Alvarez & Marsal Interview Questions

68 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (98%)

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.

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Interview Difficulty (96%)

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 (96%)

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 Alvarez & Marsal

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2nd Year Associate
Year 2023
Job Title 2nd Year Associate
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2026
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2026
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location Houston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location São Paulo
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2025
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Valuation
Location Atlanta
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Manager
Year 2023
Job Title Manager
Group/Division Infrastructure
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2025
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Valuation
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2024
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Alvarez & Marsal Examples

Senior Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
4-5 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Several one on one behavioral interviews with key team members, culminating with an interview with the head of the practice.
Interview Questions
There weren’t any difficult questions. It was all behavioral and assessing prior work history and potential for team fit.

Restructuring Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Phone Interview with a recruiter, followed by an Excel test and a virtual one-on-one interview. The final round is an in-person superday with quick turnaround (1 week notice) beforehand. Superday was mostly behavioral with some technicals, focused heavily on interest in A&M and restructuring specifically.
Interview Questions
Was asked multiple times about why restucturing in specific and pushed back a lot on the answers. Asked me to compare with other opportunities in consulting and banking.

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in Houston
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Completed application and heard back for an on campus interview within a week.

3 on campus interviews:
2 behavioral
1 technical

Heard back for a super day after a couple days.
Super day was 6 interviews:
2 technical interviews (accounting) and knowledge about the firm
4 behavioral

Received offer the following week
Interview Questions
What do you think you will be doing here

Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in São Paulo
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Process was ok, really in line with other consulting firms like mbb. They ask behavioural questions and also quali/quant typical case interview
Interview Questions
The most dificult question was a case quali question about how many daily flights are there in the congonhas airport in sao paulo.

Valuation Interview - Valuation

Anonymous employee in Atlanta
Interviewed: November 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I applied to the application on Linkedin. First round was a hiring recruiter asking background, behaviorals, and some technicals. The second round was a 3 on 1 technical interview. Final round was a 4-hour super day with multiple interviews and a case study.
Interview Questions
What is the difference between a clean and dirty bond

INFRA Manager Interview - Infrastructure

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: April 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
My CV was forwarded to the Infrastructure team lead, who invited me in for a chat about my background. Unfortunately, he was looking for someone with more significant procurement experience than my primarily financial and technical exposure.
Interview Questions
Describe your background and why the change in fields mid-career?

Associate Interview - Valuation

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone Screening. Followed by 1 hour, 3 on 1 interview (mostly technical and some behavioral at the end). DCF, Basic Accounting and some bond questions.
Interview Questions
There was one accounting questions that was rather difficult. It was a pretty complex debit/credit question

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Toronto
Interviewed: February 2024
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Tell me about yourself
Qualifications
Why A&M and which this service line
Why should we hire you
Sports
Interview Questions
Sports

2026 Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process consisted of one phone screen and then a one-on-one interview. Unfortunately, I was cut before the superday so I don't have insight on that. However, I was told that the superday would consistent of a modeling test (done remotely before interview) and then a traditional 3-5 interview "superday" experience.
Interview Questions
The most unexpected question asked was "If you were consulting for a company experiencing severe distress, how would you prevent a short term liquidity crisis?" Other than that, the hardest question was a basic technical on "If Company X sold a widget for $100 which cost $80 to produce, how would this affect the three financial statements".

Summer intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online and didn't network with anyone at the firm. I got an interview invite after 2 weeks and scheduled an interview one week after. I talked to 2 managing directors at the firm for an hour, 30 minute behavioral and 30 minute a typical consulting case. Super conversational and the interviewers were nice to correct my mistakes during the case. Got the offer call a few days after.
Interview Questions
Tell me a time when you had to deal with lots of complex information?
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