Chatham Financial's analyst CCAT and the superday after it

Chatham Financial and the CCAT at a glance

Check your score against Chatham Financial

The numbers below use our estimate for Chatham Financial: a range of 30 to 34 out of 50 with a target of 32. Nothing is saved. If you ask Clever below, it sees your numbers.

Roles at Chatham Financial reported to include the CCAT

Where the CCAT sits in Chatham Financial's hiring process

1. 1

   Application

   Typical; analyst programs usually recruit on a campus timeline.

2. 2

   Online assessment (CCAT)

   Reported as the first step after applying.

3. 3

   Superday

   Reported: several interviews on one day.

4. 4

   Case study

   Reported as part of the superday.

5. 5

   Managing director interview

   Reported as part of the superday.

Steps are as candidates describe them. Processes change by role and over time.

The analyst math: tables, percentages and ratios

Chatham Financial advises companies and institutions on debt, interest rate, currency and commodity risk. Analysts work with numbers all day, and the CCAT's math section reads like a compressed version of that work: totals across a table, a percentage of a figure, a ratio scaled up.

The difference is the clock. With no calculator and 18 seconds a question on average, the goal is not to compute everything exactly but to see which option fits. Round, estimate, and eliminate options that are clearly too big or too small.

• Tables: read the question first, then only the cells it needs.
• Percentages: build from 10% and 5%; 15% of 240 is 24 plus 12.
• Ratios: find what one part is worth, then multiply.

Why the target is higher than Criteria's floor

Criteria's suggested floor for analyst roles is 22 out of 50, slightly below the median test taker. That floor is a minimum, not what wins a place in a competitive program. When many strong applicants take the same test, the ones invited to a superday are likely to be well above it.

That is why our estimate for Chatham runs 30 to 34. It is a planning number, not a published cutoff. If your practice scores sit in the mid 20s, the most efficient gain is usually in the math section, where your training already gives you an edge.

After the CCAT: preparing for the superday

Candidates report a superday with a case study and an interview with a managing director. The CCAT does not test finance knowledge, but the same skills carry over: fast mental math, reading a table without getting lost, and explaining a conclusion in a sentence.

Use the score check on this page with a timed practice score to see how far you sit from the estimate before you open the assessment link. Once the CCAT is behind you, move your time to the case. Practise walking through a short scenario out loud, stating assumptions, doing the arithmetic on paper and landing on a recommendation.

Question types to drill first

• Tables and chartsThe closest CCAT type to analyst work, and the easiest to overspend time on.Math questions with worked examples
• PercentagesMental percentage math without a calculator is the core analyst skill under time.Math questions with worked examples
• Ratios and proportionsFast to answer once you find the value of one part.Math questions with worked examples

Practice questions in the same formats

These are our own practice questions, written in the CCAT's formats. Chatham Financial does not publish its test questions, and neither does Criteria. For a full timed run, take the free CCAT practice test.

Tips for the Chatham Financial CCAT

• Plan for a practice score in the low 30s before you take the Chatham assessment.
• On table questions, read the question before the table so you only total the cells it asks for.
• Build percentages from 10% and 5% instead of multiplying out a decimal.
• Estimate first on math questions; often only one option is the right size.
• Do not let math strength tempt you into slowing down on verbal items; cap them at 25 seconds.
• Move to case practice as soon as the CCAT is done; the superday is the bigger task.

How we estimate

Chatham Financial does not publish a CCAT score, so the numbers on this page are our estimate. We start from Criteria's published job-family floors for the roles candidates report, then place them against Criteria's two norm groups, where the median raw score is 24. We adjust for how competitive the applicant pool is, and we use an employer's own published baseline whenever one exists.

Percentiles come from a normal model on Criteria's published median and standard deviations, shown as a range across both groups. See the CCAT percentile chart for the method and what a good CCAT score is for the published job-family floors.

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