JPMorgan HireVue Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
JPMorgan uses a recorded HireVue video interview as an early screen for many student and analyst roles. These are the questions candidates report, grouped by type, with how to answer them.
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How the JPMorgan HireVue works
JPMorgan HireVue questions candidates report
18 questions from JPMorgan HireVue interviews. Prepare a story for each type rather than a script for each question.
Motivation and fit
Why finance?
Why this position?
What motivates you?
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
Tell me something unique about you.
Behavioural
Tell me about a moment you had to take leadership of a group and the effect it had.
Tell me about a time when you were challenged to be persistent to reach an important goal.
Tell me about a time when you produced an innovative strategy for a unique problem.
Talk about a time you solved a business problem and got a result.
Tell me about a time you had to analyse information from multiple sources to make a decision.
How do you handle information and break it down?
Integrity and clients
Tell me about a time when you did the right thing, even when it was difficult.
When was a time you showed humility?
How do you handle a difficult client?
Markets and commercial sense
Tell us about a recent piece of news you read that affects the business division you are applying to.
Discuss an industry that you follow and describe why it interests you.
To which company would you lend money, and why?
How would you value a car washing business?
How to answer JPMorgan HireVue questions
Build “Why JPMorgan” on the business principles
JPMorganChase groups its business principles under four headings: exceptional client service, operational excellence, a commitment to integrity, fairness and responsibility, and a great team and winning culture. Pick the one that matches the role you applied for, and pair it with something you have done that shows it. Then say why this position, in this line of business, is where you want to use it.
Take the integrity questions at their word
Two reported questions echo the principles almost word for word: “Do the right thing even when it’s not the easy thing” and “Have the humility to recognize that you don’t know everything”. For the first, choose a story where doing the right thing cost you something, such as time, a grade or a friend’s approval. For humility, say what you did not know, who you asked and what you changed as a result.
Put the client ahead of the quick win
One principle tells staff to “Never allow short-term profit considerations to get in the way of doing what’s right for the customer.” In a difficult client answer, show that you listened, kept the relationship and solved the real problem, rather than just closing the conversation.
End every behavioural story with the result
Several questions ask for a result: a business problem solved, a goal reached through persistence, a new strategy for an unusual problem. The principles say “As important as strategy is, we have to execute to win.” Keep the set-up short, spend most of the answer on what you did, and finish with a number or a clear outcome.
Know the news for your division
Expect to discuss a recent story that affects the business you applied to, or an industry you follow. Choose something from the last few weeks, explain what happened, what it means for that division’s clients, and what you would watch next.
Give a framework for the commercial questions
Questions like valuing a car wash or choosing a company to lend to test reasoning, not memorised facts. For a valuation, talk through what drives revenue (cars a day, price, sites), the main costs and how you would compare it with similar businesses. For lending, focus on steady cash flow and the ability to repay.
Show the whole person
JPMorganChase says it is “interested in hiring the whole person, not just a set of skills.” Use “Tell me something unique about you” for one specific interest or experience, and say what it taught you that you would bring to the team.
Tips for recording your answers
- Check your camera and microphone before you start. JPMorganChase says your laptop, desktop or phone must have both.
- Dress in business attire and record somewhere free of distractions, as the firm recommends for its recorded interviews.
- Record well before the deadline in your invitation, so a technical problem does not cost you the slot.
- Use the 30 seconds to note the situation, your action and the result in three words each. Do not script the answer.
- Aim to finish in about 75 to 90 seconds, so the timer never cuts you off mid-sentence.
- If you are offered a retry, save it for a real stumble. A second take is not always better than the first.
Frequently asked questions
Does JPMorgan use HireVue?
Yes. JPMorganChase uses on-demand recorded interviews for certain roles, and candidates for internships and analyst programmes report taking them on HireVue as an early screen.
How many questions are in the JPMorgan HireVue?
JPMorgan does not publish a number. Candidates report three to five questions, and the whole interview is reported to take 20 to 30 minutes.
How long do you get to answer JPMorgan HireVue questions?
Candidates report 30 seconds to think and 90 seconds to two minutes to answer each question.
Can you retake answers in the JPMorgan HireVue?
JPMorgan does not publish a retake rule. Candidates report one retry per question, but this varies by role and year, so check the instructions on screen.
Does the JPMorgan HireVue have technical questions?
Most reported questions are motivational or behavioural. Candidates also report commercial questions, such as valuing a car wash business, choosing a company to lend to, and a recent news story affecting your division.
What happens after the JPMorgan HireVue?
Candidates who pass are reported to move on to live interviews and, for many programmes, a Superday.
Practise for the JPMorgan HireVue
Our AI interview practice uses the same one-way format: five questions on screen, 60 seconds to prepare, then up to a minute to answer on camera. Choose the finance focus and the questions lean towards finance, with feedback on relevance, clarity and structure and on what finance assessors look for, such as commercial awareness and integrity. You also get a model answer to your weakest question.
The questions are ours, not JPMorgan’s. Start answering before the 60 seconds are up to match a shorter thinking time, and since practice lets you re-record, do one session in a single take.
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