Stifel Financial Interview Questions

17 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (82%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (84%)

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 (95%)

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 Stifel Financial

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2023Public Finance AnalystSan AntonioPublic FinanceNeutralEasy
2018Fall InternWashingtonGeneralistNeutralEasy
2021Investment Banking Summer InternChicagoMergers and AcquisitionsNeutralEasy
2022Public AnalystSan FranciscoPublic FinancePositiveAverage
2022Summer AnalystBostonInvestment BankingPositiveAverage
2022Summer AnalystNew YorkInvestment BankingPositiveAverage
2021Investment Banking Summer AnalystHoustonInvestment BankingVery PositiveDifficult
20211st Year AssociateNew YorkGeneralistNeutralAverage
2021Summer InternNew YorkInvestment BankingPositiveAverage
2021InternNew YorkN/ANeutralAverage

Public Finance Analyst Interview - Public Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in San Antonio

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Recruiter

Length of Process

2-3 months
Interviewed: February 2023

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I interviewed with Stifel before for the same position in another city. The recruiter referred me to the opening in San Antonio and I went through 3 Zoom interviews with Managing Directors in the Texas practice.

Interview Questions

I was only asked behavioral/fit questions. They asked me a lot of questions about why I want to relocate to Texas.

Fall Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Washington

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: June 2018

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Not a terrible interview. Basic behaviorals and some less difficult technicals. Interviewer asked what book I was reading.

Interview Questions

What is a Dividend Recap?

Investment Banking Summer Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: June 2021

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Applied through uni, a few days later recruiter reached out. Very basic phone interview and proceeded to super day.

Interview Questions

What are the three valuation methods?

Public Analyst Interview - Public Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: May 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First was an hr phone screen with behavioral questions, spoke with an MD, then spoke with an AVP, final interview was with an associate and senior director -mainly experience based and behavioral questions. Nothing technical.

Interview Questions

What is your experience with excel and financial modeling

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: April 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

Started with a HireVue interview (1 interview for all locations). Then if interested proceeds to more interviews.

Interview Questions

Basic HireVue type behavioral questions

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Houston

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check

Interview

the process started with a phone screening, then after that i was invited to a superday about a week later, i applied in the spring and was denied, then applied again in the fall and was given an interview; stay persistent

Interview Questions

what is yield to worst, also what happens to the three statements with a change in depreciation

1st Year Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: September 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

I applied online and was contacted by the recruiter after 2 weeks. Then I had a phone screen, followed by a 1:1 with 2 different associates the following week.

Interview Questions

I was asked details about a specific transaction.

Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

In-person

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview

Interview

Three interviews with different managing directors at the firm for a Fixed income capital markets internship.

Interview Questions

There were not really many unexpected questions. The hardest was where I thought the bond market was going and why.

Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in New York

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: March 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Apply through school, did a 2:1 interview with HR and MD. The process was good and friendly. Heard back after 1 week.

Interview Questions

How many coffee shops in new york

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2020

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

Applied via my school's Handshake portal and was invited for an interview a few days later. Talked to two analysts who were alumni from my school and told me the first interview would be behavioral but it was actually challenging technicals, and because this ended up being my first IB technical interview I performed poorly and didn't end up being moved on in the process.

Interview Questions

I don't remember the specific technicals but they were similar to the more difficult questions in the 400 question mergers and inquisitions guide, I believe.