Oak Hill Advisors Interview Questions

12 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (83%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (96%)

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.

3.3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (80%)

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 Oak Hill Advisors

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Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Credit
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Credit
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Investment Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title Investment Analyst
Group/Division Credit
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Year 2016
Job Title
Group/Division Leveraged Finance
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2016
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Distressed Debt and-or High Yield
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Research
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Oak Hill Advisors Examples

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: Sep 21, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
First interview was on-campus with two current analysts. Second round was 3x30min with two associates and a VP. Applied through handshake, scheduled first round a week or so later. Second round was a week or so after that. People were very nice
Interview Questions
How many airplanes fly from Chicago to New York and vice versa per day?
How would an increase of $5 in depreciation affect each of the 3 statements?
What specifically interests you about credit investment?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: June 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 27, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The first round was three 30-minute zoom calls with analysts and associates on the team. Questions were mostly behavioral, math skills, market sizing, and general macroeconomic trends.
Interview Questions
How many barbershops are there in NYC?
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Intern Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: May 23, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied through handshake and received a first round. The interviews were technical and involved common IB questions, brainteasers, and credit related questions. The following week, I received a second round. These interviews were more behavioral focused.
Interview Questions
When would you invest in credit vs equity?
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Jan 29, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Coffee chat with a VP, first round with campus affiliated recruiter, then multiple interviews with analysts, associates, and MDs
Interview Questions
Not too difficult, a few bond math questions. Mainly behavioural questions
Sample Answer

Credit Analyst Interview - Credit

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2020
Date Submitted: Dec 24, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round was with an analyst and associate. Final round consisted of 7 30 minute interviews. Decision communicated in 1-2 weeks.
Interview Questions
Unexpected but not difficult: what is fiscal vs. monetary policy? Haven't gotten an Economics question like that so thought it was interesting. Was asked what covenants are (types and examples). A couple brain teasers (something like what's 21x19, how many barbers would a city need). 1 accounting walk through with given multiples.
Sample Answer

Credit Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2018
Date Submitted: Nov 01, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through the career center and interviewed on campus 1-1, the second round is in 2-3 weeks in their NYC office.
Interview Questions
Tell me about 2 companies that may exist for the next 100 years? Why do you like finance, investing? What is value investing? How do you calculate intrinsic value? What are the disadvantages of the DCF approach? Pitch me a stock? Why did you become interested in Company X? Do you invest your own cash? If you had, would you invest in that business? Where is 10 years? What were the P/E and the market cap of Company X? What valuation methods did you use to value that business? What is P/FCF of company X? Do you know anything about fixed income?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 25, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
One phone interview, supposed to last 30 min but ended up talking for an hour. Mostly interests / fit questions, a couple technical.
Interview Questions
What value would you be able to provide to the firm over other candidates in your position?
What interests you in asset management?
What interests you in our firm over others?
Tell me about yourself...
Walk me through your resume and how you got to where you are today?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Leveraged Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Dec 29, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Phone Interview Initially, followed by a 1 on 1 interview in NY and then Superday with 2 on 1s (x2) and one 1 on 1.
Interview Questions
1.How would you determine the amount of leverage to put on a company in the Consumers industry versus the Mining industry?
2.Bond questions - Compare bonds with various coupons and yields, be able to calculate duration in your head
3.Mental Math questions- e.g. 39 x 29
4.Some brainteasers but not too bad, just have to be able to think out loud and under pressure.

Interview questions were not too difficult in hindsight, just be prepared to see a lot of different things at a rapid pace and expect to be caught off guard.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2016
Date Submitted: Nov 08, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interviewed with the company through on-campus recruiting with company representative, and was invited for an onsite one week later.
Interview Questions
Interview consisted of 2-on-1's with team memeber ranging from analysts to MD. Was asked to provide an investment idea and was drilled pretty hard about the investment philosophy behind it, more focus was placed on qualitative rather quantitative logic (big picture reasons). Was also asked to do a paper LBO from basic revenue and ebitda assumptions, which also led to questions on cashflow and accounting principles. Also got a few questions on bond math. Had some brain teasers at the end to wrap up the interview
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 05, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Networked with an alum, connected to recruiting, spoke on the phone with an analyst, given a video Interview
Interview Questions
Asked a brainteaser about how many barbers would be needed in all of New York city if they were all to disappear in one go somehow. Besides that the questions were very basic. Spoke about my past experiences and asked some questions about why distressed why a hedge fund what books have I read.

Asked a brainteaser about how many barbers would be needed in all of New York city if they were all to disappear in one go somehow. Besides that the questions were very basic. Spoke about my past experiences and asked some questions about why distressed why a hedge fund what books have I read.
Sample Answer