Simmons & Company International Interview Questions

4 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.

4.5
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Interview Difficulty (53%)

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.

2.3
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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 Simmons & Company International

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Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Houston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2017
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Houston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Houston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Houston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Simmons & Company International Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Oil and Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Aug 20, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Visited 2 rooms on campus that were next to eachother, 15 minutes in each. One room had an associate and HR girl, other room had one associate.
Interview Questions
Walk me through the 3 financial statements if you sell a product with a price of $20, COGS of $10, and 40% tax rate.
Why oil and gas?
Why Simmons?
Where does Simmons rank on your list of banks you are interviewing with today?
Know everyone's names, and remember people you've already met.
Why wouldn't you be able to use Equity Value/EBITDA has a valuation multiple?
These questions aren't very hard, and the overall interview was easy technically. However it was my first interviewer ever and I stumbled.
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: August 2017
Date Submitted: Oct 26, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I interviewed with Simmons & Co for a full-time IB analyst position. The process took a total of about 3 weeks. I reached out to an associate via LinkedIn, scheduled a call, and he subsequently passed my resume to HR. I was then formally invited to a superday. The superday went really well; I was quizzed pretty heavily on technicals during one two portions of the interview process, one of which included a paper test in which I was made to fill in answers for some easy EV problems. During the other portion, they asked me the general DCF and valuation questions - nothing too hard. Unfortunately, I heard back about 4 days later and they told me I didn't get the offer.
Interview Questions
They had me fill in the answers to calculate Enterprise Value and to calculate several multiples. They then subsequently asked me to compare the two companies and to describe why I found one more risky than the other to invest in. There weren't any super specific oil and gas oriented questions if I recall correctly, but the general 'walk me through a DCF' questions were asked. Also, they asked me about my favorite industry to invest in and then asked me to pitch a stock in that industry and to give reasons why I saw it as a viable investment using info applicable to investment banking. For example, multiples of various variables, etc.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: September 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 30, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Reached out to one of the VP in the summer and got into the process through an unexpected cold email. Seemed to focus a lot on both fit and interest in living in Houston. In the end, received the phone interview and thought it went well, but couldn't make it to the second round. Not sure what went wrong, but very much focused interning in Houston and the oil & gas industry.
Interview Questions
Why has the price of oil gone down? How does tax rate affect the final enterprise value in a DCF valuation?
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Summer Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Houston
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Aug 31, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Everything is in reference to MBA recruiting. The bank came on campus to do a presentation. Since this is a Houston-based bank, they came only once. After the initial presentation, everything was left up to us. I gathered contacts at the bank's presentation, got advice and contacts from 2nd years, and then began reaching out to as many of the bankers at Simmons as I could while preparing as fast as I could for the technical side of the interviews. I did this for BB bank as well, but focused primarily on Simmons. Had 30-60 minute conversations with at least 7 bankers. Was invited to 1st round interview on the phone with a director. Some very basic technical questions were asked. Passed. Was invited to superday. Had 30-minute interviews with everyone from analysts to MDs. Very good experience. They were open to all kinds of questions, even some that could be deemed non-kosher (e.g. what is your least favorite part of working here). Some technical questions were asked during 1-2 30-min interviews, but they were easy and very basic. If you study the WSO guide, you'll be fine. Superday was on Thursday, got the offer Friday night.
Interview Questions
Surprisingly, none were very difficult or unexpected. A lot were regarding fit, attitude, and how I would view working there.
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