Dresner Partners Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (77%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (70%)

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.

2.6
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (3%)

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 Dresner Partners

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Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Dresner Partners Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2021
Date Submitted: Aug 04, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied online through school, received an email 2 weeks later asking to interview. Interview was straightforward, few technical but mostly personality based.
Interview Questions
-walk me through DCF
-what is your favorite color (being serious)
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: July 2018
Date Submitted: Oct 04, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round with associate, second round with senior vice president
Both pretty straightforward phone interviews
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself. Why investment banking? How are the free cash flows of the company calculated? How would it be calculated if you wanted to find cash flow only attributable to equity holders? (follow up after I answered the first question) If a private equity firm does a leveraged buyout of a company with positive cash flows and the company's performance remains constant and it is sold at the same multiple it was bought at, will IRR be positive, negative, or 0? (I wrote I had LBO modeling experience from my previous internship)
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: 2014
Date Submitted: Oct 26, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Super-day interviews with partners at the firm. Then additional phone interviews with NYC partners. All behavioral-based.
Interview Questions
Q: How does a Company make money?

A: By selling product for a price above the fully-loaded cost of creating the product.
Q: What do you feel will be the biggest hurdle should you receive and accept an offer to work here?

A: Work-life balance.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: June 2014
Date Submitted: Jun 21, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
The process was relatively informal. I was told to come to the office on a particular day, where I got the chance to meet many of the staff members, all 1 on 1. I believe they usually set aside days to interview candidates, and this was not one of those days. I met with who I could when I could. I met with analysts, managing directors, and VP's. The employees came in when they had the chance, and some were limited as they were in the middle of something. I came in the next day to meet with three additional members of the staff. Overall, I spent less than four hours at the office. Since my experience is limited, most of the questions were about personality, fit, and the workload. While I did get technical questions, I got very few that really required me to demonstrate any technical proficiency.
Interview Questions
I noticed you got an "X" score on your SAT, and then a "Y" score on your GMAT. The SAT score is not bad, but the GMAT score is impressive. What changed between those two tests?

I thought this was a little unusual - they repeated asked about SAT or ACT scores, which surprised me.
Why investment banking?


I'm sure everyone gets a version of this question, especially closer to the entry level, but it's really important to have a compelling answer/story ready to go. This is where I faltered, and I'm pretty sure it was the difference between receiving an offer and not.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Apr 25, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
1st round phone screening. Then I was invited to the office. Spoke with 7 people total. 4 associates, 2 senior VP, 1 MD and the CEO himself. Since it was a small office, everyone worked closely with everyone else.
Interview Questions
Tell me some valuation techniques. How would you determine the worth of a company? Tell me a time your weakness affected you?
Sample Answer