PCE Holdings Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (85%)

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.

4.3
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Interview Difficulty (18%)

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.

1.8
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% Interns - FT Offers (10%)

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 PCE Holdings

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Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location Winter Park
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Winter Park
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2011
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Winter Park
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Orlando
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - PCE Holdings Examples

Spring Analyst Interview

Anonymous employee in Winter Park
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Feb 05, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Hiring process was smooth; if selected for an interview you get a first-round phone interview and if you make it to the second round, you interview with several associates at once.
Interview Questions
The most difficult questions were probably the cost of equity or accretive/diluted of affects of mergers or stocks/bonds mainly because you had to make sure you understood the foundation of each work and also make sure you were doing the math correctly along the way.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Winter Park
Interviewed: April 2015
Date Submitted: Dec 31, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
I emailed the associates responsible for recruiting for several weeks repeatedly following up about the position. I was called and briefly spoke about my previous work experience. I was then invited for an in-person interview. I was interviewed by 2 associates that briefly talked about previous classes I had taken that would be used during my time at work. I was offered the position the following week.
Interview Questions
Do you have any experience in Microsoft Office or related M&A programs? 0. I responded that I was proficient in Capital IQ. I touched on how I knew how to screen and find companies/transactions, generates reports and create custom reports/screens. I responded that I was fluent in Excel and had worked with it a lot at my previous internships and that I was confident in my ability with shortcuts, pivot-tables and various Add-ins., Tell me about your experience in Non-profit/Government entities Accounting? 1. I spoke about how I was in the middle of the class and that I was enjoying the difference and challenge between it and financial accounting (gave example of unrestricted was vs. cash account). She then spoke about her experience in it when she was at university. I spoke that my reason for studying for accounting was that I wanted to have a strong working knowledge of the financial statements, so I could actually speak to how each statement was linked.
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Summer Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Winter Park
Interviewed: May 2011
Date Submitted: Jan 28, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Interviewed with the two Associates at the time. Had me walk through my resume and ask me behavioral questions. Really simple and just wanted to know if I was passionate about this career.
Interview Questions
Tell me about your financial modeling class.

How do the three financial statements link?

Why do you want to be an Investment Banker?
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Investment Banking Intern (Spring) Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Orlando
Interviewed: November 2013
Date Submitted: Nov 02, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
After emailing my resume I received a phone call directly from one of the employees (VP or Associate I believe) and was asked to come in for an interview the following week. Interview was with 2 employees in their lounge and lasted around 45 minutes.

The first 20 minutes they asked about 4-5 questions.
-tell me about yourself
-was asked to elaborate on certain items from my resume (capital IQ, previous internship, research)

The next 5 minutes they described the intern position.
-20 hours / week, paid
-75% of the time I'd be doing research/due dilligence/pitch books
-25% of the time I'd be working with financial models

The last 20 minutes were conversational where they answered my questions and asked a few in-between.
-asked me what I do for fun
Interview Questions
Tell me about a time you used Capital IQ (listed as a skill on my resume)?
Tell me about a time you used Capital IQ (listed as a skill on my resume)?
Sample Answer