Investment Banking Analyst (Intern)

Status
Group/Division/Type
Mergers and Acquisitions
City
Toronto
Interviewed
August 2014
Overall experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy

General Interview Information

Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
I applied for the position through my school's career portal. The MD who was making the hiring decision was an alumnus thus I was mainly competing against people from my school(Schulich School of Business). After I was selected for an interview they scheduled a phone call and it was rather standard with a mix of behavioral and technical questions. Then I went to their office for an in-person interview. To my surprise, the MD did not ask many technical questions and really focused on knowing me personally.(I think this is because all the past interns from my school have all done very good work therefore he wasn't very concerned with technical competency) Mr.Middleton was very down-to-earth and I genuinely liked talking to him. A few days later, I was extended an offer but declined due to personal reasons.

A few other things:
-They only hire 1 or 2 interns and many of my classmates got rejected after interviewing
-Past interns have all said that they were given real modeling work which is rare among most boutiques in Toronto; I know a few upper years who have interned here and went on to IBD at RBC,GS
-"Just be yourself and show you have a personality" This is the best advice I can give to a candidate
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