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How to prepare for an upcoming interview?
I have a potential interview coming up. How do I prepare for that given that I haven't even taken an accounting class yet? Do I just memorize the 400 or?
From GS Internship to MS Offer: The Power of Mock Interviews
Monkeys, Wanted to drop a line about my recent roller-coaster in the finance world. After grinding for months, diving deep into prep, and facing the brutal reality of interviews, I've finally clinched an offer from Morgan Stanley. A huge shoutout to Meetapro's mock interviews for playing a pivotal...
Behavioral Questions Prep
Hey guys, I'm currently a freshman at a target school preparing for club interviews. I was wondering what the best methods/resources were to prepare for behaviorals and technicals (not as much emphasis on the latter as they mostly focus on the former). Thanks! I'm currently a freshman at a target...
Q&A - Breaking into the Asset Management Industry
Hi! Welcome to a free-for-all asset management Q&A sessions. Here is a little bit about myself and my background: -Current Vice President in quantitative risk at BlackRock, covering equity iShares -Previously spent 3 years at large asset manager in quantitative risk covering fundamental and...
FIG Resources and Thoughts
Seems like FIG has a bit of a reputation that I was not aware of before interviewing for a handful of lateral moves upmarket into FIG/FinTech/FinServ groups. Any thoughts on FIG in general would be appreciated, as well resources for staying on top of the industry vertical (news letters, interview...
Leveraged Finance (LevFin) Interview Prep Advice?
I have a superday coming up for a Leveraged Finance coverage group and I was wondering if anyone has any info on what I should focus on outside of the standard IB guides? The interview is for a first year analyst position (I'm a senior in undergrad rn). I know LevFin is a bit different than the...
Middle Market Superday, Government & Defense
I have a superday coming up with a middle market investment bank for the government and defense team and I was wondering if anyone knew of industry specific metrics or measurables I should be aware of going into these interviews. Anything would help! Also, does anyone have an idea of what exit ops...
Investment Banking Interview Prep, Wall-Street-Prep Guide 2021
For those of you that are like me and currently interviewing in Investment Banking out of undergrad, someone posted the PDF of the Wall Street Prep Investment Banking Guide for 2021. IMO I think it is better than the M&I 400 guide. Google ""wall street prep guide 2021" and scroll down
Q&A: 15 years as IB ANL/ASO, HF ANL/PM, Start-up Corp Finance Executive
~15 year career as an investment banking analyst/associate in ECM (SPACs) and leveraged finance/restructuring, hedge fund analyst/portfolio manager and currently as a corporate finance executive for a fast-growing start-up (led $70mm equity raise process). Have interviewed and spearheaded recruiting...
Incoming IB Analyst with Accounting Background - Is Getting a CPA License Worth It?
I graduate with my Master’s in Accounting this December. I don't start my FT IB Analyst job until July 2021, leaving me 7 months of down time. I originally allocated this time to study for the CPA exam, but given that I won’t be working in public accounting, I won't be able to become "licensed"...
Tips to structure HireVue Answers - BlackRock
Hi everyone, I recently applied for a FT position as an investment analyst at BlackRock. I read some of the posts detailing what questions will be asked in the HireVue, but I want to know more about how to best structure my answers. Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance :)
Virtual Interview tips?
I have a virtual interview coming up soon. Besides working computer/phone and keep the outside noise down (I don't have roommates, the dogs my neighbors have barks a lot). What other tips do y'all have? This will be my first one. Thanks
Time Investment for MBB Interviews: Bare Minimum?
Making the switch to consulting from IB. I have an interview at MBB rapidly approaching. Never done a consulting interview, read a case or really done any prep. I'm pretty green if you can't tell. Is it realistic to ace an interview after, say, 3 days (~30 hours) of prep? Know kids have been...
Interview Advice (Manager Selection Role)
Hi guys, Was hoping I could get some help for an interview I got that I'm a bit nervous about. It's for an endowment and they told me the next step will be an case where I need to demonstrate manager selection (role is an asset allocation seat) - they'll give me the information and I have 24 hours...
