Allen & Company llc Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (81%)

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.

3.7
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Interview Difficulty (98%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (35%)

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 Allen & Company llc

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Interview Questions & Answers - Allen & Company llc Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2024
Date Submitted: Mar 04, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Sent an email to MD with my resume, asking to learn more about Allen & Co. He responded, saying he gave my resume to HR and they would reach out if I was a good candidate. Got an email from HR a few days later. Had a 1 on 1 interview with an analyst - super chill. Went well. Got another 1 on 1 interview with another analyst a week later - didn't get another interview after. This interview was more technical and I got shafted.
Interview Questions
Got asked about two companies I think should do M&A in the tech space. Got asked more follow ups about the company I said - my interviewer knew more about the company than I did.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Interviews were all one on one; very focused on fit. I met 10+ people in the process which consisted of all the current associates (junior and senior) and no analysts. I already about 14 months of consulting experience, so was in somewhat of an in-between zone as far as lateral though would be starting as an A1, so that could have been the reason. All the standard 400 investment banking questions, depends on who interviews you for how hard it will be but overall pretty standard stuff.
Interview Questions
If you had to choose a book to describe yourself, what would it be?
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2019
Date Submitted: Aug 26, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Did resume drop through on campus finance club; a school alum working at Allen & Co had reached out to the club asking for resumes of members
Interview Questions
Had a phone screen with an alum who works at Allen & Co; was supposed to be phone screen --> digital superday, but I never got the superday
Nothing super difficult, was asked
1) Why investment banking
2) Why tech -- any specific trends you've been following?
3) Questions specific to summer internship (PE)
4) Two companies, same financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement), same growth profile -- why might they be trading at different EV/EBITDAs? (the only technical asked)
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New
Interviewed: August 2018
Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I reached out to an associate from a different school and she told me that the process would start in August and for me to reach out to her again and i did and got a first round.
Interview Questions
They had me walk through a DCF and then had me answer some basic questions on the dcf. The interviewers questions were badly worded which made the interview somewhat hard. There was a lot of stuff related to working capital, stock based compensenation, in addition to minority interest. Also, it is essential that you can display your interest in Allen and Company and your interest in media. They asked me what my parents did which was kind of weird since it was completely unrelated to my interview
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Allen & Company - Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 22, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First Round was behavioral via video conference.
Super Day was 3 behavioral and 1 technical interview.
Technical interview asked a variety of accounting, multiples and DCF questions.
Interview Questions
1) Walk me through the sale of a $10 asset for $65 dollars. - here you have to account for cash flow from operations and cash flow from investment.

2) What are the 3 main multiples used for public securities - EV/EBITDA, P/E, EV/EBIT
more explanation on when to use all of them.

3) Walk me through the different ways you can calculate the terminal value of a DCF, and why you would use one technique over another and when.

4) Talk to any other multiples you know and when/why you would use them over EV/EBITDA, P/E
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Summer Analyst - Investment Banking Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: May 2018
Date Submitted: May 18, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
After submitting application to on-campus recruiter, I got a link for a skills/competency test. It was about mental math/simple logic questions, and timed. Then, I got a phone interview, and finally was invited for an office interview.
Interview Questions
This was during an 1-on-1 interview with an MD at the Superday in the regional office. Assume you were analyzing the business of TripAdvisor (travel/restaurant/hotel reviews website focused on visitor-driven content). What steps would you take to be able to figure out whether visitors to the website were happy and satisfied with the service, and would consider visiting the website again in the future? What metric/s would you use to form your judgement on this topic and explain why you would do so?
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Investment Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: May 14, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
It was pretty hard.
They asked questions I didn't expect
The interviewer was a**hole
Questions were bullshit
Interview Questions
If you were running a company that produces X and the market was tanking for that product, what would you do?
How is it possible for a company to show positive net income but go bankrupt?
Why are increases in accounts receivable a cash reduction on the cash flow statement?
What is a deferred tax asset and why might one be created?
I buy a piece of equipment, walk me through the impact on the 3 financial statements.
Is it possible for a company to show positive cash flows but be in grave trouble?
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IBD SA Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 09, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Process began with employee referral - talked to him several times. Pushed my resume through and was contacted for a phone interview.
Interview Questions
Questions tested everything from accounting to merger model - basically all of the M&I/WSO technical guides - interview lasted an hour.

Nothing unexpected but was not expecting 50 mins of technicals with just 10 mins of fit questions - maybe thought a 50-50 split.

A/C questions included flow through the statements, describe both current and forward years
DCF - difference b/w levered and unlevered FCF - the value it yields - WACC
LBO - increase sponsor returns - basic concept of how returns are generated
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Generalist Investment Banking Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 12, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Two phone interviews (~30 minutes each), mostly behavioral with a few DCF questions. Interviewers were both very nice. For superday, had dinner at a classy restaurant, then breakfast at the firm the next morning. 5 interviews in a row, some were group interviews.
Interview Questions
Question: What % of a companies enterprise value consists of the terminal value?

Answer: Typically about 75% of total value is made up of the terminal value. Depends on projection period, discount rate, and growth rate of course, but that's the general rule of thumb.
Question: In a firm valuation, do you use levered or unlevered FCF?

Answer: If it's a firm valuation, you use unlevered FCF. This accounts for cash flows to bondholders as well as stockholders. In just an equity valuation, you use levered FCF, which only accounts for CFs to the stockholders.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2012
Date Submitted: Mar 15, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Talked initially with an alum who decided to push my resume along to HR. One month later had a super day at the firm's NYC office.
Interview Questions
1st Interview, Superday

1) Walk me through your resume
2) Talk to me about the Breaking Into Wallstreet program?
3)Walk me through a DCF model?
4) How do you calculate WACC?
5) Is cost of equity greater than cost of debt?
6) If you don't get this internship, what are you gonna do?
7) What are you going to do if you get this internship in order to maximize the learning process?
8) Do you have any questions for me?
2nd Interview, Superday

1) Walk me through your resume?
2) Talk to me about your investment banking internship in your freshman year?
3) How did you secure that internship?
4) What were some of the common challenges that you encountered during that internship?
5) What did you do this past summer?
6) It seems like your most recent internship is geared more towards politics then towards finance. Why not pursue politics?
7) What do you do for fun outside your class?
8) Why do you want to work at Allen & Co and not any other boutique or BB?
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