DC Advisory Interview Questions

56 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (87%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
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.

3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (93%)

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 DC Advisory

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Job Title
Group/Division
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Experience
Difficulty
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location DC
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Associate
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Washington
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Mumbai
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Paris
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Madrid
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology
Location San Francisco
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - DC Advisory Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in SF
Interviewed: December 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Did a resume drop that school sent emails out for, did first round on tuesday, second round scheduled on thursday of same week. Didn't hear from them for a couple weeks before being invited for superday. Did 6 interviews for superday all virtually spread across 3 different days. From associate to MD.
Interview Questions
What drivers effect LBO

Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Frankfurt
Interviewed: May 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
30min telephone interview with junior: Personal fit and few rather easy technicals

3 interviews
30min: technicals and intro of DCF case study
1h to do the case study
1h talking about the case study and technicals
30min Personal fit and technicals


Rather difficult for internship level
Interview Questions
Talk me through closing accounts and locked box

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Fairly standard. Met with multiple VPs and MDs on the team. Overall, team was great. Mostly behavioral questions and a deep dive into my deal experience.
Interview Questions
Mostly deep dive questions on valuation and why I thought it was a good or bad deal.

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
2 on 1 zoom interview - mostly behavioral with some very basic conceptual technicals/accounting. Waiting for second round.
Interview Questions
TMAY, resume questions, experiences, why DCA, stock pitch, what is a discount rate, walk me through $10 depreciation, what is WACC, which is more expensive and why (equity or debt), etc.

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
2 on 1 first round, very basic behavioral focused with easiest technicals ($10 Depreciation type questions)
Interview Questions
Tell me a fun fact about the world

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
1st Round was zoom call, really basic behaviorals (TMAY, Why banking, why DC) and then like really easy techs. 2nd round, honed in on resume and asked a lot of questions about my past experience and then more basic behavs and techs.
Interview Questions
just sometimes asked questions that were not worded correctly.

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First interview was a call with an associate, and it was mostly just behaviorals and a resume walkthrough. There were a couple of easy technicals, short answers, nothing too difficult. I had some correspondence with the associate, but didn't hear back from the bank.
Interview Questions
Simple valuation and accounting questions

Intern M&A Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Frankfurt
Interviewed: August 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
After CV Screening 30min call with VP with questions about yourself, motivational and behavioural. Light Technical questions like financial statements, and valuation basics. Second round was assessment center (online or on site) 4 hours, 3 interviews. 1 interview with associate about technical in depth. 2. interview case introduction, then time to work on case. 3. interview present the case (short excel dcf with assumptions). 4. interview with another associate with some brain teasers
Interview Questions
Brain teasers and logic questions.
Cube root of 100, complex financial statement questions

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Did a first and second round on zoom with 2 analysts in each interview. Interviewers seemed very disinterested. Both rounds were a mix of behavioral, technical, and brain teasers. Standard 400 guide technicals and all the behaviorals you can expect in a standard IB interview. No questions were out of the ordinary.
Interview Questions
Nothing outside of the 400 guide, so standard studying would be good enough.

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington D.C.
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The initial interview was an HR phone screening where they talked about the overall process and aspects of the company. Then a behavioral screening asking basic behavioral questions (greatest strength, weakness, leadership, etc.) and was overall pretty easy. Then a final interview that consisted of a VP and a Senior Associate that had basic-intermediate technicals off of the 400 guide and more behaviorals.
Interview Questions
There were no unexpected questions, mainly off of the 400 guide with few changes.
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