Hi Guys, I have an interview with ICAP (interdealer brokers) in early January, but i cant find any information on how they interview or what the interviews are like!! I know they dont do numeracy tests. Does anyone know what the working culture at these places are like? e.g loud boisterous traders or quieter more serious attitude.What sorts of personalities are they looking for?Do you have any tips for the interview?(I've tried to do research on the internet but i cant find that much)Any help would be much appreciated because I'm tearing my hair out!!! Admin - (Sorry this may be in the wrong forum)

What sort of role are you going for. Alas we don't act for ICAP (yet), but I've had dealings with them.A lot depends upon which bit of ICAP. There are more distinct cultures from the various firms from which it has been constructed.

Hi DCFC, thanks for replying. I am currently hoping to get into the graduate training programme (I'm 23) in the London office. Not sure if you'll find that helps much, but any information would be very useful.

hi desmondhow did your interview go?i have telephone interview with hr next week.what kind of dumb ass questions do they ask?currently i work as a trader but trying to move into broking.they ask me to apply for they grad programme which is strange becausei am so old and have experience.cheers

i just passed telephone interview with icap for their graduate programme (i got 2 years experience in trade execution).anyone could shed some light on what would the second interview be emphasinzing on?thanx

I suspect you'll be dumped with traders. Worth spending a little effort to read up on what the market's currently doing.

Why did you say you're old? How old are you?

Hi TomasWolf, glad to hear you passed the telephone interview with HR. They have not contacted me yet to set up a telephone interview, so any information about it went would be very very helpful to me. CheersP.s. I also sent you a Private Message, just in case.

regarding telephone interview, they asked questions like:what you know about icapwhats the difference between broker and traderwhat brokers dohow you know you'd be a good brokerdo you have selling skillstypical hr bullcrapbefore interview i read a chapter from a book 'trading and exchanges' about brokersnext week i am meeting senior brokers for an interviewcheers

Thanks for the all the info! My proper interview with the senior brokers is next week too. So good luck to you. Who knows we may even end up working together. Anyway, off to study for this interview!! Cheers and GOOD LUCK