Rutberg and Company Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (76%)

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3.8
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (75%)

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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% 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.

Interviews at Rutberg and Company

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Rutberg and Company Examples

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: December 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Got email for interview. 1st round over the phone, technicals and 2nd round over the phone all fit questions
Interview Questions
Cash Cycle ratio question. and asked me to two-step 3 statement changes. Other questions were standard multiples and DCF stuff. Asked about relative valuation method through real estate example of valuing a house. Second interview was more fit questions but standard resume questions,

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: March 2012
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Overall very friendly firm with (at the time of interview) solid dealflow. Had two phone interviews with an analyst, the first being a general "walk me through your resume" and the second concerning more general fit to the office and why this specific firm. After being invited to interview in person, I was one of eight applicants, and two ultimately received an offer. Final round consisted of greater fit questions, basic industry trends, and a one on one with two associates. Overall catered more towards sophomores/juniors who had previously struck out on other banks, seeing that it is a small regional firm. There were also two SA's hired in the SF office, though I cannot speak to the interview process for those seeking the West Coast.
Interview Questions
Which of our past deals interest you most and what do you suspect was the strategy prompting the acquisition?

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Standard behavioral and technical questions, some examples included
Why do you want to be an investment banker?
Can you describe what you do in a given day?
Can you walk me through your resume?
Can you walk me through a DCF analysis?
If a company isn't publicly traded, how would you value it for a potential acquisition?
Can you explain what the WACC is and how to reach that figure?
Interview Questions
If a company isn't publicly traded, how would you value it for a potential acquisition?
-I'd see if they provided shareholder information regarding their Series A/B/C investments and their shares outstanding to get a market cap estimate, then find their net debt to arrive at Enterprise Value. I would then use EV/Rev EV/EBITDA, Revenue Growth, EBITDA margins and growth, DCF analysis if it was fitting

analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: June 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I submitted a resume after I saw a posting on my college's career center website. A secretary called to arrange a phone interview. I spoke on the phone for about 40 minutes or so to a mid level banker, not an hr person. It was a general fit interview with the standard questions - i.e. walk me through your resume, why do you want to go into investment banking, tell me about a time you had to quantitatively analyze something etc.
Interview Questions
Walk me through your resume
- I discussed my resume, past internships, extracurricular activities, current (non-finance) job, excel skills, etc.
Why do you want to go into investment banking?
- the normal stuff about wanting the challenge, interest in financial markets, belief that I'm capable of doing so, etc.

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: June 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Phone interview included a mix of technical and fit questions. A large portion of the interview was focused on gong through the resume. Not very heavy on accounting and modeling questions.
Interview Questions
Banking is a pretty rough lifestyle, especially at the analyst an associate level. Is that something you really want to do? Why would you want to subject yourself to that?