The most sought-after summer analyst and full-time analyst positions in finance attract thousands of applicants. In order to more efficiently identify the best candidates, many firms utilize HireVue, a hiring experience platform, to conduct screening interviews with applicants.

Invitations to conduct these preliminary interviews via HireVue are often sent within minutes of submitting your application and typically have a very short window for you to conduct the interview. Before applying to a position, it is important that you understand what to expect during a HireVue interview and learn how to maximize your chances of moving further into the recruiting process.

The HireVue Process

As a candidate, your primary interaction with HireVue will be an asynchronous video interview. Before applications open, firms set questions in HireVue. When you apply, you’ll be asked to record video answers to these questions.

Before the interview begins, HireVue will provide instructions and information about how the interview will be conducted. Additionally, some firms will provide videos to give candidates an overview of the company.

When it is time to conduct the interview, the question will appear on screen either as text or a video of the firm’s employee asking the question. You will be given a certain amount of unrecorded time to prepare your answer, which could be anywhere from thirty seconds to two minutes. If you are ready to get started before your allotted time is up, you can begin recording before the time has elapsed.

Once the allotted time is up, the video will start to automatically record your answer whether you’re ready or not. Some firms allow you to submit another attempt to prepare and record if you did not feel confident on your first try.

Questions

For internship and entry-level roles, HireVue interviews typically have two to four questions. The full interview typically lasts about 15-20 minutes.

A common line of questioning is focused on the candidate’s reasons for wanting to join the firm. Other lines of questioning include assessing the depth of the candidate’s knowledge through situational questions, macro-related topics, technical concepts, elaborating on current events, or even brainteasers.

There is typically a role-related question that assesses your understanding of the role for which you are interviewing and the reasons why you feel you are a good fit. This question may ask you to tie in your prior experiences and how it will prepare you for the role. Or it may directly ask your motivation for this work. This question checks your understanding of the role and your intent to follow it, backed up by specific experiences and endeavors to prove your interest.

Best Practices

Though there is no interviewer present, you should still wear business professional attire. Make sure you have proper lighting and a clean background that is free of distractions.

Make proper eye contact with the camera, enunciate your words, and stay in the center of the frame using HireVue’s on-screen orientation guide. And lastly, have a good attitude, smile, and practice to build confidence in yourself and your delivery.