Corporate Development Interview for a Top Aerospace & Defense Company. Please Help

Fellow Monkeys,

I have an interview coming up for a corporate development role with a large aerospace & defense company (Lockheed, Boeing, United Tech, General Dynamics) and would appreciate any insight on what to prepare for in terms of potential questions or skills tests. To give you more context, this would be for an in-person interview for an analyst role that is geared toward people with 2-4 years of experience. I have already researched the topic, but have found very little info that is relevant.

Is there anyone out there that has interviewed with one of these companies and willing to share their experience?

What questions should I prepare for aside from the obvious ones (i.e. why this company, why this industry, why corp dev, why leave banking, deal experience, etc.)?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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for what it's worth, i interviewed at a A&D company for a CD role a while back...it was almost entirely fit-based and high-level discussion about key themes impacting the industry and how the company was opportunistically positioned to execute its strategy.

 
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