Final Round Interview Technical Questions
I have a final round interview in a week at an investment bank (for a summer internship). I am an econ major so I don't have a huge background in financial analysis and valuation. How should I study for the technical questions? Does anyone have any tips on what to know as I am pretty novice in...
General interview preperation
What are some specific resources that will prepare me for interviews in general? There are threads which list what to expect in IB interviews but what are some books/articles that will help in answering those types of behavioral questions.
Blueshift AM interview
My first question is whether Blueshift is even real. I've had multiple interviews with them (I'm speaking with the COO/CFO tomorrow), but there is shockingly little about them online. That includes their website (Blueshift.am). Searches for "Blueshift" on WSO returned no results. My real question:...
Interview Question - Buyside
What is "Cash Generation"? Is that FCF ? Question for context: "Equity Purchase price of company is estimated at US$30 million, of which US$10 million is to be funded with cash generation and the balance with debt. Assume last year the company had $50M in Assets, $40M in Liabilities and $3M in cash...
2018 JP Morgan Wealth Management Sophomore Cohort
Hey all, I just heard that I have a superday for the JP sophomore wealth management program next Friday. I have a couple of different questions for you all. Any tips for getting ready for this interview/anyone gone through it already? and Has anyone gone through the internship in the past/what were...
BreakingBayStreet Reviews
Hi all, I'm a Canadian in IB and I was wondering who else had used BreakingBayStreet for interview prep? For those who don't know, BreakingBayStreet is a Canadian version of Breaking Into Wall Street. I tried it and had a terrible experience and I'd like to hear more stories. For those of you...
SA Interview Prep Techniques
Mod Note (Andy) - as the year comes to an end we're reposting the top discussions from 2015, this one ranks #38 and was originally posted 11/29/2015. 4 Summer Analyst Interview Prep Tactics I recently completed SA recruiting and wanted to share a few of the techniques that I utilized to become a...
Can someone please lend me a hand getting hold of some research?
Can someone who gets free access to Moody's and other sell-side ER please lend me a hand getting hold of three particular bits of research? Two are from Moody's, are q a few months old, and are to do with a paper I'm writing at the moment. One is for a company who I've got an interview with in a few...
Preparing for college interviews?
I am extremely excited about getting an interview with Duke University, but I don't really know how to prepare for it. Would you suggest getting WSO's interview guide? Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks! P.S. This is an undergraduate freshman interview.
FT Oil trading prep
Hi guys, I'm interested in applying for FT oil trading roles in a country which is an oil trading hub. However, I do not have oil related internships, and am wondering what I can do right now. My background: - Internships in real estate investment, boutique IBD ( Clean Energy ), M&A advisory at a...
REFM Certification
Has anyone taken the courses and gotten the certification? I was told by a few senior people that taking this would look great on the resume and would help me lateral into an underwriting analyst role, since I am in an entirely different industry at the moment. Any thoughts or comments on this? Any...
Have You Read the 2013 Technical Questions Interview Guide Yet?
Finance interview coming up? The WSO Technical Questions Interview Guide (w/ Flashcards) is a compilation of the most common technical investment banker interview questions and sales & trading interview questions encountered on Wall Street. CLICK HERE to get access to the new 2013 Tech Guide....
An Interview with Babson Career Center’s Associate Director Tara Place
Wall Street Prep recently sat down with Tara Place, the Sr. Associate Director of Corporate Outreach for Babson’s Undergraduate Center for Career Development. Her responsibilities include overseeing the recruiting program and building recruiting partnerships with companies. What did you do prior...
Answering the "walk me through your resume" question in an investment banking interview
The key to this question is providing an in-depth answer that lasts roughly 2 minutes in length. You need to make sure that you give enough info without providing a novel of an answer. You should briefly mention where you grew up, where you attended college (and better why you decided to pick the...
Interview in 5 hours
Final round interview in approximately 5 hours (with 1 hour needed to get down there). How do I prepare? What I think I should know: 1. Technicals - valuation, merger models, accounting, I've spent a lot of time here 2. Walk through resume 3. Why the firm 4. Why the location 5. Why IB 6. Recent...
