Summer Analyst

An administrative person reached out asking for my availability for a 1:1 with a director of operations for a 20 minute screening via Teams. Asked very basic questions and simple fundamentals like explaining a DCF and comps. Asked about my experience from my resume. Moved on to the case study. Tasked with preparing a one pager on a publicly traded company of choice. They did not specify exactly what they were looking for but if you’ve researched a company in detail for a school project or side project I highly recommend recycling your research and any work you did for that. The next meeting would be me presenting my one pager to both the director of ops and an associate. I kind of botched this part a bit. My work was good and I felt prepared but sort of stumbled when presenting. Had to be directed instead of taking lead. Was asked questions about my valuation, where I saw the industry moving, why I picked certain comps, what risks I identified, my projections, the business model, the business segments, etc…

The people I got to interview with were very professional and kind.

Did not get invited back for another interview (the last one I believe). Wasn’t looking to take the offer anyway since I already had something lined up and was using it to hone my interview skills sharp.

The firm mostly does M&A, JV, and capital raising. The industries they cover don’t seem very interesting (personally), and I’m pretty sure they pay significantly below street. Not sure what the hours are like.