2U Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (76%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (97%)

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.

3.4
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (52%)

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 2U

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Junior Trader
Year 2012
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division N/A
Location vancouver
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2017
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Year 2012
Job Title
Group/Division Generalist
Location Columbus
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
N/A
Year 2012
Job Title N/A
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2012
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Durham
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Year 2012
Job Title
Group/Division N/A
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2011
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - 2U Examples

analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in vancouver
Interviewed: February 2012
Date Submitted: Jul 13, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
It was a mix of behaviourial questions and technical financial questions. Nothing too hard - just do the guide and youre good.
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself (asking to walk through the resume). Why this bank over our competitors (basically asking to gloat them). how are the three financial statements linked together. WHat deals has our company worked on and how is it relevant to the industry on a larger scale? Tell me about yourself (asking to walk through the resume). Why this bank over our competitors (basically asking to gloat them). how are the three financial statements linked together. WHat deals has our company worked on and how is it relevant to the industry on a larger scale?
Sample Answer

gs Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: April 2017
Date Submitted: Feb 09, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Interview
Moved very fast, from telephone to AC. Very technical, know valuation very well. Also know accounting and have answers prepped. Benteke umm yhyh
Interview Questions
They mainly asked interest-based questions. Why corporate finance? What are the pros/cons about working in M&A? What have you done outside of university work which supports your interest? There were a couple of basic technical questions - Name two company valuation methods and what factors might affect the value of a company.

I'm not too sure the extent to which I'll need to know the formulas behind company valuation. I think I'll just get a general idea and the pros/cons of each method.

They mainly asked interest-based questions. Why corporate finance? What are the pros/cons about working in M&A? What have you done outside of university work which supports your interest? There were a couple of basic technical questions - Name two company valuation methods and what factors might affect the value of a company.

I'm not too sure the extent to which I'll need to know the formulas behind company valuation. I think I'll just get a general idea and the pros/cons of each method.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Columbus
Interviewed: May 2012
Date Submitted: Dec 07, 2016
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone interview on personal background lasted about 30 minutes. In person interview was more technical.
Interview Questions
What was the most complex projects I've worked on?

When was a time you thought you could handle a situation by yourself, but ended up not being able to complete the task? What did you do? What was the outcome?

What was an experience that you did not do as well as you thought you could? What happened? How did you adapt to change the situation?

What makes you suitable for this position?

Give examples of a time when your priorities changed last minute? What did you do? How did the event turn out?
Sample Answer

intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: October 2012
Date Submitted: Nov 04, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
it was an easy process.. the people were very transparent and open about the process and they communicated my rank in candidacy effectively.
Interview Questions
The interview questions were mainly straightforward. However, I was asked one question that there we off a little. I was asked what is your greatest accomplishment and if i could describe a time when i was working in a team and the team was underperforming. What did i do to step in and get the team on track and what was the end result. I had to recall a time when i was working in a group on a team project for class. A team member was underperforming and i had to pick up the slack. My greatest accomplishment was tough, I had to take a minute to think.
Sample Answer

Investor Relations Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Aug 24, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Fairly easy. First round consisted of meeeting with AVP and an asscocize. 2nd round was with upper man
Interview Questions
What is your motivation?

On Monday, Morgan Stanley capped a strong earnings season across the banking industry, reporting its second-best quarter ever in terms of revenue. That performance mirrored the robust showing by Goldman, whose numbers, released last week, were characterized by high trading revenues and more risk-taking.

Morgan Stanley posted a first-quarter profit of $2.39 billion, up 59% from the same period a year ago, topping analysts’ estimates.reporting its second-best quarter ever in terms of revenue. That performance mirrored the robust showing by Goldman, whose numbers, released last week, were characterized by high trading revenues and more risk-taking.
Sample Answer

softwarer engineer Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Durham
Interviewed: 2012
Date Submitted: Feb 04, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I met a person from the company at the career fair on campus and applied for summer internship through the website.
Interview Questions
You can toss a coin 100 times or stop earlier, you are paid the percentage of heads of your tosses, estimate the upper bound of the value of the game, 2. There is a gambling machine with n-slots. You put balls one-by-one into the machine, each ball has equal probability to get inside each slot. You can stop the game anytime. In the end you will be rewarded like this: for each 1-ball slot, u r rewarded $1; for each k-ball slot (k>=2), u r penalized $k; for each 0-ball slot you are rewarded nothing. What is your strategy? What is the expected value of the game?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Dec 11, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional. Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional.Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional.Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional.Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional.Hiring process was sale as Goldman, other higher end boutiques, very professional.
Interview Questions
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker

One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
One of the questions was on why i wanted to be an investment banker
Sample Answer

Summer Associate Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: January 2012
Date Submitted: Nov 13, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
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Interview Questions
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Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: 2011
Date Submitted: Jan 17, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
They recruited on my university campus. Nice office, friendly MDs. I did a phone interview, got called back for in person interview. Interviewed with multiple people, but no offer.
Interview Questions
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Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 26, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Background Check
Interview
Phone interview, super day, and then offer stage It was a great group of people who really valued your time and effort. Looking forward to some more interviews
Interview Questions
How do the statements link?
Linking the 3 statements
1. Net income from bottom of income statement flows into the cash flow statement
2. Add back the non-cash expenses from the Income Statement
3. Reflect changes in operational balance sheet items onto the cash flow statements
a. Assets goes up, cash goes down
b. Liabilities go down, cash goes down
4. Purchases and sales of investment likely found in the balance sheet in the cash flow from investing
5. Reflect any debt, dividends of equity issues (found in balance sheet) in the cash flow from financing
6. Calculate net change in cash at bottom of cash flow statement and this will go to the top of next year's balance sheet
Sections of a cash flow?
○ Cash Flow from Operations (CFO)
§ Net Income
§ Adjustment for non cash expenses
§ Changes in operating assets and liabilities
○ Cash Flow from Investment (CFI)
§ PP&E
§ Investments
§ Acquisitions
○ Cash Flow from Financing (CFF)
§ Debt
§ Dividends
§ Issuing or repurchasing shares
Sample Answer