Interview with Rothschild's Recruiting Coordinator Melinda Barrow
Wall Street Prep 's Puneeth Kumar recently caught up with Melinda Barrow, the graduate recruiting & development coordinator at Rothschild . For the uninitiated, Rothschild is a venerable global advisory firm, and remains privately owned by the Rothschild family. Rothschild operates in 42 countries,...
1 Week Consulting Case Preparation
I have an interview with a large consulting firm in a week and have no idea how to start to prepare. I wasn't really expecting to get the interview, so I hadn't done much. Any resources you guys would recommend? I have Case in Point. learning how to do a case interview in one week? If you are...
Phone Chat with PE Exec- How to Prepare?
I've scheduled an informal phone conversation with a PE Exec in my extended network, and I need to know what to focus on as far as prep (I have two weeks). So far I have in mind: 1) Pick up as much technical finance knowledge relevant to PE as I can (I have zero finance experience and limited...
Interview Question: Why are you Interested in Finance?
"I want to make a lot of money" doesn't seem like a good answer, so how do you all answer this question? Why Do you Want to Work in Finance? This is a critical interview question that you will be asked in almost any intern interview or change of career interview. How to Answer "Why this" Questions...
Wall Street Mentors - How to Perfect your Personal Pitch
Given that we're in the middle of interviews, I thought it may be helpful to re-post this Q&A. If there is one thing for certain you're going to need to perfect for an upcoming interview, it's your personal pitch. Wall Street Mentor Jewell breaks down how to develop your personal pitch, as well as...
Missing Class for Interviews -- Advice?
3 of my professors get it; 2 of them don't. How do you guys handle this? My Spanish professor is taking offense that I have had to miss her class twice (it's every day) and is being pretty passive aggressive. I spoke to her about this a couple of weeks in advance and forwarded her confirmation...
The Stockpicker’s Checklist
There’s been more than a few questions floating around WSO about the interview Stock Pitch. How to do it? What to look for? Does it really matter? Well, Mebane Faber of Cambria Investment Management has laid out an excellent basic guide on stock picking right here , taken off his notes from his...
Interview Advice from Scott Morris - 2nd round Interviews
Happy New Year WSO - As January is typically a busy interviewing time for young professionals, I asked Scott Morris to provide some interview advice. In this Q&A, Scott shares how to follow-up after your first round interview, and if you get a second round, what to expect. If you want some extra...
mock interview practice partner over the phone or meet up in nyc
Does anybody want to practice mock interviews for ibanking? It can be either over the phone/skype or meet in person if you live in NYC . PM me if interested.
BMO Capital Markets Interview- ER
I have an interview with BMO Capital Markets for an equity research position. Has anyone here interviewed with them before and have any recommendations for the best way to prepare? What type of technical questions will I be asked? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
GS Cross Asset Sales desk
Hey everyone, First, I want to thank all of you for all the informative commentary on current topics, and questions as it relates to finance news and interview prep. I've been reading this site for quite some time but mostly read instead of contributing (until now). I have an interview for a...
Brain teaser book
Can anyone recommend a good book covering brainteaser interview questions?
Is this website legit?
http://elitecollegeandinterviewprep.blogspot.com/ Have any of you guys tried out this site before? Two of my friends who are still at Penn used the site's resume review service to prep for FT recruiting and said it did a pretty good job of rewriting their resumes. That said, it seems kind of strange...
PE Interview question
I have faced this question in a couple of PE interviews now and wanted to check out what the forum thinks the best way to tackle this would be? Essentially the question is "how do valuation multiples vary across sectors". the question came in different forms but essentially it would be something...
Interview Training Courses
Hey everyone, I know we have talked about The Analyst Exchange and Wallstreep Prep on this forum. However, I was wondering if anyone knew of any services that provide pure behavioral interview preparation? Like the kind of content they ask you on first rounds, fit questions etc. My school's career...
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