U.S. Bancorp interview questions

Received an offer4 rounds

1. 1
   Intro callPhone screen

   A short introductory call that mostly checked basic eligibility for the role, including degree background.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

2. 2
   Group interviewGroup exercise

   The candidate met several interviewers together in a group format rather than one-on-one.

   Covered · Behavioral, Case study

3. 3
   Case exerciseCase study

   A case exercise followed the group interview and formed the main evaluative piece of the loop.

   Covered · Case study

4. 4
   Personality test and background checkFinal

   Closing administrative stage combining a personality assessment with a standard background check.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by anonymousa_123456789 on wso · 2025-03-13

Received an offer3 rounds

1. 1
   HR phone screenPhone screen

   A recruiter ran standard screening questions about strengths and weaknesses and what the candidate's past experience and skill set would bring to the team.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

2. 2
   In-person panelPanel

   Five interviewers met the candidate back to back, all apparently working off a shared question sheet, covering self-introduction, motivation for the role, a mistake and how it was resolved, five-year plans, an example of technical skill, and reasons for leaving the previous job.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories, Conflict handling, Resume deep-dive

3. 3
   Offer and background checkFinal

   The last interviewer signalled an offer was likely; terms and benefits came through two days later and paperwork for the background check was completed at a branch.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by asc_fic on wso · 2016-04-10

Received an offer4 rounds

1. 1
   Networking and informational meetingBehavioral

   With no formal internship program in the New York office, the candidate cold-emailed a VP obtained through a contact and built a relationship over several months of informal conversations.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

2. 2
   Analyst phone callPhone screen

   An analyst called to arrange an in-office interview, with the caveat that a headcount might not actually exist.

   Covered · Behavioral

3. 3
   In-office marathonPanel

   Roughly three hours meeting about ten people from first-year analyst to senior vice president, almost entirely fit and behavioral, with very little technical content and several questions probing knowledge of the bank's history, culture and share price.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories, Domain knowledge

4. 4
   Lunch with the teamBehavioral

   A lunch with one analyst and two associates that the candidate read as an informal extension of the evaluation, focused on communication style and peer fit.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by HereToHelp on wso · 2013-12-15

Not selected2 rounds

1. 1
   HR screenPhone screen

   An easy, purely behavioral recruiter screen with no technical component.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Corporate development stageTechnical

   After networking with the analyst who ran recruiting, the candidate learned the next interview would test valuation of financial institutions and withdrew rather than attempt it unprepared.

   Covered · Financial modeling, Domain knowledge

Shared by A7h8ikvcft4ui on wso · 2014-02-14

Received an offer3 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter phone screenPhone screen

   A short screening call with the recruiter covering standard background questions.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Regional office managerHiring manager

   A 30 to 45 minute conversation with the manager of the regional office.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

3. 3
   Team interviewFinal

   A final short interview with the team, again basic and conversational.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by Unexpected_ on wso · 2024-12-14

Not selected1 round

1. 1
   Interview callBehavioral

   A somewhat disorganized conversation mixing behavioral questions with light finance; the candidate connected well with an SVP but found the HR handling abrupt, including a same-day-before reschedule sent only as a calendar invite.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by thomasedwards1 on wso · 2025-01-25

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Phone interview with regional directorPhone screen

   Applied through a standard job board with a resume and no cover letter, then spoke by phone with a regional director.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

2. 2
   Video interview with a second regional directorFinal

   A remote video round with a different regional director, light on technical content and mostly personality-driven, which the candidate attributed to the role being entry level.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by CuriousGeorge2022 on wso · 2021-11-07

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter exploratory callPhone screen

   A recruiter tied to the candidate's school reached out to set up an exploratory phone conversation.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   In-person interviewsPanel

   The next stage moved on-site for in-person interviews, followed by a personality test, drug test and background check.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by Bradleylovelace on wso · 2020-09-03

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Phone interviewPhone screen

   Roughly two weeks after applying via Handshake at a recruiter's prompting, a phone call covered fit plus behavioral prompts such as using a large data set to solve a problem and handling team disagreement.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories, Conflict handling

2. 2
   Two managing directorsFinal

   A final round with two MDs, largely behavioral but with real weight on how the candidate follows markets news, plus macro questions touching the Fed, the inflation target and inflation measures.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by gabecooper on wso · 2025-10-27

Outcome not shared2 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter roundPhone screen

   An initial recruiter conversation, with about a week's gap before the superday.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   SuperdayFinal

   Two 30-minute interviews, one with an analyst and one with a VP, with the exact pairing varying by group availability; entirely behavioral with no technical questions, though markets questions came up.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by j.jj123354 on wso · 2026-06-30

