Silver Lane Advisors Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (66%)

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3.5
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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (79%)

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
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Silver Lane Advisors

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
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Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2013
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Silver Lane Advisors Examples

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Apr 09, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I found out about and applied to Silver Lane Advisors through campus recruiting efforts. Within the day, I received an email asking to schedule a phone interview. Once the pool of applicants was narrowed down, they take in about 20 candidates for in-person interviews.
Interview Questions
I was asked how I would approach killing a polar bear, which kind of caught me off guard. Most questions were behavioral, fit questions. For example, why investment banking; why finance; why did you choose your major; etc. Some technical stuff was covered (e.g. walk me through the three financial statements). They request, before the in-person interview, a transcript, as well as a writing sample and a financial model and/or a PowerPoint presentation as a sample work product. I used an investment memo that I had written for my internship the previous summer (asset management shop, summer credit analyst).
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Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Jun 21, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I interviewed for a summer analyst position for after my junior year. They said they run the same process for full-time candidates. Process was: i saw a listing on CareerNet; submitted my resume and cover letter; spoke with an MD on the phone for 10 minutes; and invited in to meet with one MD and three analysts for a half-hour each. They asked me to send them a school paper to see my writing style. I didn't make it to the final round, which they said would be meeting the other MDs in the New York office. Sounds like full-time applicants also take a modeling test, although i couldn't tell if that was all the finalists or just some of them.

Questions were pretty straightforward. The MD seemed to focus mostly on why i chose my major, why investment banking, etc. The analysts asked me more technical questions. They were pretty cool about giving feedback about why i didn't make it to the final round. I plan to apply again in the fall for full-time.

Saw the SUNY comment below. The analysts I met with were from NYU Stern, Penn, and Tufts, but maybe that's just who they matched me with.
Interview Questions
Maybe the only unexpected question was who was the toughest person i ever worked for and why? Other than that, nothing super unexpected. I probably should've brushed up on CAPM before, though. Some accounting questions too. One I remember was what are ways that companies can manipulate their earnings? Also, what did I know about the firm? How do I think the experience would be different at a boutique compared to a BB. Why did i choose my college? What financial modeling classes have i taken? How much have I used excel for work before?
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Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Apr 28, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Overall a very indirect process. Numerous back and forth with what appeared to be an Executive Assistant and then a junior analyst. Overall had a 45minute call with Managing Director, who made it clear before the call even started that the work was solely admin/grunt work and that he did not want to hire more interns than he already had. They mostly hire Binghamton and other SUNY grads as interns.
Interview Questions
What is your biggest weakness? Why our firm? What was something you struggled with at your past internship? Why would you still interview if you know you will only be doing grunt work?
What can you bring to the table? What are the 4 major valuation methods? Why IB versus other parts of finance? What major deal have you followed over past month?
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Investment Banking-Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2013
Date Submitted: Apr 22, 2013
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
There was a initial resume screening of 300 resumes. After passing the resume screen, which was reviewed by HR. A phone interview was schedules with a Managing Director. Fairly lengthy interview of 1 hour. This was behavioral. Then a Super Day was followed. I was one of four candidates for a analyst position. This consisted of all behavioral questions. I was interviewed by the entire team
Interview Questions
Awkward question on how I would kill a polar bear, if I was experienced with a spear? Also, mainly resume questions were asked on what I did for leadership/ internship, etc. Difference between sell side transactions and buy-side.
How to evaluate a financial services company using a DCF or a comparables? Also, why can't you use a regular DCF for a financial institution?
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