PJT Partners Interview Questions
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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- Neutral
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- Very Positive
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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- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Very Difficult
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 PJT Partners
Interview Questions & Answers - PJT Partners Examples
Spring Week Interview - Generalist
● 2) Online Assessment – Well Suited, make sure to do your best on this assessment as it is reused for your other Spring Weeks
• 3) First Round Interview – HR: Just testing competencies and commercial awareness.
• 4) Second Round Interview – Analyst: Like HR but with technicals.
Questions:
o Why did you choose to study at Uni, and why Mathematics?
o Tell me about your interest in basketball.
o Why are you interested in joining PJT?
o What is your understanding of the role of an investment banker at PJT, and what about it is interesting to you?
o Explain a challenging team situation you were in, and your role in navigating it.
o Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback and how you responded to it.
o How do you keep up with the news?
o Tell me what you learned from the latest podcast episode you listened to (follow-up).
• 4) Second Round Interview – Analyst: Like HR but with technicals.
Questions:
o Tell me about yourself.
o What inspired you to apply to PJT?
o Why investment banking?
o Tell me about a time when you had a tough deadline to meet and how you managed expectations.
o What is the greatest quality you bring to the table?
o Walk me through the three financial statements.
o How would you value a company?
o Assuming you knew with 100% certainty that inflation would be higher in the future, how would this affect your valuation? (Follow-up: DCF).
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