Ziegler Interview Questions

24 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (87%)

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 (76%)

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.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (67%)

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.

55%
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Interviews at Ziegler

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Minneapolis
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Healthcare
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Nashville
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2017
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Ziegler Examples

Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: June 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
First round was fit questions and run through of resume. Second round was three-statement financial build. Third round was fit questions with more senior folks.
Interview Questions
Walk me through why a working capital peg is set and what the buyer vs seller is trying to accomplish

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Minneapolis
Interviewed: May 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
I had a connection call with one of the analysts then a 2 on 1 interview back to back weeks, all analysts. Then an interview with associate. Then MD and Excel assessment.
Interview Questions
Walk through DCF, personal questions about why healthcare and impact to community you have had.

Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Basic behaviorals, than technical questions consisting of the following questions: Walk me through the 3 financial statements and how they flow from one to the other. Give me an example of a non-cash expense. What is a tax shield. What is more expensive, cost of debt or equity and why? Why MM? What is WACC?
Interview Questions
Describe the difference between cost of debt and cost of equity and why are each attractive ?

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: March 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I interviewed with a very nice guy. The interview started out behavioral then he asked me basic technical questions and a few brain teasers.
Interview Questions
If you have a pond with a lilypad that doubles each day and on the 40th day it is the full size of the pond, on what day would it be half the size of the pond.

IB Summer Intern Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: December 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
No technical questions. Mostly fit questions. Asked about my "story"/background in finance and what led me to my interest in investment banking. We talked about my internships/experience and why I think that would make me succesful at their company
Interview Questions
Why do I think I can handle the workload in the investment banking industry?

Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: January 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
First contacted by a hiring manger (VP) from the NY office. Was then given a technical exam consisting of some Excel general work and a financial modeling portion. This was followed by three other virtual interviews, and one in-person superday.
Interview Questions
1. What is one thing your friends/family dislike about you?
2. Why would a company's P/E multiple be lower than its EBITDA multiple?
3. Why is cash excluded from net working capital?

Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Quick process over the phone. Standard techs from guide: walk me thru dcf, comps, why healthcare industry and hc industry trends.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a trend in the hc industry

IB Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Nashville
Interviewed: May 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Interviewed with pretty much all levels minutes associates. Primarily behavioral with a brain teaser thrown in.
Interview Questions
Brainteaser that was unrelated to science - would have made more sense in a consulting interview

Investment Banking Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: April 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Quick phone screen with HR and then moved on to a Zoom interview with 3 analysts. I interviewed with all 3 analysts separately, back to back.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question I was asked was to explain what a three statement financial model and a DCF model yielded. Wasn't necessarily difficult, I just was more prepared to walk through them rather than talk about what analysis you could make off a company from the values yielded from the models.

Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Other
Interview
You will speak with the associate on the team. If he/she like you then you will chat with the MD. Afterwards, you will have to complete a 3-statement financial model.
Interview Questions
The questions are mainly around fit and knowledge of the healthcare space, as Ziegler is a specialty investment bank