KBRA application questions — all 19, word for word
KBRA hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 19 questions, 18 of them required. 7 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
87 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in finance and legal. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What KBRA has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as KBRA titles them, in New York, New York, New York, New York, United States, New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois, London, United Kingdom:
- ABS Cash Flow Modeler - Director (NY)
- ABS Commercial / Esoteric – Associate / Associate Director (NY / Chicago)
- ABS Commercial / Esoteric – Director / Senior Director (NY / Chicago)
- Assistant General Counsel (Dublin / London)
- Assistant General Counsel (London)
- Assistant General Counsel (NY)
- Business Applications Engineering Manager (NY)
- CMBS - Associate Director (NY)
- CMBS / Structured Finance Attorney (NY / Chicago)
- CMBS New Issuance – Associate / Associate Director (NY / Chicago)
- CMBS New Issuance – Director / Senior Director (NY / Chicago)
- CMBS Surveillance - Senior Analyst/Associate (PA)
18 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “Will you in the future require immigration sponsorship to attain or maintain your employment eligibility? This includes, for example: H-1B, E-3, TN, H4, CPT, STEM OPT, or any immigration work authorization requiring a written submission from the company to a government agency, or otherwise requiring the entry of the company as your immigration employer of record in government records.”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether KBRA does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S.? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Do you require immigration sponsorship to attain or maintain your employment eligibility? This includes, for example: H-1B, E-3, TN, H4, CPT, STEM OPT, or any immigration work authorization requiring a written submission from the company to a government agency, or otherwise requiring the entry of the company as your immigration employer of record in government records. required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you in the future require immigration sponsorship to attain or maintain your employment eligibility? This includes, for example: H-1B, E-3, TN, H4, CPT, STEM OPT, or any immigration work authorization requiring a written submission from the company to a government agency, or otherwise requiring the entry of the company as your immigration employer of record in government records. required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you require sponsorship to work in Ireland or the United Kingdom now or in the future? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom now or in the future? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Are you presently authorized to work for our company in the United States? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you require our company to sponsor you to obtain, maintain, or extend current or future U.S. employment/work authorization? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Are you legally authorized to work in the U.S.? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you require immigration sponsorship to attain or maintain your employment eligibility? This includes, for example: H-1B, E-3, TN, H4, CPT, STEM OPT, or any immigration work authorization requiring a written submission from the company to a government agency, or otherwise requiring the entry of the company as your immigration employer of record in government records. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you in the future require immigration sponsorship to attain or maintain your employment eligibility? This includes, for example: H-1B, E-3, TN, H4, CPT, STEM OPT, or any immigration work authorization requiring a written submission from the company to a government agency, or otherwise requiring the entry of the company as your immigration employer of record in government records. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you require sponsorship to work in Ireland or the United Kingdom now or in the future? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom now or in the future? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you presently authorized to work for our company in the United States? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you require our company to sponsor you to obtain, maintain, or extend current or future U.S. employment/work authorization? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| Address | text | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| How soon are you available to start a new role? | text | Yes |
| What are your base salary expectations and total compensation expectations? (Please specify and please provide a number or range) | textarea | Yes |
| Are you willing to work in our New York or Chicago office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Were you referred by a current KBRA employee? If yes, then please indicate the specific KBRA employee. If no, then please say N/A. | text | Yes |
| Please disclose any outside business activities in which you participate that may present a possibility of conflict of interest to KBRA. | textarea | Yes |
| By clicking Submit Application, you acknowledge that you have read the KBRA Privacy Statement, KBRA Europe and UK Employee Data Privacy Notice, and Privacy Notice to California Employees, as applicable, as well as the Greenhouse Privacy Policy. Acknowledge/Confirm |
select | Yes |
| Are you willing to work in our New York office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you willing to work in our Pennsylvania office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you be available full-time (40 hours per week) for the entire duration of the internship (June 2 - August 5, 2027)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you available to work in the New York office? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Current Year in School Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Master's, Graduated (+1 more) |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 9 |
| Visa sponsorship | 5 |
| Work authorisation | 2 |
| How you heard of them | 1 |
| Salary expectations | 1 |
| Start date | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Instacart · Isar Aerospace Se · Jfrog · Kaizo · Kiwico · Knock
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — KBRA's asks for 18 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.