GCA Savvian Interview Questions
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.
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- Very Positive
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.
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- Very Difficult
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.
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Interview Questions & Answers - GCA Savvian Examples
Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking
Medium-to-advanced valuation and accounting questions e.g, work through equity and enterprise value formulas. Discuss the limitations of EV.
Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Generalist
I received an email the following week updating me that the process for the NY office would wrap up the by the end of the next week and I would receive an update on next steps then. It also asked if I was interested in interviewing with the SF office, which I declined for valid reasons. I received an email the following Monday that I was no longer being considered. I was very confused, as the initial email did not suggest I was out of the running for the NY office whatsoever. If that was the intent, they did an egregious job of conveying it. I am definitely disappointed it did not work out. I really enjoyed my interactions with the team and think the bank is positioned to do well
Analyst Interview - Generalist
Intern Interview - Investment Banking
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Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions
Analyst Interview - Investment Banking
Second phone interview was very difficult, technical questions I had not encountered before and a brainteaser.
Square root of a large number (brain teaser)
Calculating beta, different examples where you needed to determine the beta of the selected term or figure.
Questions started with basic DCF and valuation questions but got harder as the interview progressed. The next round would have been a technical modeling exam and then an onsite super day in the San Fran office.
I'd recommend being very comfortable with all of the valuation questions and follow ups that could be asked.
Analyst Interview - Investment Banking
1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Did you get an offer from your internship?
3. NY or SF office?
4. Accounting questions: financial statements, key line items, depreciation, etc.
5. Valuation questions: DCF, WACC, etc.
Technical call:
6. Estimate beta for the following items.
7. Walk me through a DCF.
8. How do you calculate fully diluted shares?
9. A company trades at a higher EV/revenue multiple this year than the year before. Assuming EV is the same, what has changed?
10. How does depreciation affect the three financial statements?
11. What is the square root of (large number)?
M&A Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions
Analyst Interview - Investment Banking
Can you run me through an accretion dilution analysis?
Which source of payment for a company has the most accretive and most dilutive affect on a companies EPS?
If you paid with cash or with debt for a company, which form of payment would have the most negative affect on EPS?
What are break even synergies?
How do you calculate break even synergies and how do you interpret them?
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