Walker and Dunlop Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (97%)

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.

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Interview Difficulty (55%)

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.

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% Interns - FT Offers (37%)

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 Walker and Dunlop

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Bethesda
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Valuation
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Denver
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Denver
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Atlanta
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Debt Capital Markets
Location Dallas
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Walker and Dunlop Examples

GSE Underwriting Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Bethesda
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
first phone screening was very positive, the recruiter was bubbly and asked no technicals. the second round interview consisted of 3 back to back interviews with people from the team. the questions were basic real estate questions and they wanted to know more if I was a good personality fit or not
Interview Questions
What is a cap rate was probably the most technical question they asked, they expect for you to learn everything on their job in the 12 month analyst program they have
Sample Answer

Intern Interview - Valuation

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2022
Date Submitted: Jul 18, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Phone screening first asking for passion in the field, then straight into a final round with usually the managing Director of the division
Interview Questions
What is our favorite asset class?
Sample Answer

Senior Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Dec 24, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
The initial HR screen was about my knowledge on CRE and my excel skills. It also consisted of explaining my previous roles.

The second interview was supposed to be three 1 on 1s with the group but was switched to a group 3 on 1 interview over zoom. They offered me the same day.

Essentially the hiring process is phone screen -> rounds with the team you are interviewing for -> comp negotiation
Interview Questions
They asked lots of questions about my previous role. Nothing else was difficult.
Sample Answer

Multifamily Finance Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: Jul 09, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I interviewed at the Southern California office (LA or OC) and met with the multifamily financing team. The interview consisted of three one on ones with the MD, VP, and Analyst. The interview consisted more of fit based questions.
Interview Questions
Most of the questions were fit based.
Why Real estate?
Tell me about yourself?
Why multifamily finance?
Tell me about your past real estate experience
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Denver
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: May 31, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
2 phone interviews. First phone call with HR and the second with an associate. Both interviews were behavioral.
Interview Questions
Why RE?
Why W&D?
What do you know about commercial real estate?
What problems have you worked on in the past?

Almost all of the questions were behavioral-based and they just wanted to get insight on you as a person. The second interview was more real estate based and they wanted to see how much I knew in regards to commercial real estate and also the real estate private equity industry. They were easy to answer for the most part and nothing technical ever came up. As long as you know real estate well, you are fine.
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Summer Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Denver
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Apr 02, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied online through the Walker & Dunlop website and received an email from an HR manager. First round interview with the manager was all behavioral. Topics included real estate, tell me about yourself, strengths, weaknesses, and why them. After this, I received an invitation to interview directly with the team. 2nd round interview was more robust and included questions on private equity and JCR in general.
Interview Questions
The interview was average for the most part. Some of the hardest questions were related to the overall real estate market and private equity. Nothing technical, just market focused. Most of the interview questions resided around me and why I wanted to work for JCR. We went over my background pretty in-depth and the interviewer really just wanted to know what applicable skills I could carry over working with debt/equity transactions. It is important to know what exactly JCR does and how they are implemented into the Walker and Dunlop environment.
Sample Answer

capital markets summer analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta
Interviewed: January 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 28, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
the first two interviews were phone calls with HR. Very basic behavioral questions..why RE? Why Walker and Dunlop?
Interview Questions
All of the questions were behavioral. They did not ask any technical questions. Everything was very fit based and real estate passion. The first two phone calls were with HR. I would brush up on your resume and be able to talk about how your previous experience has led to where you are today. Be prepared to explain what and why you got into the commercial real estate space. Be prepared to talk in depth about the company and its recent transactions for that specific office. I would recommend looking up the teams linked in profiles.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Debt Capital Markets

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: March 2018
Date Submitted: Jan 11, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
Submitted resume online via job posting. About 2-3 weeks later, got an email from HR for a phone screen. Phone screen was a bunch of behavioral questions such as "Tell me about a time when you were working in a group with an unhelpful teammate. What approach did you take?" Then heard back 5-6 weeks later for a phone call with two MD's. Phone call was pretty straightforward with no technicals and mostly fit/behavioral questions. Verbal offer made one week after the call.
Interview Questions
"Tell me about a time when you were involved in a group project with an unhelpful teammate. What was your approach and what steps did you take to solve the problem?"
"Tell me about a goal you set and how you went about achieving it"
"Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict with a client"
"What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses and why should we believe that you are a good fit for our firm?"
"tell me about the the most difficult task you've had to complete in a short amount of time. How did you go about doing so?"
Sample Answer