Whitehall and Company Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (88%)

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4.7
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  • Negative
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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (52%)

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
  • Very Easy
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  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Whitehall and Company

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Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Whitehall and Company Examples

Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: May 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
Found the company through networking with alumni and after they gave me some contacts, someone told me to reach out to a current VP at Whitehall & Company. I had a good networking phone call with the VP for about 30 minutes I asked if he knew anybody else to reach out to etc. He didn't give me contact but he mentioned that they were looking for an intern during the school year and to send him over my resume and academic schedule.

He got back to me a few days later and had an analyst interview a week later. That interview was about 30 minutes. The typical why IB question, why this sector, etc. Some behavioral questions, questions about where my general skills rank, and questions about what M&A is and capital markets to gauge my understanding. Nothing really technical. Got an email about a week later with an offer letter attached.
Interview Questions
Why IB, Why this firm, What are Capital Markets? What is M&A?

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
The process was quite informal, I was called in to the office and got to meet the entire team. the interview was a series of 1 on 1 interviews with every member in the office (10-12 people and 15-30mins with each person)
Interview Questions
There was one brain teaser, the others were really just behavioral. Know your resume, they will ask you to talk about the previous deals/projects you have worked on.

Summer Analyst Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: June 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Other
Interview
Cold-called the firm based on location and was told to email my resume and cover letter to the given address. Was contacted back notifying they only have unpaid positions for summer and after a few exchanges back and forth, I was asked to provide 3 references for them to contact.

Was called a few days later asking if I would be in town in the near future (I was located out of state at the time) and I was planning a trip to NYC the next week with friends, so they asked to meet that Friday that I arrived.

After some phone call check ups the day that I landed, I went to the office and was greeted by the current analyst who informed me that everyone else was out at a pitch. We chatted for around 30-35 minutes very casually back and forth and was told about the company, what the position would be involving, etc.

After that half hour was up, the partners and MDs arrived back at the office, where I proceeded to meet with one of the partners 1:1, then two of the MDs 2:1, then the individual I had been in contact with during the whole process.

The interviews were fairly simple: explaining the firm, deals, background, etc. Basically just asked about my resume and my "story" and then I just listened the rest of the time.

After all of the interviews were completed, I was told that they were going to evaluate firm structure and deal flow and make their decision based on that. About a week later, I was notified that one of their larger deals had fell through and they do not have enough workload to take on an intern, but will keep the option open for the future.
Interview Questions
Walk me through your resume. What's this point? Explain this to me.
What are these financial modeling courses that you listed here?
Why investment banking?