JP Morgan Chase & Co.

1. Online application

Apply on the JPMorgan Chase careers portal or through your campus placement cell. You can apply to a limited number of roles at a time, so read the job description carefully and pick the location and programme that matches your background. Keep your resume to one page for entry-level roles.

2. Resume screening

Recruiters shortlist on academics, relevant projects or work experience, and the skills listed in the job description. For technology roles, coding profiles and hackathon participation help; for finance and operations roles, a commerce or economics background and Excel proficiency are common filters.

3. Online assessment

Technology candidates receive a timed coding test, usually on HackerRank, with two or three problems on arrays, strings, hashing and basic algorithms. Campus candidates for non-tech programmes may get a game-based or aptitude assessment that measures numerical reasoning and attention to detail.

4. HireVue video interview

Most entry-level candidates record answers to a set of behavioural questions on the HireVue platform. You get a short preparation time per question and a fixed time to answer. The questions map to the firm's business principles: teamwork, integrity, dealing with ambiguity and customer focus.

5. Technical and case interviews

Shortlisted candidates meet the hiring team over one or more video or in-person rounds. Software engineers get live coding and system design; operations and finance analysts get scenario and numerical questions; risk and quant roles get probability, statistics and modelling questions.

6. Superday or final panel

For campus programmes and many lateral roles, the last stage is a Superday, where you meet two to four interviewers back to back, including a senior manager or executive director. This round focuses on fit, motivation and how you handle pressure.

7. Offer and background checks

Offers are usually communicated within one to three weeks of the final round. Background verification covers education, previous employment and identity, and joining dates for campus hires are aligned to programme start dates.

The exact rounds depend on the business, but most Indian candidates go through the following sequence.

Round 1: Online coding or aptitude test

Around 60 to 90 minutes, taken online. Technology candidates solve two or three programming problems in a language of their choice; other roles get numerical, logical and situational judgement questions.

• Arrays, strings and hash maps
• Recursion and basic dynamic programming
• Data interpretation and percentage-based numerical questions
• Situational judgement in a client-service setting

Round 2: HireVue video interview

Five to seven recorded questions, roughly two minutes each, reviewed later by recruiters and hiring managers. There is no live interviewer, so structure and clarity matter more than charm.

• Tell us about a time you worked in a team under a tight deadline
• Why JPMorgan Chase and why this programme
• Describe a mistake you made and what you learned

Round 3: Technical interview

A 45 to 60 minute live round with an engineer or a subject-matter expert from the team you are interviewing for. Software candidates code on a shared editor and discuss trade-offs; finance and risk candidates work through accounting, valuation or probability problems.

• Object-oriented design and Java or Python fundamentals
• SQL joins, indexing and query optimisation
• Designing a simple payment or trade-booking service
• Walk me through the three financial statements

Round 4: Hiring manager or Superday interviews

Two to four back-to-back conversations of about 30 minutes each with managers and senior leaders. They test motivation, ownership and cultural fit, and often revisit projects from your resume in depth.

• Explain a project end to end and the decisions you took
• How do you prioritise when everything is urgent
• What do you know about our business in India

Round 5: HR discussion

A short call to confirm compensation band, location, notice period and joining timeline. For campus hires this is usually handled through the placement cell.