Rothschild & Co online assessment and interviews
Global advisory spring insight in London for the 2027 cycle
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Programme and dates
- Global Advisory Spring Insight ProgrammeOfficial:Four days in London in spring 2027 across M&A, debt and restructuring advisory and equity advisorySource: Employer page, global advisory spring insight posting for the UK, 2027 edition
- Who can applyOfficial:Students graduating in 2029, so first-years, or second-years on a four-year courseSource: Employer page, global advisory spring insight posting for the UK, 2027 edition
- Opens 29 September 2026Status on , reviewed as applications arrive so it can close earlyOfficial:Opens 29 September 2026 with no fixed closing date, and applications and interviews run on a rolling basisSource: Employer page, global advisory spring insight posting for the UK, 2027 edition
Dates move, so confirm them on the firm's own careers site before you apply
Every firm on the spring week mapWhat to do this week
- Go to practice for: Draft a one-page formal cover letter and check it twice, as it can't be edited later
- Go to practice for: Get your CV onto one clean page
- Go to practice for: Try an untimed sitting of ranked scenarios, sliders and chart questions
- Go to practice for: Pick three current-affairs topics you could discuss in a group
- Go to practice for: Record answers on your CV and why this firm
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Stages in order
- Application with CV and cover letterOfficial:A CV and a formal cover letter, ideally one page, and neither can be changed once you submitSources: Employer page, early insights pageEmployer page, students and graduates FAQsPractise for Application with CV and cover letter: Motivation answer
- Online assessmentOfficial:One untimed online assessment, whose link can take up to 3 working days to arrive, with no extensions to its deadlineSource: Employer page, students and graduates FAQsPractise for Online assessment: Cappfinity-style blended assessmentCappfinity-style situational strengthsCappfinity-style numerical reasoning
- First-round interviewOfficial:An interview online or at an office on your experiences, skills and motivationSource: Employer page, early insights page
- Assessment centreOfficial:A further interview with senior colleagues, a group exercise and a case studySource: Employer page, early insights page
Online tests
- Official:The assessment isn't timed, so the firm offers no extra time, and results from an earlier application in the same year can be reusedSource: Employer page, students and graduates FAQs
- Official:AI tools aren't allowed during assessments or interviews, and written answers must be your ownSource: Employer page, students and graduates FAQs
- Reported:One sitting mixes ranked workplace scenarios, a work-style questionnaire on sliders and about 12 chart and table questions, one per pageSources: AssessmentPass, online assessment walkthrough, 2024AssessmentPass, online assessment walkthrough for the UK 2026 intakeJobTestPrep
- Reported:Allow about 30 to 45 minutes, and keep a calculator and paper to handSources: AssessmentPass, online assessment walkthrough, 2024JobTestPrep
- Unverified:A 2024 walkthrough counted 69 items, 57 on behaviour and 12 numerical, and counts differ between cyclesSource: AssessmentPass, online assessment walkthrough, 2024
- Unverified:The firm names no provider and prep sites disagree about which one runs the assessment, so the practice linked here follows the reported format, not a confirmed providerSources: Employer page, students and graduates FAQsJobTestPrepIntervyoPracticeAptitudeTests
- Unverified:Prep-site claims that speed is scored, or that a numerical section is timed, conflict with the firm's own statement that the assessment is untimedSources: JobTestPrepIntervyoPracticeAptitudeTests
- Unverified:Prep sites give 3 to 5 days to finish once the link arrives, while the firm only mentions the deadline in the invitationSources: JobTestPrepIntervyoEmployer page, students and graduates FAQs
Video interview
- Official:The published route has no recorded video stage, and the first interview is live, online or in personSource: Employer page, early insights page
- Unverified:One guide says a first round can be a recorded video or a phone call with junior bankers, with no provider confirmedSource: Finbound
- Unverified:Spring applicants describe a one-to-one video call with HR on motivation, fit and commercial awarenessSource: Glassdoor
Assessment centre
- Official:The day is designed to show your analytical thinking, communication and teamworkSource: Employer page, early insights page
- Unverified:Spring candidates describe the group exercise as an informal discussion of about three current-affairs topics in groups of four or fiveSource: Glassdoor
- Official:Strong performers on the week get a fast-track assessment for the 2028 summer internshipSource: Employer page, global advisory spring insight posting for the UK, 2027 edition
Typical calendar
- Official:Places can close once they are filled, so the firm strongly advises applying earlySource: Employer page, students and graduates FAQs
- Official:You can make at most seven applications worldwide in one recruitment cycle, and duplicate profiles are ignoredSource: Employer page, students and graduates FAQs
Practise this format
- Cover letterWhy this firm and this programme, for a one-page formal letter
- Situational judgementRank actions in workplace scenarios, with no clock
- Numerical reasoningChart and table questions, worked carefully rather than fast
- First-round interview answers5 questions, 30s prep / 3 min answer
- Group exerciseWhat assessors look for and useful things to say
- Final-round interview questionsCompetency, motivation and advisory questions for senior interviewers
Sources
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
Employer pages
- Rothschild & Co: Global advisory spring insight posting for the UK, 2027 edition, live September 2026
- Rothschild & Co: Early insights page, live September 2026
- Rothschild & Co: Students and graduates FAQs, live September 2026
Guides, trackers and prep sites
- AssessmentPass: Online assessment walkthrough, 2024, June 2024, updated December 2024
- AssessmentPass: Online assessment walkthrough for the UK 2026 intake, December 2025
- JobTestPrep: Interview and online assessment guide, 16 September 2026
- Intervyo: Online assessment guide, September 2026
- PracticeAptitudeTests: Employer assessments overview, updated 18 November 2025
- Finbound: Summer internship application guide, June 2026
- Glassdoor: Spring week interview reviews, undated reviews, seen September 2026