Castle Placement Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (97%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (6%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

1.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (4%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

Interviews at Castle Placement

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Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Castle Placement Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Hiring process was good. Mix of behaviorals and technicals. Overall, the process was efficient and good.
Interview Questions
Why investment banking?

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: July 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I had two rounds of Zoom interviews with an analyst at the firm. Questions were mostly behavioral with a bit of basic technicals like walk me through a DCF and the classic depreciation question
Interview Questions
Most questions were pretty straightforward. Be prepared for why Castle Placement question, do DD on the firm

Investment Banking Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: December 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
After applying on Handshake, received email from analyst after one week to set up an interview on Zoom. ~ 4 questions on basic behaviorals and then received offer one week later.
Interview Questions
Extremely easy interview: really nothing can be said about difficult questions, which included "walk me through your resume," "why investment banking," "what do you want to get out of the internship."

Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I partnered with an intern headhunter and they set up an interview with one of the managing partners. The call was very basic. Completely behavioral. After the call I was given an offer.
Interview Questions
The interview was a behavioral phone screen. Nothing difficult about the interview. They want to help students get their foot in the door.