HFF Securities L.P. Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (63%)

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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Interview Difficulty (63%)

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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% 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 HFF Securities L.P.

Year Position Location Group/Division Experience Difficulty
2014 Spring intern Los Angeles Generalist Positive Average
2014 Summer Internship Portland Generalist Positive Average

Spring intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: December 2014 Date Submitted: Jan 11, 2015

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

Connected with a Director at a different office and was introduced to an analyst at the LA office and had a phone call with him. Then had two rounds of group interviews - one informal, one formal - and a one on one with the firm's regional director.

Interview Questions

The asked questions about every line of my resume, not just the default banking finance prior experience. Other than that, the interviews were relatively straightforward. They asked about argus and excel capabilities and for me to explain their business model etc.
Sample Answer

Summer Internship Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Portland

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: April 2014 Date Submitted: Jun 02, 2014

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check

Interview

I met a managing director at a networking event and exchanged business cards. I followed up and was invited in for an interview about 2 months after my initial meeting. The first interview was a 3-on-1 interview with mostly behavioral/personality questions. I sat down with an entry level analyst, a managing director and an office manager. The second interview was about two weeks later and consisted of 2 separate 3-on-1 interview with various managing directors and analysts. This interview was more technically intensive but still consisted of mostly behavioral/personality questions. I was asked surface level questions about direct and relative valuation.
In general, the culture at HFF is extremely professional. The employees do not mess around when they are at work and take their jobs very seriously. Anybody working or interviewing at HFF needs to check their ego at the door and be a team player and work extremely hard. HFF aims to be the best at what they do so they will only recruit and hire the best to work for them

Interview Questions

"How would one go about valuing the building that we are sitting in?"

A: We could value this building through direct (intrinsic) or relative valuation. If we choose relative valuation, we want to compare this building to the ones around it in terms of size, revenue per square foot, maintenance cost per square foot, etc. If we choose to value it intrinsically we should project cash flows based off of historical patterns and future expectations then discount those cash flows back to the present...
"What is your favorite class at school right now and what would your teacher in that class say is your greatest weakness?"
Sample Answer