Maxim Group Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (78%)

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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  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (23%)

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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  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

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Group/Division Capital Markets
Location New York
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Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
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Difficulty
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Location New York
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Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
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Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Maxim Group Examples

Capital Markets Sales Interview - Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: May 06, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Multiple interviews with the head of the group; all behavioral and experience. All part of him gaining an understanding if you can survive in the business.
Interview Questions
Not many questions are asked. You give him a brief overview of your experience and educational background. Followed by him explaining in detail the role, the group, and firm. It's important to understand how it functions as a part of the bank. A few questions asked were: what do you know about Maxim? What do you know about the group? How quickly would you be able to obtain licenses?

The rest is mainly conversing on his experience's in the field, how to be successful in this role, and trying to pitch yourself (it's a sales role at the end of the day).
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Sep 08, 2016
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
pretty informal and laid back compared to typical recruiting at other banks. The questions were pretty easy and mostly fit questions since I did not have previous banking experience.
Interview Questions
1) you do not have any work experience in the financial field so far can you tell me what would make you a good candidate for this position? We have other well qualified applicants who have investment banking experience

2) can you tell me about specifically what sector you are most interested in and why you are interested in that sector?

3) What kind of other positions are you interviewing for?

4) I realize it may be early in your career but do you have any idea of what your long terms plans are likely to be? do you plan on staying in investment banking?
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Merchant Capital Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: March 2016
Date Submitted: Jul 16, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Was notified by campus recruitment. Sent in resume and was contacted for interview. Whole process was very quick and unorthodox.
Interview Questions
Fit questions.
1. Why do you want to intern at Maxim Group?
2. When did you first get into finance
3. Walk me through your resume

Market Questions
1. What is going on in the markets right now?
2. What is the S&P 500 at?

More Specific Questions
1. What do you know about Bio-Tech Companies?
2. Are you good with Excel
3. Are you good with Powerpoint
4. Why do you want to work with Bio-Tech companies? Have you seen any trends in the industry? Name 3 Bio-Tech Companies? What would Cost of Goods Sold be for a Bio-Tech Company?
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 22, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I was put in contact with an analyst within the Investment Banking division of the firm through a member of my family. I visited the office while on vacation during Winter Break, and informally spoke with the analyst about my interest in finance, investment banking, and the firm specifically. From there, there was back and forth communication between myself and the analyst (now associate) to try and find a place for me. I was finally given a formal interview over the phone where I was passed along from the analyst to the two associates to a VP. It was mainly behavioral with a couple of brainteasers. Nothing too extreme.
Interview Questions
Why Investment Banking?
Why Finance?
Why Maxim?
Tell me about what's going on in the market right now.
You have a 3 gallon bucket and a 5 gallon bucket to fill with an unlimited supply of water. How can you make exactly 4 gallons?
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