Rabobank Group Interview Questions

24 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

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.

3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (97%)

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.

3.2
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (86%)

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 Rabobank Group

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Year 2024
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
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Interview Questions & Answers - Rabobank Group Examples

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2024
Date Submitted: Apr 16, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
1st round was a quick phone screen. The guy was very casual and laid back. I had a lot of investment banking experience so after asking one technical he figured I was good in that regard. I then had a 2 hour zoom interview (four 30 min interviews) with people ranging from Analyst to VP. Most interviews were a mix of behavioral and technical. Some behaviorals and technicals were very straightforward while others were hard. Example questions: why food and agriculture m&a? Investment Banking is a very demanding career, how do you know you won't struggle? Talk about a recent M&A deal that you followed? I saw you were in a student managed fund, can you give me a mock stock pitch you did?  Can you tell me about a time where you had full ownership over a project at work, and either how you worked through it yourself or how you worked with a team to get to the end result? What is your most annoying trait? Why should we hire you? Overall I found the team very nice and they all spoke highly of the culture and seemed to know everyone well despite it being a big team.
Interview Questions
What is your most annoying trait? What are some of your weaknesses? If you join the team, what will be the largest obstacle for you to overcome?
Sample Answer

m&a intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Paris
Interviewed: May 2023
Date Submitted: Jun 07, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
I first had a phone call to schedule 2 interviews. All the interviews where trough video call. I had the first two in a row (analyst and associate) and after a few days I had another call with an MD and after one week they called to make me an offer.
Interview Questions
There was no unexpected question.
Sample Answer

intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Utrecht
Interviewed: April 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 24, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Interview consisted of two 45 minute interviews - mix of personality, behavioural, fit, technical accounting and valuation
Interview Questions
What is most important in the LBO
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 24, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Reached out to some bankers for networking an got an intern referral. The process consisted of 3 rounds, progressing more senior every time. All online, 45 or so minutes. Each round was tech and behavioral mixed, and one of my rounds was quite challenging.
Interview Questions
Questions regarding to LBO and adjusting for specific debt related entries , Why the bank, weaknesses and strengths, Walk me through an LBO
Sample Answer

Internship Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Utrecht
Interviewed: May 2022
Date Submitted: Aug 21, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Background Check
Interview
I mainly got accounting questions. Sidenote, I got endorsed by someone knowing the department. I did not have to go through ANY fit questions.
Interview Questions
I got a valuation question that involved forward-looking EBITDA multiples. I had over 5 different interviews at multiple firms and was never asked this. Neither learned in uni.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Utrecht
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Jan 08, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Hiring process started by an online application. After that I was selected for an online test that tested IQ/Intelligence. After that there was an interview with HR and an associate.
Interview Questions
Discuss what you know about PE
What are the current trends in PE?
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Oct 22, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Applied online and heard back about 2 weeks later to schedule a virtual first round. Hopped on the call with a second-year analyst and he asked basic behavioral & technicals after some minimal chit chat at the beginning.

Interview Questions
Towards the end of the interview, he asked me to do a multi-step accounting statement walkthrough from a purchase of inventory and then explain depreciation effects that would follow for the next couple of years.
Sample Answer

Corporate Finance Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Feb 16, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Highly technical- 1 phone interview followed by 4 zoom interviews. The phone call and first zoom call were highly technical with some behavioral questions. The rest of the zoom calls were more about the deal process and trying to figure out if I actually understood Investment Banking.
Interview Questions
Describe the M&A process from beginning to end
Sample Answer

M&A Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Dec 16, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Pretty standard technical questions - walk me through a DCF; how would a change in depreciation affect the 3 statements; calculating goodwill in a consolidated statement; etc. 3 rounds of Back to back interviews with each lasting for 30min. Felt pretty repetitive since all 3 of them asked similar technical questions.
Interview Questions
No unexpected questions actually. Very standard, just like WSO technical guide.
Sample Answer

intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Amsterdam
Interviewed: January 2020
Date Submitted: Aug 25, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Staffing Agency
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
I got introduced by a recruitment agency (RD recruitment). After my CV/CL was evaluated, I was sent a personality and IQ/Psychometric test. You need to score at least 80% on those tests. After that, I had all interviews (two interviews each with two associates/VP) in one day.
Interview Questions
What do you think are the 5 most important things to include in a pitchbook?
Why investment banking instead of private equity
differences between Rabo and other banks in the Benelux
Sample Answer