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Thank you for your interest in a role at Castalia. We recruit and onboard new team members quarterly, and the next round of career opportunities will be posted by 23 October 2023 (for a 29 January 2024 start date).
If you are interested in other roles, please feel free to submit your materials to our talent pool using the link below. We will notify you if we have an opportunity that may be a good match.
Recruitment FAQs
What positions do you recruit for at Castalia?
- Intern
- Research Associate
- Economics and Financial Analyst
- Senior Analyst
- Manager
- Senior Management (Directors, Practice Leaders, CEO/COO/ED)
- Corporate Services
I want in. What now?
We’re glad you’re interested in working with us. Please click on the job posting above and start your application.
I’ve submitted my application. What now?
How long does the recruitment process take?
Once we have screened for candidates, had the informational interview and we’re ready to start with interviews, we aim to have each candidate’s recruitment process completed in 2 weeks.
What does the interview process entail?
Informational interview:
This is an introductory interview with someone from the team you’re likely to work with. You have an opportunity to ask questions about Castalia, the work environment and the kind of work you can expect to do. You will also be asked general questions about yourself and your professional education and experience. After this you decide if this is the job for you and if you want to go through our formal assessment process. At this point we also give you feedback on whether we think you’d likely be a good fit for the role.
Team interviews:
These interviews are designed to test your knowledge, based on the position you are applying for. Your understanding and application of finance and microeconomics will be tested if you are applying to be part of our team of analysts. All candidates will have an interview to discuss Castalia’s 6Cs, which is a discussion about our values and the types of candidates we’re looking to hire.
Final interview
The final interview will be with a member from our Senior Management. It will cover all elements mentioned above. Managers and above will have an additional interview with the CEO.
How can I prepare for the interviews?
We suggest that you read the following materials in preparation for the interviews. This is what we expect our team to know. If you’re unfamiliar with these concepts and the material, your application is unlikely to be successful.
Interview on microeconomics:
- Basic Microeconomics, you’d want to brush up by reviewing an introductory microeconomic text book. The interview will typically cover the following areas:
- Supply and Demand, price formation, market equilibrium
- Utility maximization, profit maximization, equalization at the margin as a concept
- Perfect competition model and monopoly models
- A good Public Finance/Public Economics textbook should cover: these, e.g. Rosen’s textbook:
- Part 1: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Tools of Positive Analysis
Chapter 3: Tools of Normative Analysis - Part 2: Public Expenditure: Public Goods and Externalities
Chapter 4: Public Goods
Chapter 5: Externalities
Chapter 6: Political Economy
Chapter 7: Education
Chapter 8: Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Part 1: Getting Started
Interview on finance:
The interview will cover:
- Financial statement analysis
- Reading and understanding financial statements (balance sheet, cash flow statements, income statements). You should know the differences, what information can be found on what statement, correct way to record transactions and interpret information from these statements, etc.
- Calculating and comparing relevant financial ratios
- Corporate finance – we suggest reviewing:
- How to value companies including DCFs and calculating present value, WACC and the CAPM model
- Capital structure and managing risk, financing versus valuation and key differences between debt and equity
- The Corporate Finance textbook we recommend is written by Myers and Brealey.
Myers, Brealey. Principles of Corporate Finance (11th Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
- Part 1: Value
Chapter 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance
Chapter 2: How to Calculate Present Values
Chapter 3: Valuing Bonds
Chapter 5: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
Chapter 6: Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule - Part 2: Risk
Chapter 7: Introduction to Risk and Return
Chapter 8: Capital Asset Pricing Model
Chapter 9: Risk and the Cost of Capital - Part 3: Best Practices in Capital Budgeting
Chapter 10: Project Analysis - Part 4: Financing Decisions and Market Efficiency
Chapter 13: Efficient Markets and Behavioral Finance - Part 5: Payout Policy and Capital Structure
Chapter 17: Does Debt Policy Matter
Chapter 19: Financing and Valuation
Why choose Castalia?
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WASHINGTON, DC
+1 (202) 466-6790
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United States of America
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+61 (2) 9231 6862
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Australia
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Sinclair House, 3 Glenside Crescent
New Zealand
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New Zealand
PARIS
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France
BOGOTÁ
+57 (1) 508 5794
Calle 81 #11-08, Piso 5, Oficina 5-121
Colombia
Thinking for a better world.

WASHINGTON, DC
+1 (202) 466-6790
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1200
United States of America
SYDNEY
+61 (2) 9231 6862
Suite 19.01, Level 19, 227 Elizabeth Street
Australia
AUCKLAND
+64 (4) 913 2800
74D France Street, Newton South
New Zealand
WELLINGTON
+64 (4) 913 2800
Level 2, 88 The Terrace
New Zealand
PARIS
+33 (1) 73 44 26 97
6 Rue Duret
France
BOGOTÁ
+57 (1) 508 5794
Calle 81 #11-08, Piso 5, Oficina 5-127
Colombia
Thinking for a better world.
