First Year Analyst

I'll start by saying that my hiring process was a bit different from normal due to a few circumstances. I got the initial call for an HR screen roughly a month after applying. The hiring manager was one from HQ, as the one from the branch I was interviewing with was on vacation. I was supposed to hear back from the HM roughly a week after my initial screen, when he returned. He ended up switching teams on his first day back, so the process got shaken up a bit, and after not hearing anything, I assumed I didn't make the cut. About a month and a half after that initial screen, the original HM from HQ called again and explained the situation, apologized for the extended timeline, and asked if I was still looking/interested and we set up an interview in the office. My interview was with both the MD and the VP of the team at the same time. The interview took about an hour, just general questions really; tell us your story, talk to us about your analysis/modeling experience, why CB instead of IB, tell us about a time you hit a snag in the road and how you corrected it, etc. After that, I left, and about an hour after, I got a call from the HM to get notes and gauge my interest level. He made me a verbal offer after the call and I accepted. This was the week before Christmas, so it took about two and a half weeks to get my official offer due to the holidays.