Brookwood Associates Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (91%)

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Interview Difficulty (94%)

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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Interviews at Brookwood Associates

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Atlanta
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Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Atlanta
Experience
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Atlanta
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Charlotte
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Atlanta
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Charlotte
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Charlotte
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Charlotte
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - Brookwood Associates Examples

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: February 2019
Date Submitted: Mar 09, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
I interviewed at Brookwood Associates in February 2019. I was given behavioral questions to start and then transitioned into a skills test. I was given public financials and asked to build a DCF from scratch using no internet. I was also asked to build a sell-side teaser with any company I wanted to. I did not receive an offer.
Interview Questions
N/a
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IB Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 11, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very simple process. Went through on-campus recruiting. A managing director of the firm came in to talk with interviewees.
Interview Questions
The entire process was mostly behavioral with essentially no technicals. It was a very small group so the managing director was looking mostly to see why I wanted to join that group, why I would like to work in that office since I had never demonstrated interest in that city. Much of the conversation was about the managing directors experiences with the group and some recent deals she had gone through. Nothing really difficult or unexpected, but it was clear that certain ranges of answers were expected.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 05, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Typical campus recruiting process. Dropped my resume on school's career service website, and I was invited to the first-round interview. I didn't hear back from the interviewer for a couple of weeks, and I was eventually informed that I had not been invited for a Super Day interview.
Interview Questions
All of the questions that were asked during the interview were expected, meaning they were all typical Investment Banking interview questions (i.e. the three financial statements, different valuation methods, etc)
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Charlotte
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 22, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview included one on-campus interview, and one "super-day" at the office. Met with all (or close to all) professionals at the office. Interview was mostly behavioral, as they are looking for how well you will fit with the firm as a whole. One or two senior bankers asked some technical questions, but nothing was really too tricky.
Interview Questions
Asked a lot about growing up and high school development. Wanted to know parents' occupations, grade school experiences, etc.
Why do you want to live in Charlotte? What are your ultimate career goals? What entices you about the Middle Market?
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IB Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: September 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 30, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
It was an OCR with one freshly minted analyst. He recently moved from Training the Street to the firm, and he was awful. Basically walked through my resume and started talking about the firm. He was into luxury retail, which I did not even bother to ask.
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself.
Why IB?
Why our firm?
Boutique vs BB?
It wasn't hard, but I felt that he should not have been the one interviewing for the firm. He has started working less than 2 month. He went on to compare Brookwood versus JPM's back office, and I had to sit there and nodded my head.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Charlotte
Interviewed: March 2014
Date Submitted: Oct 07, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The process was very well run. Interview consisted of mostly behavioral questions with a few technicals. The guys at this office are close and seem to be looking mostly for people who will be a good fit, and for people that intend to stay in Charlotte long term.
Interview Questions
Walk me through your resume. Other general behavioral questions. There was a heavy emphasis on high school experience, as well as leadership roles in college.
Explain your family background. Seemed to be interested in what my parents did for a living and where they came from. Nothing too crazy, but definitely a little unique compared to other IB interviews
I've had.
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Summer IB Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Aug 13, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Brookwood recruits regularly at my school for both interns and full time hires. They generally hire from two or three schools in the North Carolina area. I had a phone screen with an associate that was completely fit, and then an on campus interview with an analyst. This was also almost entirely fit if I remember correctly. The superday was more intensive, with 7 or 8 interviews. Two or 3 of them specifically were designated for technical questions.

Ultimately I did not receive an offer because there was a fit mismatch. Regardless I thought they were a great group of guys and seem like good people to work with. I would say it's a solid place to start your career if you're interested in the middle market.
Interview Questions
Fairly basic technical stuff that the interview guides will answer. Honestly the hardest part was one guy who's job it clearly was to pick apart your resume and ask probing questions. A little unsettling, but it's important to remain calm and take your time.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Charlotte
Interviewed: February 2013
Date Submitted: May 02, 2013
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 via OCR and was contacted saying I got an interview. The interview was one on one with an associate.
Interview Questions
How are the financial statements related?

I was presented with a company and was asked how I would evaluate them in regards to being a valuable company or not.
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