SA Superday
Hi Everyone,
Do you guys have any advice / tips on how to prepare for a superday at a BB (its for a summer analyst position) ? I'm starting to prepare now but i'm somewhat nervous on what i could expect and how to prepare. If anyone has gone through one, it would be awesome if you could share your experience. Also, how many interviews do u usually have in a super-day and how many people do they usually invite? (how selective is it?) lastly how long do they take to get back to you? (I've heard different things)
Anywho, in a nutshell, any advice or tips you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!
Did you get accelerated or something?
Nope, I'm just going through the regular SA process, no study abroad or early program.
I've had two accelerated ones with MS ans GS. MS consisted of four 30 min 1 on 1 interviews. GS was a first round 30 min 1 on 1 in the morning and three 30 min 2 on 1s in the afternoon. I had to get called back for the afternoon round based on my morning interview. MS told me I wouldn't hear anything till January, and I still haven't heard. GS told me I'd hear something within 2 business days, and they got back to me the next day with an offer. Honestly, I really didn't get a feel for how many people were there and how selective it was. For GS, I know 8 made the afternoon rounds, and if I had to guess there were ~25 that had morning interviews (thats just from looking at the sign in sheet though). MS seemed to be ~20 or 30 but I can't be sure. I thought I'd have a lot more contact with the other candidates than I actually did.
As far as the interviews, they were both very fit intensive. Expect to get some technicals based on what your resume says you've done (classes/work exp) and maybe a brain teaser or two to see how you react/think. I didn't get one technical question that was unwarranted given my experience and if you do, they're probably looking for you to be honest and say you don't know. Def be brushed up on current events and details of the bank you're interviewing for and have a few thoughtful questions. Also, have "your story" down pat. I know its hard but don't get nervous, your interviewers are ppl just like you. Try to think of it as simply getting to know them. Try to make it more of a conversation and less of an inquisition. The way you're gonna get an offer is by getting your interviewers to like you and this is key.
M&I has some great superday articles which I found very helpful so check them out. Also, feel free to PM me if you've got any questions.
Great advice by panther. Just stay calm cool and collected and you will be fine as long as you do some pre-interview prep. I would check out the WSO guides and also try and do some mock interviews. Definitely know why you want to work at the bank you are interviewing with and something very specific in terms of culture or fit (that you heard from someone who works there if at all possible).
My experience with SA interviews varied a lot from bank to bank. GS was very technical, 2 on 1 interviews, good cop/bad cop, the whole bid. Other places were much more fit based with maybe one of the interviews being a grilling. Most places put me through 3-6 30 min sessions for SA.
Even if you don't have a finance background, places still want to see that you have the dedication to the job to study up on basic info that can be found in various guides. It's more of a signal than anything. So, if you prep right, and manage to be a likable person that the interviewer could stand to be around at 2am you should be fine. The latter is more important than knowing how to do an LBO model, that you can learn.
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