Gilford Securities Interview Questions

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INTERN Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2013
Date Submitted: Aug 06, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
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Interview
About one day after I applied for the position through my (non-target) school's website I was contacted by a secretary and told to come in the next morning (pre-market opening) to present a stock I would go long on, a stock I would go short on, and where I predicted the market would head. I was told to use slides or a handout to present. I had the meeting with a vice president and it was later than I originally thought because the person before me had come LATE. This had absolutely infuriated the VP I had my interview with and he spent the first ten minutes of my interview ranting about how he couldn't believe the nerve of someone in THIS industry showing up late to an interview. He told me how he almost called the student's father to explain how terrible of a move it was. Then I gave my presentation which he didn't seem too interested in, until I mentioned 3D printing as my industry to go long on, which he had never even heard of. I am serious this guy was a VP and had never heard of 3d printing yet, he had me stop so he could look it up.

Bottom-line don't come to this place late and don't underestimate the position. Be prepared and definitely get technical, I think my mistake was that I didn't get technical enough despite it being a seemingly entry level position. The office itself was in a very nice building and took up a whole floor comprised of standard looking cubicles and nicer offices along the outside wall (with great views of Manhattan).
Interview Questions
What stock/industry would you short?

I chose to short some energy stocks, I forget the particular companies
Where do you see the market going in the next 6 months?

Definitely didn't answer this as well as I could have
What stock/industry would you go long on?

I chose 3D printing and I was shocked that my interviewer (a VP) had never heard of it, I think this also messed me up because I fumbled trying to explain the concept of 3d printing to him.
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