PJT Partners Interview Questions

186 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (90%)

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.

3.6
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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (100%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
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% Interns - FT Offers (100%)

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

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Secondaries
Location London
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location London
Experience
Positive
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Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Restructuring
Location London
Experience
Very Positive
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2025
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2024
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Real Estate
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - PJT Partners Examples

Strategic Advisory Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
First round to superday (superday was 4 interviews). First round had basic behaviorals and technicals, superday had 2 behavorial interview, one markets interview, and one case study.
Interview Questions
Exchange ratio

Spring Week Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
● 1) Submit application, on the second page of CV you had to write about someone who inspires you.
● 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.
Interview Questions
• 3) First Round Interview – HR: Just testing competencies and commercial awareness.
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).

summer analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in new york
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
technical 1st round online to Spd with 4 MDs and Partners in person at their office. got 1st round several days after networking with analyst, and Spd sent same afternoon I did my 1st round
Interview Questions
asked me to value a tech b2b in growth stage, and how to advise them on financing

Strategic Advisory Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
applied, 30 min online first round, 2 hour superday in NYC. 1 technical round, 1 markets round, 2 behavioral with seniors
Interview Questions
What's one thing you wish had gone differently today?

investment banking SA Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Guy was really nice - common behaviorals, accounting fundemntals, debt vs equity ev vs ev, walk me through a compnay.
Interview Questions
asked about other procecesses

Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Very technical R1. Not too many behavioral questions, but tons of applied technical questions that required knowledge of accounting and M&A.
Interview Questions
Very difficult merger model

PCA Summer Analyst Interview - Financial Sponsors

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Personality Online Test

2 on 1 first round:
Behavioral (Basic): Why PJT why PCA
High Level Conceptual Technical (No numbers)
Basic IB Technicals (DCF, LBO, Cashflow)
Interview Questions
Wasn't expecting number technical in a 20 minuet first round in PCA. Should have planned better

Summer Analyst 2027 Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Received 45m interview with an associate. First 15m were behavioral, pretty basic questions. Last 30m were technicals. Technicals were a lot of math, interviewer was super chill.
Interview Questions
All technicals were heavily math based.

Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
1 on 1 interview with an analyst. TMAY, Pick a company, walk me through that company, Hard accounting 3 statement walkthrough with AR and AP. Mainly behavioral couple technicals.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a book you read. Pick a company, tell me about them, 3 statement walkthrough.

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Interview
Technicals were extremely hard. Expect to know everything and more. HR is pretty clear on communication, however some of the interviewers were hard to work with. All in all, very difficult - were looking for candidates with extreme technical experience.
Interview Questions
Bond Math
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