Initially, they are probing you to see if you have the entrepreneurial spirit and if your goals align with the companys'. Describe yourself. How you work to be successful, how you get things done, what you do when things aren't going your way, how far will you go to achieve success, etc.

There were four or five interviews, if you count the meeting with my future mentor. There were also a few personality assessments. Lots of paperwork. The finance industry is tightly regulated.