Clearsight Advisors Interview Questions

7 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (92%)

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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.

4.1
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (91%)

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.

3.1
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (49%)

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 Clearsight Advisors

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2022Investment Banking AnalystMcLeanInvestment BankingVery PositiveAverage
2022Investment Banking AnalystMcLeanInvestment BankingVery PositiveAverage
2020AnalystTysons CornerN/AVery PositiveAverage
2015Investment Banking AnalystRestonInvestment BankingPositiveAverage
2015Winter AnalystRestonInvestment BankingNeutralAverage
2013Investment Banking InternWashingtonInvestment BankingNeutralAverage
2013AnalystMcLeanGeneralistPositiveDifficult

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in McLean

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First round was with an MD and an Analyst asking mostly behavioral with a few technical. Super day was 6 interviews back to back with one technical

Interview Questions

How to value a company with only revenue

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in McLean

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2022

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First round was with an MD and one analyst with a few technical questions at the end. Super day was six interviews back t back with one being technical.

Interview Questions

How to value a company with only revenue

Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Tysons Corner

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2020

Application

Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test

Interview

First round phone interview with 2 alums, then Superday with roughly 20 people from the firm. Mostly group interviews with 1-3 people from the firm. Not super technical, more concerned with fit. Have "guiding principles" or something like that, so each interview has a theme surrounding each one. I don't remember them all but I think they appear on the website, definitely check those out before you interview and have anecdotes for each. Heard back about two weeks after SD.

Interview Questions

Nothing too difficult or unexpected. Techs were simple, just use interview guides. Spend most of your time on the "guiding principles" and make sure you have a strong and well rehearsed anecdote for each.

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Reston

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: October 2015

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test

Interview

Attended info session on campus and networked with associate. No one really attended so it wasn't hard to make an impression. Had a 1 hour on campus interview where

Interview Questions

1. Tell me about yourself, your whole story, starting with high school.
2. Why do you want to work for Clearsight Advisors?
3. Why do you want to begin a career in Investment Banking?
4. All things equal, would you invest in a stock with a high or low P/E ratio?
5. Tell me something funny about yourself.
6. Why did you choose to major in Economics (over finance/accounting)?
7. Why did you choose to go to your school?
8. What is your greatest weakness (that is actually a weakness, and not a secret skill)?

Winter Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Reston

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: 2015

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

I submitted my resume through my school's job website and a MD called me over the phone. The secretary did all of the scheduling.

Interview Questions

This first phone interview was behavioral only. There weren't any unexpected or difficult questions. The first question revolved around my strengths and weaknesses and why investment banking. They also asked about why I decided to apply to this company. They also asked me to walk me through my resume and talk about the work experience I had. Another question was about school and what class I enjoyed the most. This phone interview was more of a chat to get to know me better than a technical interview.

Investment Banking Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Other

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: August 2013

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I cold emailed the MD of Clearsight. He called back and talked a little about my background, and what I'm looking for. I said I just graduated from a master's degree and I was looking for either full time or internship. He said an intern just left the firm so he might need someone to help out. So he scheduled a time for an office
visit.

Their location is not bad, a lot of companies there. I actually like the office there, because it's so close to the parking garage. So during the office visit, he asked some very standard questions. Why investment banking? What part of investment banking do you like? What are other corporate valuation methods other than DCF? How do I value a high growth tech company? And talk about your internship. It lasted about only 30 minutes. I don't think the interview is too hard. If you prepare well it's not that hard to get the internship position, though it's unpaid. They're also looking for someone with 2-3 experience.

I didn't get the offer maybe because I was late for the interview, and my presentation might not be that good (i.e., not looking passionate)

Interview Questions

No really difficult questions. But I wasn't sure how to value high tech companies (how to determine the discount rate for them).

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in McLean

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

In-person

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: June 2013

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Very detail oriented firm, will grill you on technicals, best to start with lower level guys when networking and working your way up to the top. Overall, seemed like a bunch of very knowledgeable guys that new their stuff.

Interview Questions

What is a DCF and can you walk me through building one? A DCF is a method of valuing a project, company, or asset using the concepts of the time value of money. All future cash flows are estimated and discounted to their present values.
What is the CAPM model? The Capital asset pricing model is used to determine a theoretically appropriate required rate of return of an asset, if that asset is to be added to an already-diversified portfolio.