Lincoln International Interview Questions
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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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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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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 Lincoln International
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The first interview took place at their office. I was interviewed by two associates and one analyst, and it lasted about 1.5 hours. The first third was mostly fit and behavioural, with typical questions about my previous experience, why investment banking, why Lincoln, and my hobbies. It was relaxed and felt more like a conversation.
The second section focused on technicals, covering a bit of everything but mainly accounting and valuation, with typical questions you find in guides. They went deeper into how to arrive at WACC, in which cases you adjust WACC (for example, in emerging markets), and how you would do it. After that, they showed me three P&Ls and balance sheets, but without the names of the companies. I had to discuss which industry each company could belong to and why (for example, one had very low margins and favourable working capital, so I suggested a supermarket chain).
The last section was a PowerPoint test. They gave me a laptop and asked me to create a company profile using the information provided (company background, financials, ownership structure). They did not ask any questions about the profile. It was mainly to see how I handled myself in PowerPoint.
The WACC adjustments. In which cases do you adjust WACC, and a question about how debt affects the cost of equity.
The balance sheet and P&L section, where they showed me three companies without the name.
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