What is the hiring process at S&P Global?

The company has six different divisions. Make sure to apply to the department that best represents your skill set and career goals.

Here is a list of SP Global's divisions and their objectives:

• SP Dow Jones Indices - provides iconic and innovative index solutions, bringing transparency to global capital markets.

• SP Global Engineering Solutions - solves tomorrow's challenges today by transforming workflows and end-user experiences with data, insights, and technology.

• SP Global Market Intelligence - partners with customers to broaden their perspective and operate with confidence by bringing them leading data sources and technologies that embed insight in their daily work.

• SP Global Mobility - turns invaluable insights captured from automotive data to help clients understand today's market, reach more customers, and shape the future of automotive mobility.

• SP Global Commodity Insights - enables organizations to create long-term, sustainable value with data and insights for a complete view of the global energy and commodities markets.

• SP Global Ratings - offers critical insights for credit, risk, and sustainable finance solutions that are essential to translating complexity into clarity, so market participants can uncover opportunities.

If they deem you a worthy candidate, you are then contacted by an SP Global recruiter to have your first of several phone interviews. These cover your background, experience, and role-specific skill set.

If you pass the phone interview stage, you begin the face-to-face interviews. These can be conducted in person or online. First, you are interviewed by a human resources representative from the company. This interview touches on behavioral and personality questions.

Next, you are interviewed either by a member of your prospective team or a group of members from that team in a panel format. Certain positions, such as software engineering, require you to present a work portfolio or give a presentation during this round.

Lastly, you are interviewed by a department head or company executive to finalize the onboarding process.

Here are some questions to expect in your interviews with SP Global:

• What are your short and long-term goals for the position?

• What do you know about SP methodology?

• What's your view on global macro?

The length of time it takes for SP Global's hiring process varies drastically from position to position. Some roles take only a few weeks, while others can take several months.