Brown Advisory

Asset Management

Est Annual Revenue:
$10m+
Industry: Asset Management

Brown Advisory Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (83%)

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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 (55%)

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 (51%)

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 Brown Advisory

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2018Summer internshipLondonEquity ResearchPositiveEasy
2016Wealth management internshipWashingtonInvestment ResearchNeutralAverage
2016Summer AnalystBaltimoreAdvisoryPositiveEasy
2014Summer AnalystBaltimoreInvestment ManagementVery PositiveAverage
2014Intern - GeneralistBaltimoreGeneralistPositiveEasy

Summer internship Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in London

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2018 Date Submitted: May 15, 2018

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Sent my CV/Cover letter by email to the recruiter. Responded with a phone interview offer, schedule few days afterwards

Interview Questions

Very basic questions about fit. Why brown advisory, why Equity research for asset management. Few questions about my CV as well. Why these experiences, how did you get them, what did you do during them. Specific questions about positions in clubs. What I do/have to do for these positions, why do I like these positions. Few questions about a valuation stated on my CV, why this company, why this value, what are the catalysts for the stock/growth. What do you think of their recent CapEx financing these acquisitions.
Sample Answer

Wealth management internship Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: 2016 Date Submitted: Jan 06, 2017

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I networked with a managing director who was a family friend. He referred me to a MD at the local branch who invited me for a 1 on 1 interview after a phone "fit" interview call. Interview went well, I was asked about global market trends, what I thought about the dollar, the Fed, and the effects of potential fiscal policy stimulus.

Interview Questions

1. Where do you think the dollar is going in the next 6 months and what effect will is have on domestic (U.S) business?
2. How many Fed rate hikes are upcoming in the next year and what effect will they have on markets, investment and trade.
3. What S&P 500 sectors do you think are undervalued and what do you think are the best yield opportunities?
4. How do you think the market will react to expansionary fiscal policy in the short term? What about over the course of Trump's presidency?

Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Advisory

Anonymous interview candidate in Baltimore

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: January 2016 Date Submitted: Mar 14, 2016

Application

Phone Interview
Other

Interview

The process started out with an informational panel in which candidates learned more about the firm. About 2 weeks later, I received a phone interview with a current analyst. The interview was more fit based without any technical questions.

Interview Questions

There weren't any surprising questions. Questions such as "what do you like to do for fun?", "what area of work would you be most interested in?", "how do you ensure client satisfaction?". Very fit based questions however I felt as though the firm was more interested in a high level of pedigree rather than the personality as many of the employees had ivy league and top school backgrounds. Coming from a smaller school definitely won't play to your advantage in this process and you would need to compensate by expressing added achievements.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Management

Anonymous employee in Baltimore

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: December 2014 Date Submitted: Mar 13, 2015

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check

Interview

i applied on my college's career link. received a phone interview roughly 5 weeks after submitting my application. first one was with a portfolio analyst. had a great conversation as he went through the internship process and became a ft and has been at the firm for 5 years. not many technical questions just asked some competency questions and my knowledge about the firm as well as why i want to join the program. a week later i had another interview with the program coordinator which was similar to the first round. final round was with another portfolio analyst who praised the firm's low turn over rate. overall it was a very pleasant experience.

Interview Questions

Tell me the most difficult project you worked on at your previous internship and explain how that experience will help you succeed at Brown.
I talked about an ipo i worked on last summer. gained great multitasking skill and ability to deliver quality work under pressure.
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Intern - Generalist Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Baltimore

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: December 2014 Date Submitted: Feb 03, 2015

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Applied online, got back to me one day later with invite to Brown Advisory's information session. Went there, pretty sure everyone there got a first round phone interview with a junior level person. Next round was another phone interview with internship coordinator (not HR). Finally would be a Superday.

Things to note: purely behaviorial. It is completely a generalist program where you can kind of choose where you want to align yourself (from FI, ER, Private Client Portfolio Management, etc.) But as for FT, there is virtually no ER position available despite them advertising as such in the description of plenty of opportunities. Virtually every intern hired goes into the portfolio analyst position (basically a PWM portfolio management role).

Interview Questions

Why Brown Advisory? What do you know about Brown Advisory? Most of the questions were not really noteworthy or difficult.
General behavioral questions, working in a team. What do you know about the internship program? To answer this, just go to the info session, you will get more than enough info needed.
Sample Answer