Marlin and Associates Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (79%)

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.

3.6
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (56%)

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.

2.3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (25%)

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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Interviews at Marlin and Associates

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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2019
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
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Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
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Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
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Year 2015
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Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
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Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Marlin and Associates Examples

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2021
Date Submitted: Jan 07, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
An analyst reached out to me for a first round interview after networking with a few members of the team
Interview Questions
First round interview was a mix of technical questions and behavioral questions. One interview was almost entirely technical questions for 25 minutes. I got questions like walk me through a DCF and follow up questions on each step (what is WACC, how is it calculated, etc.). I also got asked some tech specific questions (value negative EBITDA tech company) and excel questions.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2019
Date Submitted: Jul 06, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Phone interview with analysts and associates followed by a superday with analysts up to senior bankers
Interview Questions
Basic walkthrough of DCF along with components of WACC along with basic accounting questions. Other than that, interviews were focused on why tech banking
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: December 2020
Date Submitted: Jul 05, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Networked with around 3 professionals at the firm, which led to two phone screenings and an offer at the firm.
Interview Questions
Why would a cash flow negative company be attractive for a strategic buyer?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: February 2020
Date Submitted: Mar 23, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Speak with junior bankers (Analysts and Associates) and VPs; interview with MDs for the final round
Interview Questions
None
Sample Answer

investment banking intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2019
Date Submitted: Jul 06, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Had a phone interview at first with analyst. Then interviewed again with 3 more analysts / associates within a week.
Interview Questions
Hardest question they asked was which item would a EBITDA negative company rather have, deferred revenue or accounts receivables. Then they asked to walk them thru 10 dollars depreciation. Afterwards, they asked about the current fin tech trends that are happening as well as my previous experience. Besides that, the interview was fairly behavioral and the people were very nice to speak with and things like that. Hardest question they asked was which item would a EBITDA negative company rather have, deferred revenue or accounts receivables.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2020
Date Submitted: Apr 30, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The hiring process consisted of a traditional phone screen with an initial analyst/associate. Those that passed the phone screen got a and additional few phone calls.
Interview Questions
The majority of the interview was fit and situational based. A lot of the questions dealt with why do you want to work here? Tell me about yourself, Tell me about your past work experiences etc. I also received some low level technicals - walk me though a DCF, tell me how 10 dollars of depreciation flows through the 3 financial statements. The hardest questions that I received was related the standard "walk me from how to get to FCF from Revenue. The exception for this question was that they asked how to get to Levered FCF not Unlevered FCF.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2020
Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Had a phone interview with a member of the firm. Laid back guy. Couple technical questions that were pretty easy. Just wanted to hear my background.
Interview Questions
Nothing too difficult came up. Standard questions about my background, why banking, why I wanted to join the firm, and what made me qualified. They really hammered on what made me interested and wanted to see my thinking process. If you know your story and why you want to do banking, you should be fine. Know how a DCF works, be able to talk about a deal that interests you, and make sure you know accounting. They want to see that you can come into the office and contribute to the analysts' work.
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2018
Date Submitted: Jan 21, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
First round interview by phone that was somewhat technical on accounting, but not valuation. Then an in-person interview that was mostly casual with technical aspects. Nothing too crazy, just basics of valuation. Asked about experience with CapIQ, VDRs, excel and powerpoint. Then had 2 hours to complete a basic 3 statement model and do a few slides.
Interview Questions
-Software revenue recognition differences. What is the typical way a perpetual vs recurring license would flow through a P&L - seemed like it was just one guy who was hammering accounting questions. Understand deferred revenue and you are good.

-Other stuff was hammering follow-up questions on deal experience (if applicable, based on your resume). Be sure to mention what you actually did and be specific. The team is small and appears to want to make sure you can actually do the actions claimed on your resume.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Nov 03, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First contact was an initial phone call with an alumni. He asked me why investment banking and why the firm.

Second contact was a first round phone interview, all fit questions.

Final round was at the firm in New York City. Interviewed with 2 analysts, an associate, and vice president.
Interview Questions
What would you tell me about you that's not on your resume? What are your 3 biggest weaknesses? They ask about the situational aspect of transactions. The VP was very difficult to understand because he is from France and has an accent.
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Investment Banking Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 31, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Reached out to the HR person after the firm came on campus for a small presentation. Then she forwarded my resume to some of the people in the office. I first got a phone screen by one of the analysts. Nothing too hard, just walk through resume and talk about my previous experiences. I then was invited into the office where I had 4 back-to-back interviews. The questions this time were a bit technical focused but everything were still pretty simple. They asked me stuff like walk through a DCF, changes on the three statements, accretion/dilution analysis, etc.
Interview Questions
Walk me through a DCF
What happens to the 3 statements if deferred revenue goes up by 10
How do you treat NOLs in a DCF?
Sample Answer