Bowen Advisors Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions

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.

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Interview Difficulty (75%)

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 (81%)

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 Bowen Advisors

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2023AnalystBostonInvestment BankingNeutralAverage
2020AnalystBostonMergers and AcquisitionsVery PositiveEasy
2014AnalystHinghamInvestment BankingVery PositiveDifficult

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: March 2023 Date Submitted: Mar 23, 2023

Application

Phone Interview
Group Interview

Interview

First round was with HR interest in the firm, second was 2 asso knowledge of the industry, third was with MD

Interview Questions

Non traditional background so it doesn't ever get very difficult
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Boston

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2020 Date Submitted: Apr 26, 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test

Interview

The interview consisted of two rounds: First round with CFO, 2nd round with one senior analyst and 1st year analyst. They grilled me about my deals and threw some high level technical questions which were not difficult.

Interview Questions

They asked me about details of a specific mainstream deal I mentioned during the Interview. (not a deal listed on my resume)
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Hingham

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

In-person

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: September 2014 Date Submitted: Dec 16, 2014

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test

Interview

I have formed a data base of all Boston area boutiques so they ere on the list. Reached out the the guy who was listed as the contact for career opportunities. Initially, they did not have any opportunities, but that being said, Kevin still took the time to get to know me on the phone so I could be kept in the pipeline for future positions. This happened around April. In the beginning of August, Kevin reached out to me about an open position. I had a phone interview with the President, Paul Bowen, and it went well so I was given a case study to complete, which consisted of a financial model and an executive summary of a CIM. I crushed that so was brought in with 3 others for a final round interview. The final round consisted of interviews with 8 Partners/MD's, like a super day. Unfortunately for me, I am in the tax department of a big 4 firm, and the interview was September 8th, the week before corporate returns were due. I literally didn't sleep the night before, and actually had to pull 2 consecutive all-nighters just to get the case study done. Needless to say, I couldn't prepare as well as I would have liked to of. That being said, I'm not going to make excuses, and I didn't perform well enough. I was not given an offer.

I like to solicit feedback on my performance so I know where to improve. Paul Bowen was courteous enough to give me actual constructive feedback, not some fluffed up BS that I usually get about how I just lost the numbers game. I appreciated this greatly. I would recommend Bowen Advisors any day of the week. The only con is that it is in Hingham, as most banks would ideally be in Boston.

Interview Questions

based on the case study, where do you think the companies stock should be valued?

How did you calculate enterprise value? The revenue multiple?

What recent tech M&A transactions have you been following?
Sample Answer