Greenhill Interview Questions

161 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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 (100%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (98%)

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 Greenhill

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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location London
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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Oil & Gas
Location Houston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
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Group/Division
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Toronto
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location london
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Greenhill Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The process was mainly through on-campus recruiting. There was a mainly technical first-round and then a superday with three interviews. The last interview was more of a conversation with an MD
Interview Questions
What is the order of three betas? Tech, utilities, slot machine

Restructuring Interview Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round consisted of only technicals and the super day involved 5 30-minute zoom calls with a variety of different of upper level bankers. Most interviews comprised of half technicals and half asking about my background/experiences. Had done networking calls with 2 analysts from my school.
Interview Questions
Asked a lot of questions about an experience I had related to a dropdown (J Crew). Asked how the J Crew transaction worked

Summer analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1 to1 motivational video interview followed by technical interview after. Both fairly standard and only asked the usual technicals, no brain teasers etc
Interview Questions
Please explain how you increased the efficiency of a certain project that you have worked on

Summer Analyst Restructuring Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
1st Round All Technical, about 6 questions basic rx and some valuation
Superday 5 Interviews, 4 with MDs mostly conceptual and some structural subordination, talking through resume behvaiorals etc
1 Interview with Directors/VPs focused on cases i.e. walk me through a restructuring with follow up questions
Interview Questions
Structural Subordination with multiple OpCos and guarantees

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: April 2023
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Very straightforward. Had an info session at my school, applied that night, got first round the next day. First round was about 5 days after the invite, then super day was about a week after that.
Interview Questions
Trends in O&G?
$10 Depreciation
Walk me through a DCF.

Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview was purely technical. They did not ask a single behavioral question other than "Why Greenhill?" and "Why Banking?" There are many questions that are not covered by the guide. For example, they ask me why conglomerates trade at lower multiples. They also asked quick math questions (36 times 38). It may just be my experience, but I thought it was difficult.
Interview Questions
Give me a rough estimate of 36 times 38.

Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed:
Outcome
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Submit Application then short interview on phone mainly technical- after you have ac if successful with seniors
Interview Questions

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Toronto
Interviewed: October 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
Very friendly and not too stressful, it was a basic 2 on 1 phone interview with 2 alumni of my school
Interview Questions
How do you balance everthing? (Round 1)

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied with resume and answered a few questions on their behalf like a type of cover letter version. Then i got invited to complete a phone interview in 30 minutes and it was basically the same questions as you get on most of the HVs, so question were you should apply STAR.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time where you had to do something extra to reach your goal?

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in london
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First phone call after submission, was with an external HR firm and was based on behaviour and competency quesitons
Interview Questions
A specific question on a society activity on my CV