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      Investment Research Analyst Interview

      Sep 20, 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Alexandria, VA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at The Motley Fool (Alexandria, VA) in Sep 2020

      Interview

      The interview process is set up for them to ask about your investment background and test if you would fit within the “fool” culture. The interviews are broken down in 30 -minute intervals where you meet with either 2 or 3 “fools”. Every single one of them was respectful and nice. The technical part of the interview is relatively easy, some of the questions seem like they came from a pop quiz from an undergrad finance 101 class. What’s free cash flow? What’s PE? What’s enterprise value? Be prepared to explain your investment process, what type of investor you are (value, growth, etc.) and things you look for in a company and or industry. You’ll be interviewed in teams of “twos” or “threes”, this part of the process was very repetitive, you’ll be going through most of the same questions over and over again. (real example: the first pair asked what free cash flow was, the second pair of interviewers asked me the same). They’ll also ask about yourself, how you are different and why you’d fit at the company. They’ll also expect you to ask questions. I asked 3 of them what the “Fool” does with recommendations that don’t play out and received 3 different answers (maybe something they should be on the same page about). After finishing 5 rounds of 30-minute interviews I was told that because of the nature of the interviews (zoom calls), they felt they could miss some things regarding the candidates. I was scheduled to speak to 4 more “fools” because of that, I met with them again. After this radio silence came. I heard nothing from them for 2 weeks, in those two weeks I emailed and called the recruiter…they said nothing. I finally texted the recruiter, whose phone I had because she had texted me earlier in the process regarding scheduling matters. I wanted to avoid since it was her personal phone but I needed an answer. She finally called to tell they had moved on with other candidates. My recommendation to the company is that if you make a candidate meet with over 14 people, if you make someone take hours of their days to interview and prepare for these interviews, those people deserve a clear yes or no answer in the end.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How would you describe the PE ratio to someone without a finance background? Define Free Cash Flow Define Enterprise Value What type of investor are you? Tells about a mistake you made when investing. Have you read any books on investments) What is your investment process? What are your weaknesses? Provide a stock recommendation
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      The Motley Fool response
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      Thank you for offering feedback on your experience interviewing with us. While we are proud of our Foolish culture and want to make sure we really get to know each other in the process, we also aim to be respectful of our candidates' time. We sincerely apologize that that we didn't deliver on that for you. We're constantly challenging ourselves to find better ways to get to know potential Fools in this remote environment and we take your feedback to heart in helping us do that. If you still have questions about our process or any additional comments, please feel free to reach out to recruiting@fool.com. Again, thank you.