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Has anyone done the Blackstone pymetrics?
After submitting my resume for the Global Finance and Business Management full time position at JP Morgan (my dream job!), I got a HireVue invite the next day! However, I completed it 9 days ago and still have no response....
When do we get a response in average, and after how much time does it mean I probably am not getting an offer to continue?
Thanks!
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I believe knowing Excel, some form of scripting language, and how databases work is critical for a new hire. At a bare minimum, if you want to work in any aspect of finance:
1) you’ll should know and be great in Excel
2) you should know some scripting language to improve efficiency and productivity.
3) knowing a basics of a database is also critical for anyone who uses data - you don’t need to know how to be a systems architect, but knowing basic queries will take you ~ a weekend to learn.
4) tableau seems like one job posting that frustrated you… I wouldn’t dedicate time to this.
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I work for a very large company. No one uses python (although I can see why it would be useful). It's crazy that it's an expectation.
Maybe a startup could require that...
I do not think it is a big ask to have some kind of experience in any of those. It is if you are expected to be an expert and then apply that to a wide variety of responsibilities.