Vista Point Advisors Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (69%)

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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
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • 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 Vista Point Advisors

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location San Francisco
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location San Francisco
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2018
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division N/A
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Year 2014
Job Title
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Vista Point Advisors Examples

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: December 2020
Date Submitted: Apr 08, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied on Handshake and waited approximately 6 weeks before hearing back about a first-round video interview. The interview was largely behavioral, with a couple of technical questions discussing how changes in Beta affect WACC and thus your DCF valuation. Overall a good process.
Interview Questions
There weren't any unexpected questions. Definitely come ready with some questions for them, and learn some Tech-focused technicals and industry trends., How Does an increase in Beta effect WACC and thus FCF.
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: January 2020
Date Submitted: Jan 25, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Had a recruiter reach out to set up an initial phone screen with a VP. Interview lasted about 30 minutes.
Interview Questions
Overall the interview was very straight forward. Why IB? Walk me through your resume and a specific deal you worked on. Be sure to be able to know how you added value and what your role was on whatever deal you decided to talk about. Other than that there were no technical questions, most of the time spent was getting to know me through the mostly behavioral questions. The big takeaway for me is that they really want to hire an analyst who has strong deal experience, so it's important to talk about the exposure to the entire cycle of the deal process.
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Vista Point Advisors Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: June 2018
Date Submitted: Jul 11, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Set up a coffee chat with an analyst. A couple weeks later I had a phone screen with a partner and was invited in for an interview a couple weeks after that. The interview involved four 1 on 1 interviews and a comps case study to test attention to detail. Somewhere in between those interviews, 5 guys from the firm took me out to lunch. The whole thing was about 4 hours.
Interview Questions
What motivates you? Tell me about some things you would consider when valuing a software/internet company. One interviewer was very probing and would ask questions about my experiences that seemed out of context just to see how you think. What skills are valued most in buy side compared to sell side? Where do you see yourself in ten years? Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your resume. What was the biggest take away from your past internships? Tell me about a recent book or podcast that you have read or listened to. Technicals progressed from what are the three statements to how does in increase in depreciation affect the three statements. Nothing on DCF/LBO.
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Assistant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 18, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Contacted via a recruiter and scheduled an initial interview. Was relatively straigtforward phone screen and invited into 1x1 interview day.
Interview Questions
1) What drives you in your personal and professional life?
2) Walk me thru a situation where you faced adversity and how did you handle it?
4) What books have you read lately?
5) Brainteaser: Four investment bankers need to cross a bridge at night to get to a meeting. They have only one flashlight and 17 minutes to get there. The bridge must be crossed with the flashlight and can only support two bankers at a time. The Analyst can cross in 1 minute, the Associate can cross in 2 minutes, the VP can cross in 5 minutes and the MD takes 10 minutes to cross. How can they all make it to the meeting in time?
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