Nomura online assessment and interviews

First-year insight programmes in London for the 2027 cycle

Last checked 22 September 2026

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Programme and dates

Discover Nomura ProgrammeOfficial:A new, unpaid two-day programme in investment banking or global markets on 5 and 6 April 2027Source: Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 edition
Who can applyOfficial:Students graduating in 2029, and one application a year across every division and regionSources: Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 edition Employer page, early careers application FAQs
Open, closes 1 December 2026Status on 22 September 2026, reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyUnverified:Open when checked, and the posting says 1 December while the job board says 10 January 2027, so treat 1 December 2026 as the deadlineSources: Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 edition Employer page, campus job board

Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply

Apply now, as it's already open and places go on a rolling basis
Write your motivational answers yourself, without AIGo to practice for: Write your motivational answers yourself, without AI
Keep the 5 days after you apply clear for the online tests
Do a 12-minute numerical set on tables and chartsGo to practice for: Do a 12-minute numerical set on tables and charts
Practise why this firm and your division out loud for a phone callGo to practice for: Practise why this firm and your division out loud for a phone call
Find one example for each of the firm's four competencies

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Application formOfficial:A CV and motivational questions, and the firm asks you not to use AI to write generic answersSource: Employer page, early careers application FAQsPractise for Application form: Motivation answer
Online testsOfficial:Online tests from the firm's named provider, to finish within 5 days of the invitationSource: Employer page, early careers application FAQsPractise for Online tests: Aon-style numerical (scales)Aon-style inductive-logical sorting (scales cls)
Phone interviewOfficial:A first interview, usually by phone, with people from the division you applied toSource: Employer page, early careers application process
Final interviewOfficial:Competency and technical questions plus your interests and motivation, in person or onlineSource: Employer page, early careers application process

Official:Online tests are used in EMEA and in Asia outside Japan, and outside help from people or AI isn't allowedSource: Employer page, early careers application FAQs
Reported:Two prep sites describe a numerical test of 37 statements in 12 minutes and an inductive-logical test of 12 tasks in 12 minutesSources: JobTestPrep GraduatesFirst
Official:Extra time can be requested through the application portal's help centre after you applySource: Employer page, early careers application FAQs

Official:The campus portal says video interviews are used only for some roles in Asia outside Japan, not in EMEASource: Employer page, campus portal FAQ on video interviews
Unverified:An older careers page mentions a video or phone interview, and some prep sites claim a recorded video in EMEASources: Employer page, careers page for Europe GraduatesFirst
Reported:The phone interview is described as about 20 minutes with 6 or 7 questionsSource: GraduatesFirst

Official:Interviews look for the firm's competencies: trusted partner, entrepreneurial leadership, teamwork and integritySource: Employer page, careers page for Europe
Official:The careers page for Europe adds an assessment centre for some candidatesSource: Employer page, careers page for Europe
Unverified:Whether spring applicants get a final round after the phone interview isn't statedSource: Employer page, early careers application process
Official:Last year's programmes included an assessed project presentation, or mock interviews and group projects, and the 2027 postings offer a fast track to 2028 summer interviewsSources: Employer page, insight programmes page, 2026 editions Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 edition

Official:Recruitment is rolling and roles may close early, so the firm advises applying earlySource: Employer page, two-day discover programme posting, 2027 edition
Official:The two-week, desk-based women's immersion programme in banking or markets runs from 30 March to 9 April 2027Source: Employer page, women's immersion programme posting, 2027 edition

Details change between recruitment cycles, so your invite and the employer's own pages have the final word

Official:: The employer or organisation says it on its own website or in its own documents
Reported:: From surveys, news, candidate reports or prep sites, not the employer's own pages
Unverified:: Sources disagree or the evidence is thin, so treat it as a possibility