International Strategy & Investment Interview Questions

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Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Equity Research Analyst Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 15, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
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Interview
During the summer I interned for a boutique IB firm in NY. One of the senior MD's at the firm really liked me, and he referred me to the CEO of ISI Group (Ed Hyman), who is his personal friend. They invited me to come to NYC for the interview, which was essentially a superday already. I interviewed with 8 people (30min each), from their 4 business divisions (ER, Trading, Sales and AM). First of all, their offices look incredible. The ER section was really calm and comforting, while the trading floor was insanely intense. ER is definitely their core business, and they are viewed as one of the best resources on the street. Ed Hyman was rank #1 institutional incestor on Wall Street 34 years in a row, and counting. The interview process itself was less rigorous than I anticipated, not to many tricky questions. Mostly behavioral. This happened a few weeks back, I'm still waiting to hear back. Honestly, I think I nailed it.
Interview Questions
Q: Pitch a stock

A: I pitched GLOG. They seemed pleased that I didn't pitch a blue chip. I mostly focused on the expansion of the LNG space as a whole, growing demand, legislation going in their favor, agressive Capex strategies in the past years, and strong growth prospects. Pretty basic stuff, but they seemed to have liked it.
Q: So how long before you quit and go to the buy side?

A: Depends on the situation, but probably 4-8 years. I want to eventually be an an asset management firm on the portfolio manager track, and I think Equity Research is the perfect starting point.
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