Outcome not shared1 round

1. 1
   HR callPhone screen

   An initial call with HR that went well; the candidate was still waiting on the managing director stage at the time of writing.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by ishaankashi on wso · 2026-06-20

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter phone screenPhone screen

   An entirely behavioral screening call with a recruiter.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Two senior leadersFinal

   Two back-to-back interviews with senior leaders, mostly behavioral but sprinkled with straightforward accounting and credit questions.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by adolfovaldez7 on wso · 2025-09-17

Outcome not shared2 rounds

1. 1
   Behavioral interviewBehavioral

   Scheduled by the recruiting team shortly after applying, this round centred on background, motivation for the bank and for global capital markets, and specifically why macro and commodities.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

2. 2
   Markets-leaning interviewFinal

   A slightly more technical second round that stayed mostly behavioral but pushed into macroeconomic trends and energy and commodity markets.

   Covered · Behavioral, Domain knowledge

Shared by your non target monkey on wso · 2026-09-01

Received an offer3 rounds

1. 1
   HR phone interviewPhone screen

   Standard recruiter questions on motivation for the company and personal strengths and weaknesses.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Manager phone callHiring manager

   A hiring manager called a couple of days later and walked through the resume line by line.

   Covered · Resume deep-dive

3. 3
   In-person meetingFinal

   A one-on-one on-site conversation with the same manager revisiting resume points and discussing the company, with an offer by phone hours later.

   Covered · Resume deep-dive, Behavioral

Shared by veterni2 on wso · 2013-12-04

Not selected1 round

1. 1
   Consecutive one-on-onesPanel

   An on-site day in the downtown office meeting five people one after another, with behavioral questions throughout and no technical assessment at all.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by greenlightgirl on wso · 2015-09-19

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   HR phone interviewPhone screen

   A basic behavioral screen with a recruiter.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   On-site with analyst, VP and MDPanel

   An in-office round with an analyst, a VP and an MD that the candidate read as mainly gauging genuine interest in the role, followed by drug test and background check.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by trueblue2015 on wso · 2015-11-06

Received an offer3 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter screenPhone screen

   A friendly recruiter conversation about background, career interests and why product management at this bank in particular.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

2. 2
   Fit and resume interviewBehavioral

   Personality fit, education history and a walk-through of the resume.

   Covered · Behavioral, Resume deep-dive

3. 3
   Product and data interviewFinal

   A closer look at product management skills, probing how the candidate analyses data, solves problems using data and spreadsheets, and cleans messy data sets.

   Covered · SQL, Excel modeling, Case study

Shared by TacticoolApe on wso · 2023-04-04

Not selected1 round

1. 1
   HR phone interviewPhone screen

   Applied through a LinkedIn posting and was contacted by HR for a phone interview; the response afterwards took about a month.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by jkl123 on wso · 2019-01-31

Not selected1 round

1. 1
   HR phone screenPhone screen

   About two weeks after an online application the candidate was invited to a first-round phone call, held with an HR intern rather than a banker.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by notoriousbb on wso · 2015-12-27

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Campus recruiter phone screenPhone screen

   Basic behavioral and logistics questions from a campus recruiter.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Managing director interviewFinal

   A single one-on-one with an MD a couple of weeks later, again mostly behavioral, with an offer about a week afterwards.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by Monkeybruh24 on wso · 2022-07-20

Received an offer4 rounds

1. 1
   Behavioral phone interviewPhone screen

   The first of two behavioral phone conversations early in the process.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Behavioral phone interviewBehavioral

   A second phone screen in the same behavioral vein before the on-site day.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories

3. 3
   Superday technicalTechnical

   One of two superday interviews, covering programming fundamentals and the technologies the intern would actually use on the job.

   Covered · Data structures & algorithms, Domain knowledge

4. 4
   Superday behavioralFinal

   The paired behavioral superday interview asked classic prompts on motivation for the bank and for technology, a time the candidate failed and what it taught them, and a teamwork example.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories

Shared by sellsideman on wso · 2020-10-02

Not selected1 round

1. 1
   Recruiter phone interviewPhone screen

   A then-new junior military officer recruiting effort screened for leadership and soft skills, with almost nothing on finance or markets and heavy emphasis on teamwork, leading people and managing risk.

   Covered · Behavioral, STAR stories, Conflict handling

Shared by Silver6 on wso · 2014-07-21

Received an offer2 rounds

1. 1
   Recruiter callsPhone screen

   A handful of short phone conversations with the recruiter to work through the process.

   Covered · Behavioral

2. 2
   Manager video interviewFinal

   A single 30-minute video call with the hiring manager closed out a very light loop.

   Covered · Behavioral

Shared by fjdsklf on wso · 2022-08-05