Harvey & Company Interview Questions

20 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.

3.6
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (54%)

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.

2.1
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  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (67%)

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 Harvey & Company

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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Los Angeles
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Financial Services
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Very Easy
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Harvey & Company Examples

Mergers & Acquisitions Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: June 2020
Date Submitted: Mar 28, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Spoke with multiple members of the office before deciding on which specific group had space to take on an intern, worked with them for three months. No formal interview.
Interview Questions
Just questions about resume and background, no typical interview questions.
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Junior Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: February 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 09, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
The interview process was very straightforward. Mostly behavioral and previous experience focused. Consisted of convo with analyst t HR phone screen then was brought in for a super day to meet the various deal teams.
Interview Questions
Did you see the recent M&A deal in the news? What are your thoughts on the growth of XYZ industry? Name a time you overcame adversity?
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Mergers and Acquisitions Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Jan 14, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The interview was fairly easy and not technical in any sense. The first one was a one-on-one with the person who needed a research intern. Most of the questions asked if I knew what the company's process was and how my prior experience would aid me to help in that process. However, the interviewer did most of the talking for the allotted time. The second was a two-on-one interview, one of them being the recruiter. This interview dove deeper into my previous work experiences, as they asked about recent projects in school I had been working on. Overall, it was an easy interview and the hiring process was laid-back.
Interview Questions
The interview was fairly easy and not technical in any sense. The first one was a one-on-one with the person who needed a research intern. Most of the questions asked if I knew what the company's process was and how my prior experience would aid me to help in that process. However, the interviewer did most of the talking for the allotted time. The second was a two-on-one interview, one of them being the recruiter. This interview dove deeper into my previous work experiences, as they asked about recent projects in school I had been working on. Overall, it was an easy interview and the hiring process was laid-back. None of the questions asked were difficult, but I did have a hard time understanding what exactly the company did until I started working there. Their website only had so much information, so I ended up learning a good amount in the interview. The last unexpected question was: what is the project or work you have done in school that you are the most proud of?
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M&A Research Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2017
Date Submitted: Dec 18, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
A week after I applied in November, the HR manager reached out. We scheduled a phone interview for the next week, and I heard back a few days later
Interview Questions
1. I was asked about recent market trends and how they could affect the equity markets.

2. What are 10 year treasuries trading at and what is the current federal funds rate?

3. Given the current market conditions, what would your investment strategy be?

4. What are your current long and short equity positions?

5. Tell me about a time that you were more stressed than ever, and had a task to accomplish?

6. What are you really passionate about, and how did you learn about the subject?

7. How would you adjust your exposure to euros if you were an international conglomerate?
Sample Answer

Research Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2018
Date Submitted: Sep 05, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
To be honest, having very unmotivated interviewers didn't help at all. It was like, they were done with their day - and since I wasn't an Business/Econ major, they weren't able to comprehend why I wanted to be in Finance and sorta put me down for it. All three of them were Business or Econ majors.
Interview Questions
If you owned a dress company, what other companies would you acquire and why?
If you want to be in investment banking, then why are you here? We don't work with numbers.
What is EBITDA? Talk about the three financial statements.
How will your background be of any use in finance?
Are you caught up in news in the economics/finance world?
What have you done that can prove that you can handle long days and hours?
What have you done that proves that you are a fast learner?
Since you are busy twice a week, what really separates you from other candidates that work full-time?
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Mergers and Acquisitions Research Analyst Interview Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: November 2017
Date Submitted: Apr 21, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied to Harvey and Company because it was a buy-side M&A advisory firm that was located close enough to home that I was willing to work there over break. The interview process was 1 phone screen with the recruiter and went very smoothly. It was very behavioral based and I got along well with him to get the offer.
Interview Questions
What is your favorite class and how would it help you with your work here? I never thought that Harvey and Company or the recruiter would care about my class and that was one of the behavioral questions I never considered preparing for and was caught off guard, especially with its more traditional finance focus of a business model. However, the recruiter was young and might have been actually interested in what a college student's favorite class was. It ended up being an interesting conversation.
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Research Intern Interview - Financial Services

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: October 2017
Date Submitted: Dec 08, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The first step was a call from the HR/hiring manager. Asked standard behavioral questions and described the role I was applying for. After about a week, I had an interview in the office. Consisted of 3 back-to-back interviews (1-on-1).
Interview Questions
1. What do you think your responsibilities are going to be?
2. How would you go about extracting information out of private businesses? (This one was a little weird because I couldn't figure out what they were looking for)
3. Are you fine with working 8 hours a day doing repetitive, boring work? (Great way to sell the firm)
4. What's the difference between buy-side and sell-side advisory?
5. What's an add-on (bolt-on) acquisition?
6. What is a private equity firm?
7. What do we do here at Harvey?
Sample Answer

Junior Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: October 2017
Date Submitted: Oct 16, 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The process was pretty straightforward and super easy. It consisted of 1 phone interview that was almost entirely informational. I was then called in to the office to interview with 3 different associates. Because the role is mostly qualitative it seemed like they were mostly concerned with culture and fit, there were very little technical questions. I was called back into the office a few days later to meet with the director of the team I would be assigned to.

Almost no technical questions, super easy interview.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to be at this firm? Usually an easy question to answer, but because of the unique nature of this firm I found myself struggling to come up with a good reason why I wanted to be there. They are looking for people who are content to sit at a desk and do company/market research for 8-9 hours a day with very little analysis regarding the financials of the company. Like I said, the interview was very behavioral with almost no technical questions. This is a super niche firm and are looking for a very specific type of employee.
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M&A Intern Interview - Technology

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: February 2016
Date Submitted: Jul 21, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Very relaxed, understand what they do.. extremely niche. Phone interview with a Director, where he layed out what the day to day is like.
Interview Questions
Do you know what we do?
What are you looking to do moving forward?
Why Harvey & Company?
How well do you know the Private Equity space? What do Private Equity firms do?
How might we be involved in the transaction process? Who started Harvey & Company?
Walk me through your resume
Tell me your story
Why did you choose the school your at?
If you got an offer from another group would you take it over us?
Why did you choose your majors?
What you move if you received a full time offer from us?
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Junior Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Nov 01, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online and got 30-min phone screen with an associate (to be your direct supervisor) which included big picture topics like what PE was, M&A cycles and M&A examples I knew of. Got invited to an in-person interview on the spot for the following week.
Interview Questions
None really, but just dug through one specific M&A transaction and explained key components such as strategy, equity, brand transitions, etc
Sample Answer