at a problem from the other person's perspective specifically, not your own convenience.
Operational Excellence
A time you held your own work to the highest standard available, not just the one that was required.
A Commitment to Integrity, Fairness and Responsibility
A time facing an uncomfortable fact honestly cost you something, rather than a story where honesty was free.
A Great Team and Winning Culture
A time you helped build real teamwork or loyalty in a group, not just completed your own part of the task.
06 / Before you apply
Where candidates lose it
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Where candidates lose this before anyone meets them
The part of the process that eliminates most people is not the interview. It is what happens around it, and almost none of it is written down anywhere.
- The assessment answers that read as dishonest rather than confident
- What the availability question is really deciding
- The application detail that cannot be edited once submitted
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