Olsen Palmer Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (47%)

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.

3.3
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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (88%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (76%)

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 Olsen Palmer

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Experience
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Washington DC
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Washinton
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Washington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Washington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Olsen Palmer Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington DC
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 12, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Had a initial phone screening interview, took the guy a month to get back to me, followed by a powerpoint and excel case study, still waiting to here back
Interview Questions
Asked to explain my gap in resume
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Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Washinton
Interviewed: January 2021
Date Submitted: Mar 17, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Very typical phone screen first round. Did not make later rounds but would have been an excel and powerpoint skills test and an interview with senior bankers. Their communication was inconsistent, so my interview was very late in their process.
Interview Questions
Not exactly a question, but he turned the call on me sooner than expected to ask questions for the rest of the time. I didn't have as many thoughtful questions as necessary prepared.
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Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington
Interviewed: March 2020
Date Submitted: May 21, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Phone Screen followed by skills test followed by an in person quasi superday with a few interviews with people.
Interview Questions
They asked me a few that required advance preparation:

1. What is something that you are doing right now to improve yourself

2. A case study type question where they asked what I would put on one slide if I was trying to present a company for M&A to a potential buyer

3. Asked about some stocks that I had pitched in the past and did a deep dive into really low-level stuff about the product and its technical specifications

4. Very interested in my research processes that I did on stocks that I have looked at in the past.
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Fall Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington
Interviewed: August 2018
Date Submitted: Feb 21, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied through my school's job portal and received an email from HR to schedule a first round screen. After speaking with her, spoke with an Associate for my second-round over the phone. I was told the next round would be with more senior level employees at the firm.
Interview Questions
The two interviews I had were both very much behavioral/fit type questions. They asked me what challenges that I had faced at my previous internships, what specific projects had I worked on, if I had worked in a small team before in a professional environment. They also tested my general understanding of investment banking and the firm itself. Lastly, the Associate asked me a question about my favorite shortcuts to take in Excel - I assume this was to understand my compatibility with Microsoft Excel.
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