Boenning & Scattergood Interview Questions

6 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (79%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (85%)

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
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (15%)

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 Boenning & Scattergood

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Conshohocken
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Public Finance
Location COLUMBUS
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location West Conshohocken
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Cleveland
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2008
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location West Conshohocken
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Boenning & Scattergood Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Conshohocken
Interviewed: September 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Drug Test
Interview
Reached out to alumni who then provided referral. Interview was virtual through teams and lasted roughly 30 minutes
Interview Questions
Fairly standard banking questions related to accounting. How does depreciation increasing by 10 impact the three financial statements.

Investment banking intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Philadelphia
Interviewed: January 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I applied through the employee referral with an initial phone call. I then had an interview with 3 analysts at the firm.
Interview Questions
Questions are very typical investment banking technical questions, such as what will happen to financial statement when depreciation increase by $10

IB intern Interview - Public Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in COLUMBUS
Interviewed: April 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied through my school`s career portal. Within a few days I was asked to submit a resume and a copy of my transcripts. Following that I was asked for a one on one interview with two of their investment bankers. The entire process was very rude and unorganized, I could tell that they were making it up as they went.
Interview Questions
Can you tell us what our offices in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and New Jersey do ?

I honestly have never been asked a question like this before and didnt think that it was something that I needed to know considering how spread out each of the locations are.

Tell us how many different types of beer there is and what you know about them. And tell us what You know about wine

This one really threw me for a loop and I wasnt entirely sure how to answer but I just threw out what I knew and went along with it.

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in West Conshohocken
Interviewed: April 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Applied online, and was contacted by HR to schedule an interview over the phone. Was asked basic banking questions. Next round was an easy excel skills test. Finally, I travelled to the office for a final behavioral / fit interview with an analyst, associate, and director.
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself?
Walk me through your resume?
What are the valuation methods?
Walk me through a DCF?
How are the three financial statements linked together?
Filling in missing pieces in a simple model on Excel
Simple Excel test (formulas, VLOOKUP, etc.)
Very basic comps case study
Why investment banking?
What do you hope to get out of this experience?
Would you be willing to find living accomodations?
How would you compare our business to a bank such as Goldman Sachs?
Do you have any questions for us?

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Cleveland
Interviewed: 2016
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I cold-emailed one of the MDs and in turn received an email and 30 minute phone interview with him. After that, he passed me on to interview again over the phone with an Analyst and then another MD, seemingly to get the whole team's approval.
Interview Questions
Most of the questions were behavioral and simply trying to understand my motives.

-Why Boenning & Scattergood?
-Why IB? It's a very stressful position, so what makes you think you can handle it?
-How did you find us?
-Run me through your resume.
-What are your thoughts on the M&A market today?

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in West Conshohocken
Interviewed: April 2008
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Process started out with typical OCR resume drop. I was then invited for a 1-on-1 interview with an Associate. Next round consisted of four 1-on-1 interviews with VPs and MDs.
Interview Questions
I was given a no-name balance sheet and asked to identify the industry in which the company operates.
I was asked a few questions about scenarios in which deferred tax assets or liabilities would be created.