Investment Banking Summer Analyst
General Interview Information
Interview Details
Emailed by HR two days later asking for availabilities on particular days the next week for a superday.
Superday: At office, lasted about 2.5 hours. Each interview was 30 minutes.
1st - Director, majority behavioral (why did you attend this school, what were your past experiences like, etc.) with one question about EV formula.
2nd - VP, had spoken with him before so he didn't bother with basic behavioral questions. Grilled me on why banking over accounting/consulting, and then created a case study on valuing a tech company with rapid revenue growth but negative profit.
3rd - Associate, typical behavioral questions with some non-finance business questions about previous investment banking internship. Ended with "why should we hire you"
4th - 3 analysts, started with "tell me about yourself" and asked about recent tech trends/happenings but then jumped straight into technicals.
Had memorized the M&I guides so was able to answer all the typical questions, but stumbled when asked to analyze a fictional company.
Rejected by email a few days later.
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