Founders Advisors Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (85%)

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.

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  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (82%)

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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  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (27%)

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 Founders Advisors

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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Birmingham
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Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Birmingham
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Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Birmingham, AL, USA
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Interview Questions & Answers - Founders Advisors Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Birmingham
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Jul 18, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The process went well. I had networked with several people at the firm prior to the interview. Mostly behavioral with a few technicals near the end. The first-round interview lasted around 20 minutes. Some of the questions were: Fit questions: - Why investment banking? - Why should we hire you? - Why this location? - What makes you a perfect candidate for IB? Technical questions: - If you had to choose one financial statement to evaluate a company, what would it be and why? - What valuations methods do you know of? - Which company would be a good candidate for a leverage buyout analysis?
Interview Questions
Which company would be a good candidate for a leverage buyout analysis?

Sample Answer

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Birmingham
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 28, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Other
Interview
Process seemed somewhat drawn out. They were very good about responding to emails, but it took a while to come to a decision.
Interview Questions
What are the primary drivers of value in a DCF model?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Birmingham, AL, USA
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Dec 20, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I submitted my resume on the campus recruiting portal, and I received an invite for a phone interview with the firm.
Interview Questions
Surprisingly, the hardest questions were not the usual technical questions but more the intuitive questions.
They asked me questions specifically about the lower middle market.
They told me it is tough to get financial information in the lower middle market, and they asked me how I would go about getting this information.
They also mentioned that many of these companies are small, and so some information might not be kept as well as larger companies. I was not expecting this question, as I had prepared with the regular questions.
Another question they asked was how do conduct due diligence.
Sample Answer