P&M Corporate Finance Interview Questions

4 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (85%)

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.

4.3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (86%)

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 (92%)

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 P&M Corporate Finance

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Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Southfield
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Southfield
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2009
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division
Location Southfield
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - P&M Corporate Finance Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Aug 02, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
Started with networking with recruiter then that led to a initial phone screen. After that there was a modeling test which if you passed there is an in person superday at the office and after they take you out to lunch.
Interview Questions
None of the questions were very difficult. Pretty much every single question was straight out of the guides. Things like how depreciation affects the statements and how someone projects out cash flow and what metrics were important in a DCF were quite common. Then the rest of the questions were how certain things like higher tax rate or increased revenue, etc impacted the WACC or the end projection. Then the rest was entirely behavioral and very relaxed. Nothing was very difficult and everything was very straightforward.
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Summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Southfield
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 18, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Other
Interview
One 30 min phone interview with associate, one 90 minute phone interview with VP, 60 min writing test, 60 min modeling test, final round in office consisting of 3 1v1 interviews (2 associates, 1 VP) and lunch with 2 analysts. Overall, very extensive process. The people were very nice and it's was clear they really care about bringing in the right people (very small firm).
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected. Technical phone interviews (DCF, multiples, some basic accounting). In person interview was all fit and some bullshit behavioral questions (i.e. "name a time when you had to answer a really stupid fucking question and what you learned from the process.") Thought about just declining to answer on the grounds that they were wasting everyone's time.
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Summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Southfield
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 18, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Other
Interview
One 30 min phone interview with associate, one 90 minute phone interview with VP, 60 min writing test, 60 min modeling test, final round in office consisting of 3 1v1 interviews (2 associates, 1 VP) and lunch with 2 analysts. Overall, very extensive process. The people were very nice and it's was clear they really care about bringing in the right people (very small firm).
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected. Technical phone interviews (DCF, multiples, some basic accounting). In person interview was all fit and some bullshit behavioral questions (i.e. "name a time when you had to answer a really stupid fucking question and what you learned from the process.") Thought about just declining to answer on the grounds that they were wasting everyone's time.
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IB Analyst Interview -

Anonymous employee in Southfield
Interviewed: January 2009
Date Submitted: Mar 19, 2012
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Background Check
Interview
It started with a first round interview on campus followed by a superday on site. Superday consisted of four 45 minute interviews.
Interview Questions
How to value a company
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